Myke gets it.............my favorites is when our 4 star recruit is not as good as the 4 start say......UGA picked up or Auburn got when we were in the running. I'll never forget years ago, the State Rag had on their sports page an article titled "The One That Got Away." It went on to talk about a 3 star receiver that de-committed from us. Now mind you, we picked up Ace Sanders that same time and the article referenced that............Sanders videos were lights out better than the "one that got away." Plus, he was rated higher. Yet, the news was "The One That Got Away." Lots of our fans are like the State Rag.Originally posted by carolinamyke:
tngamecock- I totally agree!!! It gets sickening to read some of their post. They love to proclaim that they are "realist" AND they say they "expect nothing less than championships" as IF the rest of posters don't. IF anyone claims guys like Wideman OR Sawyer etc are recruits we can build on then they will quickly bring up guys who decommitted or put down SOS.
Which player was it that got away? Wonder if he is in the NFL right now?Originally posted by tngamecock#:
Myke gets it.............my favorites is when our 4 star recruit is not as good as the 4 start say......UGA picked up or Auburn got when we were in the running. I'll never forget years ago, the State Rag had on their sports page an article titled "The One That Got Away." It went on to talk about a 3 star receiver that de-committed from us. Now mind you, we picked up Ace Sanders that same time and the article referenced that............Sanders videos were lights out better than the "one that got away." Plus, he was rated higher. Yet, the news was "The One That Got Away." Lots of our fans are like the State Rag.Originally posted by carolinamyke:
tngamecock- I totally agree!!! It gets sickening to read some of their post. They love to proclaim that they are "realist" AND they say they "expect nothing less than championships" as IF the rest of posters don't. IF anyone claims guys like Wideman OR Sawyer etc are recruits we can build on then they will quickly bring up guys who decommitted or put down SOS.
Watson and Barrett seemed to do OK as freshman. And don't say Spurrier's offense is too complex for a freshman to pick up. If it's that complicated maybe he needs to simplify things.Originally posted by The Real Ess:
There have been years when I would have looked at an average 3.3* class and said it wasn't good enough to catch up to the Bamas and Auburns. But this year we have a lot of JuCo and prep school help coming in. A guy who was a 3* and has been developing for 1-2 years > a 3* right out of HS. The true freshman has potential that they may not achieve. JuCos that we are still recruiting after 2 years have reached at least a good portion of that potential.
The down side is it's just a 2-3 yr Band Aid on the DLine. Recruiting needs to improve next cycle to keep the momentum. Also I'm concerned with who will play QB. If a true freshmen who's coming in this summer is not going to be the answer no matter how good a raw talent he is.
He reminds me of Hell Boy when I see him...but in a good way.Originally posted by hitman2001#:
Think that young man will make us proud he chose the Cocks.
It is. I said it.Originally posted by lexgamecock:
Watson and Barrett seemed to do OK as freshman. And don't say Spurrier's offense is too complex for a freshman to pick up. If it's that complicated maybe he needs to simplify things.Originally posted by The Real Ess:
There have been years when I would have looked at an average 3.3* class and said it wasn't good enough to catch up to the Bamas and Auburns. But this year we have a lot of JuCo and prep school help coming in. A guy who was a 3* and has been developing for 1-2 years > a 3* right out of HS. The true freshman has potential that they may not achieve. JuCos that we are still recruiting after 2 years have reached at least a good portion of that potential.
The down side is it's just a 2-3 yr Band Aid on the DLine. Recruiting needs to improve next cycle to keep the momentum. Also I'm concerned with who will play QB. If a true freshmen who's coming in this summer is not going to be the answer no matter how good a raw talent he is.
Originally posted by craneoperatr1@aol.com:
( the gamecocks are coming and their bringing Hellboy with them.)
Originally posted by hookwrestler:
I think we have some studds. Let's hope we have a dline coach who has a clue.