Viper 3,139 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 5 hours ago, ScotsAU said: To be fair though, everyone thought Cam would be good. Nobody knew he’d be THAT good, especially after the spring game. https://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/12621/ranking-the-secs-quarterbacks Chris Low, ESPN Senior Writer Aug 13, 2010, 11:09 AM ET 7. Cameron Newton, Auburn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper 3,139 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 5 hours ago, ScotsAU said: But really. Is this the best pick up in Auburn history? I get that we’ve literally signed the top player before. 1 hour ago, Sizzle said: Either Cam or Derrick Brown. https://247sports.com/college/auburn/sport/football/alltimerecruits/ Byron Cowart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU Is Gold 410 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, tbone4jc said: Poor Carl Lawson just don’t get much love… One of my favorite defensive players in Auburn history. For his limited time because of injuries, he made some historical stops and sacks. My favorite being the 4th down stop against Alabama which was the key play leading to the possibility of the kick six. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsAU 1,343 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Viper said: https://247sports.com/college/auburn/sport/football/alltimerecruits/ Byron Cowart Cowart was high profile, but he joined a DL that was already pretty darn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEAugirl 9,635 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Cowart is the highest ranked recruit Auburn has signed, but he also was the biggest bust. He was in no way the “best pick up” for Auburn, the only thing he did for Auburn was boost the recruiting ranking that year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,527 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 11 hours ago, ScotsAU said: But really. Is this the best pick up in Auburn history? I get that we’ve literally signed the top player before. But this class is loaded with talent, so even though he’s listed at around 7th, talent is just better in this class than some of the others recently. And considering how erm… not great… the receiver room is, he can really help flip the script. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yngwie1995 2,232 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, AEAugirl said: Cowart is the highest ranked recruit Auburn has signed, but he also was the biggest bust. He was in no way the “best pick up” for Auburn, the only thing he did for Auburn was boost the recruiting ranking that year. He might have boosted the sale of Chucky dolls that year, too. Edited December 2, 2023 by yngwie1995 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,432 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 57 minutes ago, RunInRed said: That's actually pretty sad if you think about it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye67 1,945 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 12 hours ago, CameronCrazy said: War Eagle, Cam Coleman!! HUGE Pickup! BiG dEaL hArSiN cOuLdA dOnE tHaT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,777 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 From idle curiosity: Why was bammer never in the hunt for Coleman? I haven't seen them mentioned but it seems he should have been right in their wheelhouse. ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWALA Tiger 3,535 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 12 hours ago, AUApostle said: Page 9 of this thread is where the melt is. kudos to NWALA and a few others, though. Thanks, I may not know much. But I know what I know. I'm not an insider, but this one I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and heard the info 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn93 582 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, augolf1716 said: That's actually pretty sad if you think about it Modern era 2000. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,194 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsAU 1,343 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Mikey said: From idle curiosity: Why was bammer never in the hunt for Coleman? I haven't seen them mentioned but it seems he should have been right in their wheelhouse. ????? They didn’t want him anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsAU 1,343 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 2 hours ago, augolf1716 said: That's actually pretty sad if you think about it Not that sad. We’ve had other high profile recruits on offense. Just none THiS high profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,432 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 7 minutes ago, ScotsAU said: Not that sad. We’ve had other high profile recruits on offense. Just none THiS high profile. Yeah it's still sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yngwie1995 2,232 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, AEAugirl said: Cowart is the highest ranked recruit Auburn has signed, but he also was the biggest bust. He was in no way the “best pick up” for Auburn, the only thing he did for Auburn was boost the recruiting ranking that year. Cowart was #1 Overall in the ESPN 300. So, he'd be the highest ranked recruit that any college could sign. https://www.complex.com/sports/a/complex/byron-cowart-picks-auburn-catches-hell-from-florida-fans Quote This morning, NFL-ready defensive end and No. 1 overall player on the ESPN 300, Byron Cowart (see highlights below), announced that he'll be playing at Auburn, a choice that surprised many in his native Florida, especially since the Gators were considered by some to be the front-runner entering Wednesday. Edited December 2, 2023 by yngwie1995 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabitualChiller 110 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Can we get a Quarterback now? Getting 5-star receivers is all dandy, but we need someone to get the ball to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabastertiger 617 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 8 hours ago, ScotsAU said: Not that sad. We’ve had other high profile recruits on offense. Just none THiS high profile. I don't know, Willie Anderson was pretty high if I remember right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPTiger 5,202 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 9 hours ago, yngwie1995 said: Cowart was #1 Overall in the ESPN 300. So, he'd be the highest ranked recruit that any college could sign. https://www.complex.com/sports/a/complex/byron-cowart-picks-auburn-catches-hell-from-florida-fans Amazing how far off these evals can be. This guy called him NFL ready as a senior in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerpro2a 5,650 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 30 minutes ago, LPTiger said: Amazing how far off these evals can be. This guy called him NFL ready as a senior in high school. I remember he looked NFL ready from a frame and physical standpoint. I can't remember what classification he played in HS but his highlights were unreal as well. Things just didn't mesh well for him at AU at that point. It happens. Happens at a lot of places and with a lot of kids. Just hurts more when it's your highest rated recruit in modern history lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpreacherman22 3,892 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 12/2/2023 at 1:11 AM, Viper said: https://247sports.com/college/auburn/sport/football/alltimerecruits/ Byron Cowart This list will change dramatically with Freeze!!!! Much like the basketball list with Pearl! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPTiger 5,202 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 13 hours ago, Tigerpro2a said: I can't remember what classification he played in HS but his highlights were unreal as well. His last 2 years in high School: 94 solo tackles, 36 tackles for loss, 24 sacks His 4 years in college: 25 solo tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks. I was so excited when we signed him. I thought we had finally signed a dominant edge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubaseball 2,670 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Could’ve been the relationship between him and Rodney G. too. Don’t think he liked RG’s style of coaching 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyfro 26 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Actually before the modern recruiting services were around, USA Today was the go to for recruiting rankings. Stephen Davis was the #1 recruit in the country in 1992 for USA Today. He wasn't a bust either. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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