2019 Recruiting Thread

[EWNHorn]

So anyone out of the blue signing today? Just Shepherd? Where are we with the OLine transfer guys? This is too freaking quiet for a signing day, even with only one unsigned recruit!!!
Question: do we make a late offer to a RB with the medical emergency of our one signee?

 

[JasperNewton7]

So it appears both LH and JS announce at 1 pm. Anyone expecting any surprises especially since we’re unexpectedly down s RB? And when would we hear the results of Bru’s appeal?

 

[CoachEmUp64]

So anyone out of the blue signing today? Just Shepherd? Where are we with the OLine transfer guys? This is too freaking quiet for a signing day, even with only one unsigned recruit!!!
Question: do we make a late offer to a RB with the medical emergency of our one signee?

NSD (2) is no longer really a big deal as about 90% of all the top guys sign early. Shepard sticks. I think Henry signs with arky. Grad transfer are visiting next week. Braun from GT, all ACC... and Proctor from UVA. I think we land one of these guys.

 

[clob94]

I had a bout of Thai food fever this morning so I'm throne locked for a bit.

Are we expecting to sign anybody today worth a crap?

Pun intended.

 

[CoachEmUp64]

So it appears both LH and JS announce at 1 pm. Anyone expecting any surprises especially since we’re unexpectedly down s RB? And when would we hear the results of Bru’s appeal?

Henry to arky. Shepard sticks with good guys. Bru signed, he should be granted release after a lengthy paper work and NCAA process. No surprises. NSD (2) is now a snooze fest with 90% of top guys already signed and it will continue to be that way most likely.

 

[okiehorn]

NSD (2) is no longer really a big deal as about 90% of all the top guys sign early. Shepard sticks. I think Henry signs with arky. Grad transfer are visiting next week. Braun from GT, all ACC... and Proctor from UVA. I think we land one of these guys.

I like the early signing period, but miss the drama and excitement of NSD.

 

[Metcalf #2]

Why in the hell would anybody go to arkiesaw? Just don't get it.

 

[ASURAM2010]

I know this isn't '19 Recruiting, but I didn't know where else to put it. I was perusing the twitter-verse and saw that Reggie Hemphill has listed on his twitter bio "WR-Missouri Southern State University"....was he just unable to get it done in the classroom? Seems like that would be the only reason he ends up a D2.

 

[Longyac]

Why in the hell would anybody go to arkiesaw? Just don't get it.

Guaranteed immediate playing time.

 

[Belldozer1]

So Bama just got routed in the NC game and signed basically the highest ranked class ever as their reward?

 

[DHHorn]

I like the early signing period, but miss the drama and excitement of NSD.

Yep, if you want to "shock the world" you better do it on NSD1 because no one is listening today. All the classes are pretty well set.

 

[horntony]

Yep, if you want to "shock the world" you better do it on NSD1 because no one is listening today. All the classes are pretty well set.

.....any news on shepherd???

 

[cml7374]

"..any news on shepherd???"

Yes......hes huuuge!!

 

[horntony]

"..any news on shepherd???"

Yes......hes huuuge!!

ha ha

 

[JasperNewton7]

Looks like LH to Ole Miss. So that was a surprise..

 

[Texasrick]

Sherphard to TEXAS

 

[Texasrick]

 

[ASURAM2010]

Did anyone see the Auburn player who commented on an article where one of their top commits flipped to Georgia today? Check out the comments by actual current players
http://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa...ns-commitment-flip/1sz0ujckrmg9k1pwmfca9844eh

 

[LonghornMM]

Looks like LH to Ole Miss. So that was a surprise..

LH? First and last names, guys.

 

[BringBackRoyal]

Sherphard to TEXAS

Cool.

Now he can start growing up if he ever wants to do anything of note in a Texas uniform.

 

[ASURAM2010]

LH? First and last names, guys.

Lakia Henry - Juco LB

 

[JasperNewton7]

LH? First and last names, guys.

Apologies, Lakia Henry...JUCO ILB

 

[JasperNewton7]

So do we expect to end up in the top three in recruiting at this point? Be interesting to see. Not that it means we are ‘back’ but it is nice to have consistent top classes and a major bowl win considering our recent past. Great job TH and staff! Hook’em!

 

[weevilcatch]

Apologies, Lakia Henry...JUCO ILB

This is weird to me. Ole Miss sucks. Gary Johnson showed the value we put on guys like Lakia Henry and what they can do here.

 

[ASURAM2010]

This is weird to me. Ole Miss sucks. Gary Johnson showed the value we put on guys like Lakia Henry and what they can do here.

Did someone say "bag man"?

 

[Cotton #12]

This is weird to me. Ole Miss sucks. Gary Johnson showed the value we put on guys like Lakia Henry and what they can do here.

I think the teams of the deep south play a different game when it comes to recruiting not always published to the press,$$$.

 

[Cotton #12]

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I Give him credit for keeping his commitment to Texas But as Royal would tell him,"your a good player but you still have to prove yourself like every other player on the team."

 

[outhereincali]

I think the teams of the deep south play a different game when it comes to recruiting not always published to the press,$$$.

This brings up something I've been paying attention to for the past few months. I'm speaking of this IMG academy in Bradenton, Fl. For all intents and purposes it resembles a minor league team sending up players to big leagues. Except in this case it's a boarding school for sending fb players off to P5 schools. It's not coed, there ate no cheerleaders, no marching bands, no friends or family watching their games. Its basically just scouts. When they're not working on fb they're in study halls where I've read it's very strict. You know getting them qualified to get into school. Now here's the rub. Almost all those kids go to SEC schools. To be fair ND's star rb is from there and USC signed a player today. But like I said it's almoat all SEC. In fact at least a couple of their players make the rivals top 30 every year.The IMG has not been around very long. This whole thing doesn't pass the smell test with me. Did the SEC or other conferences find a way around the system? I'm still learning about this school but something isn't right.

 

[outhereincali]

This brings up something I've been paying attention to for the past few months. I'm speaking of this IMG academy in Bradenton, Fl. For all intents and purposes it resembles a minor league team sending up players to big leagues. Except in this case it's a boarding school for sending fb players off to P5 schools. It's not coed, there ate no cheerleaders, no marching bands, no friends or family watching their games. Its basically just scouts. When they're not working on fb they're in study halls where I've read it's very strict. You know getting them qualified to get into school. Now here's the rub. Almost all those kids go to SEC schools. To be fair ND's star rb is from there and USC signed a player today. But like I said it's almoat all SEC. In fact at least a couple of their players make the rivals top 30 every year.The IMG has not been around very long. This whole thing doesn't pass the smell test with me. Did the SEC or other conferences find a way around the system? I'm still learning about this school but something isn't right.

And I just did some looking round. All the big boy southern schools have players from IMG. AL, GA, LSU, FSU, AR, and of course Clemson. And they have at least a half dozen 5* recruits this year!!!! I'll bet there isn't one high school with two 5* let alone 6. Do you realize how impossible that is without breaking rules? Interestingly the cow college doesn't have one this year. I'm a bit surprised with Jimbo's FSU's connections and all.

 

[ASURAM2010]

This brings up something I've been paying attention to for the past few months. I'm speaking of this IMG academy in Bradenton, Fl. For all intents and purposes it resembles a minor league team sending up players to big leagues. Except in this case it's a boarding school for sending fb players off to P5 schools. It's not coed, there ate no cheerleaders, no marching bands, no friends or family watching their games. Its basically just scouts. When they're not working on fb they're in study halls where I've read it's very strict. You know getting them qualified to get into school. Now here's the rub. Almost all those kids go to SEC schools. To be fair ND's star rb is from there and USC signed a player today. But like I said it's almoat all SEC. In fact at least a couple of their players make the rivals top 30 every year.The IMG has not been around very long. This whole thing doesn't pass the smell test with me. Did the SEC or other conferences find a way around the system? I'm still learning about this school but something isn't right.

I'm just glad you used this phrase correctly! Drives me crazy!

 

[CoachEmUp64]

This brings up something I've been paying attention to for the past few months. I'm speaking of this IMG academy in Bradenton, Fl. For all intents and purposes it resembles a minor league team sending up players to big leagues. Except in this case it's a boarding school for sending fb players off to P5 schools. It's not coed, there ate no cheerleaders, no marching bands, no friends or family watching their games. Its basically just scouts. When they're not working on fb they're in study halls where I've read it's very strict. You know getting them qualified to get into school. Now here's the rub. Almost all those kids go to SEC schools. To be fair ND's star rb is from there and USC signed a player today. But like I said it's almoat all SEC. In fact at least a couple of their players make the rivals top 30 every year.The IMG has not been around very long. This whole thing doesn't pass the smell test with me. Did the SEC or other conferences find a way around the system? I'm still learning about this school but something isn't right.

It's a system that's been around for a long time, especially out west and up north. High school Basketball Academy's have been doing it for decades. IMG started as a tennis facility and found football was way more marketable and profitable. IMG was looking into making a Texas campus and expanding their brand a couple years ago, but the THSCA blocked it by thousands of hs coaches signing a petition. This year we blocked letting TAPPS and/or other private schools into the UIL to compete against public schools in district, playoffs, and state. It's an ever changing battle that we will eventually lose and the integrity of texas hs athletics will lose its luster and become private school dominated like Cali, FLA, and East Coast. IMO it's just a matter of time

 

[CoachEmUp64]

 

[clob94]

It's a system that's been around for a long time, especially out west and up north. High school Basketball Academy's have been doing it for decades. IMG started as a tennis facility and found football was way more marketable and profitable. IMG was looking into making a Texas campus and expanding their brand a couple years ago, but the THSCA blocked it by thousands of hs coaches signing a petition. This year we blocked letting TAPPS and/or other private schools into the UIL to compete against public schools in district, playoffs, and state. It's an ever changing battle that we will eventually lose and the integrity of texas hs athletics will lose its luster and become private school dominated like Cali, FLA, and East Coast. IMO it's just a matter of time

Agreed. But it's going to tale some time. And what will happen is you'll have private schools in Texas with so much freaking money because boosters will start to "club up" with each other and pooling their donations and you could see elite academies in Dallas, Houston, SA etc. Austin probably won't go that way because of the politics inside the Austin city system.

 

[DrinkToIt]

I'm just glad you used this phrase correctly! Drives me crazy!

What other way is there to use this phrase???

 

[BringBackRoyal]

What other way is there to use this phrase???

“Intensive purposes” is the usual mistaken usage.