We're in great shape to finish strong. Give it a chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maverick91
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We're in great shape to finish strong. Give it a chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maverick91
I know its not signing day, but perception is reality. Perception right now is not the best. I believe we will finish strong, but I will believe it when I see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
I hear ya, just tired of the money coming in on the final hour and stealing guys away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Perception is that we're going to sign Williams, Rogers, & Thomas. We just took a 4 star WR from OM. We're headed for a top 25 class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maverick91
Did a little class calculator math on 24/7.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
If we add just Rogers, Blanton, Trevion Williams, and Percy Lewis (who just today decommitted from Oregon), our class ranking by total points would have finished 20th last year.
The math says we can absolutely finish Top 20 with those guys plus a couple more.
If you kept up with perception you would know that we're perceived the leaders or trending for quite a few important guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maverick91
Percy Lewis just de-committed from Oregon 👀.
That?s a sure fire way of shoring up the OL if we can get him signed
The vantage point I come from is that of the fan that has no inside knowledge of anything. My only source of information is honestly this board, which I am indebted too. When I say perception I am talking about overall, State is a top 20 team and should be 9-2 right now. But even if State were there State would still be being disrespected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
Also, we all know money swings in in the last hour and scoops up some folks from us, we usually Have a few more guys than what we have now. So when the money comes in and take 1 or 2 we are left with 3 or 4 “good” ones. At this moment we only have 1 4 star guy.
Getting those guys is all that matters regardless of where it ends up composite wise.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetEdDawg
If we finish with Williams, Lewis, Rogers, Ramsey, Thomas, and some Juco DBs I'll be very happy. I'd like to save a few spots for the portal.
I'm not giving up on Stone Blanton, but the longer this goes, the less confident I am. If it weren't for baseball, we would've already lost him. Hopefully Lemonis wins out.
I honestly just don't think he is big enough he is only 6'8 360Quote:
Originally Posted by Westdawg
Zavion Thomas just pushed his commitment back to Thursday.
Y'all didn't think it'd be that easy, did you?
remind me again why we are very excited about this guy? Is he not rated appropriately?Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
There's no issueQuote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
He's fast. Explosive. Good player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maverick91
Well he's a 4* on 2 of the 4 sites. I know you like those 4*Quote:
Originally Posted by Maverick91
:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
Saban wouldn't recruit them if it didn't mean anything.
Now Pope looks like a committ out of Tennessee. This class has the potential to be loaded.
I like the 6-5 Texas lineman we are trying to poach from va tech. Big frame, strong kid. Will be a nice get.
Percy Lewis would make me feel pretty good about the o line especially if we add the va tech kid.
The number of elite receivers leach is putting together is awesome.
I like the Ramsey Kid from Florida better than the Texas kid but I think we may take both.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiskeyPirate
These are the kind of recruits that leach/Miller develop into good o lineman. Redshirt year in the weight room and you have a 6-5 300 pound redshirt freshman who is going to be a good lineman as a jr/srQuote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
If they have the frame, good feet and are smart you can “build” an o lineman
Are they 4* so Saban recruits them or are they 4* because Saban recruits them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maverick91
The fact that they beat the crap out of most all people. I’m going with real 4 stars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
When I see rosebowl saying stone is "working thru the process" to make his decision. That tells me enough about where he will end up... Oh well
One thing in our favor is his GF is transferring to State next year
This has been trending badly for a long time. Rosebowl has stuck to his guns on this one way too long.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoobaDawg
If we get all of the guys we are after, this will be a really good class whether stone commits or not. I think the coaching carousel is playing right into our hands and we are getting many of these guys that may have gone to LSU or ole miss or tenn. class looks loaded if we close on these guys.
I'm fine with whatever Stone does. He's the least of my worries with this class. We're about to grab up two commits this week (minimum). Just need to sort out the DB and OL and we'll be good because I'm already counting the top DL.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoobaDawg
Agreed with you on this. We're gonna finish strong with or without stone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Kaydin Pope announcing at 1 PM today.
He going to commit to the good guys today?
Agree, I guess I just don't understand someone who wants to play Baseball even blinking when making a decision between the two programs....Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
bring on all the Wr's though.
Yeah no doubt, it's a head scratcher.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoobaDawg
Our fans are much more intrigued by Stone Blanton than our football coaching staff is. Like it or not, he is not a huge priority to them. He is higher on the baseball board than the football board. When Chris Bell commits as a LB, people are going to really freak out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
No guarantee we have room for Bell. The #'s may work but it's not a sure thing. Stone & Avery Sledge are ahead of Bell at LB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowboydawg
I'll say it- Avery Sledge can be a better player than Stone. Not that Stone isn't good (He's a take for sure), Sledge is faster, longer, & more athletic. Stone is more Jett Johnson, while Sledge is more KJ Wright. Again, give me both, but we'll survive just fine with one of them if Stone can't see the light.
I really, really like Sledge. He's really athletic and will fit our scheme well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
I think we probably end up with Stone but this narrative that the staff ?dropped the ball on him? is false. He was coming off a shoulder injury and didn?t have great senior film. I?m not talking about senior highlights?his full film. Our coaches don?t love him as much as our fans. Throw in OM as a factor and that he is a ?4 star? and everyone is scared to death to lose him. Also factor in baseball and that he?s highly coveted there so there is a lot of outside pressure to get him in the class. Good football prospect but if he was not from MS?particularly Madison and committed to the baseball team, people wouldn?t blink an eye.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Sledge looks like he will be a badass with coaching and a college S&C program. These are the guys I like to find.
I want Stone, so let's not let that get lost, but we're okay at the LB position. We've recruited well there in the last few years.
Kaydin Pope announces to MSU.
That's a solid WR right there that has really good offers.
Wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetEdDawg
If we can fill holes on the OL, get em playing good as a unit, and strengthen the DL, this team could shock the hell out of some people next year.