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Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:43 pm to JBeam
What the frick? This list sucks.
Was a great CB for us. He single handedly shut down Calvin Johnson 2 straight years, which nobody else in cfb did. Went pretty high in the supp draft and played for a while for the chargers.
Legit bust, due to coaches playing him out of position his whole career. He is a natural born LB yet we played him at RB. So yeah, I'll buy this one. Keep in mind, his Rivals position was "athlete", not RB.
What? How? He has been a very serviceable CB for us his whole career and has scored a few touchdowns on offense as well. 4 year starters
An electric true freshman RB. He ran for about 850 yards as a TFR in the SEC. People point to his off the field issues, but he more than lived up to the hype on the field.
I can think of like 10 better choices for this topic. Whoever compiled this list did a very poor job.
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Paul Oliver, DB, 2003 class
Was a great CB for us. He single handedly shut down Calvin Johnson 2 straight years, which nobody else in cfb did. Went pretty high in the supp draft and played for a while for the chargers.
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Richard Samuel, RB, 2008 class
Legit bust, due to coaches playing him out of position his whole career. He is a natural born LB yet we played him at RB. So yeah, I'll buy this one. Keep in mind, his Rivals position was "athlete", not RB.
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Branden Smith, DB/KR, 2009 class
What? How? He has been a very serviceable CB for us his whole career and has scored a few touchdowns on offense as well. 4 year starters
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Isaiah Crowell, RB, 2011 class
An electric true freshman RB. He ran for about 850 yards as a TFR in the SEC. People point to his off the field issues, but he more than lived up to the hype on the field.
I can think of like 10 better choices for this topic. Whoever compiled this list did a very poor job.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:44 pm to kage
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I thought he never made it in to school. Either way, he never played a down.
He practiced some. But his knee hurt and various other problems until he just called it quits.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:44 pm to JDM1992
quote:I would consider that a bust. As a 5*, you are pretty much expected to contribute for a few years. I don't recall for Scott, but Love never even sniffed meaningful snaps.
Love and Scott were buried in a class that produced close to 10 first round draft picks. Not necessarily busts, just processed
As far as the whole Perriloux/Brown/Crowell thing, if a player is kicked off the team, IMO he is a bust. These guys were expected to perform and didn't. Part of recruiting is knowing if they will go and do something stupid to put the team in a bad position. Perriloux screwed over LSU for years. That is a bust.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:47 pm to ImperialPalace
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- Arkansas actually talked their way into getting five star recruits onto their campus?
We've had several.
Winston is the only real "bust" although he was a contributor every year, just didn't live up to the hype.
Mustain won every game he started and was the starter as a true freshmen on a team that won the SEC-W. He transferred for reasons I choice not to discussed as the reasons are out there, he went to SC rode the bench behind other 5* QBs out there.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:48 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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You just don't get much elite talent.
Shh....that can be everybody else's little secret.
In those monumentally rare occasions where they've actually had elite talent(" (D Mac, jones, hillis) they usually Petrino it all up.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:48 pm to JBeam
Tig Barksdale
Pat Patterson
Chris Strong
Enrique Davis
Pat Patterson
Chris Strong
Enrique Davis
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:49 pm to JBeam
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Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:53 pm to JBeam
Mitch Mustain for me. Dude failed at two places and ended his career as like a fourth stringer
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:53 pm to I Love Bama
Speaking of Bama busts in the 2008 class, does anybody remember Alonzo Lawrence? He was almost as hyped up as Dee Milliner and Dre Kirkpatrick coming out of high school. People were raving about his cover abilities and how impressive he looked shutting down Julio in the HS All-Star game practices. He was supposed to be the next big thing and he ended up not even playing a single down for Bama. I wonder whatever happened to him.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:54 pm to JDM1992
CyKo and Haha look to be in the not bust category as they were big parts of our team this year. I can see Dee Hart transferring because I am not sure how much playing time he really is going to get in the future. Eddie Williams really needs to find a spot and stick to it. I would like to see him take over for Haha when he leaves.
Wasn't Brent Calloway a 5*?
Wasn't Brent Calloway a 5*?
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:55 pm to Bench McElroy
he couldn't spell his own name without looking at his ID card.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:55 pm to Bench McElroy
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Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:56 pm to Bench McElroy
He was a 4 star from Mississippi. Think he's in the CFL now, even had a tryout for the lions last year.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:58 pm to UAFanFromNOLA
quote:Dropped to 4* when he flipped to AU. I don't think they had time to bump him back up when he flipped again.
Wasn't Brent Calloway a 5*?
Also, can we stop calling a person "haha"? It is just an awful nickname and awkward to say and read.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:58 pm to UAFanFromNOLA
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Part of recruiting is knowing if they will go and do something stupid to put the team in a bad position.
You're talking about kids 18-22. No one, not even your almighty Saban can predict whether kids will do something stupid.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:58 pm to WDE24
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Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:59 pm to JDM1992
I know, but you don't have to use it. Don't you feel silly saying it. It is awkward to hear announcers on tv try to use it.
I can't be the only one that thinks this.
I can't be the only one that thinks this.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 4:00 pm to WDE24
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Posted on 1/28/13 at 4:01 pm to WDE24
:kige:
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