ToomersStreet 795 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) I will not name my sources on this. Bryan Harsin hired one of the best in the business with Will Friend. Although, Will is an ace recruiter, his sales pitch right now has him looking very two-faced with recruits and their parents and has really turned most of them off for this recruiting cycle. He targeted almost the same players he was going for at UT. As a result, most high school lineman and their families do not trust Coach Friend. He is expected to be very dominant on the recruiting trail for the 2023 class but we are unfortunately going to suffer on this one. Edited October 14, 2021 by ToomersStreet 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,779 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 58 minutes ago, ToomersStreet said: I will not name my sources on this. Bryan Harsin hired one of the best in the business with Will Friend. However, Will is an ace recruiter, his sales pitch right now has him looking very two-faced with recruits and their parents and has really turned most of them off for this recruiting cycle. He targeted almost they same players he was going for at UT. As a result, most high school lineman have and their families do not trust Coach Friend. He is expected to be very dominant on the recruiting trail for the 2023 class but we are fortunately going to suffer on this one. Transfer portal is going to be life or death on the O-line for 2022. Has to be concerning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,778 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) Let's suppose (I AM NOT SAYING THIS NECESSARILY WILL HAPPEN) that we go 5-7 this year and 4-8 next year...can we still come up with a big class for 2023? I just see people thinking that FSU's class is going to fall apart. But they could be on the exact same curve we are, just a year ahead. Edited October 13, 2021 by AUwent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,435 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, AUwent said: Let's suppose (I AM NOT SAYING THIS NECESSARILY WILL HAPPEN) that we go 5-7 this year and 4-8 next year...can we still come up with a big class for 2023? I just see people thinking that FSU's class is going to fall apart. But they could be on the exact same curve we are, just a year ahead. No one can answer that....... way too much can happen. Really the only answer would be yes and no 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,778 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 minute ago, augolf1716 said: No one can answer that....... way too much can happen. Really the only answer would be yes and no A lot can happen, but if we're banking on the 2023 class, we can't really depend on winning this year and next. If both the '22 and '23 class were to be flops, it would mean a change will happen not too long after. I AM NOT SAYING I NECESSARILY THINK THIS WILL HAPPEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowebb11 9,434 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, ToomersStreet said: I will not name my sources on this. Bryan Harsin hired one of the best in the business with Will Friend. However, Will is an ace recruiter, his sales pitch right now has him looking very two-faced with recruits and their parents and has really turned most of them off for this recruiting cycle. He targeted almost they same players he was going for at UT. As a result, most high school lineman have and their families do not trust Coach Friend. He is expected to be very dominant on the recruiting trail for the 2023 class but we are fortunately going to suffer on this one. My humble opinion here. Those parent and recruits need to educate themselves on the business that is CFB recruiting. It’s a revolving door of coaches and schools every year. Two years ago Matt Luke was selling OM. Last year he was selling UGA. Rodney Garner was recruiting intensely for AU last season, now he’s pitching UT to some of those same recruits. It’s how it works. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,778 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Gowebb11 said: My humble opinion here. Those parent and recruits need to educate themselves on the business that is CFB recruiting. It’s a revolving door of coaches and schools every year. Two years ago Matt Luke was selling OM. Last year he was selling UGA. Rodney Garner was recruiting intensely for AU last season, now he’s pitching UT to some of those same recruits. It’s how it works. Wish Gus had parted with Grimes as soon as Luke was fired from OM and pounced on him right then. Had he done that I would've said give him more time after last year. Edited October 13, 2021 by AUwent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,435 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 24 minutes ago, AUwent said: Wish Gus had parted with Grimes as soon as Luke was fired from OM and pounced on him right then. Had he done that I would've said give him more time after last year. Hell no on Gus 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,778 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: Hell no on Gus Point is, I kinda wish Matt Luke were on our staff. But hopefully ToomersStreet is correct about Friend come February 2023. Edited October 13, 2021 by AUwent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerPAC 985 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Gowebb11 said: My humble opinion here. Those parent and recruits need to educate themselves on the business that is CFB recruiting. It’s a revolving door of coaches and schools every year. Two years ago Matt Luke was selling OM. Last year he was selling UGA. Rodney Garner was recruiting intensely for AU last season, now he’s pitching UT to some of those same recruits. It’s how it works. Agree 100% when you look at it, nearly all coaches who actively recruit are “two-faced”. The revolving door of college coaches is nearly equivalent to the transfer portal. So. Pot meet kettle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToomersStreet 795 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 2 hours ago, AUwent said: Point is, I kinda wish Matt Luke were on our staff. But hopefully ToomersStreet is correct about Friend come February 2023. Im just the messanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twilli13 600 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, TigerPAC said: Agree 100% when you look at it, nearly all coaches who actively recruit are “two-faced”. The revolving door of college coaches is nearly equivalent to the transfer portal. So. Pot meet kettle Yeah I agree I dont get how that would stop an ace recruiter, not entirely anyway. Coaches go to new teams all the time and the ace recruiters usually take a recruit or 2 they want that they were recruiting at the old school. This is nothing new. Edited October 14, 2021 by twilli13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MustardSeed Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 31 minutes ago, twilli13 said: Yeah I agree I dont get how that would stop an ace recruiter, not entirely anyway. Coaches go to new teams all the time and the ace recruiters usually take a recruit or 2 they want that they were recruiting at the old school. This is nothing new. Yep. This never seems to have an effect a year later. If it was like James Franklin who took a bunch of recruits from Vandy to PSU the year he left I could see it. But an entire class later?? Doesnt add up to me. If that were really the case then the ones he recruited for TN in the 2023 class would feel the same way. And most recruits would never go to a new staff for the first few years. It would mean Kirby couldn’t recruit guys when he got to UGA that he recruited at bama…but he got 5 stars so we know that’s 100% not possible. Not trying to shoot the messenger here, but that story just doesn’t seem to hold water. May be bad info OR there is a lot more to the story. Hoping it’s the 1st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Cam It 97 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Sitting on 2 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,580 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Just now, God Cam It said: Sitting on 2 now. Needing 15 more... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autiger88 3,777 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) Imo this will even out recruits will come and like I said in the Bobo thread I believe there is gonna be some more soon, we got another one today so let's be patient. Edited October 15, 2021 by autiger88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Cam It 97 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, autiger88 said: Imo this will even out recruits will come and like I said in the Bobo thread I believe there is gonna be some more soon, we got another one today so let's be patient. Looks like AU is heading to the West Coast next week to watch Clemons and Agbo in action. Feel like Harsin will start turning up the dial since he saw the talent of ugay and knows first hand what is needed now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank2020 3,226 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 49 minutes ago, God Cam It said: Sitting on 2 now. That means not a failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank2020 3,226 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 29 minutes ago, God Cam It said: Looks like AU is heading to the West Coast next week to watch Clemons and Agbo in action. Feel like Harsin will start turning up the dial since he saw the talent of ugay and knows first hand what is needed now. I believe he already knew what was going on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, Hank2020 said: I believe he already knew what was going on. Agree. He knew as soon as he saw us flounder and get pushed around by freaking Northwestern 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win4AU 4,055 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I don’t think it matters how well Auburn closes out the class with Oline recruits, they’re going to have to get 2 OT transfers as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MustardSeed Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 18 minutes ago, Win4AU said: I don’t think it matters how well Auburn closes out the class with Oline recruits, they’re going to have to get 2 OT transfers as well. You’re not wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aublaise 199 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 56 minutes ago, Win4AU said: I don’t think it matters how well Auburn closes out the class with Oline recruits, they’re going to have to get 2 OT transfers as well. Either get 2 OT transfers or allow/convince 2 OT seniors to stay for a super senior season. To totally derail this thread, anyone read about the guy that got his 8th year of college football? https://www.timesnews.net/sports/bucs-folks-making-history-with-eighth-season-of-college-football/article_1a0c8866-26f4-11ec-8aae-1fd249dcb27d.html#:~:text=Jared Folks is in his,transferring to East Tennessee State.&text=ETSU linebacker Jared Folks intercepts a pass against VMI in 2018. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnTiger4Life 2,225 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 3:25 PM, ToomersStreet said: I will not name my sources on this. Bryan Harsin hired one of the best in the business with Will Friend. Although, Will is an ace recruiter, his sales pitch right now has him looking very two-faced with recruits and their parents and has really turned most of them off for this recruiting cycle. He targeted almost the same players he was going for at UT. As a result, most high school lineman and their families do not trust Coach Friend. He is expected to be very dominant on the recruiting trail for the 2023 class but we are unfortunately going to suffer on this one. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle 3,924 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 down about 4 or 5 more to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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