College Football Recruiting
 

Is anyone interested in what high school players are being recruited by your favorite team?

Ive been keeping track of miami, and so far they are doing pretty good... Hopefully they will pick up a couple of players they got there eye on, Early Doucet WR from Louisiana and Willie Williams, LB from Miami

The University of Texas always gets a good class.

It's the skill that keeps us in the polls, not the coaching :D.

This is Mack Brown's specialty.

Rivals has us @ #5 and so does the insiders.

I'm worried that we havent gotten a qb in the last 2 years :O. We had two or three of them that we were watching, but they left for OU, OSU and Aggy.

I'm hopin that we'll still get Xavier Lee. That would set this class up.

Early Doucet has been reported to have committed to LSU today.

USC and LSU will duke it out for the top spot but Michigan, Miami, Texas and FSU will fight for the next 4 spots.

Michigan is on Tim Jamison. He dominated at the AA game and every raved about him. They also in on Cam Covin, Adrian Arrington and Dutch. The last three are WRs and Michigan leads for them all. One is a 5* and the other two are 4*. Also Eugene Germany from Pomana, Cali is a DE who has Michign in the lead another 4*...stars dont always mean much...but it is all we really have to base anything at this point and time.


Art

Maryland has the #8 class so far!

Yea, I just read earlier that Doucet committed to LSU... (that really sucks for UM)

But UM just got a verbal from a kid named Jonathan St. Pierre, OL from Montreal

does anyone have any information about him?

Xavier Lee... i hear he may end up at FSU or Auburn

Nope but do a me a favor and say Miami. The only true UM is in Michigan...:)

By Early going to LSU that leaves Cam Colvin not going to Miami since it was rumored that they could have been going there together.

Art

Ohio State has the number six class according to Rivals.

I like the fact that the Buckeyes have gotten 14 out of the 18 in their recruiting class from the state of Ohio. I always laugh at the recruiting classes from places like Nebraska. C'mon people, get your players from your own backyard.

The running back Ohio State picked up from Akron is supposedly real good, and the DB they got from Cleveland, Theodore Ginn, was one of the hottest recruits in the country. So far, so good for Ohio State.

Michigan is ahead of them..:)

They are just 1 point out of 3rd by what rivals says...:)

Michigan pulls down 4 of the targets six they going after will finish no worse than 4th.

Ginn is the real deal. Watched him in the AA game and he looked great other than maybe more of a Dion type player than Ty Law or Woodson. Does not like to be to physical. He returns like Dion also.

Too bad about Fred Davis. he was supposed to be a lock to OSU and he still might be but everything that is being said is that he goes west or way down south.


Art

I think you are also forgetting about Oklahoma. They have the #1 QB and #1 RB prospects committed. They will likely be in the top 3.

According to rivals.com my trojans have the number one class overall so far. We have the nations top offensive linemen in Jeff Byers from colorado, and the top linebacker in the country in Keith rivers from Florida. Plus all the top players in Cali, exellent class in the sunshine state.

sorry buddy... but down here in my neck uv da woods there is only one UM... im sure the same applies up there... hopefully one day michigan and miami will play each other... that would be a great game

I heard about OU getting adrian peterson... he's supposed to be amazing... good pick up...

UM (sorry art) picked up a couple of RB's Bobby Washington and Charlie Jones (# 2 and 4 respectively at RB by rivals.com) so... hopefully that will give some more depth for miami behind Moss and Gore...

Haha that is funny that you think that way. UM will always be Maize and Blue....you guys are johnny come late.

Best helmets, best fight song, best winning % all time, most wins all time...UM is Michigan..:)


Art

Hey... lets put it into perspective... UM (Michigan) is like her majestic empire Great Britain. Ruled the world for centuries until this little colony america (UM - Miami) began to form and become powerful itself. Until eventually that colony (miami) became so powerful that it overthrew the empire of "Michigan" and now Miami is on top of the world! :) and the rest is history :D

but for real I like Michigan, I dont see them play too often but i root for them (i rooted for them against USC)... they do have cool looking helmets, I'll give you that... :thumbsup:

I think the canes will be alright if they just keep tapping into there own resources (south florida)... best high school players come from the state of florida in my opinion... just one more month to go to see the results!

oh... i stand corrected... nebraska, oklahoma, and texas have some unbelievable highschool lineman... (what the hell do they eat down there!?)

asked why AD didnt want to texas, he said something like "cuz of their inconsistent offensive playcalling".

god damn it mack brown, fire the damn OC.

our top guy is bobby tatus, a cb from houston.

defense looks set for next year with the new coach and all.

Michigan also got two guys I went to highschool with, Will Johnson and Roger Allison. Will is a beast, and should do well as long as he stays healthy. Missed part of his senior year season due to injury.

cool... I played against a couple of college players when i was in high school. Kevin Beard WR, Miami; Coles Colas DE, VaTech; Ryan Schneider QB, UCF; and Bryant McFadden, CB, FSU... those are the only ones i know about right now...

If anyone has ESPN INSIDER... or a RIVALS.COM subscription and would like to share insider information for this thread i would VERY MUCH appreciate it...

Thanks!

I am an insider at Insiders.com but I do not share info. I am also an ESPN insider and I will not share info with you....

UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHO THE REAL UM IS!!!!


Art

I worked in Illinois for a little while. I was asked where I went to school. I used to say OU till everyone assumed it was Ohio Univeristy.

I am a little disappointed about Doucet. I thought OU might be able to land all 3 #1 skill position players. Bomar, Peterson, Doucet.

Still not sure the can score against LSU though :)

Did Fred Rogers go to Ohio State? He's from Toledo, and I haven't heard a thing? Thanks.

OH MAN!!!! Art your killing me!!!!

can we share the UM name? Just like they share the national championship? Cant we all just get along?

Hey...don't forget the other UMs...Minnesota, Maine, and the best of them all...MARYLAND!

at least there is only one UT - U-Texas.

sry tennessee fans, but u guys are second-tier to us ;).

Hook 'em!

All I can say right now is that USC will have far and away the best recruiting class.

They got 5 stars as standbys in case other 5 stars dont come through.

Art

Looks like a horrible year for my precious Arizona State recruiting wise....when will the torment end?!!

Not for a long time.

With Stoops at Arizona for the forseeable future they will own up on ASU.


Art

ok so miami picked up 5 star WR lance Legget... (again) and Coker has made personal visits to like 5 or 6 super prospects in the last 2 or 3 days. Things are getting better.

Art, you got any of that inside information for me about the canes?

They are in on a lot of 5* guys but it is hard to tell.

James Bryant really like one of the Miami assistants. he is his favorite coach to talk to.


Art

expect some guys from the northwest to come and show a great deal of talent...expect the washington state cougars to walk all over everyone this coming year...no doubt! jeremy

Things are heating up... Fred Davis is going to USC... Xavier Lee is off to FSU along with Trevor Ford... Any updates from anyone?

Miami got a couple of DT's and a DB.. no big tymers

Octavious Darby, TE, a decent recruit from south florida, is headed to NC State. He committed to the Pack over the Canes...

Damn, Arizona State has really picked it up recruiting wise. Dirk Koetter may suck at coaching, but he's landed several recruits these past couple of weeks. One BIG name-Zach Miller. #1 TE chose home over OU and Miami. They catapulted into the top 25 rankings in both rivals.com and theinsiders.com last week. Looks like Mr. Stoops may be in some trouble in Tucson.

Cal had a huge week, landing Mbakogu, Williams, and Sakeli Faaeteete, as well as recent RB superstar #2 rivals RB Marshawn Lynch--from Oregon and SC, respectively. Payback from SC stealing "Tiny" Malu. Guess they asked him Sakeli to Greyshirt or it was the loss of the Samoan LB(?) coach that did it. Cal is possibly looking to steal Hinds, who may be wavering because of JD Booty. No way is Cal gonna crack the top 15 with only 16 schollies to give, but their average ranking is high enough that they look to be in a position to challenge SC in recruiting next year after a solid 9-2, 8-3, or 10-1 season this 2004 year.

Unfortunately, I believe they had to turn down 4 star WR Derrick Jones due to a lack of scholies, but its great turning down 4 star players all the same. He still may go to SC, and they are LOADED at WR. WOW is SC loaded this year.

Johnson and Carter 2-5* are headed to LSU.

Adrian Arrington picked Michigan today. He is 4*.

I agree Cal had a huge week.

Bad week for USC. They are reportedly pulling scholarships, which is not going to sit well with some of their recruits. It makes them think that the school is not trustworthy.

Could really help Michigan and the Ducks for Colvin and Michigan with Eugene Germany.

Art

I don't think USC had that bad a week, they got a commit from Fred Davis, one of the top receivers in the country, who happens to come from Buckeye territory, Toledo. Also, about this Arrington guy, it's weird becauase FOXsports.com has Arrington ranked 66th overall and 11th among receivers, apparently ESPN has him 4th.

Man, Feb 4th... its like waiting for christmas, i cant freaking wait. so much anticipation... Well, Miami only has 5 more scholarships to give, so I hope they get 5 great players

as long as Willie Williams is one of them, i will be happy!

GF they did not have a bad week in terms of who committed....they had a bad week publicity wise due to all these pulled scholarschips. It will come back to haunt them.

Arrington is a four star recruit. Not the 4th ranked reciever.

Michigan just picked up Tim Jamison who was one of the top 2 players at the Army game. He is a top 20 recruit by Lemming and is flying up other recruiting sites as this process goes on.

BTW If not for Juco players...Michigan would have a real shot at being #1 but since Michigan hardly and I mean hardly ever takes them....well....hehe


Art

Jarrett is announcing to the Buckeyes today.



Art

Pac 10 has 8 teams in the top 30 according to OCSN insiders right now. We'll see in 4 years what that amounts to, as coaching plays a HUGE part in all things, but right now its looking like a strong conference.

OCSN stands for what and where is it based out of?




Art

offical college sports network.

i'm guessing they're a company that makes sites for school athletic programs.

i know that www.texassports.com doesnt use their service :D

Rivals, Insiders (now with Allen Wallace), SI, and ESPN with Tom Lemming is about all I need to keep up with what is going on and those are the ones that I trust go give me a decent account of rankings.

Thanks for the info dude.


Art

I believe that OCSN is affiliated w/ insiders.. most schools have an OCSN site, I just linked off of their site and it sent me to insiders, so I guess we're talking about the same insiders.

Maryland lost five-star DE Derrick Harvey to Florida today, and may lose four-star WR Derrick McPhearson to them as well.

This really hurts because both go to school within miles of College Park, and would have been major pickups.

Signing Day!

Here is the list of Maryland's commits: http://maryland.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?school=40

Six four-star recruits, including a top DE and two top O-linemen.

WOW. Is anyone on the West Coast going to be able to compete with USC for the next couple of years? Its hard to get 7 five star recruits in a video game, much less real life! At least ASU got Tempe native Zach Miller, that would have been a huge blow to the coaching staff if he wouldn't have stuck around.

I think that the Michigan will be damn good again this year. I hope that Tim Jamison is a standout like he was in the army game

Well...I am satisfied with Miami's List... Tom Lemming has them as #3 and Rivals has them at 5....

Picked up a bunch of unexpected players on signing day...

Andrew Johnson
Rhyan Anderson
James Bryant...

it was well worth the wait... now i cant wait till august! Game 1 UM vs FSU.... Monday Night! Im there!!!

Texas as of rivals :

1 five star
9 four stars
and some more

It is being rumored that Pete Carroll is headed to SD for their job.

Rivals sucks btw.

Goto insiders..much better.

Art

Go Blue!!

Oregon had a pretty good signing day!!! It just sucks that USC had a better one! Go DUCKS!!

The Oregon Ducks finally move in to the top 10. The big pickup was Cameron Colvin at wideout. in the history of the ducks, they never have had a guy over 6-0 at the wideout.

Ducks are gonna give the trjan all they can handle for the next 4 years.