re: 2017 Taylor Hamm Recruiting VIP Info Thread

Depending on attrition, up to 11 more.

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Depending on attrition, up to 11 more.

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I'm pretty sure we cannot have 35 LOIs. I think think max is 31

And the 85 man limit is going to prohibit that as well.

Derrick Tucker is shown as an early enrollee, but I've read he has grade issues. Anyone know if he'll be on campus in January?

Pretty good write up on Rivals about the commits.

Kellen Mond's jump was one of several positives for GigEmGang 17.
Rivals.com

When the new Rivals 100 came out this morning, Fletch and Matt quickly noted that Kellen Mond had made a massive jump in the rankings, going from 106th overall to 27th, a 5-star and the nation's #1 dual-threat quarterback (3rd QB in the total rankings).

That, folks, is what can be called a big deal.

At 6-foot-3, Mond already has outstanding height, but he'll probably be around 215 pounds by the time the season rolls around. With A&M running a very similar scheme to what he's using at IMG Academy and Mond having spring practice in his favor, it's going to be really interesting and possibly exciting to see if he's good to go opening day in the Rose Bowl.

But Mond isn't the only Aggie commit to get a boost. A&M was in on Belliare DT Jayden Peevy early and benefited when he had an outstanding senior season, going from a relatively unknown 3-star to a 4-star. Washington D.C. St. John's DE Tyree Johnson also got a bump to 4 stars, and Camron Horry went from 2 stars to a pretty high 3. We don't know how far Anthony Hines will move up in the Rivals 250 yet, but A&M's latest commit is probably going jump a good bit from his current 231.

Now, with 90 offers, it's hard to say that A&M was ahead of the curve against anyone when it comes to Hines -- but John Chavis started recruiting him when he was in junior high. That's pretty salty, and I'll say that probably was ahead of the curve. A&M got in on Peevy and Johnson early and projected Horry as a tight end well ahead of most.

There are other guys in this class that A&M jumped on quickly -- Devin Morris and Myles Jones come to mind immediately -- that have remained under the radar. So have players like Roshaaud Paul and Ondario Robinson. With some of their choices having really good senior campaigns that have resulted in ratings boosts, it makes you wonder just how good some of the other guys that have gotten less attention could be at the next level. Could the success stories be a fluke? Maybe. But I'm intrigued how the rest are doing a couple of years down the line.


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If it looks really bad, Oklahoma is going to get destroyed by the media for not cutting him loose.

I heard it's not grainy like the Ray Rice video but in HD quality.

I believe Chavis met with him last night and the message was "why on earth would you help a recruiting enemy". Hines should want great players to come to A&M with him, validating Herman just to be nice is a bad decision

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I've been saying it along with others for awhile - Herman is not the great recruiter many think he is.

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There was never any indication that he could recruit. I think the "big worry" is that momentum could shift should the $$$ start to flow...just like what happened the last 2 years with Strong.

Sips believe that he will bring 5 or so kids with him from UH. They are going after Horry, but want him on defense. Herman is approaching an OU WR commit to gauge his interest should he hire his HS coach.

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He may not be but this isn't an example you can point to. And really this class won't be either. Next year when he gets them to 7-5 or 8-4 we get to see if he can recruit

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We probably should take it to another board. There is absolutely no reason to "pot bang" future Sip success on our board, especially from a 5 win team with a crap recruiting class. They are losing their entire offense (D. Foreman) and Herman has proven that he can finish 6th place in the AAC with the most talented roster in the league.

That will make it more glorious