Eagle's Claw 0 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Why is our Senior class so small? I don't recall having a down year in recruiting since Jetgate. Which brings me to my second question - Why is our recruiting so far behind other SEC schools (AL, UGA, TN, FL)? I realize there are a few months before signing day, BUT we are currently much weaker than other comparable schools in the conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger1432 0 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 In a way you answered your own ? with the overall 85 limit since we have so few seniors we can only sign about 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerwalkin 2 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 How do you know we are much weaker than other sec schools? Is that based on numbers, stars, or both? I look at our list and see a lot of good players. I recently heard an analyst (maybe an espn guy) say that the Auburn coaches are one of the best evaluators of talent in the country. He said we may not get a lot of 4 and 5 star players (for what thats worth), but they will coach them into great players. I would not worry about recruiting (see our SEC record the last 5 years). These coaches know what kind of players they need and they know how to coach them (see the # of AU guys playing on Sunday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDeere 0 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Of the 25 signed in 2003, 1 is JUCO transfer plays one season 2003 25 were on the roster in 2003, 2004 17 were on the roster fall 2004, 6 did not redshirt, 1 received a medical redshirt, 2005 16 were on the roster in 2005, 1 enters the NFL draft, 1 transfers to USF 2006 12 were on the roster in 2006, 5 Seniors, 7 Juniors 2007 8 are on the roster, 1 Sr from 2006 received a medical redshirt, 1 has career ending injury in preseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDeere 0 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 You have to look at the big picture. Some more analysis: 2002 28 signed, 1 is on the roster in 2007 2003 25 signed, 8 are on roster in 2007 2004 26 signed, 14 are on roster in 2007 2005 20 signed, 14 are on roster in 2007 2006 25 signed, 23 are on roster in 2007, 1 has transferred in 2007 season 2007 30 signed, 20 are on roster in 2007, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 i keep hearing "auburn is behind! auburn is behind!" so i finally went and looked at the class... am i missing something? we're bringing back a lot of guys that we signed before (enrique davis, tim lamb, charles deas, and most likely jermaine johnson) who are almost all extremely highly rated now (some were not out of high school which continues to show that our coaches know what they are looking at). there is a possibility that patrick trahan will be back. we've got another top notch tailback committed (hunt), a receiver who will be the fastest guy on the team the moment he hits town (harry adams), two solid corner recruits that have size and speed, and a number of other guys that OUR COACHES (the ones who routinely find needles in the haystack every single year) offered and pursued. look at our current team (according to scout.com): sen'derrick marks (2 stars), antonio coleman (3 stars), quentin groves (3 stars), michael goggans (3 stars), pat sims (3 stars), josh thompson (3 stars), mike blanc (2 stars), jake ricks (4 stars) – one guy above 3 stars, 2 under tray blackmon (5 stars), chris evans (1 star), craig stevens (3 stars), merrill johnson (2 stars), bo harris (4 stars), courtney harden (2 stars) – 2 over, 3 under zac etheridge (3 stars), aairon savage (3 stars), eric brock (2 stars), michael mcneil (4 stars), jerraud powers (3 stars), jonothan wilhite (2 stars), pat lee (3 stars) – 1 over, 2 under king dunlap (3 stars), tyronne green (2 stars), jason bosley (2 stars), mike berry (3 stars), lee ziemba (4 stars), ryan pugh (4 stars), chaz ramsey (4 stars) – 3 over, 2 under carl stewart (1 star), brad lester (3 stars), ben tate (4 stars), mario fannin (4 stars), tristan davis (3 stars) – 2 over, 1 under rod smith (walk-on... probably 1 star), robert dunn (2 stars), montez billings (3 stars), pre rodriguez (3 stars), tim hawthorne (4 stars), chris slaughter (4 stars) – 2 over, 2 under cole bennett (3 stars), gabe mckenzie (4 stars), tommy trott (4 stars) – 2 over brandon cox (4 stars), kodi burns (5 stars), blake field (2 stars) – 2 over, 1 under so that's a long look at where our guys graded out in high school. in all of our rotations, we're playing 15 guys that were 4/5 stars and 13 guys that were 1/2 stars. that tells me that we're almost as likely to see a guy like drew cole (2 star commitment at corner) starting as we are charles deas (4 star commit at defensive tackle). and the funny thing is to look at home many of these guys changed positions. bottom line, our coaches know what they are doing. if we offer a guy, that's a better testimony to his talent and potential than any recruiting service. as long we're getting the guys our coaches want, we're not behind anyone in the sec in recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZ770 2 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 How do you know we are much weaker than other sec schools? Is that based on numbers, stars, or both? I look at our list and see a lot of good players. I recently heard an analyst (maybe an espn guy) say that the Auburn coaches are one of the best evaluators of talent in the country. He said we may not get a lot of 4 and 5 star players (for what thats worth), but they will coach them into great players. I would not worry about recruiting (see our SEC record the last 5 years). These coaches know what kind of players they need and they know how to coach them (see the # of AU guys playing on Sunday). Prime example is Dontarious Thomas. He was offered an academic scholarship to Ga Southern, and Auburn was the only school to offer him a Football scholarship. He was one of our best LB's in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 or ben grubbs the defensive end. or courtney taylor the project. or karlos dansby the wide receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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