2019 O Line Recruiting

[ellitor 33,077]

29 minutes ago, doc4aday said:

can Kendall Simmons be actively involved with recruiting of OL recruits? Did not know if his position allows him to actively recruit.

No. Only on field coaches can actively recruit. The only thing support staffers like KS can do for recruiting is tape scouting & get info on recruits.

Edited February 2, 2019 by ellitor

[SouthGATiger 64]

Was listening to college sports channel on Sirius XM radio yesterday.  They were talking recruiting and the subject of AU offensive line recruiting came up.  The discussion was the sad state of our OL recruiting and that we were battling it out with FSU for 2&3 star recruits. After a few comments on how we had not done well the last couple of years in that dept, they ended with FSU would most likely win the current battle.  Such is the state of our OL recruiting.

[Tigerpro2a 5,650]

1 hour ago, SouthGATiger said:

Was listening to college sports channel on Sirius XM radio yesterday.  They were talking recruiting and the subject of AU offensive line recruiting came up.  The discussion was the sad state of our OL recruiting and that we were battling it out with FSU for 2&3 star recruits. After a few comments on how we had not done well the last couple of years in that dept, they ended with FSU would most likely win the current battle.  Such is the state of our OL recruiting.

Si i agree the sad state of AU OL recruiting.....but who was it that said that FSU likely wins the battle? I mean do they have any inside knowledge moreso than what we on this board have? Or are they just blowing smoke out the wazoo and giving personal opinions w/ no legs?

[SouthGATiger 64]

I can't remember the guy's name but he was from some recruiting service,  It wasn't an in depth AU report.  They were just reviewing next week and what teams were after the remaining prospects.

Edited February 2, 2019 by SouthGATiger

[GwillMac6 20,657]

5 minutes ago, bigbird said:

Guys, it's all gonna be okay. It doesn't matter what coaches, analysts, talk shows or the recruiting reporters think. They are all mistaken.  WE HAVE DEPTH! 

 

Intellectually speaking they all have depth. Dang sure is not quality depth when it comes to the football field! lol

[mcgufcm 4,096]

Next year? We have the depth we need. This OL isn’t going to dominate, but it’s gonna be a good group. With Trox and Hamm providing depth, Center is the only position that concerns me. 

Now, 2020? That’s a mess. 

[ellitor 33,077]

28 minutes ago, mcgufcm said:

Now, 2020? That’s a mess. 

Yup. Probably need to land 5 good high school kids in the 2020 class plus a couple GTs.

Edited February 3, 2019 by ellitor

[AUwent 3,747]

43 minutes ago, mcgufcm said:

Next year? We have the depth we need. This OL isn’t going to dominate, but it’s gonna be a good group. With Trox and Hamm providing depth, Center is the only position that concerns me. 

Now, 2020? That’s a mess. 

See my previous statements.

Edited February 3, 2019 by AUwent

[ClaytonAU 4,606]

8 minutes ago, AUwent said:

See my previous statements.

We know 

[ellitor 33,077]

21 minutes ago, AUwent said:

See my previous statements. I really do feel like even if Gus does a great on-the field coaching job in 2019, that he's going to get the axe in 2020. That might not seem fair, but he laid his own bed by re-hiring Grimes.

You act like if Gus will be let go it will be because of JB. It may be a small factor he will be let go eventually if it happens. The bigger reasons will be the mediocre records in all but 2 seasons & not doing a better job with OL & RB recruiting. A lot of that is on Gus & not position coaches like JB because there are a number of good prospects that would have love to come here that Gus did not want to take. The OL issues we are dealing with heavily come from only taking 8 high school OL (We have depth!) the past near 4 classes. There were other quality OL out there. Gus just didn't want to take them. Gus put Hand & JB in a tough spot with OL recruiting.

Edited February 3, 2019 by ellitor

[AUwent 3,747]

1 minute ago, ellitor said:

You act like if Gus will be let go it will be because of JB. It may be a small factor he will be let go eventually if it happens. The bigger reasons will be the mediocre records in all but 2 seasons & not doing a better job with OL & RB recruiting. A lot of that is on Gus & not position coaches like JB because there are a number of good prospects that would have love to come here that Gus did not want to take. The OL issues we are dealing with heavily come from only taking 8 OL the past near 4 classes. There were other quality OL out there. Gus just didn't want to take them. Gus put Hand & JB in a tough spot with OL recruiting.

Fair point. I'm just saying that he may have to accept the bed he made if we surprise in '19 and still gets let go in '20. Now granted, the former is FAR from guaranteed.

Edited February 3, 2019 by AUwent

[ellitor 33,077]

5 minutes ago, ClaytonAU said:

14 minutes ago, AUwent said:

See my previous statements.

We know 

More like

[Mikey 16,565]

11 hours ago, AUwent said:

There were other quality OL out there. Gus just didn't want to take them.

This sounds more like disgruntled locker room gossip than an actual scenario. The head coach didn't want better prospects? Take a step back and think about this one. It doesn't make any sense.

[cole256 17,042]

I didn't even follow recruiting like I usually do this past year but when I looked forward I made a couple of posts last year that our o line and also in-state recruiting was going to be trash this year. It is what it is

[AUatHeart 624]

14 hours ago, mcgufcm said:

Next year? We have the depth we need. This OL isn’t going to dominate, but it’s gonna be a good group. With Trox and Hamm providing depth, Center is the only position that concerns me. 

Now, 2020? That’s a mess. 

Wasn't Irvin recruited as a Center?  Any word on how he developed this past year?  For some reason he just looks like he'd have a mean streak in him that comes out on the field.

Edited February 3, 2019 by AUatHeart
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[ellitor 33,077]

6 minutes ago, AUatHeart said:

Wasn't Irvin recruited as a Center?

Yes.

6 minutes ago, AUatHeart said:

Any word on how he developed this past year?

Haven't seen any.

[Auskip 196]

1 hour ago, Mikey said:

This sounds more like disgruntled locker room gossip than an actual scenario. The head coach didn't want better prospects? Take a step back and think about this one. It doesn't make any sense.

I agree with Mikey on this one. The current OL situation is better explained by misevaluatuon of prospects.

Edited February 3, 2019 by Auskip

[ellitor 33,077]

6 hours ago, Mikey said:

This sounds more like disgruntled locker room gossip than an actual scenario. The head coach didn't want better prospects? Take a step back and think about this one. It doesn't make any sense.

There you go misinterpreting  & misreading posts again. That was never said nor implied. What has been said, & countless times, is if Gus misses on his top yearly OL wants before this year  he has preferred going the transfer route rather than taking other potentially quality high school OL. Some of us are saying that's a tough way to build a roster.

Edited February 3, 2019 by ellitor

[ellitor 33,077]

18 minutes ago, Auskip said:

The current OL situation is better explained by misevaluatuon of prospects.

Definitely true on some cases but taking only 8 high school OL the past 4 classes doesn't help the matter at all.

[bigbird 60,447]

14 minutes ago, ellitor said:

Definitely true on some cases but taking only 8 high school OL the past 4 classes doesn't help the matter at all.

And only 2, maybe 3 OT...and CA is up in the air

[cctiger 571]

2 hours ago, Auskip said:

The current OL situation is better explained by misevaluatuon of prospects.

Seems like there has been a lot of that in the past few years(espically in regards to the OL). Sounds like Gus needs to get a new evaluator of talent. 

[AUwent 3,747]

2 hours ago, ellitor said:

Definitely true on some cases but taking only 8 high school OL the past 4 classes doesn't help the matter at all.

Did Gus pass on OLs he could've easily gotten?

Edited February 3, 2019 by AUwent

[AU64 10,122]

42 minutes ago, AUwent said:

Did Gus pass on OLs he could've easily gotten?

Good question...would like to see names, how they were rated and where they ended up.  

[GwillMac6 20,657]

1 hour ago, AUwent said:

Did Gus pass on OLs he could've easily gotten?

Gus is the dude who totally blundered the recruitment of Jonah Williams a 5 star legacy kid. Slow played the kid. IMAGINE AUBURN OF ALL PLACES slow playing a big time recruit on the OL. EL OH EL. Gus gonna Gus at the end of the day. 

[ellitor 33,077]

1 hour ago, AUwent said:

Did Gus pass on OLs he could've easily gotten?

Yes.