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re: 2018 Football Recruiting Thread -- Final OP Update Edition
Posted on 8/3/17 at 10:50 pm to Aubie Spr96
Posted on 8/3/17 at 10:50 pm to Aubie Spr96
Yep, and it's not like Memphis is some trash program. Don't blame the kid at all
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 5:54 am to ellitor
Well, Earnest Robinson also got arrested for robbery. 
Not sure what happened after that, but nobody was taking him in. He dug his own grave.
Not sure what happened after that, but nobody was taking him in. He dug his own grave.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 5:57 am to TTsTowel
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What's the real difference here? All 3 options suck. At least you can improve your situation with the JUCO option
Memphis is at least D1. That's the goal for these kids. Hard to turn down a sure opportunity for the chance of maybe doing better down the road. It sucks but I don't blame the kid. Curious why we couldn't give an "academic redshirt"?
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 5:59 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 5:57 am to TTsTowel
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Well, Earnest Robinson also got arrested for robbery
Damn, really? Had high hopes for that kid when he committed
Posted on 8/4/17 at 6:20 am to TigerPaw1
quote:What's that? If it's Prop 48 it doesn't exist anymore.
Curious why we couldn't give an "academic redshirt"?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 6:52 am to ellitor
Another Nix update. FWIW Mike says if we get Fields we are out for sure then on Nix. Says the Noles are a very close 2nd to us now as it is.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:20 am to TigerPaw1
Yeah, I really liked him. Reminded me of Anquan Boldin in some ways. He was slower, but strong.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:23 am to ellitor
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What's that? If it's Prop 48 it doesn't exist anymore.
Not sure... I saw Matthew Stevens tweet it. But now that I have actually read the article I don't see mention of an "academic redshirt". My guess is he's taking a redshirt because he has to sit out a year for signing a NLI with AU
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:24 am to ellitor
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Another Nix update. FWIW Mike says if we get Fields we are out for sure then on Nix. Says the Noles are a very close 2nd to us now as it is.
I was going to say I am disappointed Nix doesn't wanna come compete with Fields for starting position but then that's the whole argument on why I don't think Fields should/will go to UGA because they have Fromm & Eason
Let's land Fields and then see what happens from there
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:31 am to TigerPaw1
quote:I can't blame Nix if he chose the Noles. Jimbo is one of the best proven college QB developers in the nation. Hopefully Chip can prove some things this year on his own college QB developing skills with Stidham & our pass O.
I was going to say I am disappointed Nix doesn't wanna come compete with Fields for starting position but then that's the whole argument on why I don't think Fields should/will go to UGA because they have Fromm & Eason
Let's land Fields and then see what happens from there
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:32 am to TigerPaw1
KN put up an insider talking about CB recruiting yesterday. Here's summary
KN says AU is not in a rush right now to fill the CB spots. The Tigers are evaluating 3* Derek Turner, 3* Charles McClelland, 3* Joseph Foucha, 3* Jamari Brown & 3* JaKorey Hawkins. Meaning AU needs to see more from them before they would be willing to take their commitment. KN says that Foucha is being looked at as a CB target (
). As of right now, 4* Jalyn Armour-Davis and 4* Kyler McMichael both still appear to be top targets & AU would take their commitments at any time. Obviously those guys look like longshots right now being committed to other teams but AU still continues to recruit them. KN says keep an eye on Xavier Lanier. He doesn't claim an AU offer but visited for BCW which is an event only actual targets get invited to. Apparently AU talks with him weekly so sounds like he's also in the evaluation stage. AU is hoping a big season will help them move up the board on some CB targets this fall
So sounds like we got a long list of backup options but are still hoping that we can turn things around with some bigger names. My guess is if any of those 3*s have a big senior year they could get the green light. Curious to see what new names emerge this fall. No idea what happens at CB
KN says AU is not in a rush right now to fill the CB spots. The Tigers are evaluating 3* Derek Turner, 3* Charles McClelland, 3* Joseph Foucha, 3* Jamari Brown & 3* JaKorey Hawkins. Meaning AU needs to see more from them before they would be willing to take their commitment. KN says that Foucha is being looked at as a CB target (
). As of right now, 4* Jalyn Armour-Davis and 4* Kyler McMichael both still appear to be top targets & AU would take their commitments at any time. Obviously those guys look like longshots right now being committed to other teams but AU still continues to recruit them. KN says keep an eye on Xavier Lanier. He doesn't claim an AU offer but visited for BCW which is an event only actual targets get invited to. Apparently AU talks with him weekly so sounds like he's also in the evaluation stage. AU is hoping a big season will help them move up the board on some CB targets this fall So sounds like we got a long list of backup options but are still hoping that we can turn things around with some bigger names. My guess is if any of those 3*s have a big senior year they could get the green light. Curious to see what new names emerge this fall. No idea what happens at CB
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:36 am to TigerPaw1
Top Auburn defensive target Richard Jibunor explains decision delay, describes love for Tigers (SECCountry
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Why Richard Jibunor will briefly wait to decide
ATHENS, Ga. — Richard Jibunor has said throughout the recruiting cycle that he’d make a college decision before August is up.
It’s still possible, but he’s also willing to let the process dip into September. For one reason.
The 6-foot-4, 210-pound multi-talented prospect still has one more visit he needs to take. Jibunor has visited Auburn and Tennessee more than anywhere else, which is a big reason why those two schools have been deemed his most likely landing spots throughout the summer.
But he still wants to make one more visit, but can’t do so until the dead period ends. That won’t be until August is over. And that visit will be to Gainesville, Fla.
The Gators have made a hard, late push.
“Florida’s coming hard now. I have to take that visit before I decide. As long as they give us permission to start visiting colleges, the week they let us go see them, I’ll be at Florida that weekend,” the 247Sports 4-star linebacker prospect told SEC Country. “I want to be in that meeting room. I want to see how many linebackers they’ve got, who is graduating and who they’ve got coming in. I want to go to see how it feels. I just want to see what kind of feeling I get when I go to Florida.”
As far as feelings go, Jibunor doesn’t hide the two places where he feels most comfortable. That’s at Auburn and Tennessee. His two strongest coaching relationships are with Auburn linebackers coach Travis Williams and Tennessee linebackers coach Tommy Thigpen. Jibunor says they have “basically the exact same personality.”
But Florida linebackers coach Tim Skipper has made a major impression on Jibunor lately, hence the wish to visit Gainesville before a decision.
The Gators will have one other selling point: Their only linebacker committed, David Reese, forged a strong bond with Jibunor at the Rivals 5-star Challenge in Indianapolis.
“He’s my very good friend. We actually went to camp together a few weeks ago. He’s been trying to bring me over,” Jibunor said. “Coach (Skipper) said he’s looking at three linebackers. It was David, me and [fellow Class of 2018 linebacker prospect] Channing Tindall. Florida is really pressing for the three of us. I think that’s what they’re really on my case right now.”
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:37 am to TigerPaw1
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Auburn among several top contenders — technically speaking
Officially, Jibunor still has nine schools he’s still considering, though he admitted it’s been hard to stay focused on all nine.
The last few months have been about working toward three or four programs. There is still time for other suitors to work their way into contention, but Jibunor said his “heart and mind” are starting to close in on Auburn, Tennessee, Florida and Georgia Tech, which are the most likely schools to grab his commitment.
Auburn and Tennessee have had a clear advantage against other programs since the beginning. Tennessee was the first to offer him. Auburn has hosted him on the most visits. Georgia Tech’s biggest pull will be if Jibunor decides to study engineering, which he said would make it hard for him to choose another school. Florida has made up the most ground late.
But Auburn and Tennessee will be the teams the other two — and the unmentioned schools in his top nine — have to chase.
“Every time I go to Auburn I’m like, ‘Man this is my home.’ It’s the same way with Tennessee, those two places,” Jibunor said. “Coach T-Will, we talk all the time on FaceTime. I talk with his family too, his wife, his daughters. Coach (Gus) Malzahn too. Nothing has really changed with me and Auburn.”
Jibunor doesn’t know yet if he’ll visit Auburn again before he decides, but he also suggests it likely won’t matter either way. He knows what he’s getting from Auburn, its coaches and players. He’s visited the Plains enough times to know, unlike with Florida where he wants to take a test-the-waters visit before deciding.
Jibunor planned to visit Auburn for the cookout last weekend, but he wasn’t logistically able to attend. Not to worry. He desperately wanted to be there and Williams made sure to reach out regardless.
“Even when I don’t have a means of coming, he calls my family to make sure everything is OK with me,” Jibunor said. “We have that special kind of bond.”
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:38 am to TigerPaw1
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Auburn’s special message to Richard Jibunor
One of the biggest question surrounding Jibunor: What position will he play?
At camps, he’s won positional MVPs as a defensive end and linebacker. For his high school team, he plays safety and wide receiver, too. When he was originally offered by Tennessee, the Volunteers wanted Jibunor as a tight end.
The basketball player, cross-country athlete and track star can truly do whatever he’s asked to do.
Jibunor said he’d prefer to play linebacker, but he understands much of that is dependent on his body’s development and how his speed responds to it. For Florida, Jibunor most likely projects as a linebacker. Auburn and Tennessee both see him more as someone who will grow into a Buck position option.
But Auburn has made one message quite clear to him. The Tigers simply want Jibunor, the person, in their class. The position will sort itself out later.
“They told me, even if they have complete linebacker commits on the team, just know you’re still going to be among the team. You’re still going to have a spot,” Jibunor said. “We’ll bring you in as a tight end or wide receiver or anything just to make sure you have a spot.”
Auburn wants him as a Buck, and that’s what he’ll be. But it shows how badly the Tigers want Jibunor to send him such a powerful message.
Not gonna lie, little nervous about UF in this race. It sounds like he's just doing his due diligence but was really hoping we would get him on board before the season started
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:40 am to TigerPaw1
SEC schools keep chasing 4-star Sidney Lanier DL Alfred Thomas (AL.com)
I really like Thomas and wouldn't mind us pursuing him as the DE target in this class. However, if we get Miller, Fox/Oladele, Jibunor to go along with Newkirk then I don't see a spot. I just worry this will be a kid three years from now we will be kicking ourselves for not taking when he wanted to come to AU
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Sidney Lanier defensive tackle Alfred Thomas has spent the summer working and working and working some more.
Thomas, a 4-star prospect according to 247sports, said he's added weight and now tips the scales at 275 pounds. He recently maxed-out in the weight room, hoisting 350 pounds in the bench press and a 500-pound squat.
"It's been going good," he said.
Thomas narrowed his choices to eight schools earlier this spring - Georgia, Missouri, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisville and N.C. State.
In an interview earlier this week, Thomas said Georgia and Missouri are the leaders right now. Missouri already has commitments from Sidney Lanier quarterback James Foster and linebacker La'Dedric Jackson, and Thomas said Foster is lobbying hard for him to make it three Poets at Missouri next season.
Thomas said he began developing a relationship with Georgia coach Kirby Smart during Smart's days as Alabama's defensive coordinator.
"James keeps telling me that Missouri keeps sending d-linemen to the league every year," Thomas said. "But so does Georgia."
Thomas finished his junior season with 136 tackles and 15 sacks, following a sophomore season that featured 100-plus tackles and 21 sacks.
Auburn has shown interest in Thomas, and he attended a summer camp at Alabama. "It went well," he said.
I really like Thomas and wouldn't mind us pursuing him as the DE target in this class. However, if we get Miller, Fox/Oladele, Jibunor to go along with Newkirk then I don't see a spot. I just worry this will be a kid three years from now we will be kicking ourselves for not taking when he wanted to come to AU
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:46 am to TigerPaw1
FSU insider Chris Nee just CB'd Kayode Oladele to Ole Miss....
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:44 am to TigerPaw1
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Kayode Oladele
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to Ole Miss....
LOL he dumb
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:49 am to TigerPaw1
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Let's land Fields and then see what happens from there
I would rather pass on Fields and land Nix. People are also forgetting that we already have Gatewood this year.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:55 am to ellitor
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I can't blame Nix if he chose the Noles. Jimbo is one of the best proven college QB developers in the nation.
I guess if you have no aspirations to be a good professional.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:57 am to jvilletiger25
quote:True. He will probably make a great TE at the college level.
People are also forgetting that we already have Gatewood this year.
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