ellitor 33,082 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) I wish Herb Hand the best at Texas but he has left our O Line recruiting a bit of a mess. He came in knowing he needed 4-5, 2 being OTs, & only got us 2.. Now we are left w/ whoever the new OL coach is, scrambling for either 2 OTs or an OT & a swing guy that can play multiple positions. Barring hiring a new OL coach who is already at a big time school that has long relationships with the kids, I don't see where we get a quality OL from high school to add to the class. Hand was why AU led for Gouraige. Odds seems long for AU now. My guess is Clemson gets Gouraige if they want him. As for the class it's a big mystery who we get now. Edited January 16, 2018 by ellitor 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,649 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, ellitor said: I wish Herb Hand the best at Texas but he has left our O Line recruiting a bit of a mess. He came in knowing he needed 4-5, 2 being OTs, & only got us 2.. Now we are left w/ whoever the new OL coach is, scrambling for either 2 OTs or an OT & a swing guy that can play multiple positions. Barring hiring a new OL coach who is already at a big time school that has long relationships with the kids, I don't see where we get a quality OL from high school to add to the class. Hand was why AU led for Gouraige. Odds seems long for AU now. My guess is Clemson gets Gouraige if they want him. As for the class it's a big mystery who we get now. Wow, I really didn't see this coming but I'm pleased he's gone. Not too impressed with him as a coach or as a recruiter. The interesting thing is who we hire from here. A splash hire would maybe help pull in some last second help at OL... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auol72 188 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 If Gus is looking at Brad Davis he was the OL coach at UF that Gouraige originally committed too. May help us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Zeek said: Wow, I really didn't see this coming but I'm pleased he's gone. Not too impressed with him as a coach or as a recruiter. The interesting thing is who we hire from here. A splash hire would maybe help pull in some last second help at OL... In terms of the current class we need someone who already has a relationship with unsigned recruits left more than we need splash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,649 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, ellitor said: In terms of the current class we need someone who already has a relationship with unsigned recruits left more than we need splash. Why not both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,059 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Herb Hand is just like McGriff. When he’s finally about to make a long-awaited impact in recruiting, he bolts for another school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shabby 1,956 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 we need a coach that can coach up the talent. If that means taking a hit this year so be it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutzcammed 469 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 E. if anyone knows it' you. assuming we miss out on another quality lineman for this year,what does the 2019 class look like overall for lineman? weak or strong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 15 minutes ago, CameronCrazy said: Herb Hand is just like McGriff. When he’s finally about to make a long-awaited impact in recruiting, he bolts for another school. Big difference CWM was developing players while he was here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,191 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, lutzcammed said: E. if anyone knows it' you. assuming we miss out on another quality lineman for this year,what does the 2019 class look like overall for lineman? weak or strong? I don't know. I don't start paying much attention to the next class til after the current one is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutzcammed 469 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, ellitor said: I don't know. I don't start paying much attention to the next class til after the current one is finished. that right. the early signing period has me thrown off. at least I will not have to take a day off work to watch national signing day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathergeakal 283 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, WFE12 said: I love how much he promotes AU. He must really love us. People underestimate how much a dedicated player showing on social media helps in recruiting. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,191 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,423 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 2 hours ago, ellitor said: I wish Herb Hand the best at Texas but he has left our O Line recruiting a bit of a mess. He came in knowing he needed 4-5, 2 being OTs, & only got us 2.. Now we are left w/ whoever the new OL coach is, scrambling for either 2 OTs or an OT & a swing guy that can play multiple positions. Barring hiring a new OL coach who is already at a big time school that has long relationships with the kids, I don't see where we get a quality OL from high school to add to the class. Hand was why AU led for Gouraige. Odds seems long for AU now. My guess is Clemson gets Gouraige if they want him. As for the class it's a big mystery who we get now. I see where Texas was recruiting him at least at one time. Any chance they will be a player with Hand going there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, gr82be said: I see where Texas was recruiting him at least at one time. Any chance they will be a player with Hand going there? Not sure he's willing to travel that far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) 48 minutes ago, weathergeakal said: People underestimate how much a dedicated player showing on social media helps in recruiting. If the right pieces are in place it can help but those right pieces are only in place for a few teams a year. It's great though for overall class & later team chemistry. Edited January 16, 2018 by ellitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,576 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I had assumed that any coaching changes would wait until after signing day. I know a lot of people had stats, etc. that didn't favor Hand. I'm neutral about him leaving but the timing sucks for us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,191 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) Ok so a big deal has been made about JB's ability to recruit...He's coached numerous all-Americans and an o-line that helped become the first team in sec history to lead the nation in rushing...What more can you tell a recruit than that? That should be the lure and the other recruiters can take care of the other stuff...It shouldn't be that hard this way right? Edited January 17, 2018 by WFE12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, WFE12 said: What more can you tell a recruit than that? Recruiting is more than just saying stuff like that. It's about selling, which other coaches will likely have to do for JB. I'm ok with that. The good news is JB is a great tactician & on field coach & might be the perfect guy on that end of things to create a good OL out of the jumbled mess we have now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, WFE12 said: Ok so a big deal has been made about JB's ability to recruit...He's coached numerous all-Americans and an o-line that helped become the first team in sec history to lead the nation in rushing...What more can you tell a recruit than that? That should be the lure and the other recruiters can take care of the other stuff...It shouldn't be that hard this way right? He's also a bit of a closer. A few guys (including Kim) picked Auburn specifically because he would be their position coach. Not saying there isn't a hole left in the procurement area, but he won't be a total non-factor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Got reminded of this by a former player just now....... went 3 years without signing a OT under Grimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aufan57 922 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: Got reminded of this by a former player just now....... went 3 years without signing a OT under Grimes. Per 247 Horton and Sharpe were recruited and signed as offensive tackles 2015 class Edited January 17, 2018 by aufan57 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsboroAuburnFan 462 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 What worries me is JB will likely have to teach these guys basically from scratch. And I still believe we see a 50% Improvement in oline play in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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