The 2013 Graveyard Thread

[PageUSC]

Get this guy NOW!

[KaneisAble]

Originally Posted by PageUSC

I don't think anyone including any of the staff were counting on Langley or Rolin to start. Rolin was almost a certainty to redshirt with the knee injury.

The point here is that we lost 2 of our top recruits to rival SEC East schools and that SUCKS bad, no other way to spin it.

All this success doesn't seem to count for much when going up against the entrenched powers. Makes me appreciate Clowney and Marcus that much more.

[EveryThingGreen]

Neither player was going to start but it is certainly a big hit to our class. Langley is a bigger loss imo

[gin house]

Originally Posted by Tailfeathers

Of course they can't freak out openly about a recruit, but I'd be willing to bet you the coaches aren't happy. So start freakin'.

Youre right......Lets just cancel next season. You know now we dont have a shot to compete since we lost him....... One kid wont hurt anything. We will fill the spot with someone who will play great. We can win with him or we can beat him. Not a big deal.

[gin house]

Originally Posted by KaneisAble

Because repping SC so hard and then going back on his word and then having your brother rip Carolina fans on twitter is "classy"? I don't care where his parents went. Their son obviously didn't.

Im a grown man, not a high school kid. Most of our posters on here are so i would think they would act like it..... Its sad that he hyped himself up as all carolina to do this but it is what it is. It will just make the win against UF in Cola next year that much better............. Hopefully we get to beat him his whole college career.

[CockyInGA]

Originally Posted by Gamecocks321

Gheez, do you have a thing for C2?

Yeah - it's called respect.

[5lbYardcock]

Rolin can be replaced easily. Langley is the one that stings. LB is so easy to fill because the majority of college bound HS kids are 6'2" and 220 lbs.

Rolin was too slow anyways.

[jellafever]

Where is this kid from? Also, it ain't over until he puts the ink on the paper.

[GetemGamecocks]

I always got the impression that our coaches don't "coddle" recruits as much as many other programs do (see Clowney's recruitment). I don't know if this was a factor for Rolin or not...but the bottom line is that we don't need him. If he is not 100% Gamecocks, we don't want him. We get some other guys that were not always 100% Gamecocks (transfers, JUCO), but with a guy like Rolin, you want him to be 100%. If this was on our coaches and recruiting process, I hope that we learn from it. Other than that, let's wish Rolin well and move on. See ya at Williams-Brice in 2013.

[CockTail]

To say this is just another recruit and not big deal is hooey. This wasn't some fringe recruit that chose to go elsewhere in the eleventh hour. This wasn't a kid who was unsure or had family drama. This was a kid who was an early commitment, and early enrollee with USC ties and who recruited other kids to come here. What the hell happened? I am not saying the coaching staff owes fans an answer, but I damn sure hope SOS is demanding one. When you lose recruits like this, there was a major failure somewhere.

[Evilchicken2]

Originally Posted by PBRCock

Having followed recruiting for years, we have all seen this time and again.

It's really very simple: If a "solid commit" takes visits after committing, he is not "solid," and he likely is not attending his committed school.

Whether it's Rolin or Langley or Nkim-whatever, these "kids" (which is a misnomer) need to hold off with the early commits unless they are going to be men of their word. They often treat their commitments like nothing more than going steady in high school. Hey, if they're still looking - fine. But, when you give your word, be man enough to honor it.

Agreed. We gotta stop living in this fantasy land that a committed guy goes on a visit somewhere else, BUT it's okay because he grew up a Carolina fan. Smfh.

[elcid99]

Again, I'm a grown man, but when I was 18, like 99% of the population, I was indecisive. I was certain I was headed for Columbia & was willing to do a stint in JUCO & change positions to make it happen. However, after talking to Coach Port, I was all elcid. I wasn't a big fish in the eyes of June Raines, or that was just how he recruited. It turned me off & I ultimately was a knob instead of a frat daddy....needless to say, I received a doctorate from Carolina & am a Gamecock...

So, being 18 isn't cake. It is tough & making decisions with your head above your belt doesn't always happen.

[Evilchicken2]

Originally Posted by FloydTheBarber

How do you know our staff hasn't been grinding it 24/7?

I hope everyone understands these things happen sometimes- even if the staff was busting their tails.

Lot of assumptions being made.

Say what you want, but this program cannot afford losing 4-star guys! Yeah, these defections happen to Florida and Georgia and Bama too, but they simply reload with similar studs. We are bleeding right now if it wasn't obvious to you.

[Evilchicken2]

Originally Posted by CockTail

To say this is just another recruit and not big deal is hooey. This wasn't some fringe recruit that chose to go elsewhere in the eleventh hour. This wasn't a kid who was unsure or had family drama. This was a kid who was an early commitment, and early enrollee with USC ties and who recruited other kids to come here. What the hell happened? I am not saying the coaching staff owes fans an answer, but I damn sure hope SOS is demanding one. When you lose recruits like this, there was a major failure somewhere.

Yep. We're not UGA; we cannot afford this kind of failure.

[#7Clowney]

I hate these two bitches

[Evilchicken2]

Originally Posted by KaneisAble

All this success doesn't seem to count for much when going up against the entrenched powers. Makes me appreciate Clowney and Marcus that much more.

Back to back 10-win seasons and we still recruit #6 in the SEC. Meanwhile, newcomer A&M will start cleaning house in short order. But don't panic everyone.

[5lbYardcock]

Larenz Bryant and Gerald Turner are beasts. We will be fine at LB this recruiting cycle at LB.

[gotrice?]

Originally Posted by Evilchicken2

Back to back 10-win seasons and we still recruit #6 in the SEC. Meanwhile, newcomer A&M will start cleaning house in short order. But don't panic everyone.

Hate to break it to you but A&M was always going to clean up recruiting once they entered the SEC. They recruit out of Texas which produces massive amounts of talent and is a state that most in the SEC outside of LSU and Arkansas don't really try to make into a pipeline. Texas struggling the last few years plus the conference pitch what did you expect Texas A&M to do in recruiting? And we won 10 this season but so did 5 other teams so it seems about accurate.

[Evilchicken2]

Originally Posted by gotrice?

Hate to break it to you but A&M was always going to clean up recruiting once they entered the SEC. They recruit out of Texas which produces massive amounts of talent and is a state that most in the SEC outside of LSU and Arkansas don't really try to make into a pipeline. Texas struggling the last few years plus the conference pitch what did you expect Texas A&M to do in recruiting? And we won 10 this season but so did 5 other teams so it seems about accurate.

You're not breaking anything to me. That's why I wrote that they'd be cleaning house in short order; it's not a surprise to me. What stings is that we continue to recruit at a #6 pace in the SEC. Not gonna break through with those results.

[GetemGamecocks]

Originally Posted by Evilchicken2

You're not breaking anything to me. That's why I wrote that they'd be cleaning house in short order; it's not a surprise to me. What stings is that we continue to recruit at a #6 pace in the SEC. Not gonna break through with those results.

We just need to win the SEC next year. At this point in time, that goal is VERY achievable.