OL Michael Story is a Bulldog

[CadaverDawg]

Enrolls tomorrow

http://247sports.com/Player/Michael-Story-77693

[msstate7]

Good. I feel good about this kid for some reason

[thedawg]

This was mystery guy that they wanted to keep quiet

[Ifyouonlyknew]

I know the coaches really like him. This is part of the reason he was kept so quiet. A 6'5" 290lbs OL who can enroll early is a lot more valuable than just a regular summer enrollee. Good job by the staff on getting him in early without much fanfare.

[thedawg]

Really good addition.. Big and plays nasty... prototype what we look for in guards... Another example of we scouted him and found him.. kept him quiet and got him in..

[Bo Darville]

He says he was offered and verbally committed to Hevesy in mid-December, yet it is just now being reported. Basically, the kid isn't worried about publicity, hat picking, and fanfare. He just wants to work and succeed. Welcome aboard big fella.

[CadaverDawg]

Anybody got a link to his video we could post in this thread? I'm sure many others would like to see what we're getting. I remember watching his tape a while back, and he looks pretty good to me. I'm surprised by his offer sheet to say the least.

[engie]

We'll see in 2-3 years, but it's always good to get an EE...

I won't pretend for one second to be able to properly evaluate OL...

[Political Hack]

We'll see in 2-3 years, but it's always good to get an EE...

I won't pretend for one second to be able to properly evaluate OL...

it's damn near impossible. Dillon Day was the only no-brainer I think we've signed in the last five years IMO. his high school tape was just nasty. he worked out pretty well for us after gaining weight.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

it's damn near impossible. Dillon Day was the only no-brainer I think we've signed in the last five years IMO. his high school tape was just nasty. he worked out pretty well for us after gaining weight.

I felt that way watching Tommy Champion's Jr. film before he got the stars & everyone started talking about him. I think he'll be All SEC before he leaves MSU.

[mic]

Good pick up.. Hopefully we get another one.. Never have too many OL..
And huge we got him in early.. Coach Hev may not have a roster full of 5* kids out of high school but he has a lot of good young talent and depth to work with..,
For all the flak he gets about recruiting he has made up for and then some with his eye for talent and coaching them up..

[Really Clark?]

it's damn near impossible. Dillon Day was the only no-brainer I think we've signed in the last five years IMO. his high school tape was just nasty. he worked out pretty well for us after gaining weight.

Agree and Story is nasty as well. He is still very raw but has very good upside I think. If he develops, could be another under the radar McKinney type. But we will see in a few years.

[mic]

We'll see in 2-3 years, but it's always good to get an EE...

I won't pretend for one second to be able to properly evaluate OL...

And I'm not sure some of these so called recruiting experts can either once you get past the can't miss prospects out of high school.

[HoopsDawg]

He says he was offered and verbally committed to Hevesy in mid-December, yet it is just now being reported. Basically, the kid isn't worried about publicity, hat picking, and fanfare. He just wants to work and succeed. Welcome aboard big fella.

That's around the time we asked Derounen to grayshirt. Getting him in early allows us to still sign 25 in Feb. which is important + obviously an extra spring. He and Darryl Williams will obviously redshirt but that's 2 nasty guys on the interior.

[mic]

it's damn near impossible. Dillon Day was the only no-brainer I think we've signed in the last five years IMO. his high school tape was just nasty. he worked out pretty well for us after gaining weight.

Yeah I was told by the late coach there at West Monroe when he signed with us that Day was one of the best football players he had ever coached. I knew then we got a steal..

[Ifyouonlyknew]

That's around the time we asked Derounen to grayshirt. Getting him in early allows us to still sign 25 in Feb. which is important + obviously an extra spring. He and Darryl Williams will obviously redshirt but that's 2 nasty guys on the interior.

Yep you lock up Nathan Gilliam & you have a very solid OL class.

[BankerDog]

This could be the reason the Ole Miss guys were starting the Hevesy to USC talks.

This guy will be good. And certainly a good fine

[HancockCountyDog]

This could be the reason the Ole Miss guys were starting the Hevesy to USC talks.

This guy will be good. And certainly a good fine

We might want to slow down on the expectations on this kid. Seems like a good kid that had a solid senior season, but its not like he came out of no where. He came to our camps and we didnt offer. This is not a Chris Jones situation.

I hope like hell this kid is a monster, and the fact that he is a damn good basketball player is a good sign, but we can't keep making an OL beating out ULL, UK, Troy and other non Power 5 teams.

[HancockCountyDog]

Yep you lock up Nathan Gilliam & you have a very solid OL class.

If our OL class is :

Rankin - Juco Stud
Gilliam - Wake Forest
Story - Only offers are Sun Belt schools
Moon - Maybe a Ga Tech offer
Williams - Solid player, that was passed over by AU

I mean, I like Rankin, and Williams has potential - but you don't win national titles with OL's that you aren't competing with other big time schools over. Maybe Im alone on this, but its another year, and another year of OL recruits that not many teams in the SEC wanted other than Rankin.

[DistrictDawg92]

One thing to note with this guy is that he turned 17 in August, he could be a junior in high school. Instead he is about to begin his freshman year. When he came to our camps he was a 16 year old going up against 17 and 18 year olds, which makes a difference at that age. He gets an extra semester of working out and learning technique on top of a full redshirt year. This was a good get for the Dawgs.