ellitor 33,093 Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 11 minutes ago, The Plainsman said: Well this is good news. Would Clemson change to giving him a chance at Corner first just to keep him? They likely would have done that by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 7 minutes ago, WFE12 said: This would be huge, I was wondering what we were doing at CB... Haven't seen anything other than jamari brown but he's gone. We may only take 1 CB in this class FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,191 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 17 minutes ago, ellitor said: We may only take 1 CB in this class FWIW. Well why not one of the best then... Let's get er done T-WILL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,601 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 3 hours ago, The Plainsman said: Well this is good news. Would Clemson change to giving him a chance at Corner first just to keep him? Certainly. "Being recruited as..." is pretty much meaningless mumbo-jumbo. For instance, N.C. State had full intent to redshirt Phillip Rivers for a year while he transitioned to TE. That's what they expected when they signed him, they had just thrown QB out there to get him away from AU and UAT, both of whom wanted him for other positions. Now, when he got there he performed so well in what they thought was going to be a brief "tryout to fail" at QB that they left him there, but their initial intent was to move him immediately. This info came from an article that quoted one of the NC State coaches. Couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,080 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Man he's a different level athlete, could play any secondary position. I hope we still work on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker 2,457 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Mikey said: Certainly. "Being recruited as..." is pretty much meaningless mumbo-jumbo. For instance, N.C. State had full intent to redshirt Phillip Rivers for a year while he transitioned to TE. That's what they expected when they signed him, they had just thrown QB out there to get him away from AU and UAT, both of whom wanted him for other positions. Now, when he got there he performed so well in what they thought was going to be a brief "tryout to fail" at QB that they left him there, but their initial intent was to move him immediately. This info came from an article that quoted one of the NC State coaches. Couple of years ago. Great story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plainsman 948 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 5 hours ago, ellitor said: They likely would have done that by now. So I am assuming they have not then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Beaker said: Great story... I like it when our coaches let the new players "try out" at their preferred position. Seems that avoiding such hard stances during recruitment like "we need you at x position" can be avoided, easily by saying "we will definitely give you a shot when you get here." Players can figure out where they are meant to be w/o having to step on their toes or hurt their psyche, and it helps with our recruiting as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,191 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 How ironic that we're trying to flip Kyler from Clemson and now Clemson is trying to flip QM from us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 3 hours ago, The Plainsman said: So I am assuming they have not then... All I can tell you is they want him at safety & he has preferred CB for quite a while. They got him committed cuz he got stary eyed about the chance of playing both ways for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,601 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 3 hours ago, The Plainsman said: So I am assuming they have not then... I assume that means that they have done/are doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,080 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 If I was him I'd be set on playing corner too. But he'd start for us at safety and that's something he will really have to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad5628AU 35 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 13 hours ago, ellitor said: All I can tell you is they want him at safety & he has preferred CB for quite a while. They got him committed cuz he got stary eyed about the chance of playing both ways for them. I guess I never understood this part of recruiting. Some of these kids are such good athletes that why doesn't Clemson just say "fine, well let you play CB since even though we think you're better at safety" this pretty much keeps a rival from snagging him and I'm sure he'll still be an asset to the team at CB. this would have to be the top secondary recruit we've snagged since Enrique Florence. Praying we get this kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plainsman 948 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 15 hours ago, Mikey said: I assume that means that they have done/are doing that. My point was that if he is rethinking things,. Then maybe Clemson is holding firm on the offer is for safety only.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 13 hours ago, brad5628AU said: I guess I never understood this part of recruiting. Some of these kids are such good athletes that why doesn't Clemson just say "fine, well let you play CB since even though we think you're better at safety" this pretty much keeps a rival from snagging him and I'm sure he'll still be an asset to the team at CB. this would have to be the top secondary recruit we've snagged since Enrique Florence. Praying we get this kid Clemson is signing another small class. They may not have room for a CB. No point lying to the kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad5628AU 35 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 4 hours ago, ellitor said: Clemson is signing another small class. They may not have room for a CB. No point lying to the kid. True. I actually didn't mean lying to him. I actually meant Clemson putting him at CB. if they lose McMichael, they are going to continue going hard for QM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 8/19/2017 at 0:24 PM, austudnt23 said: He wants to play corner where we are recruiting him. Clemson is recruiting him at safety. Kid is a stud. He is definitely not solid to Clemson and listening to AU. He will definitely give us a good look and chance to flip him. Yes Twill is a stud coach and recruiter. Wow. Very good news. Kid is a baller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustache eagle 2,405 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 8/19/2017 at 9:54 PM, ellitor said: All I can tell you is they want him at safety & he has preferred CB for quite a while. They got him committed cuz he got stary eyed about the chance of playing both ways for them. Why in Sam hills do any of these kids believe that a college coach is going to play them both ways. It simply is so rare as to be laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighfan 1,240 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 On 8/20/2017 at 10:57 AM, brad5628AU said: I guess I never understood this part of recruiting. Some of these kids are such good athletes that why doesn't Clemson just say "fine, well let you play CB since even though we think you're better at safety" this pretty much keeps a rival from snagging him and I'm sure he'll still be an asset to the team at CB. this would have to be the top secondary recruit we've snagged since Enrique Florence. Praying we get this kid As I remember Florence didn't turn out to be one of the gems of his recruiting class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthGATiger 1,801 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I don't even know where he wound up after his fly over at AU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighfan 1,240 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 2 hours ago, NorthGATiger said: I don't even know where he wound up after his fly over at AU. I want to say Troy but that may not be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,529 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, milehighfan said: I want to say Troy but that may not be right. You're correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighfan 1,240 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 1 minute ago, bigbird said: You're correct Do I get to advance to the bonus round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 On 8/25/2017 at 9:06 PM, milehighfan said: Do I get to advance to the bonus round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighfan 1,240 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 6 hours ago, ellitor said: I'll take that as a NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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