GaCoach 0 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 During the 'down time' the thought crossed my mind, which big name recruits never 'panned out' during the CTT era? Two come to my mind. LaMarcus Rowell and Tony Bell. Any others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrnfanatc 6 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Leon Hart - although it may have been more the fact that there were just several better OL ahead of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaCoach 0 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Leon Hart - although it may have been more the fact that there were just several better OL ahead of him. Absolutely. I guess he was so bad I forgot about him! Consistency was his problem. He had many opportunities to start, but never stepped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWeagle 4 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Do juco xfers count? If so: Greg Smith Brandon Jacobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravad 77 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Do juco xfers count? If so: Greg Smith Brandon Jacobs I don't think you can say Jacobs was a bust. He came in and played behind Carnell and Ronnie left after a year and now makes quite a bit of money in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaCoach 0 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Do juco xfers count? If so: Greg Smith Brandon Jacobs I don't think you can say Jacobs was a bust. He came in and played behind Carnell and Ronnie left after a year and now makes quite a bit of money in the league. I would agree on Jacobs. Bad timing. Although, IMO, he was a cancer on the '03 team. Now if he could have been the feature guy at another time, I think he could have done well. Smith, big time bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeduke 8 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 If I remember correctly, wasn't Daniel Cobb a highly regarded JUCO transfer as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravad 77 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I went back and looked at Rivals for 2004 & 2005 - should be Seniors or Juniors for this upcoming year to see about star power busts. 2004 4 & 5 star players Tony Bell - not with team Leon Hart - ? Lemarcus Rowell - not with team Pat Sims - not with team - left early for NFL 2005 4 & 5 star players Montez Billings - plays - hope to see good things this year Tray Blackmon - plays - still 5 star Mike Harness - not with team Alonzo Horton - not with team Gabe McKenzie - plays - hope to see good things this year Prechae Rodriguez - plays Rex Sharpe - not with team Tommy Trott - plays - hope to see good things this year I guess you could say that 50% of our top recruits, that we should be seeing production from now, are busts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWeagle 4 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Do juco xfers count? If so: Greg Smith Brandon Jacobs I don't think you can say Jacobs was a bust. He came in and played behind Carnell and Ronnie left after a year and now makes quite a bit of money in the league. Gotcha. I guess I was just thinking of "bust" as "somebody who didn't make as much of an impact at Auburn as we hoped". But I stand corrected... in terms of his career, he's no bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrnfanatc 6 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 If I remember correctly, wasn't Daniel Cobb a highly regarded JUCO transfer as well? Daniel Cobb was a side note from when the coaches went to see Johnson in JUCO. While, I agree that he was a big bust in general, I don't think he was very highly regarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PChamp119 96 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 What happened with Gabe McKenzie? Great kid on and off the field. Made some outstanding catches in 2006. Makes the game-winning TD against Kansas State in 2007. Then he just disappears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prowler 1 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 If I remember correctly, wasn't Daniel Cobb a highly regarded JUCO transfer as well? Daniel Cobb was a side note from when the coaches went to see Johnson in JUCO. While, I agree that he was a big bust in general, I don't think he was very highly regarded. The coaches went to see DC and noticed Rudi Making his own holes then juking a defender, making him fall down, while Rudi ran for the TD in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerEyes1914 1 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 If I remember correctly, wasn't Daniel Cobb a highly regarded JUCO transfer as well? Daniel Cobb was a side note from when the coaches went to see Johnson in JUCO. While, I agree that he was a big bust in general, I don't think he was very highly regarded. The coaches went to see DC and noticed Rudi Making his own holes then juking a defender, making him fall down, while Rudi ran for the TD in practice. Yea DC was the prime target on that trip. RJ was a gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrnfanatc 6 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 If I remember correctly, wasn't Daniel Cobb a highly regarded JUCO transfer as well? Daniel Cobb was a side note from when the coaches went to see Johnson in JUCO. While, I agree that he was a big bust in general, I don't think he was very highly regarded. The coaches went to see DC and noticed Rudi Making his own holes then juking a defender, making him fall down, while Rudi ran for the TD in practice. Yea DC was the prime target on that trip. RJ was a gift. Oops, I always thought it was the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerEyes1914 1 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 The way I remember hearing the story on Rudi was that the coaches went to see DC and he asked them if Auburn needed a RB. That is crazy because RJ had taken Butler County (Kansas) to the national title by rushing for 373 yards and seven touchdowns in the championship game. He should have been on alot of peoples radar. As bad as our running game was at the time, you would have at least thought we would have known about him beforehand. Maybe we should start a counter thread on "no name recruits that excelled". He would have to make the top 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd 3 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 The way I remember hearing the story on Rudi was that the coaches went to see DC and he asked them if Auburn needed a RB. That is crazy because RJ had taken Butler County (Kansas) to the national title by rushing for 373 yards and seven touchdowns in the championship game. He should have been on alot of peoples radar. As bad as our running game was at the time, you would have at least thought we would have known about him beforehand. Maybe we should start a counter thread on "no name recruits that excelled". He would have to make the top 5. This is right. Cobb kid of helped get Rudi to AU. He told them how good his teamate was adn the rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsixfive 328 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 What happened with Gabe McKenzie? Great kid on and off the field. Made some outstanding catches in 2006. Makes the game-winning TD against Kansas State in 2007. Then he just disappears. They just don't use him for some reason. Stewart and he were co-champs in the underutilized contest the past 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 12,961 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Lee Tilley hasn't shown much yet, considering how was regarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopie 6 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Leon Hart. Insiders say he couldn't play hurt and got hurt "easily". When he signed, he cited the Au engineering curriculum as the reason. I wonder if he got an engineering degree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopie 6 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I don't consider McKensiea bust. He seems to be a more agile receiver than Trott. Don't know if he is inconsistent in practice or misses asssignments or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin149 391 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Not sure how high Allen Tillman was rated but CTT seemed very high on him. Did he ever play a down at AU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrnfanatc 6 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Not a HS or JUCO signee, but Lorenzo Ferguson was a hyped 4 star that signed because LSU wanted him to take a greyshirt after an injury and he wanted to play immediately. Well, he redshirted with that injury instead and never amounted to much. Also, wasn't there a kid that was a 4 star that had a similar situation with UT that signed here as a WR? I believe he was Luke Campbell's nephew, and I have never heard his name mentioned since he signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickinwang 0 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Also, wasn't there a kid that was a 4 star that had a similar situation with UT that signed here as a WR? I believe he was Luke Campbell's nephew, and I have never heard his name mentioned since he signed. ulysses alexander. he transferred to howard in 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaCoach 0 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 What happened with Gabe McKenzie? Great kid on and off the field. Made some outstanding catches in 2006. Makes the game-winning TD against Kansas State in 2007. Then he just disappears. They just don't use him for some reason. Stewart and he were co-champs in the underutilized contest the past 2 years. Gabe is far from a bust or under-utilized. Just because to guy doesn't catch a lot of passes doesn't mean he isn't used. Coach Ensminger loves this kid. Lee Tilley hasn't shown much yet, considering how was regarded. Unless a miracle happens, and I guess it could, Tilley will never see any significant PT. Very unathletic. Another guy I thought about the other day was Deandra Green. From what I understand, he was the last of the 'questionable' character guys CTT will ever recruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,040 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 What happened with Gabe McKenzie? Great kid on and off the field. Made some outstanding catches in 2006. Makes the game-winning TD against Kansas State in 2007. Then he just disappears. Ask Al Borges. Leon Hart. Insiders say he couldn't play hurt and got hurt "easily". When he signed, he cited the Au engineering curriculum as the reason. I wonder if he got an engineering degree? Yes he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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