Matt Wommack flips to Alabama

[smootness]

His offer list was ridiculous though...... Florida, FSU, Georgia, Ohio State, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and a bunch more. The guy has to be legit.

Oh, absolutely. I think the guy has a ton of talent. But my point is that even with all those 'offers,' he was committed to FAU...which tells me that they all backed off because they knew he wouldn't make it. Thus, I don't think it's fair to count him against our track record of getting 'long shots' in. He wasn't a long shot, he just was never going to make it.

[Thick]

I watched Wommack at MRA this. MRA rolled, and I really wasn't impressed. He played tackle though, so maybe a move to guard will suit him best. Good size, took plays off. I have several friends that send their kids to MH, and they seem to think he's soft. By the way, saw big Sean Rawlings a few times at MRA this season. He looks the same, except he's got a nice size gut.

[Madisonmd]

Friend watched Wommack against Starkville Academy this season and did not even think he was MH best lineman. Just can't figure this one out. My nephew played against him this year also and was unimpressed. Baffling? I guess this is why Saban gets the big bucks!

[Todd4State]

Friend watched Wommack against Starkville Academy this season and did not even think he was MH best lineman. Just can't figure this one out. My nephew played against him this year also and was unimpressed. Baffling? I guess this is why Saban gets the big bucks!

It's sort of like a guy that is 7'0" in high school and he gets a scholarship based on that.

[engie]

Friend watched Wommack against Starkville Academy this season and did not even think he was MH best lineman. Just can't figure this one out. My nephew played against him this year also and was unimpressed. Baffling? I guess this is why Saban gets the big bucks!

I've basically never heard anything different about HS OL in MS. There's probably a rare instance of this not being true -- but in general it's always the same story depending on who you ask. Projecting them out is why coaches get paid the big $$. Same was true for Desper, Malone, and Clayborn that I saw/knew guys that played against them...

[ShotgunDawg]

I've basically never heard anything different about HS OL in MS. There's probably a rare instance of this not being true -- but in general it's always the same story depending on who you ask. Projecting them out is why coaches get paid the big $$. Same was true for Desper, Malone, and Clayborn that I saw/knew guys that played against them...

Agree.

I don't think it's to difficult to figure out what college coaches are thinking here. What % of the general population is 18 years old, and at least 6'3" 270 pounds? Maybe 50 in Mississippi? How many of those guys play football? maybe 30. How many of those 30 have any athletic ability whatsoever? Maybe 10

So, at the end of the day, there may be so few options and sure things, that if a kid is at least 6'3" 270 lbs and can move his feet, then whether he can play or not becomes secondary since there are very few option and none of them can play

[Todd4State]

Agree.

I don't think it's to difficult to figure out what college coaches are thinking here. What % of the general population is 18 years old, and at least 6'3" 270 pounds? Maybe 50 in Mississippi? How many of those guys play football? maybe 30. How many of those 30 have any athletic ability whatsoever? Maybe 10

So, at the end of the day, there may be so few options and sure things, that if a kid is at least 6'3" 270 lbs and can move his feet, then whether he can play or not becomes secondary since there are very few option and none of them can play

And Womack is 6'7" 320 per 247 which is probably even more rare than the example that you used. So, basically schools are taking a chance and hoping that their S&C coach can develop them from a 3 star or whatever into a 4-5 star at the end of their career.

[ShotgunDawg]

And Womack is 6'7" 320 per 247 which is probably even more rare than the example that you used. So, basically schools are taking a chance and hoping that their S&C coach can develop them from a 3 star or whatever into a 4-5 star at the end of their career.

Exactly, the population just doesn't produce many of those guys, and even fewer have a pulse of athleticism.

[TUSK]

This is setting up for the 'ultimate' landbearshark flip. All of this is being engineered by the tsun media propaganda, come early Feb they will be able to claim that they flipped this one from LSU, UA and MSU, that they overcame all in landing this prize. ***

iswydt....

3 "*"s?


nice.

[TUSK]

I'd love to see this kid be another Anthony Steen...

[Thick]

I bet you would!