GwillMac6 20,671 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 This has been Malzahns most impressive feat as a coach is I swear he is batting 95% and above in getting all our recruits qualified so that they arrive on campus on time. This is one of the few who have not qualified. I hate it for alaric and us. He was one of the heart and soul of this class who committed almost 2 years before they signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War to the Eagle 363 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 13 minutes ago, GwillMac6 said: This has been Malzahns most impressive feat as a coach is I swear he is batting 95% and above in getting all our recruits qualified so that they arrive on campus on time. This is one of the few who have not qualified. I hate it for alaric and us. He was one of the heart and soul of this class who committed almost 2 years before they signed. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 13 hours ago, GwillMac6 said: This has been Malzahns most impressive feat as a coach is I swear he is batting 95% and above in getting all our recruits qualified so that they arrive on campus on time. This is one of the few who have not qualified. I hate it for alaric and us. He was one of the heart and soul of this class who committed almost 2 years before they signed. Good call. It's 97.6% and Gus doesn't get them enrolled, the kids do their work. What Gus has done on this is not take many kids who are high academic risks to not qualify. He's been more judicous about that than Tubbs was. That's not a knock on Tubbs. Signing rules were different then too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker 2,457 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 For those in the know, is there a JUCO RB target? I learned a long time ago, with any change, there is an opportunity to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDUBB4AU 5,112 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Good luck to the kid . Academics can't be pushed aside . Hope he does what it takes to make it back to AU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighfan 1,240 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I really hate it for the guy. He has been committed for so long. Hopefully, he will get his academic act together and be a RB or WR for the Tigers in the not too distant future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 7 hours ago, Beaker said: For those in the know, is there a JUCO RB target? Not at this time to my knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,578 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 8 hours ago, Beaker said: For those in the know, is there a JUCO RB target? I learned a long time ago, with any change, there is an opportunity to upgrade. Not as much opportunity as one might think. Under the newer rules, that signee slot is gone forever. Even if we wanted to sign a replacement, at this time of year players of the quality we need are simply all gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,140 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 E does this change how many RB's we will take this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 21 minutes ago, AuburnNTexas said: E does this change how many RB's we will take this year? No. AU has known for over a month that Williams wasn't going to make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Hate it for him. Hope he gets the academic help he needs at Juco to succeed. Does this drop AU out of the top 10 in recruiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,766 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Auburn running back/athlete signee Alaric Williams will not be part of the 2017 Tigers class after all, AuburnUndercover.com can confirm. Instead, after coming up short in his qualifying efforts Williams will head to Garden City Community College in Kansas. He confirmed the news via Twitter -- it was first reported by AL.com's Drew Champlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle 2,945 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: Auburn running back/athlete signee Alaric Williams will not be part of the 2017 Tigers class after all, AuburnUndercover.com can confirm. Instead, after coming up short in his qualifying efforts Williams will head to Garden City Community College in Kansas. He confirmed the news via Twitter -- it was first reported by AL.com's Drew Champlin. In this day and time, it is almost impossible for a signee to not qualify. His situation must have been pretty bad, or he didnt get consistent help to overcome his academic problems...sorry for him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I hope bigbird read this. I have a feeling he thought I was making that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle 9,064 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 @ellitor hows the 2018 RB class looking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,924 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 With the loss of a 4*, the '17 class ends up out of the top 10.... correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,766 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 do our recruiters not have a way of knowing if a kids grades are not up to par? i mean did his high school coach know? not seeking blame to anyone or anything like that but i just thought in thiis day and time we would be past that? anyone want to enlighten me please? thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 56 minutes ago, jared52 said: Does this drop AU out of the top 10 in recruiting? No. He still signed an NLI & counts against the 25 limit for the 2017 class and team rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 41 minutes ago, auburn4ever said: I hope bigbird read this. I have a feeling he thought I was making that up. No. He was mocking you because it had been posted on the same page 2 hours earlier before you "Broke The News" of him not qualifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 43 minutes ago, Barnacle said: @ellitor hows the 2018 RB class looking? We have Worm Shivers & want 1-2 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 43 minutes ago, keesler said: With the loss of a 4*, the '17 class ends up out of the top 10.... correct? Nope. He signed so he's still part of the class in recruiting sites eyes. Flawed system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 13 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: do our recruiters not have a way of knowing if a kids grades are not up to par? i mean did his high school coach know? not seeking blame to anyone or anything like that but i just thought in thiis day and time we would be past that? anyone want to enlighten me please? thanx Yes & yes. I think at one time there was a plan to get him qualified. I think he just stumbled along the way & based on his tweet I think he didn't take it seriously til it was too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, ellitor said: Nope. He signed so he's still part of the class in recruiting sites eyes. Flawed system. So, does he go on the "attrition" list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,091 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Just now, oracle79 said: So, does he go on the "attrition" list? No. Never enrolled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 19 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: not seeking blame to anyone or anything like that but i just thought in thiis day and time we would be past that? In today's high school world, you have to try pretty hard (or really not give a crap, or have some learning disability) to not be successful academically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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