'09 COLLEGE FOOTBALL OFF-SEASON THREAD-recruiting/Coaching Changes/Transfers

[5am6oody72]

Originally Posted by 541 Exile 562

There's like a 99% 100% chance I'm late on this, but it's worth watching again anyway.

Barry Sanders Jr. as a freshman last year :

http://www.maxpreps.com/F...e-4fdb-a511-d94241b7d737

Good repost though, because the vid is

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Orson

Opie Cox

(Dare I say heisman x #1 pick?

)

And Dowling >> Dorsey and Elam. Kid is gonna be a monster. His frame will allow him to put on much more weight and retain his athletic ability

And I'm STILL mad the staff slow played Janoris this year.

And I would like to thank CLK for taking Pete from Urban. Going against him, Dunkley and Debose over the next 3 years :embarrassed

 

[gunna get it]

Day 2 recap

CLK Said Oku has been the most impressive Freshman in one interview but hes impressed by teague, BB & Pete

Monte Loves the versatility of the CBs/Safetys, said his 2nd unit looks pretty tough .

they playin it kinda physical for 2nd day and Shells. but a change was needed so Im all for it

and on a comedic note

Eric Berry has 5 picks to this point

 

[unkleluke]

Summer Prognosticating
Seantrel Henderson		By Scout Recruiting Team Posted Jul 31, 2009 With the close of summer brings about the midway mark of the class of 2010 recruiting cycle. Many student-athletes rush to make a commitment before the season, and the Scout.com recruiting team wants to take a sneak peak at what the top prospects in the country may end up doing before they sign on the dotted line six months from now.
Scout.com Summer Predictions Seantrel Henderson - #1 Overall / OT - St. Paul (Minn.) Cretin-Derham Hall The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Florida, Ohio State, USC. Allen Trieu's breakdown: He really has not shown his hand much and in actuality, I don't believe he has a true favorite and he has not even named all his officials yet. So this prognostication is more of a shot in the dark than the others, but I'll go with Florida on more of a gut feeling. Allen Trieu Prediction: Florida Marcus Lattimore - #2 Overall / RB - Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Penn State, and South Carolina. Chad Simmons breakdown: North Carolina and FSU are in this one as are other schools, but I still have to go with my gut and my gut says he stays home. I have to say South Carolina at this time for Lattimore. Chad Simmons Prediction: South Carolina Justin McCay - #3 Overall / OLB - Shawnee Mission (Kan.) Bishop Miege The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma Baron Flenory breakdown: Has travelled a lot lately, but I flat out asked him; If you had to end it today, where would you go? He answered, "Oklahoma." So I am going with that. Baron Flenory Prediction: Oklahoma Jeff Luc - #4 Overall / MLB - Port St Lucie (Fla.) Treasure Coast The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, and USC. Chad Simmons breakdown: I feel Luc stays in state when all is said and done and I am leaning towards Florida right now. Florida State is in it and you can't totally rule out hometown Miami, but I will say the Gators get Luc. Chad Simmons Prediction: Florida Jackson Jeffcoat - #7 Overall / DE - Plano (Tx.) Plano West The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Georgia, Houston, LSU, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, and USC. Baron Flenory breakdown: I had it down to SC, OU, and Texas but Jeffcoat only visited SC and Texas this summer and only worked out at SC. Plus, his relationship with Coach Norton gives SC the nod. Texas would be my next guess. Baron Flenory Prediction: USC Lache Seastrunk - #8 Overall / RB - Temple (Tx.) The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Auburn, Baylor, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, Texas, and USC. Baron Flenory breakdown: One team has been a constent in an otherwise random recruitment. Baron Flenory Prediction: Auburn Jordan Hicks - #10 Overall / OLB - West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Ohio State, Texas, USC, Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Bob Lichtenfels breakdown: I'm not saying there is a real front runner, but several of my sources feel that Alabama could be the team to beat for Hicks. But just like most of the big time five-star kids there is a long way to go here. Bob Lichtenfels Prediction: Alabama Kyle Prater - #11 Overall / WR - Hillside (Ill.) Proviso West The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Alabama, Illinois, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and USC. Allen Trieu breakdown: Prater has a list of ten and will cut down to his five officials before the season. I don't believe think he will drag it out too long before making his choice. I do believe that proximity will have some effect and with the class that is being built over in Champaign right now and quarterback commitment Chandler Whitmer in his ear all the time, I will go with Illinois on this one. Allen Trieu Prediction: Illinois Corey Lemonier - #13 Overall / DE - Hialeah (Fla.) Senior The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Notre Dame, and Tennessee. Chad Simmons breakdown: I feel Lemonier stays in the Sunshine State and I feel the closest program to Hialeah has the edge at this time. Miami is the school I am going with, but both Florida and Florida State are in the race as well. Chad Simmons Prediction: Miami Malcolm Jones - #15 Overall / RB - Westlake Village (Cal.) Oaks Christian The skinny: Currently lists favorites as California, Stanford, and UCLA. Brandon Huffman breakdown: The first school to offer Jones, the top running back in a loaded Golden State crop, was Stanford, doing so last August. UCLA and Cal also offered Jones, as did USC, where his brother, Marshall is a safety. Jones has made it pretty clear he plans to stay in California. He's focused on three, Cal, UCLA and Stanford, but in the end, the high value Jones places on academics coupled with the hard work that Jim Harbaugh put in from the beginning has the call being for the Cardinal. Brandon Huffman Prediction: Stanford Lamarcus Joyner - #18 Overall / CB - Ft. Lauderale (Fla.) Aquinas The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State, Miami, and USC. Chad Simmons breakdown: Another Florida athlete that will end up staying home. He was in Tallahassee recently and I think that is who he signs with in February. Chad Simmons Prediction: Florida State Sean Parker - #19 Overall / S - Harbor City (Cal.) Narbonne The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford, UCLA, and USC. Brandon Huffman breakdown:He's been saying since he shined at the Scout.com Combine as a sophomore, before he had offers, he was leaning towards leaving the state. Now he's got plenty of options to do so. While it wouldn't surprise anyone if he left California, his close relationship with Byron Moore, a former teammate at Narbonne and a freshman at USC, has us thinking that Parker will end up staying in SoCal. Brandon Huffman Prediction: USC Gabe King - #24 Overall / DE - Greensboro (N.C.) Northern Guilford The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Alabama, California, Oregon, and Tennessee. Chad Simmons breakdown: It looks like at this time that King is leaning heavily towards leaving the east cost for the west coast. California is the team to beat for King and while others still have a shot, it looks like the Cal Bears have a firm lead. Chad Simmons Prediction: California Damien Robinson - #29 Overall / OT - Olive Branch (Miss.) The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, and Tennessee. Chad Simmons breakdown: He recently took a trip to Mississippi State, but it appears that was more of a courtesy visit and he will end up leaving the state. It looks like it the two that stand out now are Alabama and Tennessee. I am going to go with Tennessee and that may surprise some, but I feel Bama may be all but done on the OL and the Vols are going hard after this one. Chad Simmons Prediction: Tennessee Sharrif Floyd - #30 Overall / DT - Philadelphia (Pa.) George Washington The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Boston College, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Penn State, and Rutgers. Bob Lichtenfels breakdown: I can see a Big Ten battle shaping up here with Michigan and Penn State. Larry Johnson is a great defensive line coach and he has not lost many guys that he has really wanted. Bob Lichtenfels Prediction: Penn State Darius White - #32 Overall / WR - Fort Worth (Tx.) Dunbar The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and USC. Baron Flenory breakdown:It is tough to escape the Longhorns if they want you however, the longer this recruitment goes, the less likely it is that he will be a Longhorn. Also, White's relationship with the OU coaches and his familiarity with the program will be the determining factor. Baron Flenory Prediction: Oklahoma Ronald Powell - #34 Overall / DE - Moreno Valley (Cal.) Rancho Verde The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Florida and USC. Brandon Huffman breakdown: Powell's made it pretty crystal clear that it's a two-team race. The Trojans were the first to offer Powell, doing so the summer between his sophomore and junior year, and the Gators have been all over Powell, having him in for their camp late last month. USC has told him he'll have a shot at any position. Meanwhile, Florida is hoping Powell spurns his homeland and comes across the country like he did with Friday Night Lights. This one is too close to call, so we'll go 51-49 in favor of the home team. Brandon Huffman Prediction: USC

 

[gunna get it]

Orson

 

[jville819]

Yo Gunna,



1:41- 1:46

 

[vabigpoppa]

Originally Posted by 5am6oody72

Apparently Logan Thomas is starting out at QB

%@%%%%+ coaches wasting athletes like Logan and Marcus Davis at the QB position because we can't recruit an actual QB. Ridiculous.

this doesnt make sense to me, he needs to be on the field, throw himin the slot or get him some reps at TE

 

[after h0urs]

The ESPNU Top 150 and Scout list above are terrible

 

[scott frost]

Stewart Mandel mailbag:

Would you rather have Robert Griffin or Terrelle Pryor leading your team for the next three years? Pryor gets all the hype and has more talent around him, but Griffin is faster, quicker and a MUCH better passer.
-- Nick, Frisco, Texas

This summer I've received numerous e-mails like this from those in the Lone Star State. It seems Baylor fans -- energized by the first exciting player on their team since J.J. Joe (still my all-time favorite name) -- are hell-bent on reminding the rest of us they had their own freshman sensation at quarterback last year.

They've had it up to here with all the Pyror hype, and for good reason. Griffin is the real deal, folks. See for yourself. He's possibly the fastest player in the country (he barely missed making last year's Olympic team in the 400-meter hurdles) -- and he plays quarterback. Think Pat White with an even quicker stutter-step.

Is he faster than Pryor? Yes, absolutely. Pryor is more of a Tim Tebow/stiff-arm kind of runner. I disagree with Nick, however, over his assertion Griffin is a "MUCH better passer." I don't know how we would even know that yet.

Yes, Griffin put up better numbers last season, throwing for 2,091 yards and an impressive 15-to-3 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Pryor, by comparison, threw for 1,311 yards, 12 TDs and four INTs. However, Griffin was playing in coach Art Briles' wide-open passing offense, which revolved almost entirely around him. Ohio State's coaches kept the training wheels on Pryor, who also had the luxury of handing off to star RB Beanie Wells about 20 to 25 times a game.

Even with those limitations, though, you could still see Pryor has a cannon arm. Most impressive, you could see just how lethal he is throwing on the run. (Want an example? Check out the ridiculous throw he makes at the 5:28 mark in this clip.)

So I'm sorry, Nick, but I'm taking Pryor. Not only is he a more naturally gifted passer, he's a 6-foot-6, 235-pound quarterback who can run. (Griffin is 6-3, 210.) Hey may not be highlight-reel fast, but with that size and strength it doesn't matter because defenders can't bring him down. I sincerely hope Griffin leads the long-beleaguered Bears to the promised land (a bowl game), but I truly believe Pryor will become the most dominant player in the country over the next two years.


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/08/04/pryor-griffin/index.html?eref=T1#ixzz0NPobe7Sf

 

[gtownballer23]

Originally Posted by UnkleLuke

Summer Prognosticating
Seantrel Henderson		By Scout Recruiting Team Posted Jul 31, 2009 With the close of summer brings about the midway mark of the class of 2010 recruiting cycle. Many student-athletes rush to make a commitment before the season, and the Scout.com recruiting team wants to take a sneak peak at what the top prospects in the country may end up doing before they sign on the dotted line six months from now.
Scout.com Summer Predictions Seantrel Henderson - #1 Overall / OT - St. Paul (Minn.) Cretin-Derham Hall The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Florida, Ohio State, USC. Allen Trieu's breakdown: He really has not shown his hand much and in actuality, I don't believe he has a true favorite and he has not even named all his officials yet. So this prognostication is more of a shot in the dark than the others, but I'll go with Florida on more of a gut feeling. Allen Trieu Prediction: Florida

From what I've heard, Seantrel has not spoken to Urban since his sophomoreyear.

 

[10508 cardo jr ln]

Anywhere but Florida, Seantrel.

 

[gunna get it]

No. 29: California CB Syd'Quan Thompson

Gotta love player like this, dude got Flambayed, torched and roasted by Big Meach and struggled a bit his Frosh yr and came back HARD. (pause)
Took his Lumos and made himself one of top CBs in da game

 

[92]

Syd Thompson.

Cal puts out NFL talent at the RB/DB positions almost year in and year out.

 

[i3allistic]

^ Cal has a nice defense this year ...Also Tedford and Co. have been recruiting nicely on the defensive side last few years....

 

[fear the ibis]

Originally Posted by 92

Syd Thompson.

Cal puts out NFL talent at the RB/DB positions almost year in and year out.

Who? THose bums Lynch and Arrington?

 

[92]

Originally Posted by Fear The Ibis

Originally Posted by 92

Syd Thompson.

Cal puts out NFL talent at the RB/DB positions almost year in and year out.

Who? THose bums Lynch and Arrington?

Lynch, Echemandu(sp?), Arrington, Forsett, will T. (can't spellhis damn last name) & future NFL rb, Best
@ DB
asomugha, hughes, decoud, giordano, O neal, thompson...
thats off the top of my head.

 

[kingjames23]

Originally Posted by GTownBaller23

Originally Posted by UnkleLuke

Summer Prognosticating
Seantrel Henderson		By Scout Recruiting Team Posted Jul 31, 2009 With the close of summer brings about the midway mark of the class of 2010 recruiting cycle. Many student-athletes rush to make a commitment before the season, and the Scout.com recruiting team wants to take a sneak peak at what the top prospects in the country may end up doing before they sign on the dotted line six months from now.
Scout.com Summer Predictions Seantrel Henderson - #1 Overall / OT - St. Paul (Minn.) Cretin-Derham Hall The skinny: Currently lists favorites as Florida, Ohio State, USC. Allen Trieu's breakdown: He really has not shown his hand much and in actuality, I don't believe he has a true favorite and he has not even named all his officials yet. So this prognostication is more of a shot in the dark than the others, but I'll go with Florida on more of a gut feeling. Allen Trieu Prediction: Florida

From what I've heard, Seantrel has not spoken to Urban since his sophomore year.

Yeah he came out and said that he hadn't talked to Urban since his So year. I'm not holding my breath on landing Sentral. As he said thepredicition isn't based on anything concrete. It's way more likely we land Powell, which I will gladly take. But if we somehow got both with howeverything else should break down it could match the great class of '06.

 

[newbs24]

Sounthern Cal is going to be very tough to beat for Trel. Kid knows he can play so depth chart is not an issue. But he won't be a LT there because TyronSmith is about to shine out there.

Would sell my soul to Kiff.... the devil for Trel and Sharrif in Wolverine helmets.

 

[flahustler1024]

I'm guessing Marsalis Teague is playing WR right?
Is Daniel Hood enrolled @ UT?

 

[gunna get it]

yes to both

 

[39478]

4 weeks until Sept. 3rd

yay

 

[gunna get it]

Would sell my soul to Kiff.... the devil

Low Blow Newbs!

 

[after h0urs]

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

2009 preseason poll Rank Team (first-place votes) 2008 record Points Final 2008 rank 1. Florida (53) 13-1 1,466 1 2. Texas (4) 12-1 1,386 3 3. Oklahoma (1) 12-2 1,358 5 4. Southern California (1) 12-1 1,321 2 5. Alabama 12-2 1,134 6 6. Ohio State 10-3 1,126 11 7. Virginia Tech 10-4 1,020 14 8. Penn State 11-2 988 8 9. LSU 8-5 917 NR 10. Mississippi 9-4 889 15 11. Oklahoma State 9-4 861 18 12. California 9-4 711 25 13. Georgia 10-3 707 10 14. Oregon 10-3 694 9 15. Georgia Tech 9-4 559 22 16. Boise State 12-1 542 13 17. TCU 11-2 461 7 18. Utah 13-0 404 4 19. Florida State 9-4 371 23 20. North Carolina 8-5 293 NR 21. Iowa 9-4 257 20 22. Nebraska 9-4 236 NR 23. Notre Dame 7-6 194 NR 24. Brigham Young 10-3 178 21 25. Oregon State 9-4 165 19 Others receiving votes (with 2008 records): Kansas (8-5) 138; Michigan State (9-4) 136; Texas Tech (11-2) 114; Cincinnati (11-3) 90; Pittsburgh (9-4) 64; West Virginia (9-4) 55; Rutgers (8-5) 51; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 46; Missouri (10-4) 44; Illinois (5-7) 38; Clemson (7-6) 30; South Carolina (7-6) 18; UCLA (4- 14; Auburn (5-7) 12; Nevada (7-6) 11; South Florida (8-5) 11; Kentucky (7-6) 9; North Carolina State (6-7) 7; Arkansas (5-7) 6; Wisconsin (7-6) 6; Northwestern (9-4) 5; Southern Mississippi (7-6) 4; Wake Forest (8-5) 4; Arizona (8-5) 3; Boston College (9-5) 3; Central Michigan (8-5) 3; East Carolina (9-5) 3; Colorado (5-7) 2; Maryland (8-5) 2; Navy (8-5) 2; Tennessee (5-7) 2; Houston (8-5) 1; Michigan (3-9) 1; Minnesota (7-6) 1; Troy (8-5) 1.

 

[juicy j 32]

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