I've heard Steve and others call this recruiting class....

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Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew

That thought process could be slowly changing.

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I see what you buckleyed there

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Originally Posted by Blackout

3/5 for those 5 would be considered a failure. Anything less and its tar and feather time.

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Go cry on some other fanbases shoulder.

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Originally Posted by Thedaythehumpstoodstill

I think Aj's issue is he just wants to actually leave the state of Mississippi. I don't think there's any chance in hell he goes to OM. That would create too much bad blood for everyone involved. So the question I have is how much does bama want Brown? Is this one of those scenarios where they actually have hopes that he turns into a major playmaker for them or do they just want him so they can develop him for a few years and keep him from having an immediate impact for either us or OM? This kid just seems to be wayyyyyy too good to not be on the playing field immediately.

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Anybody and everybody wants Brown. He's a game changer, and we need him perhaps more than anyone on our board. Simmons would be next.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

OM is not even a factor for AJ. It's Bama. And yes- the kid is fighting simply wanting to get out of Sville. Hopefully we win out

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Well, that isnt entirely true. They are a factor. Maybe not a leader, but a factor.

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Originally Posted by Bullybaroo

Anybody and everybody wants Brown. He's a game changer, and we need him perhaps more than anyone on our board. Simmons would be next.

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I believe we need Lashley first, Simmons second, and Brown third. JMO, but I think OL is our priority

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Originally Posted by gravedigger

Well, that isnt entirely true. They are a factor. Maybe not a leader, but a factor.

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I call a "factor" a school he would possibly attend- AJ is in no way remotely headed to Oxford. This is strictly a State-Bama battle.

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Originally Posted by Bdawg

I believe we need Lashley first, Simmons second, and Brown third. JMO, but I think OL is our priority

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but Lashley wont be a factor until 2017- the other two will play in 2016

2/5= mad as hell
3/5= ok( should be minimum)
4/5= great
5/5= ecstatic

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Originally Posted by Coach34

but Lashley wont be a factor until 2017- the other two will play in 2016

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From an impact perspective, yes. And very important too. But from a need perspective, I'm going with OL.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

he's tried to commit to Bama and they wont let him...he is down the board

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They're waiting on Shyheim Carter to make a decision. I've been told first hand that their main focus for 2016 recruiting was to replenish the offensive and defensive line.

I wouldn't be surprised if OM didn't "woo" Carter, then Bama would get Knott.

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Originally Posted by Sacrifice

I'm not gonna be able to handle not getting AJ Brown. I haven't wanted an offensive recruit this bad since Jerious Norwood. We have to sign this kid no matter what. He can step in and play from day one.

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I get what you are saying, but if Simmons is a difference maker like people say, he and Lashley are the two we can't lose. The line is where you win. Olemiss understands this.

doubt it

This would help


https://www.seccountry.com/alabama/a...eiver-are-good

I'm confused why people think Simmons is leaning more towards OM rather than us / bama. If he was leaning towards OM, he would of already made the verbal commitment like they asked him to do. I think it's a battle between us and Bama with him. Same with AJ.

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Originally Posted by Irondawg

It's the same thing ad naseum but you shouldn't have a "bridge" class when you spent half the previous season at #1.

I'm not saying we should be going into other parts of the country and stealing top 25 players like our neighbors but we should have been able to get some big time prospects from nearby states to at least answer the phone and visit, particularly some OL/DL where we can sell immediate playing time.

Instead we are down to the in-state guys making or breaking the class ranking and when i did some research a month or so back, the hit rate on 4/5 star guys from Mississippi is not that high.

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The fanbase and athletic dept. should expect more.

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Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew

AJ will be in the starting lineup opening day 2016 against South Alabama.

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I like that confidence!

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Originally Posted by Coach34

OM is not even a factor for AJ. It's Bama. And yes- the kid is fighting simply wanting to get out of Sville. Hopefully we win out

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Well Hell, let's just set him up in an apartment in Columbus. Problem solved.

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Originally Posted by QuadrupleOption

Well Hell, let's just set him up in an apartment in Columbus. Problem solved.

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Or he could enroll at the MSU-Meridian campus and commute back for practice and games. :)

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Originally Posted by Bdawg

I believe we need Lashley first, Simmons second, and Brown third. JMO, but I think OL is our priority

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Lashley is a player of need, no doubt, but he is not a national recruit. Brown, Simmons and Knott are. At some point we have to sign more of these guys for the perception it creates in other top recruits eyes. This is the reason I listed them in the order I did. Also, we don't have to "beat" any other school for Scott, he's coming to Starkville. With the others mentioned there is some doubt. We have to be able to go head to head with Bama or whomever and win the recruiting war on these guys to gain needed cred as a recruiting force.

I think we get all on that list except Simmons. AJs comments worry me, but situations like that tend to work out through the process and the kid goes to the hometown favorite. I'd guess 1 in 10 times they don't.