Recruiting Needs…and maybe a few wants too

AlaGold said:
OL may not be a skill position but we can't just assume that everything will be ok by waiting and then getting some guys with "great potential"You need a couple of established studs and then fill in around them at least.
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You guys are misunderstanding. First of all, the most important part of the game is the trenches...I am 110% aware of that.

I was using the classic definition of "skill position" to define who was easier to identify early...and are the positions that are committing earlier in the process...particularly QB's. This also happens because teams recruit lesser numbers in those areas....1 QB per year, 2 WR's, etc. OL's can number 3-5 per year per team.

Another point..we are all over the blue-chip "can't miss" OL's (as I said earlier) like Kenneth Page, Gregory Shaw, Preston Bailey...even Ricky Barnum.

However there are many many OL's we have looked at that we feel are just big kids...not athletic lineman. They are just big, fat, slow, and got attention early because of their size (i.e. Auburns OL a couple of years ago). You look at their feet, technique...and at their flexibility in the hips (lots of them lose their offer right there). The kids who put on bad weight to early in their career were typically never able to work on their footwork and flexibility much. You want the kids that are gradually getting bigger each year. It is a rare day an OL will start in college until year 2 or 3 in the program anyway.

Bottom line...we are in the game with some blue chippers....and we are evaluating many many more...as are many others schools.
 
hiveredtech said:
The recruiting job on Thompson has been amazing...as he was considered a lock to Clemson by coaches across the country. He is the best pure DT in the southeast perhaps.
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nah, that title belongs to Marcus Forston, with Omar Hunter (out of Buford) closely behind.

We are top five for Sabino.
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he pretty much eliminated ND on his visit. he was high on UNC early but has apparently cooled on them too. i get the feeling that he's going to Miami in the end. he'd be an absolute force in Tenuta's D,though.
 
instant oatmeal said:
nah, that title belongs to Marcus Forston, with Omar Hunter (out of Buford) closely behind.


he pretty much eliminated ND on his visit. he was high on UNC early but has apparently cooled on them too. i get the feeling that he's going to Miami in the end. he'd be an absolute force in Tenuta's D,though.
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I may give you Forston. However, Brandon is better than Omar Hunter. imho
 
Tyson is ranked 9th, Forston 13th, Thompson 17th, and Hunter 50th in the southeast. Obviously there isn't much of a talent difference between 13th and 17th.
 
i think hunter is underrated... but that may be the irish homer in me screaming out. i think he's lighter on accolades since he went down with an injury last year. i expect big things out of mr hunter this fall.


did anyone see how forston dominated FNL? he looked like a monster. i still feel that forston is the #1 DT in the country.
 
instant oatmeal said:
i think hunter is underrated... but that may be the irish homer in me screaming out. i think he's lighter on accolades since he went down with an injury last year. i expect big things out of mr hunter this fall.


did anyone see how forston dominated FNL? he looked like a monster. i still feel that forston is the #1 DT in the country.
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The film on Brandon Thompson is simply amazing. He penetrates so quickly and with such power and burst it is unlike anything you see that often.
 
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