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re: Old Recruiting Thread: RIP insiders

Posted on 10/23/23 at 8:48 pm to
Posted by ChexMix
Taste the Deliciousness
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 8:48 pm to
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What both of you fail to see is that you're both losing


wrong again, we are all losing
Posted by TheJones
Member since Nov 2009
34604 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 9:05 pm to
The year is 2023 and RandySavage is the most stable recruiting thread poster
Posted by ChexMix
Taste the Deliciousness
Member since Apr 2014
25494 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 9:09 pm to
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The year is 2023 and RandySavage is the most stable recruiting thread poster


Life comes at ya fast
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 9:18 pm to
My source for that information is as solid as it gets
Posted by wareaglepete
Union of Soviet Auburn Republics
Member since Dec 2012
18305 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 9:53 pm to
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25 4* Edge Jared Smith was impressed by what he saw Faulk do on Saturday as a freshman. He’s been to Auburn twice now and plans to be back for the iron bowl Auburn is definitely getting in the mix for this guy


Now they have to recruit him out of Thompson instead of SP.

SMH
Posted by attalla
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2017
1500 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 6:19 am to
Dubose would be massive. Hopefully Big Willie helps this come to fruition. If we could pull a top OL and flipping from a school that has dominated the OL recruiting would really be impressive
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
24107 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 6:29 am to
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Now they have to recruit him out of Thompson instead of SP.

I just saw that story this morning. The Spain Park coach handled it with class, but it seems something might be up with the whole situation. He texted the coach Saturday saying he wasn't going anywhere and the coach sees them the next day loading up the Uhaul headed for Alabaster .
Posted by wareaglepete
Union of Soviet Auburn Republics
Member since Dec 2012
18305 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 6:36 am to
Yeah, my son showed me a text from one of the coaches Sunday night and I said that has to be fake. That can’t be real. It was.
Coach is a good stand up guy, but I bet he was pissed he was lied to like that.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
52670 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 6:46 am to
what happened?
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
24107 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 6:49 am to
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what happened?

Jared Smith transferred from Spain Park to Thompson with 2 weeks and the playoffs left in the HS season. He texted the coach one night, because there had been rumors, saying they weren't going anywhere and he wanted to win at SP. Coach goes to talk with the family the next day and they're loading up moving vans.

Weird how all these really talented football players end up at Thompson even though they were already at fairly large, successful schools. Happened here in oxford with the Fegans kids.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
52670 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 7:44 am to
Is Thompson good? Sometimes people wait to rat until they make playoffs.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
24107 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 7:56 am to
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Is Thompson good?

Yeah, they've been in contention for the 7A title for several years now. Believe they won last year. They're 7-1 this year with a 3 pt loss to Clay Chalkville that also has D1 talent at multiple spots. They've wrapped up their region already.
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Sometimes people wait to rat until they make playoffs.

The kid is supposedly already been ruled eligible according to the story as it was ruled a "compliant move". But Thompson (and others) have been doing this for years and getting away with it. I know recruiting in HS happens. It's just frustrating how the AHSAA selectively enforces those kinds of rules and Thompson does it pretty blatantly.

To top it off the Thompson coach says that he doesn't know the kid. Yet he is a 4 star Edge defender who plays in your region just down the road.

Here's a link to the AL.com story for anyone wanting to read it.
LINK
This post was edited on 10/24/23 at 8:17 am
Posted by AUWDE
Member since Oct 2013
3544 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 9:18 am to
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Weird how all these really talented football players end up at Thompson


Thompson is the new Hoover.
Posted by AA7
Birmingham, AL
Member since Nov 2009
28447 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 9:37 am to
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Thompson is the new Hoover.

Not coincidence that Hoover has progressively gotten worse and worse. Thompson didn’t invent what they’re doing, but they’re putting everyone else to shame right now.
Posted by CorchJay
Member since Nov 2018
21897 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 10:41 am to
Hoover doesn’t have the money they used to either. Demographically shifted. Granted they still have plenty of talent but not being able to cherry pick 5-6 players a year makes a huge difference.

Thompson’s coach has won more state titles than any coach in Alabama high school history. Like 10 or 11 championships. At multiple schools
Posted by JJJimmyJimJames
Southern States
Member since May 2020
18496 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 10:52 am to
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Thompson’s coach has won more state titles than any coach in Alabama high school history. Like 10 or 11 championships. At multiple schools

Who?

My cousin coached there some years ago - and is head coach of another 7A that he has really turned around
Posted by TiggerWoods
Auburn
Member since Nov 2010
4251 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 11:10 am to
Mark Freeman, won several at Bessemer Academy where he out recruited the shite out of the AISA schools. Had Brandon Heavens, Harris Gaston, and Major Ogilvie's son on one of his state title teams.
Posted by JJJimmyJimJames
Southern States
Member since May 2020
18496 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 11:19 am to
thnks
Posted by marshallcotiger
Member since Dec 2009
8452 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 12:02 pm to
Keyshawn Blackstock has hit the transfer portal. 4* OT from Mich St. He wasn't a starter there so idk if we would take him but I remember the name
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
47645 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 12:03 pm to
Random Twitter accounts hinting at something happening today.

They typically don’t know shite and get too excited so take with a grain of salt. (One is that Charlie guy that got in a debate with Crain)
This post was edited on 10/24/23 at 12:05 pm
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