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re: Football Recruiting Thread (2017 Cycle): Signing Day Updated!
Posted on 4/2/16 at 8:32 am to mikeboss550
Posted on 4/2/16 at 8:32 am to mikeboss550
Couple 2018 notes.
4* DT Rick Sandidge, from Concord, NC and teammate of '17 4* ATH Hamsah Nasirdeen, visited again yesterday and had a great time. This was his 2nd visit in the past 5 weeks.
5* Xavier Thomas got off work last night and decided to come to Columbia, he'll be here today.
There may be 2 announcements today as well, so it will be interested around the football office.
4* DT Rick Sandidge, from Concord, NC and teammate of '17 4* ATH Hamsah Nasirdeen, visited again yesterday and had a great time. This was his 2nd visit in the past 5 weeks.
5* Xavier Thomas got off work last night and decided to come to Columbia, he'll be here today.
There may be 2 announcements today as well, so it will be interested around the football office.
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Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:51 am to CockInYourEar
Fingers crossed ... and this staff is just doing remarkable work on the recruiting trail for it to be this early.
I've never witnessed anything like this at Carolina. Joe Morrison's staff was probably the closest thing we've ever had to this before now ... a staff that seriously gets-after recruiting, especially this early, and will not take no for an answer.
From what I am hearing each coach has to spend an absolute minimum of two hours, every day, reviewing film on prospects. And they have to reach a consensus on each and every individual player before that prospect is presented to Muschamp for the final decision as to whether or not they will offer.
In other words, they take recruiting as seriously, as much a part of the game and their coaching responsibilities, as they do practice, coaching'em-up and game day preparations. No stone goes un-turned.
The ex-husband of one of my nieces is a big name among HS coaches in this state ... he's always favored Clemson and he's sent players to UGA, Clemson and SC over the years. He's retired now but still in touch with a lot of his old cohorts from all over the Southeast, especially the CSRA area, Charlotte area and all over South Carolina ... and he says this staff is catching everyone's eye. He told me yesterday, at the golf course, that if this staff can win some ballgames this year he expects us to pull down a Top Ten class before all is said and done. All the coaches are raving about how hard working this staff is on the recruiting trail.
I've never witnessed anything like this at Carolina. Joe Morrison's staff was probably the closest thing we've ever had to this before now ... a staff that seriously gets-after recruiting, especially this early, and will not take no for an answer.
From what I am hearing each coach has to spend an absolute minimum of two hours, every day, reviewing film on prospects. And they have to reach a consensus on each and every individual player before that prospect is presented to Muschamp for the final decision as to whether or not they will offer.
In other words, they take recruiting as seriously, as much a part of the game and their coaching responsibilities, as they do practice, coaching'em-up and game day preparations. No stone goes un-turned.
The ex-husband of one of my nieces is a big name among HS coaches in this state ... he's always favored Clemson and he's sent players to UGA, Clemson and SC over the years. He's retired now but still in touch with a lot of his old cohorts from all over the Southeast, especially the CSRA area, Charlotte area and all over South Carolina ... and he says this staff is catching everyone's eye. He told me yesterday, at the golf course, that if this staff can win some ballgames this year he expects us to pull down a Top Ten class before all is said and done. All the coaches are raving about how hard working this staff is on the recruiting trail.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 10:51 am to scrooster
3* OL, Eric Douglas, Commits to SC!
https://247sports.com/Player/Eric-Douglas-76304
https://twitter.com/edoug71
he was the #SpursUp from earlier in the week.
https://247sports.com/Player/Eric-Douglas-76304
https://twitter.com/edoug71
he was the #SpursUp from earlier in the week.
This post was edited on 4/2/16 at 10:55 am
Posted on 4/2/16 at 12:46 pm to CockInYourEar
Strong-side DE Tyreek Johnson, out of Sumter (Lakewood High) has also committed to USC. His commitment was expected for a few days if not weeks, and he visited USC this weekend. He's not rated yet by any of the services - perhaps he needed to show the coaches in person that he was Div 1 ready (6-4, 245).
LINK
edit: he is rated a 3* by Rivals - we should expect to see ratings for him by all services soon - he claims offers from USC, Duke, and Coastal Carolina:
LINK
So a pretty nice Saturday thus far, and it's only halfway through....
LINK
edit: he is rated a 3* by Rivals - we should expect to see ratings for him by all services soon - he claims offers from USC, Duke, and Coastal Carolina:
LINK
So a pretty nice Saturday thus far, and it's only halfway through....
This post was edited on 4/2/16 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 4/3/16 at 8:54 pm to ConwayGamecock
So .... are these two good ones?
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:32 am to scrooster
I'm waiting for someone to tell me they're hidden gem studs ha
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:40 am to scrooster
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So .... are these two good ones?
Eric Douglas seems to be pretty good, but the real value with him is it opens the door to Mallard Creek. He is already helping us recruit T.J. Jones a 4* OL and that HS will be pumping out solid recruits year after year.
Tyreek wasn't as heavily evaluated as some, but he isn't a bad pick. Like I told some this weekend, we had another DE named Alec Jackson who came last week and was offered by Bama shortly after his visit. Jackson's composite rating is a whopping 0.002 higher than Tyreek's. From what JC posted this morning, he thinks that Tyreek may develop into more of a inside guy anyway.
IMO, both of these moves were to get guys who are solid but will more importantly open the doors for us to get guys in the future. Our class this year will likely be between 25-30 guys. Getting some guys that could develop into studs and open doors for blue chips in the future is a smart play. I will say that for those looking for blue chips now, our stock crystal ball wise has risen considerably with Shi Smith, Brad Johnson, T.J. Moore and Javon Leake since signing Bentley.
It has also been said that our current commits have a group message going on between them regarding what targets they themselves can start helping to recruit and how to go about it. Things should get interesting from here.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:33 am to GameCocky88
Well ... ya never know. When we look back, it doesn't take long to start naming names of prospects who were not highly rated but turned-out to be really good players.
This staff does appear to have a plan though - so being proactive by bringing certain kids into the fold from certain programs does make sense.
Clemson has pretty much always used that strategy, for as long as I can remember ... at least back to the Charlie Pell, Danny Ford days.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:46 am to scrooster
Yeah JC over at 247 actually wrote an article about that this morning. Said there have been 13 players just from the state of SC, that went to USC, since the Lou Holtz days that have gone onto play in the NFL that were 3*s or less. That doesn't include the ones that went to Clemmy etc.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:47 am to GameCocky88
Muschamp presser from this morning. LINK
Posted on 4/5/16 at 3:39 pm to atlgamecockman
One of the best HS RB's in the country is coming to visit SC this spring/summer. 4* Top100 Overall Anthony McFarland Jr.
https://www.hudl.com/athlete/2906544/highlights/192465375
wow...speed, hot, nasty flat out speed. This guy can move. Great gliding cuts to and a continuous forward motion. He's really frickin fast. Good hands too, made a lot of nice catches. Wish they would have had some blocking highlights though.
https://www.hudl.com/athlete/2906544/highlights/192465375
wow...speed, hot, nasty flat out speed. This guy can move. Great gliding cuts to and a continuous forward motion. He's really frickin fast. Good hands too, made a lot of nice catches. Wish they would have had some blocking highlights though.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 3:44 pm to CockInYourEar
and as we all learned in history class:
America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed.
-Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936
America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed.
-Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936
Posted on 4/5/16 at 7:43 pm to GameCocky88
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SportsTalk ?@sportstalksc 35m35 minutes ago
#STRecruiting: Clemson Tuesday night offered DE Tyreek Johnson of Lakewood who committed to USC Saturday.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 8:06 pm to ConwayGamecock
Muschamp finding diamonds in the rough. Bread Johnson is a 4 star guy from Anderson at the same position who doesn't have an offer from clemson. Should tell ya something
This post was edited on 4/5/16 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 4/5/16 at 8:19 pm to ConwayGamecock
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SportsTalk ?@sportstalksc 35m35 minutes ago
#STRecruiting: Clemson Tuesday night offered DE Tyreek Johnson of Lakewood who committed to USC Saturday.
Well, the secret is out.
https://www.hudl.com/athlete/4252344/tyreek-johnson
It's his first step, it's really explosive. He has that 10 yard quickness that you're looking for in a DL prospect. He also does well in the gym with the power clean, and that helps his swim technique to disengage from blockers. He wraps up and tackles low, takes the legs out. i don't think he made a lot of camps, but someone Coach Bentley knows got him tuned into Tryeek. He'll be a good one. I don't think he'll get some ratings jump to a high 4*, he doesn't really do the camp circuit, but he'll be productive when he gets here.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 8:26 pm to GameCocky88
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Muschamp finding diamonds in the rough. Brad Johnson is a 4 star guy from Anderson at the same position who doesn't have an offer from clemson. Should tell ya something
Tyreek is going to get offers though from a lot of coaches who watch his film or scout his games.
Johnson has been on the camp circuit, so he's had more exposure and a decent rating to show for it. He is a possible commitment for this weekend, but I don't think he's officially on commitment watch.
clemson is really focusing nationally this cycle and going for the highest rated prospects in the country. They're hoping that they'll be able to swoop in late on some of the instate kids, IF they miss on some of the national prospects they're going after. (Like Ortre Smith, he has on 'offer' from them, but it's not commitable at this point in time. He's a legacy to them, so they think they can swoop in late to get him if they want to.)
This post was edited on 4/5/16 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 4/5/16 at 8:36 pm to CockInYourEar
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SportsTalk ?@sportstalksc 2m2 minutes ago
#STRecruiting: DE Tyreek Johnson on impact of Clemson offer on his USC commitment..."Nothing really, gonna stay faithful to my team."
Posted on 4/5/16 at 8:43 pm to ConwayGamecock
Posted on 4/6/16 at 8:22 am to ConwayGamecock
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Nothing really, gonna stay faithful to my team
Nice I love it
Posted on 4/6/16 at 8:36 am to atlgamecockman
Apparently Tyreek's coach misinterpreted a text sent to him from a Clemson recruiter, I know another text message debacle after the NCAA. From what I read it insinuated that Tyreek has the ability for Clemson to offer him, he is just not as high on their board at the moment for them to pull the trigger.
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