Stallings has committed to Kentucky per Steve

[MetEdDawg]

Not to toot one's own horn but that correlates to the information I posted earlier. Hate it still. I think he's highly underrated and could have been very good for us.

[deltadawg99]

What do we do with his spot? Go after another OL or hope to run the table with DL guys?

[MetEdDawg]

That's the problem right now. We don't really have another great option. Elgton Jenkins from Clarksdale is visiting this weekend and we may end up offering him. This is really going to hurt us because we need another OL with Rawlings jumping ship and us not getting Stallings. Really hope we can surprise someone and come through with Sims or someone else.

[Goat Holder]

If it's any consolation, I believed you. Basically because I knew you have B'ham connections.

Offer the Clarksdale boys and be done with it. If nothing else, we get some in-roads there. Back in my day, they were a powerhouse. Whatever happened there?

[BogeyGolfer]

Good for him... I think he is making a mistake but so be it.. OL is a big concern for me at this point.

[MetEdDawg]

If it's any consolation, I believed you. Basically because I knew you have B'ham connections.

Offer the Clarksdale boys and be done with it. If nothing else, we get some in-roads there. Back in my day, they were a powerhouse. Whatever happened there?

Thanks Goat. This one just happened to set up right in my wheelhouse in terms of connections. Once I move back to Bham in a few months I should hopefully get my feelers out in a few more areas.

Yeah it looks like Jenkins is probably going to be our plan from here. Seems pretty clear we want to get another OL. I just don't understand how we can put Sherrod and Gabe into the first two rounds of the NFL Draft, most likely put Clausell and Day in the draft, and we can't decently rated OL to WANT to come here.

[thunderclap]

Well...where's the beef?

[tcdog70]

We could have signed Blake Sharp. RT at Scooba. He signed with La. Tech. He Started two years and.He bLocked both Bama signees everyday in practice.

[deltadawg99]

What about Ken Edwards from Philadelphia Currently committed to ULL or Ladarius Kidd from gulfport who is committed to Texas tech?

[bulldawg28]

We're fine. Is not like any of the freshman linemen were playing this fall regardless.

[Coach34]

We are going to sign at least one juco guy for the OL every recruiting class. Mullen learned his lesson and will use the jucos as he should.

We only have 3 Sr's in the coming year.

[HancockCountyDog]

We are going to sign at least one juco guy for the OL every recruiting class. Mullen learned his lesson and will use the jucos as he should.

We only have 3 Sr's in the coming year.

Technically we have 5 Scholarship OL that are seniors next year - Beckwith (was given a scholarship is my understanding), Day, Clausell, Muniz (Should be required to give his to Beckwith) and Robinson.

So we will need to hit the OL hard next year - especially January Juco guys.

[Bully13]

Not to toot one's own horn but that correlates to the information I posted earlier. Hate it still. I think he's highly underrated and could have been very good for us.

whose in charge of Olinemen recruitment around this joint? when's somebody going to be held accountable? same shit , different year; like when we signed trapp from CA; always having to settle; have we gotten to the point that this is acceptable? nobody can hang on to shit; everybody recruiting Olinemen are the suck;'

[Homedawg]

Not to toot one's own horn but that correlates to the information I posted earlier. Hate it still. I think he's highly underrated and could have been very good for us.

This can't be.** Where are all those that called bullshit? I hate it when someone comes to the board w info, like yourself, and it isn't what genes sheep want to hear and it's automatically discredited. Keep bringing the info man. Thanks. Don't let em get you down!

[maroonmania]

whose in charge of Olinemen recruitment around this joint? when's somebody going to be held accountable? same shit , different year; like when we signed trapp from CA; always having to settle; have we gotten to the point that this is acceptable? nobody can hang on to shit; everybody recruiting Olinemen are the suck;'

Preaching to the choir with me. Most other areas we are recruiting at a real SEC level. OL recruiting is more like CUSA level. Probably didn't help that this year 2 of our primary targets were tied at the hip to OM (Rawlings, Stallings).

[Goat Holder]

I just don't understand how we can put Sherrod and Gabe into the first two rounds of the NFL Draft, most likely put Clausell and Day in the draft, and we can't decently rated OL to WANT to come here.

I personally think it's Hevesy. I know for a fact he ran off Deon Mix (we all know that story) and Donald Hawkins from NW. Hawkins wanted to come here but he hated Hevesy. Oh well, hard to really get down on him because he seems like he's a fairly averagesolid OL coach. He was a big upgrade from Grimes and those bums Croom had.

But yeah, sooner or later they need to make their lives a little easier and bring in some talented OL prospects instead of having to sign 2 stars and hoping they grow up.

[MarketingBully01]

Whatever man, I never said I didn't believe him. It just didn't make sense. Met's info did look solid and was lining up from what I was seeing on other boards. I wish Stallings well but IMO he is making a big mistake from a stand point of distance and playing on a team that will not make a bowl when he is there.

It is a second rate program to their basketball program and will always be in the bottom of the SEC in football. if he is just basing his decision on a "visit" without seeing the big picture, then he is basing his decision misguidedly. I don't think Stoops is going to do anything at Kentucky.

[MarketingBully01]

According to Met, it was the "party" scene we showed on his visit that turned him away. It wasn't Hev in Stallings' case.

[preachermatt83]

whose in charge of Olinemen recruitment around this joint? when's somebody going to be held accountable? same shit , different year; like when we signed trapp from CA; always having to settle; have we gotten to the point that this is acceptable? nobody can hang on to shit; everybody recruiting Olinemen are the suck;'

it has been stated over and over and over that we do not recruit by position but rather by area. having said that I am sure the O-linemen have plenty of opportunity to get to know their position coach and maybe many just don't like hevesy. Some do and some don't like those type personalities. Me personally I can't stand Hevesy but I know others who love him.

[deltadawg99]

Anybody know anything about the Jenkins kid from Clarksdale? Scout doesn't have anything on him and I can't find any film on him.