Dixie1860 27 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I really think he has shown his hand as he has been to AU 4 or 5 times lately. He won't end up at bammer IMO. UTe would probably run second. I really think CEJ & Co. have done a great job with him. Showing him that PT is there to be had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I really think he has shown his hand as he has been to AU 4 or 5 times lately. He won't end up at bammer IMO. UTe would probably run second. I really think CEJ & Co. have done a great job with him. Showing him that PT is there to be had! Respectfully disagree. I really don't know where he is going but if I was forced to guess right now my guess is Bama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pado1974 0 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I really think he has shown his hand as he has been to AU 4 or 5 times lately. He won't end up at bammer IMO. UTe would probably run second. I really think CEJ & Co. have done a great job with him. Showing him that PT is there to be had! Respectfully disagree. I really don't know where he is going but if I was forced to guess right now my guess is Bama. I see vols at 60%, AY at 25% and bama at 15%. Not counting on time on campus as a sign of where a recruit is heading. I agree that this staff is showing him all of the advantages of coming to Auburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2kid 216 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 My sense is that unless Auburn shows significant improvement and a winning record this season, we will not end up with a top ten class. It's great that we are recruiting all these kids but the program has to be back on track before major recruits hitch their future to AU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoetTiger 1,899 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 My sense is that unless Auburn shows significant improvement and a winning record this season, we will not end up with a top ten class. It's great that we are recruiting all these kids but the program has to be back on track before major recruits hitch their future to AU. I really am not a recruiting guru as many, I can wait til February...but even after a 3-9 season AU landed a rivals top ten class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie1860 27 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I really think he has shown his hand as he has been to AU 4 or 5 times lately. He won't end up at bammer IMO. UTe would probably run second. I really think CEJ & Co. have done a great job with him. Showing him that PT is there to be had! Respectfully disagree. I really don't know where he is going but if I was forced to guess right now my guess is Bama. Well after reading his comments at the NFTC thingy in Buford I am disagreeing with myself. He seems to really love him some Thigpen. Bryan Matthews is still giving us a slight advantage but who knows. Is he really a take for bammer at this point? Serious question. I would think they have bigger fish. Maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 My sense is that unless Auburn shows significant improvement and a winning record this season, we will not end up with a top ten class. It's great that we are recruiting all these kids but the program has to be back on track before major recruits hitch their future to AU. Normally I would agree but I am not sure a good season will bring in a top class this year. With the media smear Auburn campaign at an all time high it may hurt recruiting. I really am not a recruiting guru as many, I can wait til February...but even after a 3-9 season AU landed a rivals top ten class Let's be real. Even though the new staff did an excellent job finishing we would not have gotten super studs like Monty and Carl Lawson if the old staff had not done an excellent job recruiting in their own right. I hope we do have a top class but I would not expect it due to all time negative recruiting as never before and we are way behind on almost all of the 2014 kids in terms of developing a relationship with them and Auburn. I expect the staff to catch up in 2015 and really make some moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I really think he has shown his hand as he has been to AU 4 or 5 times lately. He won't end up at bammer IMO. UTe would probably run second. I really think CEJ & Co. have done a great job with him. Showing him that PT is there to be had! Respectfully disagree. I really don't know where he is going but if I was forced to guess right now my guess is Bama. Well after reading his comments at the NFTC thingy in Buford I am disagreeing with myself. He seems to really love him some Thigpen. Bryan Matthews is still giving us a slight advantage but who knows. Is he really a take for bammer at this point? Serious question. I would think they have bigger fish. Maybe not. All I know is the offer from Bama is commitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 My sense is that unless Auburn shows significant improvement and a winning record this season, we will not end up with a top ten class. It's great that we are recruiting all these kids but the program has to be back on track before major recruits hitch their future to AU. Normally I would agree but I am not sure a good season will bring in a top class this year. With the media smear Auburn campaign at an all time high it may hurt recruiting. I really am not a recruiting guru as many, I can wait til February...but even after a 3-9 season AU landed a rivals top ten class Let's be real. Even though the new staff did an excellent job finishing we would not have gotten super studs like Monty and Carl Lawson if the old staff had not done an excellent job recruiting in their own right. I hope we do have a top class but I would not expect it due to all time negative recruiting as never before and we are way behind on almost all of the 2014 kids in terms of developing a relationship with them and Auburn. I expect the staff to catch up in 2015 and really make some moves. I think all this will blow over, while other coaching staffs will negative recruit, the proof will be in the pudding, no NCAA investigation, I am sure this staff will put together a great class and more importantly will add players that fit the systems that are in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman87 398 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I really think he has shown his hand as he has been to AU 4 or 5 times lately. He won't end up at bammer IMO. UTe would probably run second. I really think CEJ & Co. have done a great job with him. Showing him that PT is there to be had! Respectfully disagree. I really don't know where he is going but if I was forced to guess right now my guess is Bama. Well after reading his comments at the NFTC thingy in Buford I am disagreeing with myself. He seems to really love him some Thigpen. Bryan Matthews is still giving us a slight advantage but who knows. Is he really a take for bammer at this point? Serious question. I would think they have bigger fish. Maybe not. All I know is the offer from Bama is commitable. The way they operate, does that even mean anything? They may try and take him just to sour the AU relationship, only to dump him if a bigger fish walks late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I really think he has shown his hand as he has been to AU 4 or 5 times lately. He won't end up at bammer IMO. UTe would probably run second. I really think CEJ & Co. have done a great job with him. Showing him that PT is there to be had! Respectfully disagree. I really don't know where he is going but if I was forced to guess right now my guess is Bama. Well after reading his comments at the NFTC thingy in Buford I am disagreeing with myself. He seems to really love him some Thigpen. Bryan Matthews is still giving us a slight advantage but who knows. Is he really a take for bammer at this point? Serious question. I would think they have bigger fish. Maybe not. All I know is the offer from Bama is commitable. The way they operate, does that even mean anything? They may try and take him just to sour the AU relationship, only to dump him if a bigger fish walks late. With the schollu limits in place they really can't afford outside of RBs.After coming to Auburn on Friday SDH went to the Nike camp in Atlanta on Saturday and then made another unscheduled stop in Auburn to see our coaches even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 <object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=2299369686001&playerID=634644568001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAPLMIMAE~,kKetLjW2WxWxzSKDBsVhEGBzcng6UNxq&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=2299369686001&playerID=634644568001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAPLMIMAE~,kKetLjW2WxWxzSKDBsVhEGBzcng6UNxq&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> Free interview from SDH at the Nike camp on Saturday. Give it a moment to load. Let me know if you can't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman 305 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 <object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macr...,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove....ted_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=2299369686001&playerID=634644568001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAPLMIMAE~,kKetLjW2WxWxzSKDBsVhEGBzcng6UNxq&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove....ted_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=2299369686001&playerID=634644568001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAPLMIMAE~,kKetLjW2WxWxzSKDBsVhEGBzcng6UNxq&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedi...embed></object> Free interview from SDH at the Nike camp on Saturday. Give it a moment to load. Let me know if you can't see it. He's bama all the way. His statement "it's a business decision" is the same phrase Reuben Foster used when announcing for bama. Some things never change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 He's bama all the way. His statement "it's a business decision" is the same phrase Reuben Foster used when announcing for bama. Some things never change. Don't know about that. There are positives for every team. A Bama site got the only pay site interview with him yesterday. He made an unscheduled visit with Auburn yesterday. And UT was the only school where he said he had a different vibe. Also we don't know what business decision means for him yet. It could be opportunity to play early in which case AU and UT have the advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmjiv 0 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 The sad thing is that if it truly were a business decision then the chances of success need to be weighed against chances somewhere else. He is a pied piper preying on young men who don't have the maturity and training to look deeper. Pretty rings and its a business decision will turn a lot of minds. The old saying go where they ain't holds in business just like it does in sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoetTiger 1,899 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Where would Tennessee's class rank now? Haven't they done a pretty good job in light of a new staff and coming off a poor season? Not surejust asking......I believe this staff can reel in a top ten class in year one, based on their recruiting connections alone (garner, craig, horton) they have all recruited the area, have relationships with lots of HS coaches and are selling a great AU program...call me a cockeyed optimist.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Where would Tennessee's class rank now? Haven't they done a pretty good job in light of a new staff and coming off a poor season? Not surejust asking......I believe this staff can reel in a top ten class in year one, based on their recruiting connections alone (garner, craig, horton) they have all recruited the area, have relationships with lots of HS coaches and are selling a great AU program...call me a cockeyed optimist.... Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmboom7 0 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 He's bama all the way. His statement "it's a business decision" is the same phrase Reuben Foster used when announcing for bama. Some things never change. Don't know about that. There are positives for every team. A Bama site got the only pay site interview with him yesterday. He made an unscheduled visit with Auburn yesterday. And UT was the only school where he said he had a different vibe. Also we don't know what business decision means for him yet. It could be opportunity to play early in which case AU and UT have the advantage. You say you think Bama has the lead, but now you're trying to make it sound like we might have the advantage now? What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 He's bama all the way. His statement "it's a business decision" is the same phrase Reuben Foster used when announcing for bama. Some things never change. Don't know about that. There are positives for every team. A Bama site got the only pay site interview with him yesterday. He made an unscheduled visit with Auburn yesterday. And UT was the only school where he said he had a different vibe. Also we don't know what business decision means for him yet. It could be opportunity to play early in which case AU and UT have the advantage. You say you think Bama has the lead, but now you're trying to make it sound like we might have the advantage now? What gives? Read closer. I said the Bama pick was a guess. Also that was before I knew he saw the Auburn coaches again last night. The first rule in recruiting is everything is fluid when you are talking about 17-18 year old kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 FWIW austudnt23 just told me he expects SDH to pick Auburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie1860 27 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I'm not sure how to feel about 23's predictions. After this weekend though I believe he is right about SDH. We will know for sure in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les81 0 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 What is everyone's feeling on his choice tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,101 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I still THINK Bama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagleAU 0 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I still THINK Bama. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubby57 0 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I am just gonna guess bama and pray auburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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