AUwent 3,748 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) Good idea and sounds simple. Any thoughts on why we didn’t do that last time? I never said that I thought we'd have the pick of the litter. But I think it's important to point out that since that last search, a few things have happened: A guy at a D2 school landed the #1 recruit in the nation (there is no freaking way Jackson State has more $ than us). The embargo against Freeze expired (I think). We have seen that PC/AHC is no longer an automatic disqualifier in the SEC. Edited August 7, 2022 by AUwent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1716AU 728 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I never said that I thought we'd have the pick of the litter. But I think it's important to point out that since that last search, a few things have happened: A guy at a D2 school landed the #1 recruit in the nation (there is no freaking way Jackson State has more $ than us). The embargo against Freeze expired (I think). We have seen that PC/AHC is no longer an automatic disqualifier in the SEC. You lose me with Freeze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,748 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 You lose me with Freeze Fair. He wouldn't be my personal choice either, but I've heard good arguments for him and felt like putting him on there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
provibe 261 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Fair. He wouldn't be my personal choice either, but I've heard good arguments for him and felt like putting him on there. You can put all the names you want on there but as of right now we have a coach that will hopefully be here for many years. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,748 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 You can put all the names you want on there but as of right now we have a coach that will hopefully be here for many years. Hopefully things do start going right. But as of right now, I see 7-6/8-5 this year (bowl is the swing, at least we likely won’t get put with a team with much better record) and then 4-8/5-7 next year. If CBH kills it in the TP, then perhaps we take another step forward in year 3 and might actually get something going. I see very little to indicate that happening as of right now, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,982 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I never said that I thought we'd have the pick of the litter. But I think it's important to point out that since that last search, a few things have happened: A guy at a D2 school landed the #1 recruit in the nation (there is no freaking way Jackson State has more $ than us). The embargo against Freeze expired (I think). We have seen that PC/AHC is no longer an automatic disqualifier in the SEC. This shows how out of touch you are..Travis didn’t go to JSU simply because of money. Culture and relationships still matter believe it or not. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle 3,912 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 This shows how out of touch you are..Travis didn’t go to JSU simply because of money. Culture and relationships still matter believe it or not. Yeah they matter a lot. Folks think it’s all just NIL or nothing, no you still have to recruit and build relationships. If it was all about money then Hunter obviously wouldn’t have went to JSU 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,597 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Culture and relationships still matter believe it or not. Apparently the culture and relationships at AU aren't resonating with very many prospects. We sit here at 13th out of 14 in the SEC in recruiting, having surged past Missouri in recent weeks. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWALA Tiger 3,535 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Apparently the culture and relationships at AU aren't resonating with very many prospects. We sit here at 13th out of 14 in the SEC in recruiting, having surged past Missouri in recent weeks. Mikey, your in rare form this evening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank2020 3,199 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Mikey, your in rare form this evening Actually just par for the course. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,748 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 This shows how out of touch you are..Travis didn’t go to JSU simply because of money. Culture and relationships still matter believe it or not. This is GOOD. And it furthers my point—Prime is a HELL of a recruiter. IDK if he would say yes to us but if we’re on the market in the next 18 months, we should absolutely offer him. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerPAC 965 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Can there be an entirely separate forum for “who I want to be AU next football coach?” Please. Seems nearly every dang thread ends up like this. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBiGGiE 2,488 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Word has it that with the loss of Lew, we are going full-court press to flip Hughley. Either the previous report of Hughley playing our staff and beat writers for a bigger bag from Georgia is wrong or our staff's ability to read/gauge recruits' interest is wrong... The drama knows no end... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowebb11 9,321 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) The likely scenario for Hughley in my humble opinion:We have little to no chance. First, if he’s truly shaky in his UGA commit, Kirby would under no circumstance allow them to be outbid by AU for the optics alone. Second, we are struggling mightily to recruit O linemen and with only one commit, BH knows he can take his time in coming on board or not. Third, if the recruiting alphas know he’s remotely flippable they are already circling like vultures to land him. Think UAT, USC, Miami, Clemson, etc…If that happens we’re left at the altar again. I hope I’m wrong but these situations rarely play out in our favor. Edited August 8, 2022 by Gowebb11 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUApostle 7,651 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 The likely scenario for Hughley in my humble opinion:We have little to no chance. First, if he’s truly shaky in his UGA commit, Kirby would under no circumstance allow them to be outbid by AU for the optics alone. Second, we are struggling mightily to recruit O linemen and with only one commit, BH knows he can take his time in coming on board or not. Third, if the recruiting alphas know he’s remotely flippable they are already circling like vultures to land him. Think UAT, USC, Miami, Clemson, etc…If that happens we’re left at the altar again. I hope I’m wrong but these situations rarely play out in our favor. Just going to have to overpay for some guys until momentum gets favorable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnTiger4Life 2,225 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Word has it that with the loss of Lew, we are going full-court press to flip Hughley. Either the previous report of Hughley playing our staff and beat writers for a bigger bag from Georgia is wrong or our staff's ability to read/gauge recruits' interest is wrong... The drama knows no end... If the rumor about him using Dukes to drive him to Auburn is true then I’m not sure I want the kid anyways. Besides, there’s no guarantee he’ll be a stud in college anyways (ex. Cohen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,194 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Dukes was still saying to be patient on a Twitter cast last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,145 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 It would be huge if we could pull off the flip. I think the odds of it happening are about as good as my winning one of the big lotteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,391 Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 FWIW, the staff still believes we have a real shot with Bo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,982 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 FWIW, the staff still believes we have a real shot with Bo. Iono how comforting that is to be honest. But I am hoping he sees the play on the field as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,391 Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Iono how comforting that is to be honest. But I am hoping he sees the play on the field as well. That's why I prefaced it with FWIW; I don't know how much it's worth, either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,145 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 That's why I prefaced it with FWIW; I don't know how much it's worth, either. I am with you. At the beginning so many said he was going to flip then nothing then started again. After a while hearing staff thinks we still have a chance with him doesn't get any reaction out of me anymore. Now the only way I will get a rise is if he actually does flip. If great O-line play would help him decide then our O-Line will have to play a lot better than last couple of years. I am not normally a Debbie Downer but O-Line recruiting is bothering me and only way to make me feel better is a couple of solid commits in addition to Joyner. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,391 Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 I am with you. At the beginning so many said he was going to flip then nothing then started again. After a while hearing staff thinks we still have a chance with him doesn't get any reaction out of me anymore. Now the only way I will get a rise is if he actually does flip. If great O-line play would help him decide then our O-Line will have to play a lot better than last couple of years. I am not normally a Debbie Downer but O-Line recruiting is bothering me and only way to make me feel better is a couple of solid commits in addition to Joyner. Actually, I'm told the plan is to bring in 8-10 O-linemen in this class between the high schoolers and portal additions. I'm guessing that probably means 4-5 of each, which means we will *hopefully* see some dividends before too long. Main thing is we just need the season to start so we can get some positive momentum going. We really, really need to beat Penn State. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUCE05 369 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Actually, I'm told the plan is to bring in 8-10 O-linemen in this class between the high schoolers and portal additions. I'm guessing that probably means 4-5 of each, which means we will *hopefully* see some dividends before too long. Main thing is we just need the season to start so we can get some positive momentum going. We really, really need to beat Penn State. There is not 8-10 OL left. Next year will be rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUght2win 6,836 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Iono how comforting that is to be honest. But I am hoping he sees the play on the field as well. One thing I fear about this staff is their genuine lack of a feel on kids. I don’t think these guys are blind optimists. Maybe that’s the problem. But I think they just don’t have a good read on kids. It’s REALLY hurt us in CBH’s first two years. Learn when to cut bait and focus attention elsewhere. I especially think about a few of these high profile long distance kids. The receiver last year from Washington state that we flew up to visit, who clearly wasn’t coming, but feigned interest late. Kid ended up going to Michigan, who barely even recruited him. Got to accept the reality sometimes and be wiser about who to spend precious time and energy on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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