2018 Recruiting Thread

[Todd4State]

I get the fact we want to expand recruiting wise, and Moorheads connections up north and midwest are def the reason why but we still need to make damn sure MS, LA, AL, and GA are our top priorities.

Its gonna take time and I've heard nothing but good so far but we havent made those connections yet down here, havent formed relationships with coaches and kids and that is what recruiting is.

Austin, Peterson, Gibson, and Hud have to be the guys for us in MS recruiting

And T-Buck and Marcus Johnson. Maybe even Baker to an extent.

[BuckyIsAB****]

And T-Buck and Marcus Johnson. Maybe even Baker to an extent.

TBuck and Baker do a great job. I dont know anything about Johnson. I know he can coach though bc those kids at Duke play hard and are disciplined

[Ari Gold]

I get the fact we want to expand recruiting wise, and Moorheads connections up north and midwest are def the reason why but we still need to make damn sure MS, LA, AL, and GA are our top priorities.

Its gonna take time and I've heard nothing but good so far but we havent made those connections yet down here, havent formed relationships with coaches and kids and that is what recruiting is.

Austin, Peterson, Gibson, and Hud have to be the guys for us in MS recruiting

Shoop was at Tenn and Vandy
Fountain has been at auburn and Georgia
Huff was at Vandy and before that Tenn state
Only 3 coaches outside of CJM don’t have some ties to the south


I will bet anyone any amount of cash you want CJM will be get better reviews by high school coaches in Mississippi than Dan did.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Shoop was at Tenn and Vandy
Fountain has been at auburn and Georgia
Huff was at Vandy and before that Tenn state
Only 3 coaches outside of CJM don’t have some ties to the south


I will bet anyone any amount of cash you want CJM will be get better reviews by high school coaches in Mississippi than Dan did.

Well I can already attest to that. I have a close friend that works at Lafayette and he said that Moorhead was 10x cooler than Mullen ever was. He hasnt been here yet but Im looking forward to it

[bluelightstar]

I am less concerned with the numbers, because to some extent, there's nothing the new staff could do about it. More concerning is that they've lost head to head battles with Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas already in the regular signing period. (Particularly, going 0 for 3 so far against Arkansas!) One's an incident, two's a coincidence, but three's a pattern. I am hopeful that will change next year.

[Commercecomet24]

I get the fact we want to expand recruiting wise, and Moorheads connections up north and midwest are def the reason why but we still need to make damn sure MS, LA, AL, and GA are our top priorities.

Its gonna take time and I've heard nothing but good so far but we havent made those connections yet down here, havent formed relationships with coaches and kids and that is what recruiting is.

Austin, Peterson, Gibson, and Hud have to be the guys for us in MS recruiting

You?re spot on. He is gonna attack our region hard and that?s why you have seen him put together such an eclectic staff. We have guys that have had success recruiting nationally and guys that know recruiting in the South. I?ve heard some great things about his recruiting plans and what?s being put into motion. It?s a new era.

[Commercecomet24]

Shoop was at Tenn and Vandy
Fountain has been at auburn and Georgia
Huff was at Vandy and before that Tenn state
Only 3 coaches outside of CJM don’t have some ties to the south


I will bet anyone any amount of cash you want CJM will be get better reviews by high school coaches in Mississippi than Dan did.

Yes he is will and it won?t be close.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Look like Jaylon Reed may be getting back in this class.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Look like Jaylon Reed may be getting back in this class.

I think its a good move considering the circumstances. Maybe a way to help with Lovett too

[HoopsDawg]

Look like Jaylon Reed may be getting back in this class.

Wow.

[Commercecomet24]

Look like Jaylon Reed may be getting back in this class.

That?s interesting

[msstate7]

Look like Jaylon Reed may be getting back in this class.

Good for him. We reaching, but happy for the kid

[Dallas_Dawg]

We should have a separate recruiting thread for whining. Or maybe let this one be the whiners? thread and start a new one that only has informative posts

[yjnkdawg]

We should have a separate recruiting thread for whining. Or maybe let this one be the whiners? thread and start a new one that only has informative posts

I believe this one has become that.

[msstate7]

Wow.

I think this is the panic button. Things are falling apart, so make dang sure we land Lovett

[BuckyIsAB****]

I think this is the panic button. Things are falling apart, so make dang sure we land Lovett

Reed looked pretty good in the MS/AL and considering Smith and Brule are gone according to this thread I think its a good move

[HoopsDawg]

I think this is the panic button. Things are falling apart, so make dang sure we land Lovett

Terrible luck that the hard 25 goes into place next year. We have basically self imposed sanctions equal to Ole Miss. Really sucks that Bama offered Smith bc our staff did a good job with him...well other than not pulling out all the stops in December.

[MetEdDawg]

I think this is the panic button. Things are falling apart, so make dang sure we land Lovett

Hahaha. You are literally freaking out that Arkansas got an 87 overall CB in Bishop because he?s so good and was committed to us. But we get an 85 overall CB from the state of MS that was previously committed to us and now the entire football program is in panic mode because it?s definitely a downgrade.

This schtick you?ve gone on the past week has to be commemorated somehow. It?s been hilarious to watch the melt. I?m glad it?s not me or I would be pissed off at myself by now. I would be really interested to see how your comments would go over if you had to say them straight to Joe Mo?s face. You know, tell him how awful he?s doing that he?s held together a Top 30 recruiting class.

[HoopsDawg]

Hahaha. You are literally freaking out that Arkansas got an 87 overall CB in Bishop because he?s so good and was committed to us. But we get an 85 overall CB from the state of MS that was previously committed to us and now the entire football program is in panic mode because it?s definitely a downgrade.

This schtick you?ve gone on the past week has to be commemorated somehow. It?s been hilarious to watch the melt. I?m glad it?s not me or I would be pissed off at myself by now. I would be really interested to see how your comments would go over if you had to say them straight to Joe Mo?s face. You know, tell him how awful he?s doing that he?s held together a Top 30 recruiting class.

You are taking those numbers too literally. 247 doesn't rate anyone with an SEC offer as a 2 star.

[MetEdDawg]

You are taking those numbers too literally. 247 doesn't rate anyone with an SEC offer as a 2 star.

Maybe so. But for now, I’m not going to melt. It’s easy to revert back to what we always do. It’s comfortable to complain about recruiting. Joe Mo had a lot of work to do in a short period of time. I just don’t get why he’s getting hammered. People think he sucks because he lost a couple middle tier recruits to a team we are better than. A couple of those had prior Arkansas connections.

I’ll say it again. The majority of this board has no clue why teenagers do the things they do in recruiting. Zero clue. They’ve never seen a head coach talk with a potential recruit, they’ve never had a long standing relationship with a D1 recruit (I’m talking about seeing them 3-5 times a week and having a conversation with them). Many people’s opinions on this topic are generated from years and years of trolling message boards and paying for subscriptions. Not actually talking to kids. That’s why I don’t freak out. I see all this stuff on a daily basis. We need people to calm down. It’s just dumb how some of us act on a subject that many know virtually nothing about.