Good article on o-line recruiting by Jake Wimberly

[maroonmania]

I haven't been on this site very long but should it be renamed to http://WWW.ElitedawgsBitchingIncessa...Recruiting.com because if that is the case i will take my clicks elsewhere.

Gene's page awaits you, all the sunshine you could ever want. This thread in particular is on OL recruiting so you should expect lots of bitching.

[Maroon Wizardry]

BAMA HAS ZERO 2018 Oline commits... ZERO aren't they who we should model our recruiting efforts after?

[TrapGame]

Can we combine the OL threads because they all boil down to the same arguments?

[Cooterpoot]

BAMA HAS ZERO 2018 Oline commits... ZERO aren't they who we should model our recruiting efforts after?

Actually, we should be trying to exceed what they're doing, considering they own us.

[Maroon Wizardry]

clemson also has zero OL commits... clearly Bama and clemson have no idea what they are doing either and LSU will dominate them going forward.

[Maroon Wizardry]

Wasn't willie gay committed to OM in like march of last year?

[maroonmania]

Wasn't willie gay committed to OM in like march of last year?

Yes, but Willie Gay had an MSU offer and Willie Gay's Father did not play at MSU. Cole Smith wants an MSU offer but doesn't have one.

[HoopsDawg]

BAMA HAS ZERO 2018 Oline commits... ZERO aren't they who we should model our recruiting efforts after?

Can someone ban this guy?

[NCDawg]

Gene's page awaits you, all the sunshine you could ever want. This thread in particular is on OL recruiting so you should expect lots of bitching.

That's for sure. No divergent views on Gene's page-only sunshine pumpers.

[BayouDawg]

BAMA HAS ZERO 2018 Oline commits... ZERO aren't they who we should model our recruiting efforts after?

Way to go guys. You've got Hev's wife riled up now.

[Maroon Wizardry]

Yes, but Willie Gay had an MSU offer and Willie Gay's Father did not play at MSU. Cole Smith wants an MSU offer but doesn't have one.

why are you assuming he will not get one? Have you spoken with Cole or his father? i'm just trying to grasp an understanding of why so much bleeding is coming out of everyone's butt in march because LSU "offered" and he committed. Just sounds like an overreaction to me... Maybe the kid saw a video of Coach O's hummer commercial and it gave him hope that he could star in one too. I'm not at all defending Hevesy and I hope we get the kid IF he is talented enough but he literally has 2 Division 1 offers. I just want you guys to be a little more happy and patient. (especially in the case of letting DJ recruit)

[Liverpooldawg]

Can someone ban this guy?

Why? He makes just as much sense as those bitching do.

[sandwolf]

I don't know but the kid is a legacy and from right up the road so what is strange is why the heck we haven't offered?

I know our O line recruiting sucks and I feel like the kid should have been offered too, but I could understand the coaches wanting to be completely positive that he was a take for the exact reasons you just mentioned.....he is an in state legacy from right up the road, so if he doesn't pan out we can't just pull his offer.

[maroonmania]

I know our O line recruiting sucks and I feel like the kid should have been offered too, but I could understand the coaches wanting to be completely positive that he was a take for the exact reasons you just mentioned.....he is an in state legacy from right up the road, so if he doesn't pan out we can't just pull his offer.

I don't think we will end up needing to pull the offer but we pulled 2 instate offers last year (Gainer and the kid from Walnut) and never batted an eye. But specifically with Smith, yes he is a legacy, but whether we offer and then pull the offer OR we never offer, either way, its a burnt bridge.

[dawgday166]

BAMA HAS ZERO 2018 Oline commits... ZERO aren't they who we should model our recruiting efforts after?

We don't need to model their recruiting. Bama gets who they want most of the time and when they want them. They swoop in on most any team not named OSU, Mich, FSU, LSU, maybe Clemson and a few select others and they'll get who they want. We ain't like that and in no way could do it. We have to have a different strategy. (And not one like the one OM has been using the last few years either.)

We have actually beaten Bama out for quite a few stud guys on D some. It seems to me with the stud D guys we get, we are on them early with a lot of love, and develop good relationships with them over time. Read Rosey's bones on GP ... always a lot of discussion on defensive stars, rbs, qbs, wrs, etc. Not too much on oline.

That kinda let's you know a little about why some folks are upset in March. That and the fact that Rankin is playing center now in spring practice instead of LT. And we're scrambling just to have enough bodies for our D line to practice against.

[maroonmania]

We don't need to model their recruiting. Bama gets who they want most of the time and when they want them. They swoop in on most any team not named OSU, Mich, FSU, LSU, maybe Clemson and a few select others and they'll get who they want. We ain't like that and in no way could do it. We have to have a different strategy. (And not one like the one OM has been using the last few years either.)

We have actually beaten Bama out for quite a few stud guys on D some. It seems to me with the stud D guys we get, we are on them early with a lot of love, and develop good relationships with them over time. Read Rosey's bones on GP ... always a lot of discussion on defensive stars, rbs, qbs, wrs, etc. Not too much on oline.

That kinda let's you know a little about why some folks are upset in March. That and the fact that Rankin is playing center now in spring practice instead of LT. And we're scrambling just to have enough bodies for our D line to practice against.

Listening to the Boneyard its pretty obvious that Rosebowl is not very enthused about the approach we take in our OL recruiting. He is usually not very negative on our coaches about anything so you know he REALLY doesn't like something we he even hints at negativity like he does with that area of our recruiting.

[Maroon Wizardry]

I'm gonna keep this thread going just for you guys and maybe Hev will see it... My question now is how do you guys feel about the current OL we have committed 6'9 350? Personally i think he is too big. We need guards in the 250 range not 350

[Todd4State]

I'm gonna keep this thread going just for you guys and maybe Hev will see it... My question now is how do you guys feel about the current OL we have committed 6'9 350? Personally i think he is too big. We need guards in the 250 range not 350

I like him and I'm not too worried about his weight since he is 6'9". I don't think he will be a guard- I think he will be a tackle. He's also dropped some weight already too.

[lamont]

Personally i think he is too big. We need guards in the 250 range not 350

The 1980's called. They said you cant have their OG's

[Spiderman]

Isn't jake the guy that broke down our film every week to find a missed assignment then explain it like John madden only to find out later he had no idea of our assignments?

Ye,as I pointed out