JFDTiger80 790 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 UPDATED: Ian commits to Auburn! (9/03/14) Ian Shannon, K Marrietta HS, Atlanta, GA 6'4 / 190 - Attended AU vs. UGA game (11/15/13) - Visited Auburn 2/23/14 - Visited for A-Day (4/20/14) - Picked up Auburn offer 8/25/14 - Attended Auburn's opening game vs. Arkansas (8/30/14) - Committed to AU 9/03/14 This kid is seriously talented. He punts, kicks off (84% of his kicks could not be returned last year), and he kicks field goals. Check out his film. I attached his Junior HUDL highlights below. Prokicker.com Rankings #2 - Punters - National #1 - Specialists - National #1 - Most Powerful Leg #3 - Combos - National Prokicker.com Profile 247Sports: NR ESPN: 3* Rivals: 2* Scout: 3* Offers: Appalachian State, Army, Auburn, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, SE Louisiana and Virginia, among others. HUDL Highlights: http://www.hudl.com/...ights/107772407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwings 75 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 His kicking coach is former Auburn Punter Tom Guckian. I have met him before and he invited me to come out and work with the kickers as Marietta is my alma mater. I will head out there work with them if possible and see what I can find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augrad68 165 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 According to 247Sports, he was offered - 8/25/2014: Auburn Tigers offer Ian Shannon http://247sports.com...n-Shannon-75409 This article also says he will visit Auburn for the AU-UGA game http://elitejrclassic.com/ian-shannon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDTiger80 790 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 According to 247Sports, he was offered - 8/25/2014: Auburn Tigers offer Ian Shannon http://247sports.com...n-Shannon-75409 This article also says he will visit Auburn for the AU-UGA game http://elitejrclassic.com/ian-shannon.html That is pretty late in the process. He may need to visit sooner if he is serious about us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example 126 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Isn't the UGA game at UGA ? Kinda hard to vist Auburn, just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,849 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Isn't the UGA game at UGA ? Kinda hard to vist Auburn, just sayin'. Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dire_tiger 0 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Isn't the UGA game at UGA ? Kinda hard to vist Auburn, just sayin'. he can still visit, just won't get the full experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augrad68 165 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Isn't the UGA game at UGA ? Kinda hard to vist Auburn, just sayin'. he can still visit, just won't get the full experience He will get to see Auburn beat Georgia!!! And that is a good recruiting tool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autan 737 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Probably special invited walkon. Or possibly grayshirt. I don't think CGM is a fan of offering schollies to kickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytonAU 4,606 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Probably special invited walkon. Or possibly grayshirt. I don't think CGM is a fan of offering schollies to kickers. Clark, Parkey, Carlson, and Hutchinson all say hello! If he has an offer then he'd be put on scholarship for 2015 season correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger2012 84 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Probably special invited walkon. Or possibly grayshirt. I don't think CGM is a fan of offering schollies to kickers. Clark, Parkey, Carlson, and Hutchinson all say hello! If he has an offer then he'd be put on scholarship for 2015 season correct? Every one of those examples had offers before Gus was a HC. He did honor them, but we have yet to recuit and sign a kicker or punter whose emtire recruitment is under the headship of Gus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,546 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Probably special invited walkon. Or possibly grayshirt. I don't think CGM is a fan of offering schollies to kickers. Clark, Parkey, Carlson, and Hutchinson all say hello! If he has an offer then he'd be put on scholarship for 2015 season correct? Every one of those examples had offers before Gus was a HC. He did honor them, but we have yet to recuit and sign a kicker or punter whose emtire recruitment is under the headship of Gus. In all fairness, there has been no need to recruit a kicker in the limited time Gus has been HC. Obviously, the scholarships used by Clark and Parkey were "money well spent". I think if Gus finds a prospect that fits into that level, he'll offer. But that's just MHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDTiger80 790 Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 I think you have to offer scholarships to kickers these days. It is such an important part of the game and Gus knows this. 247 and others sources say Ian has an offer. You don't offer many kickers scholarships, but you better offer them to the right kickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman87 398 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I think you have to offer scholarships to kickers these days. It is such an important part of the game and Gus knows this. 247 and others sources say Ian has an offer. You don't offer many kickers scholarships, but you better offer them to the right kickers. Exactly. Good kickers can win games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 But if Ian is that good during his senior year, I can't see Gus passing on him and let Georgia offer him a scholarship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dire_tiger 0 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I think you have to offer scholarships to kickers these days. It is such an important part of the game and Gus knows this. 247 and others sources say Ian has an offer. You don't offer many kickers scholarships, but you better offer them to the right kickers. Exactly. Good kickers can win games. And bad kickers set up 109 yard returns, which I'm told are less fun to watch when the other team is doing the returning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,569 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I think you have to offer scholarships to kickers these days. It is such an important part of the game and Gus knows this. 247 and others sources say Ian has an offer. You don't offer many kickers scholarships, but you better offer them to the right kickers. Exactly. Good kickers can win games. And bad kickers set up 109 yard returns, which I'm told are less fun to watch when the other team is doing the returning Yeah....I heard that once. For just a second, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDTiger80 790 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 I think you have to offer scholarships to kickers these days. It is such an important part of the game and Gus knows this. 247 and others sources say Ian has an offer. You don't offer many kickers scholarships, but you better offer them to the right kickers. Exactly. Good kickers can win games. And bad kickers set up 109 yard returns, which I'm told are less fun to watch when the other team is doing the returning The other thing Bama's bad kickers did in our game was miss 4 field goals. You can't do that and expect to win championships. I want awesome kickers on our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I think you have to offer scholarships to kickers these days. It is such an important part of the game and Gus knows this. 247 and others sources say Ian has an offer. You don't offer many kickers scholarships, but you better offer them to the right kickers. Exactly. Good kickers can win games. And bad kickers set up 109 yard returns, which I'm told are less fun to watch when the other team is doing the returning The other thing Bama's bad kickers did in our game was miss 4 field goals. You can't do that and expect to win championships. I want awesome kickers on our team. What makes those last 2 posts even more funny is both Kickers are on scholly and were both near the top of their recruiting classes at the kicker or punter position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUbritt 611 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I think you have to offer scholarships to kickers these days. It is such an important part of the game and Gus knows this. 247 and others sources say Ian has an offer. You don't offer many kickers scholarships, but you better offer them to the right kickers. Exactly. Good kickers can win games. And bad kickers set up 109 yard returns, which I'm told are less fun to watch when the other team is doing the returning The other thing Bama's bad kickers did in our game was miss 4 field goals. You can't do that and expect to win championships. I want awesome kickers on our team. What makes those last 2 posts even more funny is both Kickers are on scholly and were both near the top of their recruiting classes at the kicker or punter position. What will be funny is if Mikey takes up the cause and becomes the Expert Evaluator of All Things Kick-related, then proceeds to post a lot about how we've under-recruited the position. The time is ripe. We've got a hit-rate of 50% on our current kickers. We need two. So, we need to sign at least 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 What will be funny is if Mikey takes up the cause and becomes the Expert Evaluator of All Things Kick-related, then proceeds to post a lot about how we've under-recruited the position. The time is ripe. We've got a hit-rate of 50% on our current kickers. We need two. So, we need to sign at least 4. You would wanna stir the pot wouldn't you Britt. Mikey gung ho about 1 position is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUbritt 611 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 What will be funny is if Mikey takes up the cause and becomes the Expert Evaluator of All Things Kick-related, then proceeds to post a lot about how we've under-recruited the position. The time is ripe. We've got a hit-rate of 50% on our current kickers. We need two. So, we need to sign at least 4. You would wanna stir the pot wouldn't you Britt. Mikey gung ho about 1 position is enough. You may have just sealed the deal, E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 You may have just sealed the deal, E. Well I was not the one to open up that bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,546 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I think you have to offer scholarships to kickers these days. It is such an important part of the game and Gus knows this. 247 and others sources say Ian has an offer. You don't offer many kickers scholarships, but you better offer them to the right kickers. Exactly. Good kickers can win games. And bad kickers set up 109 yard returns, which I'm told are less fun to watch when the other team is doing the returning The other thing Bama's bad kickers did in our game was miss 4 field goals. You can't do that and expect to win championships. I want awesome kickers on our team. What makes those last 2 posts even more funny is both Kickers are on scholly and were both near the top of their recruiting classes at the kicker or punter position. What will be funny is if Mikey takes up the cause and becomes the Expert Evaluator of All Things Kick-related, then proceeds to post a lot about how we've under-recruited the position. The time is ripe. We've got a hit-rate of 50% on our current kickers. We need two. So, we need to sign at least 4. Epic fail, Britt! Apples and oranges! The London fogs must have fogged your brains! Our success rate with kickers is nowhere near the dismal results that linebacker recruiting has suffered through. Three of the last four scholarship kickers (that includes Carlson, apparently) have succeeded. The jury is still out on Hutch, RS freshman year is too early to move a kicker to the scout team. Plus, in recruiting, we've been able to cherry-pick the nation's top kickers. The #1 guys coming out of the summer camps have signed with Auburn. The only LB we've signed in recent years that was on the prospect level of the kickers was Tre Williams.(Frost's 5* ranking was mostly due to his ability at WR) Then too, "next level" kickers are available as walkons. Next level LB's can get scholarships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 If Mikey had to worry about our kickers AND our linebackers, he would end up in a group home exclaiming "Four!! " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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