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CFB 2015 Off-season thread: 12 Gauge backfires on Super Mariota, Mario FPS unlikely
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Rumor on the Dawg boards is he is going to Auburn. YMMV on this info.
Yeah.
Hate that signing 2 5-star CB's would drive off a 4-star, even when you look at the fact that there's only 1 returning "upper classmen" in the starting DB department (Cyrus Jones.) Playing time is there, if you fight for it.
Yeah, I'm hearing a Godwin rumor to Auburn.
Why do I still hear slight "Koujadjo" rumors with Cowart's Auburn LOI. It's apparently not in yet.
devildog820
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We're paying Muschamp to further destroy our program. Seems legit.
GoldenEye 007
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Pretty solid class so far. Really addressed WR needs too. Just waiting on WR Khalil Lewis, who is a WVU commit but has been wavering between them and UCF. Getting him would be great, but if not, still a good day.
All the recent crystal ball projections on 247 indicate that as well. Wouldn't shock me. His dad is ill and Malzahn has been pushing the angle that Auburn is closer than UGA. We'll see.
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He also had Pruitt fighting to get him back. He's a pretty good recruiter, and clearly has no problem playing true freshmen. Last year Dominick Sanders played every game as a true freshman who was a last minute 3 star commitment. And did a really good job considering his supposed talent and his time in the program.
bucknuticus
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Urbz just said that big back out of Michigan (Mike Webber) had a lot of pressure to go to UM even having NFL players visit him telling him to go to Michigan.
Where dem recruiting violations at.
Where dem recruiting violations at.
What are you doing. Freak the fuck out if you don't get him, that's way more entertaining.
That isn't against the rules, is it?bucknuticus said:
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bucknuticus
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Apparently it is if you send current NFL players to recruits houses.
:jnc at Vandy. They're almost off the chart.
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Hmm. I really don't understand the rationale for that rule, but whatever. Apparently it didn't work anyways.
Didn't they recruit somewhat decently under Franklin then fall off a cliff?
That would explain it.
PlayALLtheGames
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Thank god for Ivey.
perfectchaos007
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Daylon Mack goes back to aggy. Texas' class is finished. Pretty impressive class given our 6-7 season we just concluded
Yup.
There was a run on Dallas area high school head coaches recently; SMU hired the head coach at DeSoto, Texas hired the head coach at Cedar Hill, and Tech hired the head coach at South Oak Cliff. All 3 schools are within a 5 to 10 mile radius of each other in South Dallas, right in the heart of what is arguably the most fertile recruiting ground in the state.
Those kind of hires aren't made for just one year's worth of benefit, but as far as immediate impact SMU's hire got them to keep one WR and add one WR from that school, Tech's hire got the DB and WR to commit today, and on the flip side Texas' hire wasn't quite enough to nab DaMarkus Lodge.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Damn. What could top a baby?
Purple Cheeto
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Riding in on a War Eagle.
I know that announcing your decision via a jersey on a cat would make Bo Pelini proud.
perfectchaos007
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Wonder how Youngstown St signing day went
And he still picked ohio state....
Michigan stole a RB from Iowa so it's all good.
perfectchaos007
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Michigan somehow pulled themselves together a top 50 recruiting class. Impressive work by Harbaugh
Still possible they might get another kid or two. I'm just happy they got a cornerback.
The Texas stuff was basically the result of Murray and Lodge showing up for an UV 10 days ago.
This lead to Daylon Mack and Soso coming on an OV the weekend after that supposedly went especially well.
It became super clear over the last 4-5 days that none of it was going to pan out after Murray recommitted to Aggy last week.
That said, the Murray show appears to have hurt A&M a lot. Since that time-frame their only commitments were getting Murray and Mack, both of whom had been aggy commits for the better part of a year.
They missed at LB and DB entirely. So, their already awful secondary is getting no better any time soon.
NCAA of old were term that as some sort of Violation, and the Letter of Investigation would be in the mail today for both schools.
Now, it's basically The Bachelor for High School Seniors.
I am glad we avoided having Sheffield (CB) flipping to A&M. They pushed hard after him.
Now, it's basically The Bachelor for High School Seniors.
I am glad we avoided having Sheffield (CB) flipping to A&M. They pushed hard after him.
Lodge wasn't coming to Texas without Murray. And he wasn't going to Aggy because Rumlin decided to shit-talk the kid when he opened his recruitment back up.
Also, I don't think Cedar Hill's coach has actually taken the job.
So, Texas is back on top of A&M on all the recruiting rankings.
I guess they have to stop using WRTS?
Most importantly, the Big 12 is a giant talent vacuum right now. OU is hanging out around 15, everyone else is below 30.
Granted, at least 3 coaches (Baylor, TCU, Kstate) win with whoever they get, but opening up a talent gap the way we had in the early to mid 2000s is step one of getting where we need to be.
I guess they have to stop using WRTS?
Most importantly, the Big 12 is a giant talent vacuum right now. OU is hanging out around 15, everyone else is below 30.
Granted, at least 3 coaches (Baylor, TCU, Kstate) win with whoever they get, but opening up a talent gap the way we had in the early to mid 2000s is step one of getting where we need to be.
Big Ten is even worse at this.
I expect us to bounce back next season. We've always done well and competed under Gundy with similarly-rated classes. Our strength coach Rob Glass is a national treasure.
killertofu
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Could Foley have told Muschamp he couldn't go to another SEC school when he let him go?
I'm actually surprised more top recruits don't wait longer or even sign an LOI at all. Schools will always keep open a spot just in case.
perfectchaos007
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You guys ended your season on a high note. Won't be suprised to see you guys finish top 3 in the conference next year. TCU and Baylor are the only relative "locks" in the top 2, but 3-7 are up in the air again
PlayALLtheGames
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Just give us Cece Jefferson and I'll consider this class not a complete disaster.
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Don't forget this was a thing that happened last year....
The biggest problem (and blessing, I suppose) for us is that our schedule is extremely uneven from year to year.
We get TCU, OU, Baylor, and KSU at home next season (along with an easy OOC) so 9-10 wins should be the expectation. In even-numbered years though, that flips around (typically including a late-season visit to Waco and Norman) so it's really hard those years.
Recently this has resulted in us competing in odd-numbered years (won the conference in '11, should have won in '13) and having "down years" in even-numbered years (although last year would have been down even with an advantageous schedule).
I'm extremely optimistic for next season. Rudolph looks like the real deal, the defense could be our best in years, and we addressed the OL and RB situations.
GoldenEye 007
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Hah, I guess he trolled UCF and WVU and signed with Cinci. Oh well. Just sucks he ended up in conference.
devildog820
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Looking pretty likely.
Alligatorjandro
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Cece to the Gators
BertramCooper
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:lol Harbaugh
Step your game up, dude.
Step your game up, dude.
devildog820
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woot!
Not bad considering we were in the 100s two weeks ago lol
devildog820
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Where's meeeeechigan?
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