2015 Graveyard Thread

[FanofCarolina1]

Originally Posted by Thenardier

Too early to get hyped about recruiting. Long way to go before signing day, though, that is a neat fact.

neat.

[HeadCockFan]

Originally Posted by FanofCarolina1

neat.

Swell.

[Ericvol2096]

Originally Posted by ConwayGamecock

Time flies fast....he committed to Tx today....

Crazy huh? Always said he would commit by late May early June. Looks like we are all in on Gibson as well. Will be a fun battle to watch.

[Ericvol2096]

Originally Posted by FearThethumbandDJ

If you guys win this year youll have a nice class, if you win less than 6 games the wheels are gonna come off.

Agreed bowl is a must to keep positive momentum.

[Ericvol2096]

Visited TN this weekend and it went very well. Word is we are back heavily in the mix here. Will be a fun battle.

[Ericvol2096]

"I met the whole coaching staff. I was mainly around coach Jones, coach Stripling," Jones explained. "We just talked about academics. That's the main reason I am where I am right now so we talked a lot about that. They have a great academic center."

"What stood out the most was the defensive line coach and knowing that he knows what he's talking about. He's a great coach. Then, getting to hang out with Butch Jones. He hung out with us the whole day Saturday," Jones said. "I've known him since my senior year but this was the most time I spent with him so that was good.

"I'm really looking at the same thing at every school. I'm looking for a defensive line coach who knows what he's doing and a place I would be comfortable at for one or two years, a nice place," Jones explained. "This is what I'm doing; I'm using these unofficial visits to determine who will get official visits during the season."

Quotes from VQ

[PvtWarlick]

Jones, who has a rating of 96 from 247Sports, was able to spend time with his recruiter, South Carolina defensive line coach Deke Adams.
"I already felt like he was a great guy, but I found out today he was a great coach," Jones said. "We sat down and we talked about ball. Like I said, he picked my brain and I picked his. I asked him some questions and he answered them very well. We mainly talked about my techniques, where I'd like to play, my hand placement, how he teaches to read blocks. His answers were what I was looking for."
The two also talked about the position he would play and the chance for early playing time.
"That also impressed me too," Jones said. "We sat down and talked about how I would fit and that would be me playing either a three-technique or a nose. We talked about me playing any position on the defensive line, but me being dominant as a nose or the three."

His thoughts on the sc visit. His parents really want him at SC

[FeartheSpur]

Originally Posted by MWard

Who was the highest rated JUCO we've brought in? I don't remember, so I'm genuinely asking. Was it Rok? I looked at the 247 JUCO rankings going back to '09. The highest rated one from then to now is #16 Abu Lamin. Just looking at the guys in the Top 10 every year I saw some really big names, guys now playing in the NFL. I'm sure there were several busts too, but a lot of the guys in the Top 10 for that year were All Stars in college.

Also, a lot of the "big" programs were often recruiting these Top 10 JUCO guys (bama, auburn, fsu, even oregon....) We already have huge holes to fill on the DL and we'll have holes to fill everywhere after this season. I'm okay with gambling on JUCO's b/c I see them as being much more ready for Div I football at the start of 2015, as opposed to many of the HS Sr's we're recruiting right now. Mainly b/c of the S&C programs these guys are in and years of experience. Even a bad JUCO team would whoop up on a good HS team, b/c of the size/strength advantage.

Maybe jerrell king?

[sgacock]

Originally Posted by FeartheSpur

Maybe jerrell king?

jasper Sanks?

[davisd9]

Originally Posted by PvtWarlick

His thoughts on the sc visit. His parents really want him at SC

Great to hear. Thanks for the information as always!

[bhs04]

I think kaleb broome was like #4 overall. He would be a big bust if you ask me.


Some good ones right off the top of my head are Quarles, Rok, and Jerideau.

[SCohioBoy]

Jasper Brinkley

[SCohioBoy]

Originally Posted by Thenardier

Too early to get hyped about recruiting. Long way to go before signing day, though, that is a neat fact.

Here is another neat fact, were you not banned from posted in the Proving Ground under your old Screenname?

[CoverTwo]

Shurburtt with a CB to USC.

[CoverTwo]

Morrell with a CB to USC.

[CoverTwo]

Evan Flood, Wisconsin 247 publisher, with a CB to USC.

I really want this guy. Not many 6'2 corners out there that can run.

[uscGRAD04]

Supposed to visit Clemson this weekend. I see where he went to Wren HS which is same as their QB commit. Don't expect that to be much of an influence. What I do expect though is Dabo or whoever he meets this weekend to bring up the NFL draft (not Clowney but Quarles)

[Mechanical Cock]

I wouldnt be scared of our d-line record going to the NFL.

[CoverTwo]

Top to bottom? .. A lot of parity when you look at the entire conference, IMO.

Missouri and Vanderbilt (post James Franklin) are really the only schools that aren't racking in players right now. Every other school is either going to be in the Top 25 or right on the edge of it.

Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Arkansas have all seen a spike in their recruiting the past 3 seasons. Ole Miss and Tennessee are loaded again at the skill positions and it looks like UT has put more of a focus on defense lately. Mississippi State looks like they are finally going to build a team in the mold of what Urban Meyer did at Florida (great athletes in a spread option offense, physical defense). Arkansas has really focused on upgrading the LOS on both sides of the ball which isn't a shock given their coach's background. He has already shown he can recruit running backs. Kentucky has been following the same path as Arkansas. They have recruit really well in the trenches (look at the measurable of the players they signed last year and have committed this year) and are building up their defense. It'll be interesting to see if they can upgrade their skill guys.

UA, AU, LSU, aTm, UGA, and UF continue to roll along. USC continues to sit in its sweet spot (between Top 10 and 20).

If it keeps trending this way, there are going to be no gimme games in conference play. Its already pretty much like that as is but the playing fields are leveling out quickly.

[SCohioBoy]

Matthews, Robertson, Ingram, Jerideau, Taylor, Clowney....