Anyways, back to recruiting..
If we were able to land Groce, Hill, and Hayes while keeping the current commits, that would be a strong finish to a solid class.
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Anyways, back to recruiting..
If we were able to land Groce, Hill, and Hayes while keeping the current commits, that would be a strong finish to a solid class.
That's just it, you aren't his adviser. And they get and listen to bad advice all the time. Just like the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
Groce looks like a lifetime ST player. Dude is so slow.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
I remember a LOT of people on here last recruiting cycle say that Plumlee was too slow for the SEC, but that kid has legit SEC speed and ability - maybe not necessarily at QB, but he belongs at this level.
Groce may not have SEC speed, but if he's ranked that high, obviously he's got something working right.
So looking at Groce's latest video are we sure he stays at LB, he looks a bit like AJ Jefferson to me. I know 6'1 isn't ideal for DE though.
He's a LBQuote:
Originally Posted by Irondawg
Who said Plumlee didn't have SEC speed? They had obviously never seen him play. Everybody said he was a SEC Athlete but didn't think he was a SEC QB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Westdawg
People said he’s not a QB. He was one of the fastest guys in-State and a great athlete.Quote:
Originally Posted by Westdawg
No, it isn't. However, Billy Jackson was about that size and was one of our best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irondawg
Groce’s problem is he’s a tweener. Not big enough for DE and too slow for LB. Keeping his weight down won’t be easy either. I just don’t see it. Looks like a move just to fill a spot that’s empty. We should’ve been on better guys OOS instead of wasting our time with the two we went after. It was a bad decision.
It's hard for us to beat out Auburn and Tenn for Lb's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
That’s just not how any of this works. We do that and miss on OOS guys people will lose it that we weren’t all over the “pipeline” guys who would have come here with an offer. Joe sucks as a coach but has proven he can get high star OOS guys, so when he doesn’t go after them here I feel like there’s a reason and he knows it would be wasting time and visits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Well, we lost out on instate guys, so that?s worse. Most people knew we were wasting our time with them too. I?m not saying don?t offer instate guys, but when we?ve got a hole in a spot like LB, we need to cast a larger net. MS has no LBs this year. We failed to go after more guys OOS. The one we chased never even came to campus this fall and we knew had some issues. Just a poor job the last couple years at LB recruiting.Quote:
Originally Posted by vv83
Dean looked pretty good last night and seemed pretty big - are we sure he doesn't grow into a LB. He looks like a college safety now. Either way I think we got a good one there.
Criminal that he only has 3 starsQuote:
Originally Posted by Irondawg
Walked by him close before the sp stk game and he doesn't look like he has the frame to ever be a lb. he's only 180-185 lbs per coach friend and woods and that sounded right. But dang, he a special player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irondawg
Ok, I thought he looked a touch bigger and would have guessed around 190-200 with potential to add 15-20 more pounds. But that was from a distance.
He's going to be a good player for us though wherever we play him.
Agree. Like him a lot. And everyone raves about what a great kid he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irondawg
My guess is Groce is not any slower than Errol and is probably already better than Leo...Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
He’s slower than Erroll. Ereoll’s problem is he’s trying to do too much and getting out of position. But neither are fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari Gold
Errol is trying to do too much. And he has lost a step.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Sucking ass on the field makes the crootin' thread scared to look at. buzz kill so to speak.
McCrae decommitted yesterday. That was one we will be fine with. We've opened up a few slots to hopefully round this class out in a decent way.
Class is currently sitting at #20 and we should get 4-5 more guys. Got to hold on to the top of our class and try to add a few more high quality guys with a strong finish.
Be interested to see if the coaching changes will affect things for us. With FSU in limbo plus a few other jobs in the area that might come open we might be able to snag one or two guys from these programs when guys decommit.
Dropping McCrae was a good move. He wasn?t even a starter at EMCC.
So who do we have committed that is playing well above their ranking? Who should we be excited about contributing next year or the year after?
That's interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Tulu, Marks, Jordan Davis, Forbes...Malik! Tre Lawson and Ben Key are gonna play, but that's about it from this classQuote:
Originally Posted by Hambone
Dillon Johnson, Selmon, Janari Dean, Armondous Cooley.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cary Hudson's little bro
Add Wheat & Dolcine as well for next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cary Hudson's little bro
I'd say Dean, Cooley, Rogers, & Banks have all outplayed their ranking this season. I'm very interested to see how they perform MS/AL week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hambone
Above their ranking - Dean, Forbes, Marks, Cooley, Rogers, Lawson, and BanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Hambone
I was about to say the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
Heath and Tulu need to have an impact immediately. And absolutely could with Deddrick, Zuber, and Guidry leaving. Osirus has quietly led the nation in TD's of over 20 yards or more or something like that. Anyway- he's good and is emerging as a deep threat.
Marks will hopefully be able to start if Kylin goes pro.
OL should have several seniors on it next year- Reese, Eiland, Sharp, and Parker. Dolcine should play a good bit. Hopefully Cross adds enough weight to hold down LT next year.
The DL recruits will hopefully give us the quality depth we lack this year. Of course, Davis will need to replace Rivers but Lawson along with Spencer and Kobe is solid and then Lovett, Pickering, Crumedy, and Key is a much better group than this year too.
Wheat is an upgrade over Leo. Hopefully Gay and Erroll stay.
Emerson, Jones, and Forbes are a good group of CB's in the likely event Cam Dantzler goes pro. Tyler Williams is a good player too- I could see us moving him to safety or Star to get him on the field. Especially if Gay leaves.
Murphy looked great and hopefully we can land Woods which would make a great safety group. Morgan will be a senior and play a lot too I'm sure.
I spoke with someone close to the Taylorsville football program today who told me Ty Keyes is going to commit to Auburn. FWIW.
Are we recruiting Woods heavily?Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Is Campbell working there or involved?Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Well, they’re wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
I agree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
IYOK, is there any more clarity now on whether Hayes is legitimately interested in us or if it's the usual OM thing to get him to make us think we could get him and then "flipmas" him on back over to them closer to NSD? IF we're looking to take 1 more DL since McCrae is gone now, wouldn't he be #1 on the board if the interest is legitimate on his end?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
We aren’t chasing Hayes and there’s almost no chance we sign him.