2017 National Signing Day

Discussion in 'Recruiting' started by Dionysus, Jan 31, 2017.

  1. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  2. bystander

    bystander 10,000+ Posts

    Ole Miss... given all the issues that have arisen with them, it goes to show that there is no predicting what will turn the head of an 18 year old... girls? $$$? Legacy? The ease with which the parents can see their son play? SEC SEC SEC?
     
  3. bystander

    bystander 10,000+ Posts

    From ESPN concerning Damion Daniels:

    "The 6-foot-2, 310-pounder from Dallas' Bishop Dunne Catholic School is the 21st-ranked defensive tackle in the Class of 2017. He'll choose from Colorado, Nebraska and UTSA at 11:25 a.m. ET"

    Were we not interested in him? Or did he spurn Herman?
     
  4. car54

    car54 1,000+ Posts

    UH losing to Navy who proved to be meh, along with the other losses to Memphis who got B slapped in bowl game, and SMU who didn't even make a bowl had to have a negative affect on kids. They had to have doubts about him being the right guy to fix Texas.
    He is going to have to go 9-3 or better this season or we will see even worse results next recruiting season. Its a catch 22.....Kids now-a-days don't want to do the hard job of building a program...They want to play for an established WINNER. How do you turn the corner when the 4 and 5 stars won't come put in the foundation ? 1) Get lucky with hidden gems like Foreman, etc....2) Get lucky on the field and upset some teams you shouldn't beat. 3) beat the teams you should. Otherwise you stay mediocre. 4) There is always the bagman route....Is Herman the guy ?...Probably, but this 2017 squad has to prove it on the field for the rest of the nation to see.
     
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  5. car54

    car54 1,000+ Posts

    Still waiting for Boyce's surprise .....
     
  6. Texas Lawhorn

    Texas Lawhorn 100+ Posts

    Not errrrbody! We better pray that we win eight or nine games next year. We have a tough schedule but I hope Herman can figure out a way to win the close ones (unlike Strong).
     
  7. WorsterMan

    WorsterMan SEC here we come!!

    Any final word on Chaisson decision?
     
  8. Godz40acres

    Godz40acres Happy Feller

    LSU a couple of minutes ago.
     
  9. Godz40acres

    Godz40acres Happy Feller

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  11. easy

    easy 2,500+ Posts

    Transition class my hopes weren't too high on this
     
  12. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

    I’m hopeful that TH will coach 'em up this fall and get us back to winning ways. The recruits will come. I suspect a lot of guys want to be here but they need to see some progress.
     
  13. bystander

    bystander 10,000+ Posts


    So, I haven't been keeping up with the Cayleb Jones story. My recollection from what I've read is that he supposedly cold cocked a UT tennis player for dating Cayleb's ex. Maybe there was some stalking involved.

    If true, I guess his Dad told Zabie that he shouldn't go to UT because they don't like it if you beat up your exe's boy friend. Nice....
     
  14. dukesteer

    dukesteer 5,000+ Posts

    I believe that Herman will be a very effective HC and put an outstanding product on the field but, and I'll probably get trashed for writing this, the class we are seeing today represent underachievement. When it comes to salesmanship, it would seem that Herman is the antithesis of Strong and even perhaps Brown. He's a bull in a china shop, compared to the very personable Strong & Brown. Personally I wonder if a more humble approach would play better, but that's just speculation on my part. I would like to see more humility but then again, Nick Saban isn't humble either...

    At least on paper -- where it may not matter, this class is a disappointment.
     
  15. bystander

    bystander 10,000+ Posts

    Immature egotistical 5-star players, their handlers, their helicopter parents and self-important high school coaches...

    Not for the faint of heart.
     
  16. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts




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  17. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    I think that was Chisholm
     
  18. gahornphan

    gahornphan 500+ Posts

    While we celebrated a borderline top 10 class last year, and are now lamenting a class that will be our lowest ranked class possibly ever, think about this: Alabama is about to sign its 7th straight number ONE recruiting class. One guy, a four star DE who could have gone anywhere in the country, accepted a gray shirt just to play for them, meaning he won't be able to join the team on scholarship until Jan. 2018. I'm just mentioning that to remind us how far we've sunk and how far we have to go We've been down so long that mediocrity will be a YUGE step up, and we may even have to linger there for a while. I just hope we don't get use to it.
     
  19. 22Horn

    22Horn 500+ Posts

    so is this what $50 mill contract for Strong gets us.....was he all talk?

    seemed to recruit well and stressed values but where was the coaching from top to bottom
     
  20. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  21. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Wallace Hall holla
     
  22. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  23. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    That's the last one

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  24. Phil Elliott

    Phil Elliott 2,500+ Posts

    "We're bouncy, flouncy, jouncey, Pouncey! Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!" - Tigger
     
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  25. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Scout updated their JUCO rankings today and Gary Johnson is #3 overall and a 5 star
     
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  26. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  27. bystander

    bystander 10,000+ Posts

    And you wonder why Aggie complains that a Texas recruit suddenly results in a Star rating adjustment.
     
  28. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Burton's rank of the class

    1. WR, Damion Miller, John Tyler
    2. TE, Reese Leitao, Jenks, Okla.
    3. QB, Sam Ehlinger, Austin Westlake
    4. DB, Josh Thompson, Nacogdoches
    5. RB, Daniel Young, Spring Westfield
    6. LB, Gary Johnson, Dodge City CC, Kans.
    7. DL, Taquon Graham, Temple
    8. OL, Samuel Cosmi, Atascocita
    9. WR, Jordan Puncey, Winter Park, Fla.
    10. ATH, Montrell Estell, Hooks
    11. OL, Derek Kerstetter, San Antonio Reagan
    12. DL, Marqez Bimage, Brenham
    13. TE, Cade Brewer, Lake Travis
    14. RB, Toneil Carter, Langham Creek
    15. DL, Max Cummins, Fort Worth All Saints
    16. K Josh Rowland, Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
    17. DB, Kobe Boyce, Lake Dallas
    18. DL, Jamari Chisholm, Northeeastern Oklahoma JC
     
  29. Clean

    Clean 5,000+ Posts

    We should have plenty of 'ships left if a graduate transfer QB becomes available.

    We currently have a sophomore and a true freshman at QB, backed up by a RS freshman. That assumes Jerrod Heard stays at WR.
     
  30. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Jeez
    Jarez Parks 4 star DE from Louisiana left the stage in tears as he was informed by Alabama right before his announcement that they didn't have room any longer for him.
    He won't announce anything today

    Saban showed up in a helicopter to see the kid a few weeks ago
     
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