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Coaches are on the road recruiting hard this week in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia...at the least.

There is a huge push being made for top notch players to get them on campus in November and early December.

All names that have been talked about are still possibilities and a few more may be added.

...and all of the key position everyone is questioning the numbers on is being hit hard.
 
Thanks for the update, Ed. Looking forward to hearing how the trips went, and I, for one, appreciate you sharing the info here...Mike
 
texstinger said:
Great news.

So they are, in fact, doing what they are paid to do?
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This comment is simply Texstinger saying "Watch me be an ASSWIPE" :pat:


If you don't already know, Hivered is more "in the know" than 98% of Stingtalk. He doesn't post useless information.

(AND< just like that...I graduate from "Flats NOOB to DAMN GOOD RAT)
 
Here is an interesting tidbit I got from the ESPN briefing room (not insider). Dated 10/22...


Etienne Sabino, Travis Howard focusing on three schools:

According to ESPN affiliate InsideTheU.com, 150 prospects Etienne Sabino and Travis Howard currently favor Ohio State, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina. Additionally, a source has indicated that the two coveted recruits would like to attend the same school.
Sabino and Howard spend last weekend checking out the Buckeyes and will visit the Tar Heels in two weeks.

...Do we have these two scheduled for a visit?
 
TampaJacket said:
Thanks for the update, Ed. Looking forward to hearing how the trips went, and I, for one, appreciate you sharing the info here...Mike
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Mike I second that opinion....Hiveredtech do es a GREAT job of providing current/accurate information about recruiting etc... If anyone can't appreciate that then, I am just thankful my interaction with them doesn't go beyond having to read their senseless remarks on a message board.....
GO JACKETS....keep us posted Hiveredtech!!

Any in sight on Sabino & other recruits?
 
texstinger said:
Great news.

So they are, in fact, doing what they are paid to do?
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If yous guys don't appreciate Texstinger's wry sarcasm then (stolen from Ramblin Man)... "If anyone can't appreciate that then, I am just thankful my interaction with them doesn't go beyond having to read their senseless remarks on a message board....."
 
Keep the info coming hiveredtech. Much obliged.

If you were a betting man, would you bet on us finishing strong? Seems like we've closed some big deals just before signing day the last few years.
 
Ringgold said:
This comment is simply Texstinger saying "Watch me be an ASSWIPE" :pat:
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At least he's a funny one. Most here appreciate the updates. Texstinger is probably one of those, but there was a clear opening for a sarcastic joke and he took it.
 
00Burdell said:
Keep the info coming hiveredtech. Much obliged.

If you were a betting man, would you bet on us finishing strong? Seems like we've closed some big deals just before signing day the last few years.
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More then likely we finish with a top 15-20 class
 
demjackets said:
More then likely we finish with a top 15-20 class
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I'd feel better about that outcome if we had already gotten commitments from a couple of the kids we have heard were strong leans for awhile now. But then I am the nervous type.
 
Thanks for the positive comments guys.

To answer some of the follow-up questions....

Hopefully we will finish strong at TE, OL, and DL...we are definitely in it with a bunch of big-time players. Last year they fell our way and we ended up turning away top notch players we would have taken with a full allotment. This year does not have quite the magic of last year...but the hard work has us in the game. Next year (the 2009 signing class) is showing signs of that same magic from last year.

We are now in the hunt with many top notch TE's and will take two if we can get two good ones. They include Hubie Graham (PA), Quentin Williams (PA), Michael Williams (AL- soft verbal to AL), and Undra Billingsley (AL- soft verbal to AL). There are two others we may offer. One is an academics issue and the other requires further evaluation.

We are still in it with two great DE's in Corey Liuget (FL- soft verbal to IL) and William Green (AL). We also are neck and neck with Clemson for Brandon Thompson (GA).

Two xtra jumbo athletes that could play OL or DL in TJ Barnes (AL) and Omoregie Uzzi (GA) continue to have us in their top two. If we lose Barnes to Auburn it would only be because his father and uncle played there.

Several great OL's have us near the top in addition to Uzzi and/or Barnes....Kenneth Page (SC), Gregory Shaw (FL), and Ricky Barnum (FL). There are at least two others we are evaluating for an offer.

The last two CB's we are offering are T'sharvan Bell (FL...we love this guy)...as well as Travis Howard (FL).

Etienne Sabino (FL) is the only LB we have an offer out to as we already have three good ones (Sylvester is REALLY having a great year).

We are still talking to AJ Jenkins as he really still loves GT. It is simply a family issue we need to work through. We will see...if not you will see some other good receivers enter the mix as we have turned many away once we received AJ's "commitment".

Most visits will happen 11/24 for the UGA game...some in early December.

All of our current commits are having great senior years...particularly Chris Jackson, Steven Sylvester, Richard Watson, Jon Lockhart, and Sean Renfree.
 
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hiveredtech said:
We are still talking to AJ Jenkins as he really still loves GT. It is simply a family issue we need to work through. We will see...if not you will see some other good receivers enter the mix as we have turned many away once we received AJ's "commitment".
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Thanks for the info. But what is the story on the kid form Arizona Gerrell Robinson?
 
hiveredtech said:
Thanks for the positive comments guys.

To answer some of the follow-up questions....

Hopefully we will finish strong at TE, OL, and DL...we are definitely in it with a bunch of big-time players. Last year they fell our way and we ended up turning away top notch players we would have taken with a full allotment. This year does not have quite the magic of last year...but the hard work has us in the game. Next year (the 2009 signing class) is showing signs of that same magic from last year.

We are now in the hunt with many top notch TE's and will take two if we can get two good ones. They include Hubie Graham (PA), Quentin Williams (PA), Michael Williams (AL- soft verbal to AL), and Undra Billingsley (AL- soft verbal to AL). There are two others we may offer. One is an academics issue and the other requires further evaluation.

We are still in it with two great DE's in Corey Liuget (FL- soft verbal to IL) and William Green (AL). We also are neck and neck with Clemson for Brandon Thompson (GA).

Two xtra jumbo athletes that could play OL or DL in TJ Barnes (AL) and Omoregie Uzzi (GA) continue to have us in their top two. If we lose Barnes to Auburn it would only be because his father and uncle played there.

Several great OL's have us near the top in addition to Uzzi and/or Barnes....Kenneth Page (SC), Gregory Shaw (FL), and Ricky Barnum (FL). There are at least two others we are evaluating for an offer.

The last two CB's we are offering are T'sharvan Bell (FL...we love this guy)...as well as Travis Howard (FL).

Etienne Sabino (FL) is the only LB we have an offer out to as we already have three good ones (Sylvester is REALLY having a great year).

We are still talking to AJ Jenkins as he really still loves GT. It is simply a family issue we need to work through. We will see...if not you will see some other good receivers enter the mix as we have turned many away once we received AJ's "commitment".

Most visits will happen 11/24 for the UGA game...some in early December.

All of our current commits are having great senior years...particularly Chris Jackson, Steven Sylvester, Richard Watson, Jon Lockhart, and Sean Renfree.
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This is good info right here. Thank you, sir.
 
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