5 roster spots just opened

[The Croom Diaries]

What's sad about this is that some completely uninformed media member will use this as a reason to lower our ranking or something.

Yes, and Bonner is a completely uninformed media member as well. Considering his story is factually inaccurate because Harris and Durr have already enrolled in juco.

There was a thread last week where someone called called me ignorant for saying Bonner was an idiot. Well, to whoever that was, this is the kind if lazy crap I was talking about.

[PassInterference]

Bonner is one guy. No one guy is going to be more informed than the collective knowledge of 1,800 Elitedawgs.

[Johnson85]

What was Harris's deal and Durr's deal. I remember Pierce (the TE that we picked up out of Florida that was a known grade risk from the beginning).

What about Harris and Durr? Saw Harris was an OL. Hate to lose any OL but were they highly thought of? And are they going JUCO for sure or still trying to get eligible?

[thf24]

What about Harris and Durr? Saw Harris was an OL. Hate to lose any OL but were they highly thought of? And are they going JUCO for sure or still trying to get eligible?

I think we've known for quite some time both of them were JUCO-bound.

[The Croom Diaries]

Bonner is one guy. No one guy is going to be more informed than the collective knowledge of 1,800 Elitedawgs.

Well, I'll put it this way.

Bonner vs. me.

He is a full-time beat writer for MSU, I am a blogger for hobby.

He doesn't know this, I do.

He is reporting on this way behind me. Wouldn't you expect the MSU beat writer for the largest newspaper in Mississippi to be better at reporting news than me.

Here I discuss Bohanna and Dee not returning: http://maroonandwhitenation.com/2014...el-longer-msu/

Here I discuss Harris and Durr going Juco, and Pierce's situation, plus Bohanna and Dee: http://maroonandwhitenation.com/2014...-cleared-play/

There are plenty more I just can't remember when I wrote about those guys.

[engie]

What was Harris's deal and Durr's deal. I remember Pierce (the TE that we picked up out of Florida that was a known grade risk from the beginning).

What about Harris and Durr? Saw Harris was an OL. Hate to lose any OL but were they highly thought of? And are they going JUCO for sure or still trying to get eligible?

Both are 100% surefire JUCO.

We feel that Harris is an elite OL that was never going to make it and whose grades prevented him from elite offers and attention from everywhere. Still had arguably the best offer sheet among OL in the Mullen era for a definite placement guy...

[maroonmania]

So is it still a sit and wait thing on Cooper? He seems to be the one guy that nobody knows whether he will be in or out.

[Johnson85]

Both are 100% surefire JUCO.

We feel that Harris is an elite OL that was never going to make it and whose grades prevented him from elite offers and attention from everywhere. Still had arguably the best offer sheet among OL in the Mullen era for a definite placement guy...

Do we think Harris has any real commitment to State? Or will we basically be on a level playing field with everybody else in two years?

[maroonmania]

Do we think Harris has any real commitment to State? Or will we basically be on a level playing field with everybody else in two years?

Well I would certainly feel better about him if he had been willing to be placed at a MS JUCO.

[sandwolf]

Well I would certainly feel better about him if he had been willing to be placed at a MS JUCO.

He is no longer going to Georgia Military College......he is enrolled at PRCC.

[maroonmania]

He is no longer going to Georgia Military College......he is enrolled at PRCC.

Oh, well good news, I didn't realize that.

[deltadawg99]

Is there any word on Deshon Cooper?

I would love to get Pierce and Cooper on campus this year. I know they would redshirt, but it would be great to go ahead and get them in the program and acclimated to college and our program.

[sandwolf]

Oh, well good news, I didn't realize that.

Yea, apparently this just transpired. But per Steve, he is now enrolled at PRCC and was set to begin workouts yesterday.

[Johnson85]

Oh, well good news, I didn't realize that.

I get that we should have a better chance with him coming from JUCO, but wouldn't we otherwise prefer that he be in military school for eligibility reasons? We still have the risk that he will go somewhere else and we also lose two years of eligibility (and also end up with a guy that will run out of eligiblity when he's 22 rather than 23, and the OL is the area where that extra year of development seems to be the most important).

[engie]

I get that we should have a better chance with him coming from JUCO, but wouldn't we otherwise prefer that he be in military school for eligibility reasons? We still have the risk that he will go somewhere else and we also lose two years of eligibility (and also end up with a guy that will run out of eligiblity when he's 22 rather than 23, and the OL is the area where that extra year of development seems to be the most important).

Georgia Military is a 2-year JUCO just like the ones in MS. They played EMCC in the national title game last year.

And your last statement is not necessarily true either. OL can still redshirt after 2 years in JUCO -- and do so periodically. Jocquell Johnson probably will this year...