TigerWar 82 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 That's just crazy to me lol, IMO u take 3 of the 4 if they want in. MR, WI and KJ or TT. Ignont's own doing. Don't blame the coaches at all. "Plenty plenty of good LBers out there." Sounds like the same philosophy the Auburn coaching staff has had since we had our last All-SEC LB way back in 2004. There may be plenty of good linebackers out there, but Auburn either hasn't been getting them and/or developing 'em. Hopefully T-Will can change that. Again, it's been 12 years since Auburn has had an all-conference linebacker -- way, way too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,305 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 That's just crazy to me lol, IMO u take 3 of the 4 if they want in. MR, WI and KJ or TT. Ignont's own doing. Don't blame the coaches at all. "Plenty plenty of good LBers out there." Sounds like the same philosophy the Auburn coaching staff has had since we had our last All-SEC LB way back in 2004. There may be plenty of good linebackers out there, but Auburn either hasn't been getting them and/or developing 'em. Hopefully T-Will can change that. Again, it's been 12 years since Auburn has had an all-conference linebacker -- way, way too long. Josh Bynes is starting right now for the Lions. He was great, and that was 6 years ago. He was very undervalued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 He was also All-SEC in 2010. Not sure where the 12 year thing comes from. He was second team. Maybe 2004 was our last first teamer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 That's just crazy to me lol, IMO u take 3 of the 4 if they want in. MR, WI and KJ or TT. Ignont's own doing. Don't blame the coaches at all. "Plenty plenty of good LBers out there." Sounds like the same philosophy the Auburn coaching staff has had since we had our last All-SEC LB way back in 2004. There may be plenty of good linebackers out there, but Auburn either hasn't been getting them and/or developing 'em. Hopefully T-Will can change that. Again, it's been 12 years since Auburn has had an all-conference linebacker -- way, way too long. Josh Bynes is starting right now for the Lions. He was great, and that was 6 years ago. He was very undervalued. If your were able to find him as a starter, you obviously know that he was filling in because of injury last season, he is not starting this year. Also pointing out 6 yrs ago, really doesn't help your argument especially since he wasn't all-conference, which obviously implies 1st team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 No. It obviously doesn't. Every school counts all-American or all-conference players whether they are first or second team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanTiger 20,499 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 If your were able to find him as a starter, you obviously know that he was filling in because of injury last season, he is not starting this year. Also pointing out 6 yrs ago, really doesn't help your argument especially since he wasn't all-conference, which obviously implies 1st team. That is not a given. He's quite likely to be the starter this year. The Lions decided to let Stephen Tulloch walk and Bynes will be the only MLB with experience on the entire roster. Had they felt Bynes wasn't up to the task they certainly could have paid Tulloch his money or grabbed another MLB in free agency and chose not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcivE09 582 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 As much as I hate to say it - I'll be very skeptical when it comes to a top LB choosing between us and uat. We have won our fair share of battles at just about every other position but I cannot name the last time we were not "publicly shamed" by one of these LB's - let alone landed one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd4au 1,145 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 As much as I hate to say it - I'll be very skeptical when it comes to a top LB choosing between us and uat. We have won our fair share of battles at just about every other position but I cannot name the last time we were not "publicly shamed" by one of these LB's - let alone landed one. Tre Williams says hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 As much as I hate to say it - I'll be very skeptical when it comes to a top LB choosing between us and uat. We have won our fair share of battles at just about every other position but I cannot name the last time we were not "publicly shamed" by one of these LB's - let alone landed one. AU best uat for TD. And don't get me wrong, Ignont still could be part of this class. Ignont just has some work to do for the AU staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,108 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 As much as I hate to say it - I'll be very skeptical when it comes to a top LB choosing between us and uat. We have won our fair share of battles at just about every other position but I cannot name the last time we were not "publicly shamed" by one of these LB's - let alone landed one. He is not considering Bama anymore. Obviously that can change in a heart beat but that's where things are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman 305 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 As much as I hate to say it - I'll be very skeptical when it comes to a top LB choosing between us and uat. We have won our fair share of battles at just about every other position but I cannot name the last time we were not "publicly shamed" by one of these LB's - let alone landed one. He is not considering Bama anymore. Obviously that can change in a heart beat but that's where things are now. Is it a case of him not considering bama or bama not considering him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,108 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 As much as I hate to say it - I'll be very skeptical when it comes to a top LB choosing between us and uat. We have won our fair share of battles at just about every other position but I cannot name the last time we were not "publicly shamed" by one of these LB's - let alone landed one. He is not considering Bama anymore. Obviously that can change in a heart beat but that's where things are now. Is it a case of him not considering bama or bama not considering him? You missed his whole public decommit from his silent commit to Bama thing in early June didn't you? He eliminated them then & they have not been mentioned as a top contender since. He's still on Bama's board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman 305 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 As much as I hate to say it - I'll be very skeptical when it comes to a top LB choosing between us and uat. We have won our fair share of battles at just about every other position but I cannot name the last time we were not "publicly shamed" by one of these LB's - let alone landed one. He is not considering Bama anymore. Obviously that can change in a heart beat but that's where things are now. Is it a case of him not considering bama or bama not considering him? You missed his whole public decommit from his silent commit to Bama thing in early June didn't you? He eliminated them then & they have not been mentioned as a top contender since. He's still on Bama's board. I just never knew for sure if he was a silent to bama. I thought it was message board rumor. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,108 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Video interview on ITAT. http://www.scout.com/college/auburn/story/1682952-4-star-will-ignont-talks-recruiting-auburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War to the Eagle 364 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 You just don't get the warm and fuzzies from this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,108 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 FWIW I think WI ends up at LSU. Recruitment reminds me a lot of Kwon Alexander's. Plus WI grew up LSU & AU fans & still has family in Louisiana which is where he grew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeriderga 134 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I really have no idea where he will land and I do not think he does either. I think AU trends at about 1/2 pt. above the others, but that is only until he gets a little more love from another school. He is really all over the map and just loves the attention that is part of the recruiting process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUEngineer2016 407 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 On 7/9/2016 at 1:40 PM, ellitor said: FWIW I think WI ends up at LSU. Recruitment reminds me a lot of Kwon Alexander's. Plus WI grew up LSU & AU fans & still has family in Louisiana which is where he grew up. I have no info to support this, but I just have this feeling that WI's recruitment will not be over until he signs his NLI no matter if he commits to someone beforehand. I think that he's really enjoying the process and that he'll keep enjoying it all the way to the end (nothing wrong with that, even if it rubs some people the wrong way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,638 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, AUEngineer2016 said: I have no info to support this, but I just have this feeling that WI's recruitment will not be over until he signs his NLI no matter if he commits to someone beforehand. I think that he's really enjoying the process and that he'll keep enjoying it all the way to the end (nothing wrong with that, even if it rubs some people the wrong way). Enjoying the process is one thing. Giving silent commitments and then backing out on them multiple times is a different matter. I think we need a couple more linebackers in this class, just not sure this guy should be one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMan70 3,277 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 2 hours ago, Mikey said: Enjoying the process is one thing. Giving silent commitments and then backing out on them multiple times is a different matter. I think we need a couple more linebackers in this class, just not sure this guy should be one of them. I agree 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Agree Iron.."enjoying the process" in my view is not jerking people around or misleading them about your intentions. Take the trips and enjoy the travel and good food but be honest with people......many recruits seem able to do both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,084 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 He's probably too nice. Wants to make everybody happy. He shouldn't agree to anything to anybody. Just leads to people questioning his character because he doesn't make the decision they want him to make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 13 minutes ago, cole256 said: He's probably too nice. Wants to make everybody happy. He shouldn't agree to anything to anybody. Just leads to people questioning his character because he doesn't make the decision they want him to make That's what I was wondering. Maybe a combination of him not wanting to disappoint the coaches and them putting a ton of pressure on him for an early commitment. Folks can be upset about that and they might have a point, but I think that's different than him being outright dishonest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,084 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Absolutely. At the time he may actually feel like that's what he wants to do. Just kids making the biggest decisions concerning their lives. Nobody can really know the entire story behind these kids decisions right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 2 hours ago, cole256 said: He's probably too nice. Wants to make everybody happy. He shouldn't agree to anything to anybody. Just leads to people questioning his character because he doesn't make the decision they want him to make Getting kicked out of IMG will do that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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