Casper the Dawg

Wise words that will be heeded. Thank you.

Roswell linebacker Tre Lamar visited Georgia on Saturday and the Bulldogs gave him some good news while he was in town. Lamar holds offers from over two dozen programs and received one from UGA before he left campus.

"It was a great visit," Lamar said of his time in Athens. "It was great to get down to Georgia finally and get the in-state offer. It was a good visit overall."

Lamar received the news from Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt.

"I went up to see Coach Richt and we sat down and had a one-on-one talk. He said that the coaches really like my film and that they are extending me offer to play linebacker there. They said they really liked how I play and we talked over how we would be at Georgia and being the student-athlete part of it and what they expect from their players."

During the visit prospects were able to tour Georgia's facilities, spend time with the coaches, and learn about the academic side of things at UGA. Two of those three things combined to be the highlight of the four-star talent's trip.

"The coaches, I met coach (Mike) Ekeler. He's a great coach. He's really into it and has a lot of energy about him. He's a coach I could see myself playing for," Lamar said when asked about the best part time at UGA. "What stood out were really the coaches and when we went into the educational part, it was nice to see how they do it and how they stress the part of being a student."

While some may consider UGA's offer the the Top247 standout "late," Lamar says he has no plans of holding that against the Bulldogs and that they are in consideration for his signature.

"I'm definitely considering Georgia," he said. "This is the first solid, in-depth visit I've had here. I definitely have to get up here again to see more of it, but I definitely think it is a school I'm considering going forward."

At 6-foot-4 241 pounds, some feel Lamar could end up playing with his hand on the ground as a defensive end at the next level, but he isn't shy about the fact that he would rather be in two-point stance.

"I do want to play backer but inside or outside, I've played both and I feel comortable playing both, so I'll play either one," he said.

In the meantime, Lamar says a number of schools are recruiting him in full force but he claims no leader.

"Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Clemson and Tennessee are after me pretty hard right now," he said. All of those schools are some of the higher schools I'm looking at right now. I don't really have a top school or anything."

"***Things are going to get very interesting in the DL class at UGA in the 16 group. I am hearing that UGA wants to take 4 in this class. Today UGA offered Tyler Clark from Americus and he is a kid that I love. I think he is mid four star type prospect. Julian Rochester, Michail Carter, Antwuan Jackson,and Clark were all hanging around today. I was told by one source that the 4 prospects made the comment “we might as well come together today and take all four spots.” Georgia had a unreal class at DL, but they need more in this class no question about it. No doubt UGA leads for Clark right now I am hearing.

***Spoke with Elijah Holyfield and some people close to this. Georgia is recruiting him, but right now I don’t see him in Athens. Watch Auburn and Michigan in this. How hard is UGA recruiting him? I am not sure to be honest at this point. You always have to make difficult decisions, I say that a lot in fact.

***It is very clear that Rob Sale has turned the full court press on EJ Price and so has others. IMO, he is at the top of the board as uncommitted OT’s for UGA. Georgia is really trying to get a foot in the door at Archer with their talented 2016 class and 2017 class. Price is a true left tackle prospect to me. He is still raw some, but being in the Archer weightroom is going to help him big time over the next year.

***CB is another spot that UGA could go heavy in-state for in this class. Chad Clay, Tyrique McGhee, Baylen Buchanan, Nigel Warrior, Mecole Hardman (If wants to play DB) and Dylan Singleton are all big time targets of UGA staff I am told. That is a strong in-state group.

***Georgia offered Jordan Smith tonight and I am told that he measured in at 6-foot-6, 220 pounds after playing a season of basketball. He has a lot of upside and I think he could be the long OLB UGA is looking for in each class. They already have Chauncey Manac. Explosive raw kid that will hit your butt, just needs to gain weight.

***Aaron Dowdell measured in at 6-foot-3.5, 296 pounds. Really has changed his body since coming to Creekside."

This covers a subject we had touched on concerning a :pimp:slap from a certain shite:moon: publication.

The current state of UGA's temple of doom.

To be fair, AJ is the most talented WR we have ever had. Freaks of nature such as he dont come around very often.
I'm cool with most of our WR's being role players, with your MM types just being an added bonus. We haven't really been a catch and run team, nor does it matter as long as we catch the passes that should be caught or offenses will roll on and on.

Granted I'm sure they could have mentioned a few other things about us, namely the locker room.

Title a little to dramatic, but we made a list of Teams in Dire need of facilities upgrades
Bastards!
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A commitment is non-binding, a scholarship offer should be conditionally binding.

Without a revelation concerning character, grades or legal issues a scholarship offer accepted in form of a commitment should be upheld, and in the event the school wants to pull the offer in favor of a more talented prospect then the NCAA should penciling them with a loss of a scholarship the following year.
A kid decommiting isn't going to be the difference between a school continuing to have a football program, but dropping a kid on his head this far into the process could be a reason he doesn't end up in a positive situation football wise. Not that going to a school that doesn't want you but is obligated would be a better situation would be much better.
All the guidelines concerning offers and commits should benefit the student athlete. Schools do not have to accept commits on the spot, and they would need to be more selective and cautious when it comes to recruiting. It's getting a little out of hand as is.

But Butch Jones is an a-hole! And to quote Tyler, "Get fricked!"

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It's just hard to get excited when we continually flop at the end of each recruiting season. Sorry, negadawg, but it just feels that way and has for the past few years.

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I guess getting Lo Carter on signing day last year is what you call a flop.

I would rather VJ jump ship now, instead of transferring 1 year in.