Gerri Green

[Squidawg11]

Hearing he may commit in the next few days, if not today.

[Coach34]

I like our chances here...he's going to be a good'un

[maroonmania]

We REALLY need to snag him to help offset the loss of Holcombe.

[engie]

Tweeted last night that he's making his decision soon...

[FlabLoser]

Fancy Yancy predicts MSU.

[biggun]

Has he hinted committing to us????

[deltadawg99]

It would be huge to get him on board. He is a beast on a team with very little talent or coaching.

Word around Greenville is that he is ours and has been for a long time. He is supposed to be a good kid and comes from a good family, so if he gets on board now I doubt you will see any drama.

[engie]

We REALLY need to snag him to help offset the loss of Holcombe.

Just to make it clear, Green has been #1 on our board all along. What Holcombe did/does is inconsequential to that...I get that your saying it sucked to have lost Holcombe -- and I agree with that.

Green is a HUGE recruit for us because he gives us another hybrid player allowing us to be multiple in our looks(without changing personnel against a hurry up). He's gonna be big enough to put his hand on the ground and play DE in stretches while primarily being a huge LB. This makes it so easy to show so many different looks up front...

[Dawgdom]

It would be huge to get him on board. He is a beast on a team with very little talent or coaching.

Word around Greenville is that he is ours and has been for a long time. He is supposed to be a good kid and comes from a good family, so if he gets on board now I doubt you will see any drama.

One word to remember... rebelblackbearlandshark...

[maroonmania]

Just to make it clear, Green has been #1 on our board all along. What Holcombe did/does is inconsequential to that...I get that your saying it sucked to have lost Holcombe -- and I agree with that.

Green is a HUGE recruit for us because he gives us another hybrid player allowing us to be multiple in our looks(without changing personnel against a hurry up). He's gonna be big enough to put his hand on the ground and play DE in stretches while primarily being a huge LB. This makes it so easy to show so many different looks up front...

I agree that Green has been our #1 LB target just saying how bad it would really suck if didn't get Green after having already lost Holcombe to Bama. And I do still believe that Holcombe will end up being a stud LB in college.

[engie]

Steve just tweeted that his decision will be made at noon(guessing he means today) -- so we should know something any minute...

Had 3 new "crystal ball" votes for MSU including the Rebels24/7 guy today... Looking really, really likely he's MSU's...

[bulldogsmsu]

Scout has him listed 6-4 220 and running a 4.37. A 4.37 at that size is freakish. Hope that is true and he is committing.

[col. forbin]

One word to remember... rebelblackbearlandshark...

not applicable in this case

[engie]

Think he's closer to 6'5 honestly...

Just committed to MSU! http://my.jetscreenshot.com/12222/m_20130807-vzys-51kb.jpg

Make no mistake by the ratings -- this guy has ELITE potential.

[TexasDawg]

Hell of a pickup, Green is gonna be a monster

[engie]

not applicable in this case

He's all MSU. But make no mistake -- Rebel sites have previously reported that Green was Freeze's #1 target in MS this year even above Rod Taylor... He's certainly going to keep recruiting him, and we'll hear a bunch of spin between now and February.

[Todd4State]

Heck yeah. This is a big commitment to pick up. He has a lot of length as engie said.

[engie]

Kid reminds me of KJ Wright in alot of ways coming out... Only Green is a little taller, a little heavier, and a bit faster -- but he's probably more raw...

[FISHDAWG]

Elijah Staley approves

[FlabLoser]

6-5, 215 (probably 225 is later), 4.37? Sure we don't need another WR?

[hailmari]

He does also play basketball, so he may have some go-up-and-get-it in him.

[The Croom Diaries]

Great news! And his name is pronounced Gary apparently, I've been calling him Jerry for a while.

[camsu]

So with Cooper and Green on Board and it looks like the Moores are not switching are we done at LB? We got two very good ones do we need a third now?

[FISHDAWG]

scout has him as a 4-star with offers from 6 SEC schools .... for evaluation, isn't 247 the better site ? ... seems like I heard that before

[RougeDawg]

This year? Was it somewhere around 18-20 total? Can't remember. Plus Cord never stepped on campus, so I'm assuming we get that one back for this year.

[FlabLoser]

Green says he wants to major in engineering. Good to have a smart kid.

[Todd4State]

So with Cooper and Green on Board and it looks like the Moores are not switching are we done at LB? We got two very good ones do we need a third now?

Long way to go with the Moore's. But we can always get Shareef White in January.

[CooterDavenport]

Has a Vandy offer, too--which gives you some confidence in his gray matter.

No way he runs a legit 4.37. But I'm sure he's plenty fast. I'm amped to have him.

[The Croom Diaries]

This year? Was it somewhere around 18-20 total? Can't remember. Plus Cord never stepped on campus, so I'm assuming we get that one back for this year.

There are 11 scholarship seniors including Tobias Smith. We have 83 this year but will have 85 in 2014 when probation is lifted so that makes 13. The rest will have to be due to attrition. I can't imagine going over 20, but I would assume we sign at least 17.

[It_Could_Happen]

Just heard from some guys that watched him play in high school he's an animal. Solid 4.4 40. Great pick up for us

[Bothrops]

This is a very big get!! I'd be more than comfortable with having Green and Cooper as our only LB signees for this class.

[It_Could_Happen]

Anybody think this will help us with Humphrey?

[engie]

Anybody think this will help us with Humphrey?

Why would it?

[Rick Danko]

There are 11 scholarship seniors including Tobias Smith. We have 83 this year but will have 85 in 2014 when probation is lifted so that makes 13. The rest will have to be due to attrition. I can't imagine going over 20, but I would assume we sign at least 17.

Paul in one of his "odds are" segments on 247 stated the other day a better than 50-50 shot we sign no less than 22. Don't know where he comes up with that number, he for sure is paid more than I am to know those type things, but just passing along his thoughts. Of course, he will tell you all his predictions are subject to change as time goes forward to TIFWIW.

[engie]

There are 11 scholarship seniors including Tobias Smith. We have 83 this year but will have 85 in 2014 when probation is lifted so that makes 13. The rest will have to be due to attrition. I can't imagine going over 20, but I would assume we sign at least 17.

I believe the 2 scholly reduction is for the length of the probation -- so for this(upcoming) class as well(2/yr -- 4 total)...
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9352487/mississippi-state-bulldogs-put-probation-ncaa

Is Swedenberg on scholarship? I get 10(counting Tobias) if he isn't...
http://my.jetscreenshot.com/12222/m_20130807-vgxj-54kb.jpg

Trying to reason through it now... was at 87 during last summer(after c/o 2012 reported)...
Lost Addarius Perkins, Nick Schuessler, Xavier Grindle(84). Put Devin Fosselman and William Shumpert(FB) on medical scholarship(82). Lost Nick Redmond and Eric Lawson(80). Lost 17 to graduation last year(63). Signed 22(85). Lost Cord Sandberg and Donald Gray(83). Lost Chris Hughes and Ricco Sanders(81). Then, by simply by looking at the roster, I get 79-81 scholarship players(unsure about Swede and Ivan Muniz)

As of right now, I only show room for 12-13 players... There's going to have to be some pretty significant attrition -- and look at the roster boys, there isn't much obvious dead weight left in the upper classes... Going to get rid of some good players that we hate to lose to sign a reasonable number in this class...

[Dawg61]

That's super fast for that size. I'd be tempted to see what he's like at TE or even WR but he'd also be a weapon on defense. Think about having a LB roam around with that speed and height. We have some good LB's already. Add this guy into it and watch out!

[The Croom Diaries]

Paul in one of his "odds are" segments on 247 stated the other day a better than 50-50 shot we sign no less than 22. Don't know where he comes up with that number, he for sure is paid more than I am to know those type things, but just passing along his thoughts. Of course, he will tell you all his predictions are subject to change as time goes forward to TIFWIW.

I just don't see it. I went through the roster in depth this week for a post I have tomorrow. I came up with 83 scholarship players including Tobias Smith, Mike Mordecai the punter and Evan Sobiesk the kicker. Those two may not even be on scholarship, we may have just given Cord and Gray's scholarship to walk-ons for this year. Let's assume we did.

11 seniors leave including Tobias
Take back schollys from those two walk-ons
Add two more from probation

That's 15 schollys available. Attrition is unknown, so who on this team do you cut? I can't imagine letting a freshman from the 2013 class go. John Harris? Gus Walley? Archie Muniz? Where's the fat? If we sign no less than 22 that would mean 7 players need to leave the team somehow. Considering we've had 2-4 per year under Mullen, that seems like a lot to me.

[It_Could_Happen]

Why would it?

If I'm a 5 star defensive player I want to play on a defense with 4 and 5 star players.

[The Croom Diaries]

I believe the 2 scholly reduction is for the length of the probation -- so for this(upcoming) class as well(2/yr -- 4 total)...
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9352487/mississippi-state-bulldogs-put-probation-ncaa

Is Swedenberg on scholarship? I get 10(counting Tobias) if he isn't...
http://my.jetscreenshot.com/12222/m_20130807-vgxj-54kb.jpg

Trying to reason through it now... was at 87 during last summer(after c/o 2012 reported)...
Lost Addarius Perkins, Nick Schuessler, Xavier Grindle(84). Put Devin Fosselman and William Shumpert(FB) on medical scholarship(82). Lost Nick Redmond and Eric Lawson(80). Lost 17 to graduation last year(63). Signed 22(85). Lost Cord Sandberg and Donald Gray(83). Lost Chris Hughes and Ricco Sanders(81). Then, by simply by looking at the roster, I get 79-81 scholarship players(unsure about Swede and Ivan Muniz)

As of right now, I only show room for 12-13 players... There's going to have to be some pretty significant attrition -- and look at the roster boys, there isn't much obvious dead weight left in the upper classes... Going to get rid of some good players that we hate to lose to sign a reasonable number in this class...

My understanding was that we played with 83 schollys in 2012 and we will in 2013 so in 2014 we will have a full 85. I would imagine Swedenberg has a scholarship.

Without listing every player, my count is 11 seniors (including Swedenberg and Tobias), 22 juniors, 16 sophomores, 15 redshirt freshman (not including Sobiesk and Mordacai) and 17 true freshman = 81, so we have 4 open + the 11 seniors = 15 spots prior to attrition.

ETA: Upon further review, Trent Simpson is for some reason not listed on the official roster. So that's 82 players on scholly this year, meaning even less room for the 2014 class. To get to 22 we will need 8 guys to hit the road.

[engie]

If I'm a 5 star defensive player I want to play on a defense with 4 and 5 star players.

While your reasoning is sound(I thought you were saying they knew each other or something -- which I'd never heard), if it's his priority to go play with other stars, wouldn't he then be even more locked up to Bama?

We need to be optimistic -- but not get our hopes up on Humphrey. Want him badly -- but he's a Bama kid with a Bama dad and he's 100% picked(among over 50 votes now) to go to Alabama per 24/7 crystal ball...

[engie]

My understanding was that we played with 83 schollys in 2012 and we will in 2013 so in 2014 we will have a full 85. I would imagine Swedenberg has a scholarship.

Without listing every player, my count is 11 seniors (including Swedenberg and Tobias), 22 juniors, 16 sophomores, 15 redshirt freshman (not including Sobiesk and Mordacai) and 17 true freshman = 81, so we have 4 open + the 11 seniors = 15 spots prior to attrition.

Interesting... I hadn't heard or thought about that!

It makes sense and helps us out a bit(vs what I had in my head), since we self-imposed down to 23 last year(before announcing penalties) that we also easily could have done the same with the overall roster(we were definitely under 83).

So, we both come up with the same 81 number(through very different methods). Seems likely to be the correct number to me...

[DogBanker]

Man I'm glad some guys from Greenville Wesson are getting the chance. My senior year they had a RB that played alongside Green on D by the name of Greg Foster. He's a Hinds right now..my buddy told me a few months ago the guy is benching 400 plus and squats 600 plus as a RB. A lot of talent there. Those boys could hit. And I played against some pretty dang good DEs who are playing still. Those guys are the real deal no doubt. Big Pickup.

[Todd4State]

One thing to remember about attrition. It is also possible that some guys that are on scholarship could choose to stay as a walk-on. Like maybe a Gus Walley.

[Todd4State]

Man I'm glad some guys from Greenville Wesson are getting the chance. My senior year they had a RB that played alongside Green on D by the name of Greg Foster. He's a Hinds right now..my buddy told me a few months ago the guy is benching 400 plus and squats 600 plus as a RB. A lot of talent there. Those boys could hit. And I played against some pretty dang good DEs who are playing still. Those guys are the real deal no doubt. Big Pickup.

Greenville-Weston could be a powerhouse from a talent standpoint.

[hacker]

One thing to remember about attrition. It is also possible that some guys that are on scholarship could choose to stay as a walk-on. Like maybe a Gus Walley.

Walley is supposedly pretty good at this point and getting better.

[Barking 13]

Doesn't Rick Ray need a couple "athletes" ? ;)