au_bsci_04 407 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Steele's first offer as AU DC... https://rivals.yahoo.com/auburn/football/recruiting/player-Thomas-Johnston-149900 http://247sports.com/Player/Thomas-Johnston-46743 Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 How can you offer somebody during a dead period? Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2410309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,085 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Way to go Jeff....thanks for blowing this for us. I bet the NCAA is contacting us right now Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2410312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Way to go Jeff....thanks for blowing this for us. I bet the NCAA is contacting us right now Just another reason to blame Jay Jacobs! Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2410317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 16,124 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 How can you offer somebody during a dead period? Can a player contact you? Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2410374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerfinz 1,494 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 You can have phone and text conversation on a limited basis I thought. Just no visits or face to face contact. Couldn't he have offered over the phone? Is using Skype a violation? Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2410397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
au_bsci_04 407 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 How can you offer somebody during a dead period? http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/resources/recruiting-calendars What is a dead period? During a dead period a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools. Coaches may write and telephone student-athletes or their parents during a dead period. 12/14 to 1/13 is a "Dead Period". Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2410492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 7,553 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Really more like.....comatose instead of dead. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2410672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigeraddikt 1,942 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Sorry if this young man's recruitment has been addressed on the forum, but I rarely venture here. Is it a matter of only having room for 2 LB's and we got our 2? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2568605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 34,796 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 38 minutes ago, tigeraddikt said: Sorry if this young man's recruitment has been addressed on the forum, but I rarely venture here. Is it a matter of only having room for 2 LB's and we got our 2? Thanks! He has never been a take for Auburn. There are four to five linebackers at least ahead of him on Auburn's board. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2568610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigeraddikt 1,942 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 54 minutes ago, ellitor said: He has never been a take for Auburn. There are four to five linebackers at least ahead of him on Auburn's board. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2568614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout54 55 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 that really is too bad. this kid is a stud. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2568620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 2 hours ago, trout54 said: that really is too bad. this kid is a stud. Going to kill it at South Alabama. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2568642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plainsman 948 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I felt early on that he would somehow wind up being a signee but our LB recruiting has out performed my initial expectations. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2568885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcivE09 582 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I have to admit I thought he would end up in the O&B. The fact we are passing on this guy speaks volumes to what we have. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2568888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
autan 873 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I think he was one of only two or three juniors on Super 12 last year. Many thought he was best LB on Spanish Fort team last year. But Threatt is bigger and on Scholarship at AU. If UAB continues to get outstanding student athletes like Johnston brothers they will be a force to be reckoned with very soon. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2568906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsboroAuburnFan 462 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 if we get the guys we want, we should still offer him, he is good enough. Now if the only guys we get are CW, TD and KJ why would we not use the 4th LB spot for TJ?. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2569398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 34,796 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 1 hour ago, ScottsboroAuburnFan said: if we get the guys we want, we should still offer him, he is good enough. Now if the only guys we get are CW, TD and KJ why would we not use the 4th LB spot for TJ?. We are in real good shape to get a 4rh & maybe 5th before we get down to TJ on AU'S board. And we can't offer everybody. Scholarships are much more limited than the old days. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2569405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagle2423 357 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I'm friends with his older brother Tyler, QB at UAB. Thomas is a stud. Most likely will wind up at UAB with his brother. He will shine there. Just set the all time state record in tackles for a high school career. Good kid with a quality family. Him and his brother are simply just winners. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2571862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerfinz 1,494 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 9 hours ago, WarEagle2423 said: I'm friends with his older brother Tyler, QB at UAB. Thomas is a stud. Most likely will wind up at UAB with his brother. He will shine there. Just set the all time state record in tackles for a high school career. Good kid with a quality family. Him and his brother are simply just winners. Good. Would be glad to see UAB get some high quality players to begin again. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2572069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
autan 873 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 There was another UAB LB that we weren't interested in Ganus was his name who put a whipping on us last year in UGA game. I would not want a game with UAB in a couple of years. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2573222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 34,796 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Something to keep an eye on here. A 247 poster asked this Quote If Auburn misses on Rice do you feel like a fall back guy might be Thomas Johnston from Spanish Fort? I know the Taylor kid from GA could be a swing guy LB/DE as previously discussed. The Johnston kid is a tackling machine as was shown in the all star game today. Keith replied with this Quote That would be a possibility IMO, yes. Not my opinion -- that is based on some things I've heard. TJ was the MVP yesterday in the Al-Miss High School All Star game. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2597527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagle2423 357 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I would love to get this kid. He'll be a stud wherever he goes Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2597769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsboroAuburnFan 462 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Hmmmm... Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2597774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 16,124 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 He stikes me as one of the players that is often underestimated because of his measurables, but he just flat out performs. I'd love to have him. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/149443-2017-3-hb-thomas-johnston/#findComment-2597779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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