*** Official Football Recruiting 2007 Thread ***

[bigmarc27]

CLEMSON RECRUITING '07


2/13/06: Clemson just picked up it's 5th commit today in OL David Smith. He had received interest from Clemson, South Car, UNC, FSU, Miami, and ND. He projects to be a RT in College and should debut as a 5.9 4 star recruit.

Commits (and what they're projected to debut as according to Rivals):

1: Willy Korn, QB, ***** (6.1) http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=41334
2: Jarvis Jenkins, DL, **** (6.0) http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=46169
3: Xavier Dye, WR, **** (5.8) http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=46298
4: Wilson Norris, OL, **** (5.8) http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=47397
5: David Smith, OL, **** (5.9) http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=47407

*At this point, Korn, Jenkins, and Smith are all projected to be the best at their position in-state.
*Dye projects to be the #2 WR behind Mark Barnes.
*Korn projects to be the #1 Dual Threat QB in the nation and #2 or #3 overall QB behind Jimmy Clausen and possibly Ryan Mallet.


:eek:




*feel free to add your own - Fricker for ND, Burt for Texor, etc...

[Orgazmo]

Now post the Santa Cruz Banana Slugs recruits!! :hyper:

[bigmarc27]

Now post the Santa Cruz Banana Slugs recruits!! :hyper:

SANTA CRUZ BANANA SLUG COMMITS

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done. :yes:

[whoisjgalt]

SANTA CRUZ BANANA SLUG COMMITS

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done. :yes:

keep us updated, tia :poke:

[fricker66]

CLEMSON RECRUITING '07
*Dye projects to be the #2 WR behind Mark Barnes.
*Korn projects to be the #1 Dual Threat QB in the nation and #2 or #3 overall QB behind Jimmy Clausen and possibly Ryan Mallet.[/COLOR]



ND has nobody signed, but offers to Clausen and Barnes (among others), with Clausen being rumored as a "silent" commit (whatever the fock that means).

[DITKANATE!@#$@#$@#$]

illinois will soon be a recruiting giant!@#$ RITE IT DOWN!@#$@#$@#$ :mad:

[bigmarc27]

ND has nobody signed, but offers to Clausen and Barnes (among others), with Clausen being rumored as a "silent" commit (whatever the fock that means).

Cock fans firmly believe they will land Clausen -- I hope they're wrong.

Also that is one ugly dude.

[Burt]

Texas has no commits for 2007 as of yet.

[fricker66]

Cock fans firmly believe they will land Clausen -- I hope they're wrong.

Also that is one ugly dude.

From today's Sporting News...

The youngest Clausen is next year's prize

February 15, 2006

It's Clausen time. Now that the 2006 recruiting classes have been inked for the most part, the focus will now turn to 2007 and Jimmy Clausen. Clausen, for those who haven't already heard, is the next great signal-caller in college football, a can't-miss kid with enough talent and poise to lead a team as a true freshman. Yes, he's the younger brother of Casey and Rick Clausen, who both played at Tennessee and no, he won't be following in their footsteps. The 6-3, 200-pounder from Oaks Christian High School just Northwest of Beverly Hills, Calif., is the most-hyped quarterback coming out of high school since Ron Powlus. He could try to attain the lofty goals Beano Cook set for young Ron if Clausen heads to South Bend, as well.

Clausen has thrown for 88 touchdowns against only 11 interceptions over the last two seasons and has completed more than 67 percent of his passes. He has great footwork, a strong arm, tremendous accuracy and a quick release that would make Dan Marino proud. There's nothing 90210 about Clausen, aside from his blonde hair and blue eyes. This kid is as serious as a heart attack when it comes to football and wants to be the best high school football player ever -- that's right, ever.

Before the media crush and coaching stampede become too much in late April and early May, Clausen is expected to choose his school and get the process over with early. Right now it's a three-team race with Notre Dame and Southern Cal holding the edge over South Carolina and Steve Spurrier. Playing for Charlie Weis, the maker of great quarterbacks, is as tempting as staying close to home and slinging the pigskin at USC, but Jimmy's brother Casey, his idol, would like to meet the Spurrier before anything is decided. My best guess has Clausen heading off to Notre Dame and competing for a starting job as a true freshman in 2007. If that happens, someone wake up old Beano. It might be time for another outlandish prediction.:hyper:

[fricker66]

Also, I have a friend who was a former assistant AD at ND (now at Bowling Green). He claims that rumors are that Weis will likely have 5 or 6 four/five star guys verballed before the end of this school year.:hyper: The exciting thing about the prospect of Clausen signing would be that other highly touted skill players might follow.

At Charlie's press conference on LOI day this year, he was already talking about the 2007 recruiting class. He said that he wanted the 2006 class and the 2007 class to the building blocks for ND's return to consistent prominence. He said he'd sign 25 more kids for next year (which means that some of Ty's 5th year senior recruits will be kicked to the curb given the 85-scholarship limit). The more I watch what Weis is doing, the more impressed I become.:points:

[bigmarc27]

Also, I have a friend who was a former assistant AD at ND (now at Bowling Green). He claims that rumors are that Weis will likely have 5 or 6 four/five star guys verballed before the end of this school year.:hyper: The exciting thing about the prospect of Clausen signing would be that other highly touted skill players might follow.

At Charlie's press conference on LOI day this year, he was already talking about the 2007 recruiting class. He said that he wanted the 2006 class and the 2007 class to the building blocks for ND's return to consistent prominence. He said he'd sign 25 more kids for next year (which means that some of Ty's 5th year senior recruits will be kicked to the curb given the 85-scholarship limit). The more I watch what Weis is doing, the more impressed I become.:points:


If Clausen goes to ND, I think that might bring in Mark Barnes and Gary Gray with him (although Gray might be a gamecock no matter what - he'll be a 5 star CB). I do hope he goes to ND, though. I don't want to see him and Spurrier together.

You have to be careful with pulling schollies. Spurrier came in and did that last year and the SC HS coaches assoc. have basically black-balled him. Spurrier only got 1 of the top 12 HS players last year and Clemson already has 5 of the top 12 for next year with SC having none. ND doesn't really recruit the state like Clemson does, but its still bad form to pull a scholly -- it could kill the trust factor.

[Steebo]

You have to be careful with pulling schollies. Spurrier came in and did that last year and the SC HS coaches assoc. have basically black-balled him. Spurrier only got 1 of the top 12 HS players last year and Clemson already has 5 of the top 12 for next year with SC having none.

Doesnt matter. Some of the guys he denied were thugs that Holts was recruiting and didnt want them.

In a few years Spurrier will basically pick and choose who he wants from the area.

[fricker66]

You have to be careful with pulling schollies. Spurrier came in and did that last year and the SC HS coaches assoc. have basically black-balled him. Spurrier only got 1 of the top 12 HS players last year and Clemson already has 5 of the top 12 for next year with SC having none. ND doesn't really recruit the state like Clemson does, but its still bad form to pull a scholly -- it could kill the trust factor.

I think you misread my post. Weis will not pull schollys. He merely won't allow a fifth year for everyone who is eligible. Remember that Notre Dame does not "redshirt". Instead, it allows guys who have eligibility remaining to petition for a fifth year. One of Ty's downfalls was that he was too loyal to fifth year guys who did not have talent (perhaps because he was only recruiting 20 players per year, and had room, but that's another story). Weis will honor scholarships...however, he won't allow every guy to hang around merely because he is eligible.

[bigmarc27]

Doesnt matter. Some of the guys he denied were thugs that Holts was recruiting and didnt want them.

In a few years Spurrier will basically pick and choose who he wants from the area.


The thugs kicked themselves off the team by getting arrested and/or being busted for drugs. There were 11 in total if I'm not mistaken. The players Spurrier kicked off were good kids, they just weren't going to see the field. There were about 4 kids he kicked off that didn't do anything wrong, he just wanted the schollys for someone else. That really rubbed the SC HS coach's association the wrong way and they started protesting the school. They even tried to move the HS Championship games from Columbia, but it was done too late in the year to do so.

Anyway, I don't think Spurrier will have his pick in a few years... 1. Bowden and staff have now been in place for going on 8 years. It's all about relationships, and Spurrier and his staff are going through their 3rd major change in 3 years with Rick Stockstill leaving. Spurrier has also stated publicly (in response to the SC HS coaches) the he "doesn't need to recruit SC to win anyway" because "I've still got FL and GA on my borders." He doesn't even try for many SC kids; shown by his totals this year of in-state recruits. While getting GA and FL guys is important for SC schools, as well as Alabama schools, you still have to win your own state. SC has 7 possible top 100 guys this year and Spurrier has blackballed nearly all of them. The only 2 he's got a shot at is Barnes and Gray and that's because their HS is literally 10 mins from USC. Spurrier's old anyway, USC would've been better served going after an up and coming guy as opposed to another old guy.


ETA: Mark Richt has actually done a better job in SC and SC has lately (namely: CJ Byrd). Spurrier's a great coach, but he's still got that mentality that the talent will just flow right to him. He hasn't quite realized yet that recruiting at SouthCar is a lot different than recruiting in the middle of FL.

[bigmarc27]

I think you misread my post. Weis will not pull schollys. He merely won't allow a fifth year for everyone who is eligible. Remember that Notre Dame does not "redshirt". Instead, it allows guys who have eligibility remaining to petition for a fifth year.


I did not know that; never heard that before. What's the reasoning behind that? Just tradition?

[fricker66]

I did not know that; never heard that before. What's the reasoning behind that? Just tradition?

I think it's policy as opposed to tradition. When non-medical red-shirting became the trend in college football, Notre Dame did not want to be lumped in with the Nebraskas and Oklahomas of the world. For some time, the University policy was that, absent injury, you absolutely could not get a 5th year. The policy then softened to allow some fifth year players upon application, first to the coaching staff and then to the NCAA (NCAA rules permit non-redshirted athletes to petition for a fifth year if they have remaining eligibility). They have to carry a certain amount of credits or be accepted and enrolled into a graduate program (no Matt Leinarts allowed).

Weis has said that he will save one scholarship per year for a walk-on player, so that limits the number further.

[fricker66]

The thugs kicked themselves off the team by getting arrested and/or being busted for drugs. There were 11 in total if I'm not mistaken. The players Spurrier kicked off were good kids, they just weren't going to see the field. There were about 4 kids he kicked off that didn't do anything wrong, he just wanted the schollys for someone else. That really rubbed the SC HS coach's association the wrong way and they started protesting the school. They even tried to move the HS Championship games from Columbia, but it was done too late in the year to do so.

Anyway, I don't think Spurrier will have his pick in a few years... 1. Bowden and staff have now been in place for going on 8 years. It's all about relationships, and Spurrier and his staff are going through their 3rd major change in 3 years with Rick Stockstill leaving. Spurrier has also stated publicly (in response to the SC HS coaches) the he "doesn't need to recruit SC to win anyway" because "I've still got FL and GA on my borders." He doesn't even try for many SC kids; shown by his totals this year of in-state recruits. While getting GA and FL guys is important for SC schools, as well as Alabama schools, you still have to win your own state. SC has 7 possible top 100 guys this year and Spurrier has blackballed nearly all of them. The only 2 he's got a shot at is Barnes and Gray and that's because their HS is literally 10 mins from USC. Spurrier's old anyway, USC would've been better served going after an up and coming guy as opposed to another old guy.


ETA: Mark Richt has actually done a better job in SC and SC has lately (namely: CJ Byrd). Spurrier's a great coach, but he's still got that mentality that the talent will just flow right to him. He hasn't quite realized yet that recruiting at SouthCar is a lot different than recruiting in the middle of FL.


I also think that his failure in the NFL had a negative effect on his image. At Florida, he was a god, but now, it is all about players getting to the next level. Spurrier showed that he could not succeed on the next level. That has to leave a question in the mind of a talented recruit.

[dirty dug]

SInce this is a recruiting thread I will say USC is #1, again! Great class of superior athletes.

Look for the Clausen battle to basically be between USC and Notre Dame, his running back, Marc Tyler, is leaning to USC per a recent article and there's a very good chance they end up together as their families are very close.

Either way, great recruiting classes for USC and ND means the rivalry will only get better!

:clap:

[fricker66]

SInce this is a recruiting thread I will say USC is #1, again! Great class of superior athletes.

Look for the Clausen battle to basically be between USC and Notre Dame, his running back, Marc Tyler, is leaning to USC per a recent article and there's a very good chance they end up together as their families are very close.

Either way, great recruiting classes for USC and ND means the rivalry will only get better!

:clap:

A lot of folks at the ND boards are acting like it will be the end of the world if Clausen were to choose USC over ND. I'm really not worried about it...if Weis can make Quinn into a top draft pick, there's no reason he can't do the same with one of the freshmen he's brought in this year. Frankly, I think the competition over Clausen only gives more ammunition to the rivalry, no matter who ends up with him. :hyper:

[bigmarc27]

No matter who ends up with him, they're getting one fugly kid.:yes:

[Burt]

Seven players committed to the national champions after this weekend's Junior Days, including five offensive linemen.

"We're talking about a big, big weekend for the Longhorns," Rivals.com's Texas recruiting expert John Talman said. "They really are doing the same thing that they did last year. They're starting out with offensive linemen. Signing a good group of kids. They're just going to carry the momentum from the season into recruiting.

"We had been hearing that the Longhorns wanted to get five or six offensive linemen. And this would be a good year to do it because it's a strong year for offensive linemen."

The Longhorns didn't have to go far for one of their linemen, getting a committment from Westlake's 6-foot-6-inch, 295-pound tackle Matt Nader.

"I decided a while back that if they offered me, that's where I wanted to go," Nader said. "I had that gut feeling about Texas. It just felt right. The whole weekend just felt right."

This is the second consecutive year the Longhorns turned to Central Texas for an early commitment from an offensive lineman. Texas got an early verbal from Wimberley's Buck Burnette last year.

Westlake Coach Derek Long knows the Longhorns will be happy with Nader.

"He's got the size. He can move well. He's got great feet. He's got everything," Long said. "He's still figuring out what he can and can't do. I don't think he's realized just how good he can be yet."

Nader also knows who he could be lining up with in college, too, as Texas received verbals from offensive linemen Jerrod Gooch (6-4, 284), Kyle Hix (6-6, 290), Michael Huey (6-5, 290) and Andre McGaskey (6-4, 290).

"You're talking about a lot of big guys," Talman said. "All of these guys are 6-4 or taller and 280-or-more pounds. Mack Brown couldn't have asked for a better start."

Brown and the Longhorns also got two defensive commitments, linebacker Keenan Robinson of Plano and Beaumont defensive back Ben Wells, who runs a 4.45 40-yard dash.

[fricker66]

In the last two weeks, ND got two verbals for the 2007 class.:yes:

Kerry Neal -- 6'3" 220 DL
Aaron Nagel -- 6'2" 215 projected LB (plays RB and safety in HS)

Also, Charlie is apparently on the road until spring practice starts. The man is a work-a-holic. Meanwhile, Ty is working on his golf game.

[Burt]

We'll see the REAL Charlie once all of Ty's players are gone.

[fricker66]

Clausen's HS coach speaks out.

:clap:

As for where Clausen, Tyler and Jones are leaning, Redell has been pretty consistent in telling us he feels Notre Dame is a strong leader for Clausen, USC for Tyler and Jones has work to do academically or it won't matter where he wants to go. He echoed those comments this morning.

"I think Jimmy really likes the opportunity at Notre Dame and they have done a great job recruiting him. USC is there too but right now, I would be surprised if he goes anywhere other than Notre Dame. With Marc, I know he wants to stay local and USC is his top choice right now. He'll take his trips and have his fun but it will come down to USC and UCLA. I think if UCLA really pushed hard, they could get him but right now, I think his heart is at USC.

"With Marshall, he really has a lot of work to do academically. He's a great player and as talented as anyone but he needs to make up some classes and really finish up strong his senior year in the classroom if he wants to go anywhere."

Full article: http://calhisports.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=521439

[fricker66]

ND got another verbal!

http://www.bluegraysky.com/tunney/a.z.htm

(This is funny)

[bigmarc27]

http://sports-att.espn.go.com/ncf/index

Not much to say, but it's got a picture of Clemson QB commit, Will Korn. It has him as the #2 QB in the nation (I'll assume Clausen is #1 even though it's not mentioned).

[Burt]

ND got another verbal!

http://www.bluegraysky.com/tunney/a.z.htm

(This is funny)

How did this guy slip under the radar of all the other schools???


Injury News:

O'Hanlon has numerous injuries, including a torn earlobe, a distended liver, curvature of the spine, premature baldness, chronic halitosis and bite marks.

Coach's Comments: "He is the greatest natural athletic talent I have ever seen in my entire life. He's 5 foot nine and 250 pounds of pure hell. I can't control him. Nobody can. He's a whirling dervish with reflexes of hawk and the temper of a pissed-off mountain goat. He's your problem now, Yanks. "

Ht: 5-9 Wt: 252 40: 6.2 (4.0 barefoot)
Position: Center Half; Goalkeeper, Ranconteur
Year: n/a
School: Homeschooled by dear old mum


Good stuff! :yes:

[Zen]

Also, I have a friend who was a former assistant AD at ND (now at Bowling Green). He claims that rumors are that Weis will likely have 5 or 6 four/five star guys verballed before the end of this school year.:hyper: The exciting thing about the prospect of Clausen signing would be that other highly touted skill players might follow.

At Charlie's press conference on LOI day this year, he was already talking about the 2007 recruiting class. He said that he wanted the 2006 class and the 2007 class to the building blocks for ND's return to consistent prominence. He said he'd sign 25 more kids for next year (which means that some of Ty's 5th year senior recruits will be kicked to the curb given the 85-scholarship limit). The more I watch what Weis is doing, the more impressed I become.:points:

:hyper:

[fricker66]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2416943

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Jimmy Clausen, the most acclaimed California prep quarterback since John Elway, will verbally commit to Notre Dame on Saturday, ESPN college football analyst Lou Holtz said.

Holtz reports that Clausen, a high school senior-to-be, will make his announcement at 8:30 a.m. at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend. According to sources, Clausen chose the Irish over USC so he could be mentored by coach Charlie Weis; he is now the front-runner to replace the graduating Brady Quinn as Notre Dame's starter in 2007.

Clausen, 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds, has thrown 88 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions in his past two seasons at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, Calif., his team averaging 53 points a game. He is 27-0 as a starter, has completed 68 percent of his passes over the last two years, has thrown for 7,234 career yards and will have one of his high school games televised live next September on ESPN2.

He is the younger brother of recent Tennessee quarterbacks Casey and Rick Clausen, although both brothers say Jimmy is more accurate, more unflappable and more polished a player.

"He's better than both of us right now," Rick Clausen has said.

Weis, the former Patriots offensive coordinator, first saw film of Clausen last summer, as a sophomore, and quickly made him his No. 1 recruiting priority. Weis went on to sign two quarterbacks from the Class of 2006 -- Zach Frazer of Pennsylvania and Demetrius Jones of Chicago --- but turned down a chance to sign the class's No. 1 QB prospect, Arkansas' Mitch Mustain, so he could save room for Clausen in 2007.

Clausen, who has a 3.3 GPA and has taken courses at Ventura (Calif.) Junior College so he can graduate high school early, will enroll at Notre Dame in January and be eligible for next year's spring practices. He is currently working out with a strength coach four days a week, has put on 20 pounds over the last four months and is committing early to the Irish so he can lure other premier recruits to South Bend.

Two of the top wide-outs from the class of 2007, Arrelious Benn of Washington, D.C., and Mark Barnes of Columbia, S.C., are expected to be on the Notre Dame campus when Clausen commits, and sources say Clausen will ask them to join him. Also on hand Saturday, for Notre Dame's annual spring game, will be Clausen's high school teammate, Marc Tyler, who gained 2,196 yards and scored 39 touchdowns last season. Tyler is the son of former Rams running back Wendell Tyler.

USC had been high on Clausen's list because of its overall talent level, and Clausen, at one time, was concerned whether Weis could recruit similar athletes to Notre Dame. But, this year, the Irish landed two mammoth offensive linemen -- 6-foot-8, 305-pound Sam Young of Fort Lauderdale and 6-foot-5, 360-pound Chris Stewart of Klein, Texas. Those recruiting coups, plus Weis's NFL pedigree, helped win him over.

Clausen visited with USC coach Pete Carroll as recently as Wednesday, but Clausen, according to people close to him, had already made up his mind to go to South Bend.:clap:

[fricker66]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2417732

:hyper:

[fricker66]

Irish signed Mike Ragone -- #1 TE prospect in the country.:hyper:

[fricker66]

It appears that Duval Kamara, WR, will sign today.:points:

http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/114723936662550.xml&coll=1

[fricker66]

Irish got another verbal, this time from LB Steve Paskorz from the Pittsburgh PA area.:clap:

Charlie's got 6 verbals, 4 of them top 100 prospects (Clausen, Kamara, Ragone and Paskorz), and the other two being touted as raw, but very athletic.

[Burt]

LONGHORNS RECRUITING

Texas football picks up two more commitments
By Alan Trubow

AMERICAN-STATESMAN

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

The University of Texas football program picked up two more commitments in the past two days, getting the word from Brenham High defensive back Brandon Collins and Aledo defensive tackle Michael Wilcoxon.

The 6-foot-2-inch, 271-pound Wilcoxon and the 6-foot, 167-pound Collins each committed to the Longhorns on Monday, according to Orangebloods.com.

Collins reportedly had offers from Miami, Nebraska, Texas A&M and TCU.

The Longhorns now have 21 committments, by far the most of any NCAA Division I-A team in the country. Only eight are designated as defensive players.

Look for the Longhorns to pick up a few more defenders with their final few openings for the 2007 class.

Daddy Mack! :hyper:

bigmarc, can you delete the thread I started? I meant to place it here instead of starting my own.

[bigmarc27]

Clemson picked up a few more commits...

Korn - 5 star - already given.

Recruits we've had in the bag:
Xavier Dye - 4 star - projected
Jarvis Jenkins - 4 star - projected
Wilson Norris - 3 star - projected
David Smith - 3 star - projected


Newer guys:
Rennie Moore - 4 star - projected
Landon Walker - 4 star - projected
Stanley Hunter - 3 star - projected

[fricker66]

Summarizing the Irish verbals thus far:

Jimmy Clausen, QB, Westlake Village, CA
Duval Kamara, WR, Hoboken, NJ
Mike Ragone, TE, Cherry Hill, NJ
Justin Trattou, DE, Ramsey, NJ
Steve Paskorz, LB, Allison Park, PA
Aaron Nagel, LB, Lemont, IL
Kerry Neal, DL, Bunn, NC

[dirty dug]

So far, according to Scout.com, for the Trojans!

QB Aaron Corp (Orange, CA) *****
QB Sampson Szakacsy (Camarillo, CA) ****
RB Broderick Green (Little Rock, AR) *****
RB Mark Tyler (Westlake Villiage, CA) *****
OL Martin Coleman (Huntington Beach, CA) *****
DE Michael Reardon (Orange, CA) ****
LB Chris Gallipo (Anaheim, CA) *****

Five 5-stars
Two 4-stars

Solid.

:clap:

[fricker66]

So far, according to Scout.com, for the Trojans!

QB Aaron Corp (Orange, CA) *****
QB Sampson Szakacsy (Camarillo, CA) ****
RB Broderick Green (Little Rock, AR) *****
RB Mark Tyler (Westlake Villiage, CA) *****
OL Martin Coleman (Huntington Beach, CA) *****
DE Michael Reardon (Orange, CA) ****
LB Chris Gallipo (Anaheim, CA) *****

Five 5-stars
Two 4-stars

Solid.

:clap:

I read this on an ND board earlier this week about Pete Carroll....

For those not keeping score within the past 5 months he's landed:

RB - C.J. Gable (*****)
RB - Stafon Johnson (*****)
RB - Marc Tyler (*****)
RB - Kenny Ashley (****)
RB - Stanley Havili (****)
RB - Emmanuel Moody (****)
RB - Broderick Green (****)

RB - D.J. Shoemate (*****) - 2008 class

But wait my friends USC is still recruiting:

RB - Caleb King (*****)
RB - Noel Devine (*****) - Top 3
RB - Armando Allen (****) - Top 3

Interesting stuff. I don't feel that bad about it as 50% of these guys weren't even being recruited by Weis. That being said, I'll be disappointed if Weis and crew can't land Armando Allen.

Also, there is some beat writer who covers USC football who completely misreported the Marc Tyler recruitment. He claims that Tyler didn't want to go to ND because of a one-on-one with Weis. The report is total crap. Tyler chose USC because it's a great program and he'll be close to home. It was not a negative ND thing, like your crapass beatwriter claims.

[dirty dug]

I read this on an ND board earlier this week about Pete Carroll....



Interesting stuff. I don't feel that bad about it as 50% of these guys weren't even being recruited by Weis. That being said, I'll be disappointed if Weis and crew can't land Armando Allen.

Also, there is some beat writer who covers USC football who completely misreported the Marc Tyler recruitment. He claims that Tyler didn't want to go to ND because of a one-on-one with Weis. The report is total crap. Tyler chose USC because it's a great program and he'll be close to home. It was not a negative ND thing, like your crapass beatwriter claims.

Trust me, there are VERY few Trojan fans who like or respect Scott Wolf (who I assume you're alluding to as the beat writer). He's HORRIFIC!

We're not recruiting any of those three you mentioned, the only RB/WR we're still recruiting is Joe McKnight out of Louisianna (and we're at worst 50-50 for right now). Also, Stanley Havili is a FB at USC, and CJ Gable will likely be a DB. Oh, and DJ Shoemate is a safety when he arrives.

[fricker66]

Trust me, there are VERY few Trojan fans who like or respect Scott Wolf (who I assume you're alluding to as the beat writer). He's HORRIFIC!

We're not recruiting any of those three you mentioned, the only RB/WR we're still recruiting is Joe McKnight out of Louisianna (and we're at worst 50-50 for right now). Also, Stanley Havili is a FB at USC, and CJ Gable will likely be a DB. Oh, and DJ Shoemate is a safety when he arrives.

Wolf was the guy.

I figured Poodle was converting some of those RBs to DB. It's about recruiting athletes for the speed positions on offense and defense and getting them into positions where they can help the team. Ty didn't understand that -- the only conversions he ever seemed to make were from QB to WR/TE. We'll see if Charlie does -- I think he does, but we'll see.

[bigmarc27]

Tigers picked up their 9th commit this afternoon in 4 star LB Scotty Cooper. He chose Clemson over Michigan, Penn St, and the Southeast players (Tenn, VT, UGA, etc...)

So far:

Willy Korn, QB - 5 Star

Landon Walker, OL - 4 star
Scotty Cooper, LB - 4 star
Jarvis Jenkins, DL - 4 star

Stanley Hunter, LB - supposed to debut at 5.7 3 star
David Smith, OL - likely debut as 3 star, possible 4 star
Wilson Norris, OL - will debut as 3 star
Rennie Moore, DL - 3 star/4 star
Xavier Dye, WR - 3 star/4 star

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Also, it's been confirmed that we have two silent commits for 2008. One being Daquan Bowers who is considered the best Junior in-state, and a sure-fire 5 star debut at DE. He's from the same school as Ricky Sapp (2006 5 star DE for Clemson), and is supposedly better than Ricky at this point. He hasn't started his Junior season yet has 24 offers already.

The other is WR Marquan Jones who most say will debut as a 5 star as well. At the worst, he's expected to debut as a 6.0 4 star.

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Before the season starts, Clemson expects something from the following:

Marcus Gilchrist - could commit soon
http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=48468

Chris Culliver - is no longer committed to NCSt and Clemson leads
http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=51378

Mason Cloy - highest rated Center on our list - will debut as a 3 star and will be a Tiger before kick-off this year.
http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=47152

Greg Little - not sure if we get him. Some think he might be a tarheel lean at this point, but we're definitely in it. Some also say qualifying might be an issue.
http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=40381

[dirty dug]

Wolf was the guy.

I figured Poodle was converting some of those RBs to DB. It's about recruiting athletes for the speed positions on offense and defense and getting them into positions where they can help the team. Ty didn't understand that -- the only conversions he ever seemed to make were from QB to WR/TE. We'll see if Charlie does -- I think he does, but we'll see.

Gable may get a shot at RB, it's so wide open this Spring (I believe Chauncy Washington is the starter and a name to watch) and we have enough depth in the defensive backfield that we'll run almost anybody at RB to see where he fits. But Shoemate is a safety (he's giong into his junior year in HS) and Havili is a FB.

Considering all the injuries we had last season, we need the depth so having players contribute at various positions is necessary!

My thoughts on the RB position at USC:
1. Chauncy Washington 6-1 220 JR (ahead of Bush and White before getting injured his freshman year, academic casualty the past two years)
2. Stafon Johnson FR (6-1 210 true freshman)
3. Michael Coleman SO (6-1 230 coming off of hip surgery, power and speed)
4. Emanuel Moody FR (6-0 195 true freshman, looks powerful and slippery)
5. Kenny Ashley FR (5-9 210 true freshman)

[bigmarc27]

The other is WR Marquan Jones who most say will debut as a 5 star as well. At the worst, he's expected to debut as a 6.0 4 star.


Ironically enough, he just announced and made it public today. The first commit of 2008.

[Burt]

Chalk up commitment #22.

Chalk one up for John Brantley. And chalk another one up for the Longhorns.

Brantley, the Ocala, Fla., quarterback who already has verbally committed to the Longhorns, completed his first attempt with the burnt orange by helping Texas snag its 22nd verbal commitment for 2007, California athlete Blaine Irby.

Irby, a 6-foot-2, 224-pounder out of St. Bonaventure in Ventura, Calif., can play anything from tight end to fullback to linebacker. He announced his decision Thursday.

"I've talked to John a bunch of times, and he was one of the reasons that I chose Texas," Irby said. "But he wasn't the main one. I just sat down with my parents and my high school coach and we listed the pros and cons of each school. We all thought Texas would be the best fit."

Irby chose Texas over Miami, Michigan, Southern California, UCLA, Florida State, Oregon, California and Arizona State.

Exactly where Irby will fit into that "best fit" is unknown.

The problem is he can play so many positions.

"The reason he's so valuable is you can line him up at any position," said St. Bonaventure coach John Mack. "He could be a tight end. He could play offensive line, tailback, fullback, wide receiver, split end, linebacker or free safety. He really has that kind of athletic ability."

And the four-star prospect who's a member of the Rivals250 has speed to go along with it. Irby ran a 4.58 in the 40-yard dash.

That speed helped him rush for 157 yards on 17 carries and haul in 42 passes for 658 yards during his junior season.

"They basically said he can play whatever he wants to play," Mack said."

With Irby's verbal pledge, the Longhorns now have 22 commitments for their 2007 recruiting class. Irby is the third from out of state.

Mack's gonna have to start turning them away pretty soon. :hyper:

[fricker66]

Chalk up commitment #22.



Mack's gonna have to start turning them away pretty soon. :hyper:

God bless Mack for getting them all lined up so early. Is he giving away blow jobs or something?:yes:

Also, back in the early 80s when I was in college, all the guys on the ND football team said that the Texas and Oklahoma recruiting trips were the best. Free beer, dumb horny chicks as "escorts" and cash "stipends" (Oklahoma) were the regular course of business. Meanwhile, the rest of us desperately hoped that we would get into a college that would provide an education of which we could be proud, and if not, we relied on a safety school like Delaware:D . I guess I'm a bit jealous that I was born with a brain instead of a 6'3", 270-lb. frame.

[Burt]

God bless Mack for getting them all lined up so early. Is he giving away blow jobs or something?:yes:

Also, back in the early 80s when I was in college, all the guys on the ND football team said that the Texas and Oklahoma recruiting trips were the best. Free beer, dumb horny chicks as "escorts" and cash "stipends" (Oklahoma) were the regular course of business. Meanwhile, the rest of us desperately hoped that we would get into a college that would provide an education of which we could be proud, and if not, we relied on a safety school like Delaware:D . I guess I'm a bit jealous that I was born with a brain instead of a 6'3", 270-lb. frame.

I take offense to your insinuation that Mack is recruiting idiots. Other than Vince and Ramonce Taylor, he brings in nothing short of Rhodes Scholars. :mad:

[bigmarc27]

earlier today...

"DaQuan Bowers will go public with his commitment to Clemson in a few weeks. Despite being a rising junior at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School in Bamberg, SC, Bowers has decided to end his recruiting. This is significant when you consider what two high school coaches recently told me about the 6-6, 245-pound monster. One high school, coach said, “A Clemson assistant told me today that Bowers is the best prospect they have had on campus since Bowden arrived.” Another added, “Bowers is the best defensive linemen to come out of this state in the 25 years I have been coaching here.” Also consider what the defensive line could look like in a few years because Clemson is in good shape with two rising juniors, Union’s Sam Hammond and Greenville’s Aterio Arnold. I have seen both of these guys play and think both are top prospects for the class of 2008."




FWIW, Bowers received over 25 offers before the end of his Sophmore season including offers from OhioSt, FSU, UF, UGA, Penn St, VT, Tenn, etc... There's a possibility he may debut as the #1 overall player in the nation next season; although that seems unlikely now with such an early committment. He's already considered better than former teammate, 5 star DE Ricky Sapp that Clemson pulled this last recruiting class.

Bowers Profile: http://clemson.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=54416

[fricker66]

Irish received a verbal from OL Andrew Nuss (6'5" 285) Rivals 4-star. Nuss is the 8th verbal for the Irish 2007 recruiting class.

http://notredame.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=44455

Supposedly, Irish have inside position (the dreaded "silent verbal") on WRs Aurelius Benn and Greg Little, and are still courting speedy WR Deonte Thompson.

[bigmarc27]

Irish received a verbal from OL Andrew Nuss (6'5" 285) Rivals 4-star. Nuss is the 8th verbal for the Irish 2007 recruiting class.

Supposedly, Irish have inside position (the dreaded "silent verbal") on WRs Aurelius Benn and Greg Little, and are still courting speedy WR Deonte Thompson.

I actually read a quote from Little the other day that was something to the effect of "the irish want to take 3 WRs... We already have Kumara committed and Benn is a heavy lean. We could be a serious trio."

That's not direct, but it's close -- he did mention "we" a couple of times.

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I've heard he's got a good bit of work to qualify though.

[fricker66]

I actually read a quote from Little the other day that was something to the effect of "the irish want to take 3 WRs... We already have Kumara committed and Benn is a heavy lean. We could be a serious trio."

That's not direct, but it's close -- he did mention "we" a couple of times.

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I've heard he's got a good bit of work to qualify though.

I've heard that both he and Thompson may not qualify, although Little is not as bad off as Thompson. The ND staff may have to pull the Thomspon offer.

[bigmarc27]

Also, I'm not sure if you subscribe to irishillustrated or how your guy works the commits. I know the Clemson guy gets the best Clemson info because the coach's trust him over the Scout.com guy and a few other indie sites.

Because of that, we often have verbals that he won't report because the coach's said not too... The silent commit thing comes up pretty often apparently and what the coach's consider as a commit and the sites are often different.

Example: Bowden said the other day at a speech that we already had 13 commits lined up. 9 are stated on Rivals, Marquan Jones for '08 was considered one of them, DaQuan was considered one, and there's still two left out there (many believe it's 4 star Marcus Gilchrist and 4 star Chris Little).

Anyway, point being, I think a lot of teams actually have a lot of silent commits for whatever reason (family, peer pressure, want to have a press conference, get on tv, etc...) I wouldn't be suprised if Benn and LIttle are already commited, just not in public.

[fricker66]

Also, I'm not sure if you subscribe to irishillustrated or how your guy works the commits. I know the Clemson guy gets the best Clemson info because the coach's trust him over the Scout.com guy and a few other indie sites.

Because of that, we often have verbals that he won't report because the coach's said not too... The silent commit thing comes up pretty often apparently and what the coach's consider as a commit and the sites are often different.

Example: Bowden said the other day at a speech that we already had 13 commits lined up. 9 are stated on Rivals, Marquan Jones for '08 was considered one of them, DaQuan was considered one, and there's still two left out there (many believe it's 4 star Marcus Gilchrist and 4 star Chris Little).

Anyway, point being, I think a lot of teams actually have a lot of silent commits for whatever reason (family, peer pressure, want to have a press conference, get on tv, etc...) I wouldn't be suprised if Benn and LIttle are already commited, just not in public.

I don't subscribe to the reputed best ND service out there (IrishEyes). I figure that I don't really need to pay $10/month for the premium stuff when I can get most of it a few days later through osmosis at my free ND site. The guy at IrishEyes (Mike Frank) is the trusted guru of ND recruiting.

[fricker66]

For anyone who might be interested, check out the video of WR Arrelious Benn. He's leaning heavily toward ND. This kid is a focking moose...a very fast moose.

http://sunshinepreps.net//content/view/517/1/

[dirty dug]

For anyone who might be interested, check out the video of WR Arrelious Benn. He's leaning heavily toward ND. This kid is a focking moose...a very fast moose.

http://sunshinepreps.net//content/view/517/1/

yeah, I'm pretty sure he's South Bend-bound. i'm hoping for James Wilson, the OG out of Florida who's down to ND and USC. I believe he'll become a Trojan eventually and he's a beast. i'm also hopign we can pull Marvin Austin (DT) out of DC if you get Benn.

Either way, I think USC is well on their way to another top3 recruiting class, there's going to be some silly talent coming to South Central again!

[bigmarc27]

quick things...

-5 star Gary Gray took a visit to South Bend over the weekend and decommitted from South Carolina. I still think he's going to be a gamecock, but it's interesting at this point nonetheless.


-4 star Marcus Gilchrist is set to announce Thursday... it's said to be Clemson.

-4 star Traverian Robertson is visiting Clemson on Friday. It's down to Clemson and South Carolina, but the aforementioned Gray decommittment has some thinking Robertson is heading to Tiger Town.

If we get both, it'll be commits #11 and #12 (publicly) while most think 4 star Chris Little is a silent commit.

Of the 12...

1 - *****
5 - ****
6 - ***

avg stars: 3.58 (Bowden's best by far)

[fricker66]

Mongo -- here is an "article" about Clausen that also mentions Korn and Mallet.

http://www.wildwestsports.com/wMessage.aspx?board=Football&mess=0&id=294313

[fricker66]

Clemson signed CB Marcus Gilchrist. This had been reported for some time, but Gilchrist made it official. Nice pickup for the Tigers.:yes: