ellitor 33,093 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 FWIW JHead says our staff is probably looking to take about 4-5 GT & regular transfers (should the one time only transfer rule pass in January) to fill out this class. 2 OL for sure, maybe a DL, TE or WR and possibly a LB if Zakoby McClain turns pro a year early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 When was the last time we signed a high school OT? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,598 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 55 minutes ago, ellitor said: FWIW JHead says our staff is probably looking to take about 4-5 GT & regular transfers (should the one time only transfer rule pass in January) to fill out this class. 2 OL for sure, maybe a DL, TE or WR and possibly a LB if Zakoby McClain turns pro a year early. This sounds more like a Plan C than a Plan B. Plan B's usually have some merit. This is nothing but trying to patch holes in a boat that's pretty much already sunk. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 8 hours ago, Mikey said: This sounds more like a Plan C than a Plan B. Plan B's usually have some merit. This is nothing but trying to patch holes in a boat that's pretty much already sunk. That & planning on some of them being immediate upgrades from what we have on the current roster. For example, while many of us joke on us going after the Harvard OG a number of people say he has legit NFL talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 58 minutes ago, ellitor said: That & planning on some of them being immediate upgrades from what we have on the current roster. For example, while many of us joke on us going after the Harvard OG a number of people say he has legit NFL talent. Well this is what we will have to do. I know that this is where we are as a program. We have not proven that we can develop HS O lineman for the NFL and therefore they will not come here. I think it has been 3 years since we signed a true HS OT. I think Bick may be great but he can’t fight off the past failures unless we sign HS OTs and develops them... and nobody elite is going to give us a chance at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 35 minutes ago, gr82b4au said: I think it has been 3 years since we signed a true HS OT. 2. He's gone now but Osborne was signed with the staff's intent of him being a true OT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 38 minutes ago, gr82b4au said: I think Bick may be great but he can’t fight off the past failures unless we sign HS OTs and develops them He can jump start it before then some if Bro Hamm does well in the draft whenever he leaves. That will show development at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerPAC 965 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 hours ago, ellitor said: 2. He's gone now but Osborne was signed with the staff's intent of him being a true OT Unacceptable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, TigerPAC said: Unacceptable @TigerPACAbsolutely! I was just making an insignificant point which I do sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Well he decommitted. Unreal. I’ve never seen a team struggle with recruiting one position as much as we do with the o line. oh well, Time to do what we have done the last 4 years. Look for Juco and transfers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,061 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 You just think it can’t get any worse... and then it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 In a shocker to nobody Keith expects the remaining 2-3 OL spots to be filled by GTs & transfers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,096 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 The OL recruiting is inexplicable at this point. How do you let up on the OT guys you have in house? How do you pass on guys with upside like Orr? How can you not sign ANYONE? It’s incredible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,391 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, mcgufcm said: The OL recruiting is inexplicable at this point. How do you let up on the OT guys you have in house? How do you pass on guys with upside like Orr? How can you not sign ANYONE? It’s incredible. Orr is a special situation. There are legitimate reasons that he wasn't offered. That one hurt me, because he was one of the big 3 for me at tackle this year, but sometimes you just gotta let it go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, mcgufcm said: How can you not sign ANYONE? It’s incredible. Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, mcgufcm said: How do you let up on the OT guys you have in house? @mcgufcm Who's to say we let up? Maybe family wanting him close to where most of the family is won out. 2 hours ago, mcgufcm said: How do you pass on guys with upside like Orr PMing you on Orr. Very sketchy if we took him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War to the Eagle 364 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 14 hours ago, ellitor said: In a shocker to nobody Keith expects the remaining 2-3 OL spots to be filled by GTs & transfers. I have no words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 12 hours ago, War to the Eagle said: I have no words. There’s a thread for that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,525 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 On 11/18/2020 at 11:14 PM, gr82b4au said: When was the last time we signed a high school OT? 2017 Calvin Ashley Austin Troxell Bill Taylor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) Our failures recruiting the OL have been rehashed as nauseum but.....this is truly the signature failure of Malzahn’s tenure (which is an extraordinary accomplishment given the choices). Our inability to recruit and sign high quality OL , especially tackles, in anywhere close to appropriate numbers is breathtaking. You would think that the law of averages would result in a highly regarded tackle ending up at AU just by accident at least. And, apologies in advance, I don’t mean this as a dis to Bill Taylor Edited November 21, 2020 by fredst 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,096 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 1:01 PM, ellitor said: @mcgufcm Who's to say we let up? Maybe family wanting him close to where most of the family is won out. PMing you on Orr. Very sketchy if we took him. On the let up, Gooch said we were not talking to him as much as UT. Then he flipped. Johnson said ND coaches were contacting him as much as Auburn. It certainly seems like we thought the hay was in the barn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,093 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 18 hours ago, mcgufcm said: Johnson said ND coaches were contacting him as much as Auburn By definition of the sentence that is not letting up. 18 hours ago, mcgufcm said: It certainly seems like we thought the hay was in the barn. Nope. We knew ND was going to stay hard after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle 3,912 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Wonder what Dylan Brooks thought about that game last night. Jboy been hinting at something going to happen in recruiting. He never said Brooks’ name but I’m just trying to connect the dots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,598 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 1:01 PM, ellitor said: PMing you on Orr. Very sketchy if we took him. I'd appreciate a PM on that subject too. It seems I'm now the only person south of Canada that doesn't know the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,391 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 8:29 AM, Sizzle said: Wonder what Dylan Brooks thought about that game last night. Jboy been hinting at something going to happen in recruiting. He never said Brooks’ name but I’m just trying to connect the dots Coach told me in a Facebook Auburn group that Brooks is unlikely, and that he's not the player the coaches want most from UT. I asked who was, but he never responded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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