ellitor 33,091 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Yup. AUC and AUR always seem to disagree on who contacted who first. I hope the staff sees what I see in BS and goes hard after him. I have rarely seen an OL do as good as he is doing in 1 on 1s at the UA All Star practice. There is a twitter vid of him stone walling our own Donty Russell who has had a good week so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMan70 3,277 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 You can see from the All-Star practice videos that Braden is strong as an ox but most of his game is brute strength. Once you put Grimes' detailed technique coaching with that and he learns how to combine leverage with all that strength, this kid could really be something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autan 737 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 That might be an edge for the good guys if Smith understands he will get the best coaching from Grimes, CGM, et al. Gus is a whole lot more than a CEO coach. He's as knowledgeable as anyone about the finer points of every position on offense. It used to be that an offensive lineman needed 5 years to get to NFL. Now it can be done in 3 with the right coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaTigerFan 0 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Yup. AUC and AUR always seem to disagree on who contacted who first. I hope the staff sees what I see in BS and goes hard after him. I have rarely seen an OL do as good as he is doing in 1 on 1s at the UA All Star practice. There is a twitter vid of him stone walling our own Donty Russell who has had a good week so far. Just saw this vid on Twitter. Wow, this guy is awesome. Hard to believe he is in HS. Hope we can land him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potatooooooes!! 1,375 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I see that 247 has him listed as a top target for us. It seems to me that no one here really knows what the interest level is on either side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeriderga 134 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I am hearing he is definitely interested in us. If he is an OV, then we have a good chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikesEagle 168 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 So E, do you believe we would look at bringing in both Smith and Prestwood if given the chance? Especially if we miss out on Rudolph which seems very likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plainsman 948 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yup. AUC and AUR always seem to disagree on who contacted who first. I hope the staff sees what I see in BS and goes hard after him. I have rarely seen an OL do as good as he is doing in 1 on 1s at the UA All Star practice. There is a twitter vid of him stone walling our own Donty Russell who has had a good week so far. Just saw this vid on Twitter. Wow, this guy is awesome. Hard to believe he is in HS. Hope we can land him. Where is that vid that you post of? Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleDamnWar 0 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yup. AUC and AUR always seem to disagree on who contacted who first. I hope the staff sees what I see in BS and goes hard after him. I have rarely seen an OL do as good as he is doing in 1 on 1s at the UA All Star practice. There is a twitter vid of him stone walling our own Donty Russell who has had a good week so far. Just saw this vid on Twitter. Wow, this guy is awesome. Hard to believe he is in HS. Hope we can land him. Where is that vid that you post of? Link? https://t.co/GJQiNl3evM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Saw him commenting on the FSU-AU game...he picked AU and definitely knows who AU is.....which is something nice.... 'cause I bet 6 months ago he did not even know where AU is located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareagle13 88 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Saw him commenting on the FSU-AU game...he picked AU and definitely knows who AU is.....which is something nice.... 'cause I bet 6 months ago he did not even know where AU is located. It's in western georgia right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie1860 27 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Saw him commenting on the FSU-AU game...he picked AU and definitely knows who AU is.....which is something nice.... 'cause I bet 6 months ago he did not even know where AU is located. It's in western georgia right? Duh!! I don't know that Smith would have any bearing on Prestwood and certainly not Rudolph. Unless it is just one spot left and if it was that way I will take Smith over Prestwood IMO. That's just me. He seems to be a very good kid, smart as well. Oh yeah, and he is 6'-06" 290 and built like a brick sh(out)house! FYI, if anyone was wondering what I, Dixie, looked like in real life; Imagine Braden Smith's body with Brad Pitt's face/hair...difference being that I may be slightly better looking in real life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 So E, do you believe we would look at bringing in both Smith and Prestwood if given the chance? Especially if we miss out on Rudolph which seems very likely. None of the 3 are related. Rudolph is a WR. Smith is a OG. We are recruiting Presty at tight end. I am not sure Presty is still a definite take since he was not an EE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randman5000 4,226 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 There's a premium article on 247 right now. Looks like it's going to be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 There's a premium article on 247 right now. Looks like it's going to be interesting. Yup. Not much concretely in there that we don't already know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDTiger80 790 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Did I see today that we will definitely get a visit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleDamnWar 0 Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Yes he is taking an OV with date in mind. Don't know if 100% though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivisionN 102 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Saw the video. This guys is studtacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,059 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 “@jeremycrabtree: #UAAllAmerica OL Braden Smith has scheduled an official visit for #Auburn on Jan. 17, according to his family. He will no longer visit #ND.” HUGE NEWS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,109 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Huge weekend date Jan.17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDTiger80 790 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikesEagle 168 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 "@jeremycrabtree: #UAAllAmerica OL Braden Smith has scheduled an official visit for #Auburn on Jan. 17, according to his family. He will no longer visit #ND." HUGE NEWS!! Hope the "will no longer visit ND" means something good for us as well as the 17 Jan OV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autan 737 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 This is big. I thought BSmith was a long shot until this. Aren't all the big guns coming on the 17th. Tre, Roc, White, Evans, etc, etc? It's looking like an AU, TCU battle to me. Keeping my fingers crossed. If CJBG seals the deal he gets his recruiting wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 "@jeremycrabtree: #UAAllAmerica OL Braden Smith has scheduled an official visit for #Auburn on Jan. 17, according to his family. He will no longer visit #ND." HUGE NEWS!! That is very HUGE! That is our big recruiting weekend and IMO it means we are squarely in the mix with TCU and TAMU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 This is big. I thought BSmith was a long shot until this. Aren't all the big guns coming on the 17th. Tre, Roc, White, Evans, etc, etc? It's looking like an AU, TCU battle to me. Keeping my fingers crossed. If CJBG seals the deal he gets his recruiting wings. Evans will not be there the 17th but it will not matter with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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