re: 2019 Football Recruiting Thread - Auburn Goes 4/7 & Land Brothers

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I disagree. We keep firing coaches. UGA and Bama have had consistency at the HC spot. That really effects recruiting. Locking down Gus will pay off on the trail.

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Wut? thUGA just fired their winningest coach of all-time, and their recruiting has gotten better since.

Nobody here would have a problem with keeping a coach, but:

Tubs had to go. He was not going to get things back on track. 2008 was a trainwreck. He shite his pants when Saban came to town.

Chizik had to go. The whole program was crumbling. Players were running things. There was no discipline.

Malzahn needs to go. The NC broke him. He doesn't know how to adapt. It's very frustrating because he is right on the cusp, but he refuses to change.

Today's first day official offers can go out

Darius Thomas committed to Ole Miss yesterday. KN says AU evaluated him this spring & decided to move on

KN put up a 10 Most Wanted article this morning. The previous #1s were Owen Pappoe & Andrew Booth. Here's summary

1.) 4* ATH Zion Puckett - AU needs an elite CB this class & with Booth off the board Puckett is that guy. He has AU as his top team right now & is expected to make his commitment August 17th

2.) 4* Buck Derick Hall - Named AU his leader in June but facing stiff competition from MSST & FSU. He visited the Noles this past weekend but still has AU as his top team. KN believes a decision will still come in August but he will take his OVs in the fall. Gus is big reason why AU leads, Hall says he's closes to him than any other head coach

3.) 4* RB Noah Cain - Recently dropped a top 6 of AU/UGA/LSU/OK/PSU/TEX. AU will get an OV & KN believes that AU/LSU are his top 2 teams. LSU probably the favorite but they need to have a strong start to the season

4.) 4* LB Trezman Marshall - Won't be an easy flip from UGA but if anyone does it will be AU. He's very close with Owen Pappoe & continues to build relationship wit T-WILL. As of today, KN thinks he sticks with Dawgs but December is long ways away....

5.) 3* DE Colby Wooden - He's a top target for both AU & CLEM. Wooden is expected to commit August 16th & AU is the favorite.

6.) 4* RB Mark-Antony Richards - Could play a lot of different positions but AU wants him at RB, his preferred position. MIA is the overwhelming favorite as his brother plays there. However, Canes want him on defense so there's a chance that AU recruiting him at RB could prove big. If he leaves state of FL it will be for AU

7.) 5* WR Jadon Haselwood - UGA commit has visited AU 4 times this year & at Big Cat brought 10 family members on visit. AU thinks he can be flipped while UGA believes he sticks. MIA is also a flip threat. Haselwood is close with Kodi Burns & AU commits Bo Nix & George Pickens. He will OV in the fall

8.) 4* OG William Putnam - AU/FSU battle with Noles trending. However, he's not announcing in August as originally planned so AU still has good shot at winning battle

9.) 5* OT Wanya Morris - KN thinks chances are slim he flips from Vols right now. But AU will recruit him hard to end & two of his teammates are committed to AU in Owen Pappoe & Jakai Clark. He's supposed to OV this fall

10.) 4* WR Jalen Curry - AU is the overwhelming favorite tho Vols are making a push. Curry is close to a number of AU commits most notably Pappoe & nix. Curry hopes to visit AU again this fall, AU is the current favorite but KN says his recruitment can be unpredictable

Names he listed as "On the Bubble"

3* Nehemiah Pritchett - commit watch
3* OG Kamaar Bell - AU #2 behind Bama
4* RB Steele Chambers - OHST commit that AU still recruiting
3* DT LeDarrius Cox - Vol commit that is trending AU
4* LB Christian Harris - A&M the favorite, AU a finalist
4* LB Tyron Hopper - UF commit that recently visited AU
5* LB Nakobe Dean - Will OV to AU
4* LB Mohamoud Diabate - Visited AU recently but Tigers have work to do
4* DL Charles Moore - Seeps unlikely he will flip from MSST right now but he will OV to AU
4* CB Jalen Perry - UGA commit recently visited & will OV to AU
3* ATH Jammie Robinson - High on AU board, will likely OV
5* C Clay Webb - BAMA/UGA trending but AU still a factor

So apparently Wolk now works for Rivals. He dropped an article today. Some good stuff

#STAYWOLK: The First One (Rivals)

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Here's an inside look at things happening in and around Auburn from new AuburnSports.com reporter Benjamin Wolk:

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• As of now, I’d expect to see three commitments added to Auburn’s 2019 list by Aug. 16. That number could grow to four depending on the decision plans of Gulfport (Miss.) linebacker Derick Hall. The three who are likely to jump on board — athlete Zion Puckett, defensive back Nehemiah Pritchett and defensive lineman Colby Wooden — all told Rivals on Tuesday that they’re likely to make their decision between now and Aug. 16.

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If those 3 jump on board AU would to #9 in the rankings. Add Hall & AU moves to #8

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• Three 2019 linebackers went off the recruiting board in the last week. LaVonta Bentley chose Clemson, Rian Davis picked Georgia and Kalen Deloach committed to Florida State. Auburn will still attempt to haul in one or two more elite linebackers. Travis Williams will get his; it’s just a matter of who. The uncommitted names I’d look at right now: Nakobe Dean, Mohamoud Diabate and Mikel Jones. With that said, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Auburn scour the committed market, as well, as evidenced by a recent visit from Florida commit Tyron Hopper. Hopper's stock is rising fast inside the Auburn program.

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I say file name Mikel Jones away. Has consistently had AU in his top group