07-29-2014, 06:23 AM | #151 |
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I quite enjoy your Clemson posts CU.
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07-29-2014, 08:10 AM | #152 | |
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There are very very few recruiting reporters who actually do the work. I can speak authoritatively on the Clemson scene because I know it. There are no less than 6 full time sites dedicated to Clemson sports and football recruiting. No of those, 1 is big time. It is the one my friend owns. He employs a staff of 7-8 full time employees including 2 writers, one full time IT guy, etc. His writers are employees on salary not 1099 subcontractors paid $50/article they publish. Of the other 5, 2 are national affiliates and have a full time guy who owns/runs the site/ does interviews etc. The remaining 3 are fan boys in some form or fashion. The news was broke yesterday at 7AM on my friends site that RRM was a Tiger. Within 2 hours the other 5 had front page stories with "inside info". There was 1 member of media at the announcement other than the local TV station who broadcast it. That media member lives in Clemson, SC and traveled down just for the announcement. The above is what 90% of recruiting sites are. Shells of an operation at best. I wish I could post more about the UCLA smoke screen, but it has already been proven that this board isnt sealed, for that I wont go full covers pulled off...but this has been a fun one. |
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07-29-2014, 08:17 AM | #153 |
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Texas RB Aca'cedric Ware committed to USC last night.
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07-29-2014, 09:08 AM | #154 |
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Please also share the story behind that name, cause there's gotta be one.
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07-29-2014, 10:20 AM | #155 | |
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Haha offended? I love it. Keep it up, CU. This stuff is fun to follow, even if it's stupid getting caught up in the decision making of 17 year old kids.
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07-29-2014, 10:24 AM | #156 | |
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That's very disappointing to hear. I didn't see any of this on Scout, but I didn't read every Ray Ray post there either. Only thing I posted on Scout about RRM was that "in my opinion", people shouldn't expect RRM to commit to UCLA, and that I thought he would go to Clemson.
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07-29-2014, 12:20 PM | #157 |
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I'm not sure he means us specifically only that people read this board who are on the outside.
I'm hoping his Chuma Edoga prediction eventually comes true |
07-29-2014, 04:05 PM | #158 |
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I haven't followed up on him in 2 forevers. I am actually glad you reminded me because I need to talk to someone there about a totally unrelated matter. Clemson and he parted ways mutually...I think both liked others better so to speak. Let me make a few calls when I am on the road tomorrow and Ill see what the latest is there. Last edited by CU Tiger : 07-29-2014 at 04:08 PM. |
07-29-2014, 08:27 PM | #159 |
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Georgia Tech QB recruit suffers fractured skull in ATV accident | College recruiting blog
Airlifted to Charlotte, emergency surgery is likely. Unconfirmed reports say his condition is critical.
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07-29-2014, 10:37 PM | #160 |
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From a tweet from a Fayettville reporter:
"Late update on Jaylend Ratliffe. Condition stable. Responsive to commands. Sedated. Further tests in AM. No word on surgery." |
07-29-2014, 11:37 PM | #161 | |
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Much better news than the initial, for sure Thanks for the update (I hadn't seen it)
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07-31-2014, 04:39 PM | #162 |
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This story has unfortunately gotten worse.
Apparently, Jaylend Ratliffe took a turn for the worse yesterday. The doctors noticed signs of brain swelling and performed a procedure to try to relieve that. He's since been put in a medically induced coma in an effort to stabilize him. If you're so inclined, keep him in your thoughts and prayers. |
08-06-2014, 12:15 AM | #163 |
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DE/OLB Christian Rector has committed to USC.
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08-08-2014, 10:35 PM | #164 |
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Florida WR Tristan Payton has committed to USC. The class (which is up to 17 now) could be almost full by September.
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08-08-2014, 10:39 PM | #165 |
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Loving the priority at WR for USC!
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08-09-2014, 08:06 AM | #166 | |
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I wrote a blog post the other day on how strange it is to see the calendar moving forward. Wasnt long ago you hoped for commits on OV at big games, now every school hopes to have the class in the fold before the season starts and use the OV to keep their commits in the fold. |
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08-19-2014, 07:20 PM | #167 |
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Center Cole Smith committed to USC today.
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08-22-2014, 12:21 PM | #168 |
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The Cats shopping in SkyDog's hood:
Highly rated cornerback Duke Shelley commits to Kansas State For K-State, going after a 4-star recruit is kinda unusual for them; they're known to scour the CC + 3 star leftovers.
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08-22-2014, 02:47 PM | #169 | |
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Wish I understood this recruitment more. Shelley was highly regarded very early in his prep career but last last spring his name became toxic in coach circles. I asked a few different contacts and no one could or would provide any insight as to why. One of the stranger ones Ive followed |
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08-25-2014, 05:05 PM | #171 |
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Bad news for the Oregon commit
http://www.scoreatl.com/stories/mcea...der-of-season/ edit to add: headline didn't show the detail ... 5 star RB Taj Griffin reportedly diagnosed with a torn ACL in his left knee in a Monday MRI. Initial reports after his injury Saturday night were more hopeful.
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08-25-2014, 08:30 PM | #172 |
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Heard this earlier and really felt for Taj...good kid.
Good kid. Who has overcome a less than ideal situation in his short life. Hope he recovers that jitterbug and has no long term effects. Related news VA DE (and Clemson committ) Clelin Ferrel likewise tore his ACL in his first Senior contest Friday night. |
09-05-2014, 03:31 PM | #173 |
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Former 5* WR and Athletic freak George Campbell commits (again) this time to FSU.
Expect this one to stick. If he ever learns to catch the ball he may end up a HOF NFL receiver. |
10-26-2014, 09:22 PM | #174 |
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4 star athlete Dominic Davis flipped from Washington State to USC tonight. He brings excellent speed running a 10.47 100 meter last spring.
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10-26-2014, 09:25 PM | #175 |
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Sark and his WR's
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11-18-2014, 02:21 PM | #176 |
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Will Chuma stick with USC pr will Georgia flip him?
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11-18-2014, 05:28 PM | #177 |
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He reportedly reaffirmed his commitment to the staff last night. |
12-15-2014, 10:26 AM | #178 |
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Two huge pick ups for BYU in the last three days.
4 star O-lineman Kieffer Longson chose BYU over Ohio State, UCLA and Utah, he is stud, but will likely go on a mission first. The Cougars also landed Washington State transfer RB Squally Canada, who was also a 4 star recruit out of high school and held several Pac-12 offers. He will sit out 2015, but be ready for 2016 as a RS Soph, which is perfect timing with 2015 Being Jamaal Williams senior year. |
12-15-2014, 10:59 AM | #179 |
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IU had a good weekend, with a 4-star safety and three other commits coming in yesterday.
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12-19-2014, 05:44 PM | #180 |
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The #1 player in Texas and the #1 ranked LB in the nation, Malik Jefferson, picked Texas this morning. Soon afterwards, his good friend, DT Daylon Mack decommitted from A&M and the assumption is that he is going to follow Jefferson to Austin.
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12-19-2014, 08:11 PM | #181 |
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Good pickup on Jefferson. I still think Mack is more LSU right now and the decommit was mainly about Jefferson not going to A&M, but a lot happens in a month and a half
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12-19-2014, 08:30 PM | #182 |
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Mack says he is knocking it down to two tomorrow - It'll be some combination of LSU, TCU and Texas.
Texas also gets Jefferson's teammate DeAndre McNeal, who is a four-star athlete in ESPNs rankings with an impressive offer list of his own. Also look for Kris and DeMarco Boyd to commit to Texas sooner rather than later, as well as 4-star WR Ryan Newsome Charlie Strong is finishing this recruiting cycle with a vengeance.
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12-19-2014, 09:07 PM | #183 |
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Disappointed that the parents wouldn't sign off on the kids coming out to UCLA but that always works both ways.
Sark got another WR. 5 in the class now |
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He announced TCU and LSU as the two teams left in the mix.
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12-21-2014, 06:32 PM | #186 |
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LSU
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12-21-2014, 11:20 PM | #188 |
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Sad part is, he is probably worth an extra win if he stuck around in Tiger town...
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12-22-2014, 10:45 AM | #189 |
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Friday was not a good day for the Aggies. At least Kyler Murray didnt de-commit too tho
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12-26-2014, 04:20 PM | #190 |
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Just unbelievable what the move to the SEC plus two trips to the championship game has done for our recruiting. Mizzou now has 5 4-star recruits amongst its 15 commits so far. Latest addition is Marquise Doherty. He selected Mizzou over Oregon.
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12-27-2014, 06:18 PM | #191 |
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Mbbf - legit question here no trolling.
I don't and havent kept upmucvh with Mizzou recruiting that much. Do you see a substantial difference in the caliber of player recruited, or do you think the SEC increased exposure helps the same level kids be rated higher? |
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I was excited to hear this on the news!!! |
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12-28-2014, 02:22 AM | #193 |
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Still 100% agree with Dabo there... But yeah, having him over Stoudt might've been enough to swing the FSU game... Which would've won Clemson the Atlantic and given Clemson those extra millions in BCS revenue and exposure.
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I 100% agree with Dabo as well, FWIW. Stoudt only played 3 series in the FSU game. Then again Stoudt also missed a 4 yard wide open TD pass by hitting the guy in the feet, so maybe. I think the first quarter showed what a mobile QB would do to GT's defense. That is the 1 extra win I referenced. |
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12-30-2014, 06:21 PM | #196 |
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UCLA needs to get Clark to come on a visit. But Im not sure they can reel him in
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4 star RB Ronald Jones II committed to USC today!
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4 star athlete Ykili Ross committed to USC.
edit: 4 star safety Marvin Tell also announced for USC today.
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4 star CB Mark Fields nearing a decision between SC, LSU and Bama.. with Clemson in the mix.
Clemson cut ties today with the #1 Prep player in the country Jalon Oglesby. Oglesby grew up in the shadow of death valley and committed to Clemson out of HS. One of Clemson's strength coaches has a son that went to HS with JO and he couldn't put the peace pipe down. He was told Clemson would piss test him upon qualify and he failed. Have fu. Somewhere else |
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Texas picked up a couple of commits at the Army Bowl. One is DB Tim Irvin, whose uncle is Michael Irvin, and the other is TE Devonaire Clarington, #75 on the ESPN 300. That gives Charlie Strong 26 commits so far for his first full class at UT.
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