After the CU loss (and HBC's "2-3 years" comment), I didn't have a lot of hope that we'd finish strong on the recruiting trail. Fast-forward to now, however, and I think you have to give HBC and staff a lot of credit. Granted, we had more de-commits than we'd like, but we appear to have kept some key commits in the fold. Plus, following the de-commits, we were able to pick up some good-looking recruits that should help out. In other words, the staff did a good job of minimizing the impact of the de-commits, at least at face value. Looking forward to Signing Day. Go Cocks.
Football class is shaping up nicely...
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I like this class. If we didn't have to play LB's at DE last year we could easily have finished 10 and 3 in a rebuilding year. If these DE's step up and we can move BAW back to LB I look for us to start another 3 or 4 year year run. I think our secondary will be solid this year. The young corners should come into this season with alot of confidence after getting major playing time this past year but the new guys coming in will give them some depth. I also hope Wideman is as advertised. We need him to come in ready to play.
Our staff historically finishes strong on the recruiting front. As a Gamecock fan, sometimes it's painful and uncomfortable "waiting" on it to happen but it usually happens.
The staff, I'm sure, works very hard behind the scenes - we all know it. We impatient fans with all our knee-jerk reactions - fuel the feelings of others simply listening to us grip, whine and complain with every happening on the scene. IMO, listening and keeping-up by "Social Media" concerning recruiting doesn't help the emotional aspect to it either.
The staff, I'm sure, works very hard behind the scenes - we all know it. We impatient fans with all our knee-jerk reactions - fuel the feelings of others simply listening to us grip, whine and complain with every happening on the scene. IMO, listening and keeping-up by "Social Media" concerning recruiting doesn't help the emotional aspect to it either.
One de-commit I would have loved to have gotten was Austin Clark out of VA. Kid enrolled in January so will go thru Spring practice and has great size at a position of need for us. What hurt more was he flipped to VT, a bad program with a coach likely on the way out if he doesn't win big next year. Likely a girlfriend may have lured him to VT as it was closer to home for him. Great hold on Pellage though as he looks good.
This post was edited on 1/31 10:25 AM by luvmygamecocks
This post was edited on 1/31 10:25 AM by luvmygamecocks
Thomas never had the grades. God can we not speak of him again..? Huge disappoint him not making it.
Posters made too much about 2-3 years? Interesting because it seemed several players did. But hey, maybe they were lying from the start. Meh..
