OL Recruiting Concerns And Transfer Debate

[keesler 5,924]

One would think with drastically improved coaching, a position of great need, a hefty NIL program, brand new facilities and a good chance of early PT, we’d be in a position to be raking high school online talent in right now.  

[Mikey 16,624]

2 hours ago, keesler said:

One would think with drastically improved coaching, a position of great need, a hefty NIL program, brand new facilities and a good chance of early PT, we’d be in a position to be raking high school online talent in right now.  

Yep. If we can land an outstanding class at other positions this season why not linemen?

[bigbird 60,566]

6 hours ago, Mikey said:

Yep. If we can land an outstanding class at other positions this season why not linemen?

[augolf1716 21,207]

30 minutes ago, bigbird said:

[Mikey 16,624]

1 hour ago, bigbird said:

It's alleged to be a new day and and better roster management. You griped about the same ol' same ol'. When will the results become apparent? Right now the high school recruitment numbers are lower than in recent years.

[Mikey 16,624]

38 minutes ago, augolf1716 said:

Spit your coffee as you will. Gus kept 16 to 18 scholarship O-line on the roster and that was before the transfer rules changed. That was with only high school recruits. When will the Big Improvement in recruiting O-line start?

[augolf1716 21,207]

13 minutes ago, Mikey said:

Spit your coffee as you will. Gus kept 16 to 18 scholarship O-line on the roster and that was before the transfer rules changed. That was with only high school recruits. When will the Big Improvement in recruiting O-line start?

We have 20 scholarship OL on the roster now so I guess we're doing better of course I'm counting 2 LS with that number.

[Mikey 16,624]

15 minutes ago, augolf1716 said:

We have 20 scholarship OL on the roster now so I guess we're doing better of course I'm counting 2 LS with that number.

Thanks to the new transfer rules. Apples to oranges.

[augolf1716 21,207]

18 minutes ago, Mikey said:

Thanks to the new transfer rules. Apples to oranges.

Glad you agree

[AUloggerhead 2,238]

50 minutes ago, augolf1716 said:

We have 20 scholarship OL on the roster now so I guess we're doing better of course I'm counting 2 LS with that number.

[ellitor 33,104]

8 hours ago, Mikey said:

It's alleged to be a new day and and better roster management. You griped about the same ol' same ol'. When will the results become apparent? Right now the high school recruitment numbers are lower than in recent years.

8 hours ago, Mikey said:

Spit your coffee as you will. Gus kept 16 to 18 scholarship O-line on the roster and that was before the transfer rules changed. That was with only high school recruits. When will the Big Improvement in recruiting O-line start?

7 hours ago, Mikey said:

Thanks to the new transfer rules. Apples to oranges.

[bigbird 60,566]

42 minutes ago, ellitor said:

 

[toddc 13,194]

11 minutes ago, bigbird said:

 

Yes 

[keesler 5,924]

I’m not here to pile on Mikey, but I’d also like to know why the heck high school linemen aren’t jumping on AU right now.  Brand new facilities, a position of huge need, NIL $$ to match or exceed the likes of UGA/UA, excellent coaching and in the early stages of a rebuild where you can get PT and play in the best conference in the country.  It’s like a no-brainer to me, come to Auburn.

[Randman5000 4,229]

You know OL recruiting is going well when we got 2 Longsnappers coming in.

[Cardin Drake 1,834]

I'm not ready to criticize Freeze over recruiting in any way shape or form.  Our OL was a disaster, Freeze made it a priority,  and he's already fixed it with 4 new starters and some depth. We have 7 freshmen OL on the team. The hole in the roster is sophomores; we currently have zero, and Freeze had nothing to do with that.  I'm confident we will wind up with 2 or 3 freshman at least this year, and Freeze has already shown how adept he is at filling holes in the portal.  We are light years ahead of where we were.  I'm not worried at all.

[Mikey 16,624]

1 hour ago, Randman5000 said:

You know OL recruiting is going well when we got 2 Longsnappers coming in.

We don't have two scholarship long snappers coming in.  What we have, today, is a commitment from one (1) offensive lineman.    Right now most of the top recruits are already committed. This recruiting cycle is at the time when, with a few exceptions, it's either try to flip someone or else start looking for diamonds in the rough.

According to certain insiders six or seven were the number that was wanted. Will we do what earlier coaches were criticized for and sign lower rated fallback guys, or just hope some few former 2* guys who signed with non-P-5 teams have blossomed at small schools and we can buy them for Auburn at portal time?

Today, this O-line class is Harsinesque.

[bigbird 60,566]

Anyone, How does he see it now?

[gr82be 14,433]

4 hours ago, Mikey said:

We don't have two scholarship long snappers coming in.  What we have, today, is a commitment from one (1) offensive lineman.    Right now most of the top recruits are already committed. This recruiting cycle is at the time when, with a few exceptions, it's either try to flip someone or else start looking for diamonds in the rough.

According to certain insiders six or seven were the number that was wanted. Will we do what earlier coaches were criticized for and sign lower rated fallback guys, or just hope some few former 2* guys who signed with non-P-5 teams have blossomed at small schools and we can buy them for Auburn at portal time?

Today, this O-line class is Harsinesque.

We've been a cemetery for offensive linemen for almost all of them for the past decade. Freeze did what he had to do in the portal. As far as recruiting goes it is going to be a wait and see what happens this season before some OL will start to trust us again. Mikey, if you get food poisoning eating pork chops at a favorite restaurant you'd probably be hesitant to eat pork chops again even after the restaurant came under new management. Freeze will get us there. 

Edited August 24, 2023 by gr82be

[Mikey 16,624]

3 hours ago, gr82be said:

Freeze will get us there

I expect and hope that he will. What sets me off is the hypocrisy of a few who griped about O-line recruiting for years but now make excuses for the present situation.

It is a mite curious how well Freeze has recruited other positions but is whiffing at O-line. Any difficulty because of a new staff should be universal across all positions.

[tinman1 487]

For the past few years all high school OLinemen were hearing is "you don't want to go to Auburn.  They do not develop you and do not make you an NFL prospect".  It doesn't matter who you are you as a coach, you do not overcome this in one year.  The mindset of high school recruits will change when they see some progress on the field, which, thanks to Hugh's portal signings, they will see this year and the next.  Better days are ahead.

[gr82be 14,433]

1 hour ago, Mikey said:

I expect and hope that he will. What sets me off is the hypocrisy of a few who griped about O-line recruiting for years but now make excuses for the present situation.

It is a mite curious how well Freeze has recruited other positions but is whiffing at O-line. Any difficulty because of a new staff should be universal across all positions.

I don't see it as hypocrisy as much as realistic logical thinking. One of the previous two coaches didn't even try. Freeze's efforts can't be compared yet. It'll happen. 

[AUloggerhead 2,238]

10 hours ago, bigbird said:

Anyone, How does he see it now?

[Mikey 16,624]

12 hours ago, gr82be said:

I don't see it as hypocrisy as much as realistic logical thinking. One of the previous two coaches didn't even try. Freeze's efforts can't be compared yet. It'll happen. 

Freeze has done well at other positions. What's up with the O-line?

[augolf1716 21,207]

21 hours ago, gr82be said:

I don't see it as hypocrisy as much as realistic logical thinking. One of the previous two coaches didn't even try. Freeze's efforts can't be compared yet. It'll happen. 

Don't waste your time trying to discuss.