but congrats on your signing class. Can't dwell on the ones who got away because no one gets them all.
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Thank you,
the more I study it the more I like it. This may be a year where we recruited for need than class standing. I really like the running back out of Moultrie who I predict may end up being the best offensive player in our class. You can't go wrong signing class 6A players who played on championship teams. They produce a bunch of them down there in South Georgia
the more I study it the more I like it. This may be a year where we recruited for need than class standing. I really like the running back out of Moultrie who I predict may end up being the best offensive player in our class. You can't go wrong signing class 6A players who played on championship teams. They produce a bunch of them down there in South Georgia
Totally agree with Grumpy. Congrats, fellas! Really excited to see how your team progresses in the fall.
Thx.
We ended up signing 4 WR, one decommitted lost 2 of them, one decommitted a couple weeks before signing day and committed to OM and ended up signing with them, the other flipped to AU around 10:30 Tuesday night before signing day. Both were 4* kids and stung losing them. AU also went hard after Godwin but he stuck with us, none or the four are burners but catch the ball pretty well. We have a couple of fast guys, both are sr, so I guess we need a couple fast guys in 16. We needed a couple of ILB in the class, got 1 and trying to get the other now, missed on top CB we were after, didn't really recruit RB or QB this class. But signed a ton of DE and OLB types for a 3-4, but no Carter or Floyd body types, did pretty well on both LOS, at least they are big, maybe they can block and tackle. But a pretty good day for us other than the 2 WR we lost.
We ended up signing 4 WR, one decommitted lost 2 of them, one decommitted a couple weeks before signing day and committed to OM and ended up signing with them, the other flipped to AU around 10:30 Tuesday night before signing day. Both were 4* kids and stung losing them. AU also went hard after Godwin but he stuck with us, none or the four are burners but catch the ball pretty well. We have a couple of fast guys, both are sr, so I guess we need a couple fast guys in 16. We needed a couple of ILB in the class, got 1 and trying to get the other now, missed on top CB we were after, didn't really recruit RB or QB this class. But signed a ton of DE and OLB types for a 3-4, but no Carter or Floyd body types, did pretty well on both LOS, at least they are big, maybe they can block and tackle. But a pretty good day for us other than the 2 WR we lost.
BEST THING ABOUT OUR CLASS IS THAT WE FILLED OUR MAJOR NEEDS WITH BIG RANGY ATHELWTES THAT LOOK LIIE THEY BELONG IN THE SEC. ARE THEY ALL GONA BE STARTERS, NO, BUT THOSE WHO ARE NOT WILL PROVIDE QUALITY DEPTH
Grumpy, congrats on Rico. Heck of a player. Good kid, too. Think he has a chance to get on the field as a true freshman?
Thx Rammer. I was surprised we ended up with him, I guess he saw Bama recruiting so many kids higher than him he got nervous. As for as him getting on the field this year, no idea, we return 6 of top 8 DB and a JUCO who had to redshirt because of a hurt shoulder, he was projected starter last season. One thing about Pruitt is he ain't shy about playing you if you know what he wants done regardless of class, we started 2 true frosh last year, or sitting your rear on the bench if you don't do it his way. Mostly he ain't shy.
Before Wed I thought they were excellent, but after the way things turned out not too good. His lead recruiter and position coach is gone from UCLA so I don't know who he feels about that. The entire town is pro UGA and people are telling him that's where he needs to go and I think that's working against us, wants to feel its his decision and its going to be anywhere but UGA. If he is upset by what UCLA tried to do, Mora kept pressuring him to send the fax Wed. before news broke about the coach I imagine, wouldnt' surprise me to see him go to Michigan, no inside info on him at all. I think he just wants to get away. He was a big part of who we hoped to sign, probablay number 2 on the defensive side of the ball behind Thompson.
Grumpy, thanks for all of your posts. I have many a UGA friend and they are all as classy as you. You also provide great information and I again I am very appreciative.
Grumpyolddawg posted on 2/6/2015...
but congrats on your signing class. Can't dwell on the ones who got away because no one gets them all.
Congrats to you also know UG had a rough couple weeks also but unless I'm wrong you guys are pretty solid returning so no big loss. BTW any chance you could talk to Coach Richt maybe he would do some trading for Chubb would love to have him in Blue and White, or Black, or Green as long as it said Kentucky on the front I'd be happy.
but congrats on your signing class. Can't dwell on the ones who got away because no one gets them all.
Congrats to you also know UG had a rough couple weeks also but unless I'm wrong you guys are pretty solid returning so no big loss. BTW any chance you could talk to Coach Richt maybe he would do some trading for Chubb would love to have him in Blue and White, or Black, or Green as long as it said Kentucky on the front I'd be happy.
I post here a lot because it's a pretty positive board and I enjoy that. My information is not so great anymore, I been retired too long and now most of my friends in the profession have too, so don't really know about players like I did 10 years ago. Still go to state track meets and see quite a few kids there who we all know about.
Thx man, commits, flips and tension is just part of the recruiting deal, we had 9 I think this year, 3 of them ended up signing with us anyway.
As for as working up a trade for Chubb, not sure Richt would be too interested in trading him, he turned out to be a pretty good player, probably better than expected. Good kid too.
If my skill guys weren't baseball players I wanted them running track. I always felt I could make them faster, especially the young guys by teaching them proper technique, get rid of all the wasted motion, and especially all the side to side motion. For the big guys who usually end up being throwers it helped their explosiveness. But the main thing was to be involved, keep that competitive edge. Same in winter, if a kid wasn't a basketball player I liked them to wrestle. The main thing to remember is you want to improve everyday, you aren't doing that hanging out at the mall every afternoon.
Thanks Grump. We did fairly well considering we still have a coach that hasn't logged a winning season yet. And we still have opportunity to add 1-2 guys who are late qualifiers. They could bump the class up nicely in the rankings.
You and rammer are class acts.
You and rammer are class acts.
Grumppyolddawg I enjoy all your post here! You are a knowledgeable, remarkable, honest and a friend to this board. So post away I enjoy reading them all! why_not_UK
Thx man, like I said its a good board and I like posting here, but there is nothing remarkable about me, I probably know more football than most and try to be honest, good or bad and nothing is meant as a flame. Just how I see things. I am a firm believer that games are won and lost on both LOS. A good OL can make an average QB and RB look very good, but it won't work the other way around, same on the D side. You just won't believe how much better your LB become with a good DL in front of them to protect them. Personally I thought that was the biggest weaknesses of UK's team this last year not the LB everyone complained about. Our DL wasn't very good either and why our rush defense wasn't what it needed to be, but our rushers were very quick and help the secondary out quite a bit.
Grumpyolddawg posted on 2/7/2015...
If my skill guys weren't baseball players I wanted them running track. I always felt I could make them faster, especially the young guys by teaching them proper technique, get rid of all the wasted motion, and especially all the side to side motion. For the big guys who usually end up being throwers it helped their explosiveness. But the main thing was to be involved, keep that competitive edge. Same in winter, if a kid wasn't a basketball player I liked them to wrestle. The main thing to remember is you want to improve everyday, you aren't doing that hanging out at the mall every afternoon.
Thanks I understand what you are saying and I'm sure the coaches are thinking the same thing problem is the track coach is also the cross country coach and has admitted to me he knows very little about sprinting. He's also got the boy who's over 200 lbs. running the 4 x 200, and it's causing some helluva shin splints by the time track season is over. Tried to talk to him about it and his response has been he's trying to win track meets not football games, which I understand I'm competitive I wanna see the team win, but give me a break put the kid at the 100 and 200 meter and put an endurance runner on line for the longer runs, thanks for the insight though good luck in the off season and your spring game.
If my skill guys weren't baseball players I wanted them running track. I always felt I could make them faster, especially the young guys by teaching them proper technique, get rid of all the wasted motion, and especially all the side to side motion. For the big guys who usually end up being throwers it helped their explosiveness. But the main thing was to be involved, keep that competitive edge. Same in winter, if a kid wasn't a basketball player I liked them to wrestle. The main thing to remember is you want to improve everyday, you aren't doing that hanging out at the mall every afternoon.
Thanks I understand what you are saying and I'm sure the coaches are thinking the same thing problem is the track coach is also the cross country coach and has admitted to me he knows very little about sprinting. He's also got the boy who's over 200 lbs. running the 4 x 200, and it's causing some helluva shin splints by the time track season is over. Tried to talk to him about it and his response has been he's trying to win track meets not football games, which I understand I'm competitive I wanna see the team win, but give me a break put the kid at the 100 and 200 meter and put an endurance runner on line for the longer runs, thanks for the insight though good luck in the off season and your spring game.
Does your school have an athletic trainer on staff? If so have your son speak to him about treatment for the shin splints. My other advice is this, have him start running bad legs on the 4X200 or drop/miss a few handoffs, that will get him off of it. But another question, what kind of surface are they running on? If the track is a fairly hard surface maybe he could have the option of doing his workouts on grass with running shoes instead of spikes. We never had a track coach who wasn't involved in the football program, usually the CC coach was female and also did girls track.
Not just a little late but a lot late, but congrats on your class Grumpy, you just added Roquan Smith, very good get. Not only on the field, but an impressive young man overall I believe after reading some of his earlier comments on his reasons for his actions, and certainly an impressive statement on his signing.
His signing boosted you to #6 on TOS and to #7 on Rivals, so while I am congratulating you because I think you have a class program and don't take anyone like some schools I am still quite jealous. I think we will close the gap a lot next year, but to really rise up our coaching is going to have to come into play------and I think it will.
His signing boosted you to #6 on TOS and to #7 on Rivals, so while I am congratulating you because I think you have a class program and don't take anyone like some schools I am still quite jealous. I think we will close the gap a lot next year, but to really rise up our coaching is going to have to come into play------and I think it will.
Thx Jauk, he had been the top guy on our defensive board for quite awhile, on paper best defensive class we ever signed, but its a heavy defensive class. I think we probably go heavy on the offensive side this cycle and its starting that way with 3 of 4 offensive guys. We will lose at least 2 starters on the OL and 2 WR after the 16 season so I would think we go pretty hard there. But as things go, lost our WR coach this morning to LSU, so that's 3 of 4 offensive coaches this year, last year was entire defensive staff.
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