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re: Arkansas Recruiting Class for 2011 - a preemptive strike
Posted on 4/9/10 at 8:46 am to ocelot4ark
Posted on 4/9/10 at 8:46 am to ocelot4ark
Petrino's a horrible recruiter 
Damit...my sig privs are still gone
Guess I gotta post it on my own
Damit...my sig privs are still gone
Guess I gotta post it on my own
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Posted on 4/9/10 at 8:58 am to Porky
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I don't think Bobby tries to do anything but Bobby's thing when it comes to recruiting. He seems to know what he wants and goes after it, though like anyone else, not always successful. I have been OK with his recruiting. I know he dove right into it the day after he was hired at Arkansas. This past year was lean but I think it will be much improved this next year.
^THIS - He's gonna do his own thing. And, as a fan I don't think you would want to have it any other way.
He's a good coach and has made improvements over the past 2 yrs and he's filled the needs of the team.
Posted on 4/9/10 at 9:11 am to blackrose890
quote:I dont think so
and Mitch Mustain holds the passing record.
Posted on 4/9/10 at 9:14 am to ocelot4ark
To OP:
Screw the star ratings. If your coaches have found players that they believe will excel and fit your needs then that's what matters.
Screw the star ratings. If your coaches have found players that they believe will excel and fit your needs then that's what matters.
Posted on 4/9/10 at 9:20 am to Quigley
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To OP:
Screw the star ratings. If your coaches have found players that they believe will excel and fit your needs then that's what matters.
Exactly!
Posted on 4/9/10 at 9:26 am to Quigley
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To OP:
Screw the star ratings. If your coaches have found players that they believe will excel and fit your needs then that's what matters.
Up to a point yes. But clearly the teams who have been at the top of the SEC and/or winning NCs lately have also had some pretty sick recruiting rankings
Probably the team with the worst ranked recruiting classes to win a NC lately was OSU in 02... and they are solid if not top 5-10 in the recruiting wars every year
Posted on 4/9/10 at 9:33 am to molsusports
No doubt, but worrying over whether a guy is 2, 3, or 4 star really doesn't help anything. It's all educated guessing to begin with and just as many high star guys tank as turn out to be all americans. The only real separation is usually with 5 star rankings. Those guys are projected to be next level ready immediately. Even then there's no guarantees. Stupid Ryan Perrilloux
Posted on 4/9/10 at 9:47 am to Quigley
And Keiland Williams, even though he will get a spot somewhere. There are lots of 5 stars every year that don't amount to shite 
Posted on 4/9/10 at 9:48 am to WaveHog
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he has the all time Arkansas high school rushing record
Which means what? Vernon Hicks apparently had the record for a while as well. How did that help him at the next level? High School success does not necessarily translate into success at the college level.
RUSHING
Career
7,122 Vernon Hicks, Elaine, 1998
6,714 Jonathan Adams, Osceola, 1994-1997
6,493 Jonathan Bradley, Barton, 1996-98
6,010 Madre Hill, Malvern, 1991-93
6,008 Tyrone Henry, Rivercrest, 1990-1992
5,984 Billy Warren, Newport, 1979-81
5,92 Griffin Golleher, Carlisle, 1997-99
5,047 Lenorse Bailey, McGehee, 1998-99
4,970 Cedric Smith, Mineral Springs, 2004-06
4,796 Brian Jones, Cabot, 1996-98
Posted on 4/9/10 at 9:49 am to Choctaw Hog
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High School success does not necessarily translate into success at the college level.
Shhh. Don't tell that to State fans.
Posted on 4/9/10 at 10:04 am to Choctaw Hog
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7,122 Vernon Hicks, Elaine, 1998
beast...if I remember right he was the same stature of Dyer but was running over 2A skinny white boys...hmmmm
Posted on 4/9/10 at 10:06 am to Quigley
quote:or Julio Jones
Those guys are projected to be next level ready immediately. Even then there's no guarantees. Stupid Ryan Perrilloux
Posted on 4/9/10 at 10:07 am to thatguyrightthere
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I think he'll be alright. But I see where ya'll are coming from with being loaded at RB so not really caring. We are too so I wouldn't have minded too much if yall got Dyer but our offense requires multiple RBs to get carries so he will most likely still see the field this year and contribute while he probably wouldn't have at Arky so I guess it is different.. but I still see what yall are saying
Best post from a Tiger on Dyer I've seen. Would Hog Fans like to have seen us get Dyer? Sure. But as I've said before and I think this season will prove it to be true, even if we had gotten Dyer whose carries would he take from the Hog running backs? The only player he resembles in build and ability is Dennis Johnson (Jr) and many predict DJ will start and get the majority of the carries this year. He certainly wasn’t going to get any of the carries of the 230 LB Ronnie Wingo (So), the 220 LB Knile Davis (So) or the 250 LB Brodrick Green (Jr) because they are different type backs.
I have never said Dyer will be a bust but I just don’t think one can go by his high school stats to make bold predictions about his future because 1) He was playing in a small Arkansas Class where he routinely was going up against 180 lineman and small and slow LBs & DBs and 2) He was already a mature 19 years old in High School. In fact he is the same age as Ronnie Wingo and a full year older than Knile Davis. How well do you think those two could do playing against the same competition last year and the 220 LB Davis would still have another year to go playing in Arkansas’ 5 A Class. Certainly puts a different light on Dyer’s accomplishments, doesn’t it?
Posted on 4/9/10 at 10:07 am to Choctaw Hog
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6,010 Madre Hill, Malvern, 1991-93
Posted on 4/9/10 at 10:08 am to hehatedrew
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Shhh. Don't tell that to State fans.
LOL. Are they touting some high school player from last year? Sometimes it does work out.
Posted on 4/9/10 at 10:10 am to GoHoGsGo06
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6,010 Madre Hill, Malvern, 1991-93
I took his place in the All-Star game...He finished 1st as outstanding back...I finished second...Senior only game, he was a JR
Yeah...I know I'm pimping my pathetic high school memories
Posted on 4/9/10 at 10:12 am to sugatowng
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I took his place in the All-Star game...He finished 1st as outstanding back...I finished second...Senior only game, he was a JR
Yeah...I know I'm pimping my pathetic high school memories
Posted on 4/9/10 at 10:21 am to Choctaw Hog
Yes, Favre's nephew. Set some records in 4A ball in MS. He is a little short though. State gave him a look and he jumped
Posted on 4/9/10 at 10:59 am to ocelot4ark
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Petrino has already offered something like 10 instate guys for the 2011 class
some of these kids may not have a lot of stars but if they can play well who cares?
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Spingdale Har-Ber linebacker Hunter Kissinger
Kissinger, who reports a 290-pound bench press, 400 squat, 305 power clean along with 33-inch vertical, recorded 85 tackles, 4 sacks, 9 quarterback hurries, 2 recovered fumbles including one for a touchdown.
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Linebacker Deon Meadows
Meadows, 5-11, 213, 4.45 of Smyrna, Tenn
Meadows recorded 99 solo tackles and 40 assisted tackles for the Class 6A Bulldogs.
he's offered some good 2011 La. kids too:
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Tight end/ defensive end Quentin Griffin of Rayville, La., was recently offered a scholarship by Arkansas along with his teammate and defensive lineman Gerrand Johnson.
LINK
Posted on 4/9/10 at 11:10 am to sugatowng
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beast...if I remember right he was the same stature of Dyer but was running over 2A skinny white boys...hmmmm
Bingo!
Pretty much the story of Arkansas HS football. 3 or 4 good schools at the top of their classification, then the rest are fair to a joke. Where else can a school with a record of 2-8 make the playoffs.
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