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  • Psyblast
    2023 National Champions
    • Jun 2003
    • 42584

    #1186
    Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

    Originally posted by Husker_OS
    Then your service of choice is...Scout?



    For the Midwest? 24/7, followed by Scout. Nationally? 24/7 feels like the most tolerable at the moment.

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    • Sportsbuck
      The Predator
      • Jul 2006
      • 4326

      #1187
      Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

      Originally posted by Husker_OS
      Yeah I highly doubt the world's top sports company could have a good recruiting site.
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      • Pmoney327
        Banned
        • Aug 2004
        • 589

        #1188
        Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

        Rutgers nabs it's highest ranked recruit ever, 5* DE/DT Darius Hamilton made it official to Rutgers.

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        • auburntigersfan
          Release the Kirchen
          • Aug 2006
          • 4737

          #1189
          Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

          Originally posted by spyder_DG
          No, ESPN doesn't choose the best players....that statement is beyond laughable. If they chose the best players, then guys like DeAnthony Thomas, Robert Woods, DGB, Shaq etc would be playing in the UA game. The AAA game has far better talent (and it's not really that close even), because they don't make their selections based on what region of the country a kid plays in....
          40% of the players in the US Army All Star game were from the South (that was the only year I counted). In fact, there were so many southern players that Louisiana had to be counted as West in order to make room for the rest of the players in the Eastern United States. Considering that the UA All Star game is almost all Southeastern players, and the other main All Star game has more players from the Southeast than any other region I believe it is pretty obvious which region of the country produces the best athletes.

          So basically, out of the small selection of Southeastern players that the US Army All American game gets to select from because of the strong competition they face from the UA game they still fill out almost half of their players from the Southeast.

          So, yes, the games choose the best players...and these players are from the Southeast.
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          • Psyblast
            2023 National Champions
            • Jun 2003
            • 42584

            #1190
            Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

            Originally posted by auburntigersfan
            40% of the players in the US Army All Star game were from the South (that was the only year I counted). In fact, there were so many southern players that Louisiana had to be counted as West in order to make room for the rest of the players in the Eastern United States. Considering that the UA All Star game is almost all Southeastern players, and the other main All Star game has more players from the Southeast than any other region I believe it is pretty obvious which region of the country produces the best athletes.

            So basically, out of the small selection of Southeastern players that the US Army All American game gets to select from because of the strong competition they face from the UA game they still fill out almost half of their players from the Southeast.

            So, yes, the games choose the best players...and these players are from the Southeast.


            "Strong competition"....because ESPN has thrown all of its backing behind the game that's what, five years old?

            The agenda that ESPN has and exhibits with the Under Armour Game is obvious. No surprise that fans of the SEC choose to ignore it.

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            • legendkiller5
              The Lord of #Hashtags
              • Jun 2008
              • 7731

              #1191
              Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

              Are you including Texas and Oklahoma in the southeast?

              Are you saying DGB is not one of the best players because he's from Missouri?
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              • auburntigersfan
                Release the Kirchen
                • Aug 2006
                • 4737

                #1192
                Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

                Originally posted by Psyblast
                "Strong competition"....because ESPN has thrown all of its backing behind the game that's what, five years old?

                The agenda that ESPN has and exhibits with the Under Armour Game is obvious. No surprise that fans of the SEC choose to ignore it.
                ok, the "non-biased" game that has to choose from a smaller selection of players from the Southeast (there's no argument there) still has more players from the Southeast than any other region. There were over twice as many players in the 2011 Army game from Southeast states than states of Pac 12 schools. Hell, the numbers are so skewed they're forced to count Louisiana and Kentucky as West states.


                Originally posted by legendkiller5
                Are you including Texas and Oklahoma in the southeast?

                Are you saying DGB is not one of the best players because he's from Missouri?
                No, there are great players everywhere. A prospect doesn't have to be from the South to be good, but I think that as a whole the Southeast does have much better prospects than any other region.
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                • spyder_DG
                  Banned
                  • Aug 2010
                  • 454

                  #1193
                  Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

                  Originally posted by auburntigersfan
                  ok, the "non-biased" game that has to choose from a smaller selection of players from the Southeast (there's no argument there) still has more players from the Southeast than any other region. There were over twice as many players in the 2011 Army game from Southeast states than states of Pac 12 schools. Hell, the numbers are so skewed they're forced to count Louisiana and Kentucky as West states.



                  No, there are great players everywhere. A prospect doesn't have to be from the South to be good, but I think that as a whole the Southeast does have much better prospects than any other region.
                  I never said the number of players in the Southeast wasn't bigger. I said that selecting a Southeast CB/RB over a DeAnthony Thomas, or selecting a Southeast WR over a Robert Woods or DGB is NOT selecting the best players....

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                  • lonewolf371
                    MVP
                    • Aug 2009
                    • 3420

                    #1194
                    Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

                    The southeast does have the best talent, but I don't think it hurts Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State too much. Where I feel it really shows is in the recruiting classes of the other Big Ten schools like my own Purdue. Purdue's coach Danny Hope has basically said that he feels he can get better talent by going down and getting the leftovers from Florida than actually trying to grab guys from Indiana. That says a lot.

                    In other news, Willie Henry made his commitment to Michigan official today. He's an athletic defensive tackle from Cleveland that supposedly has poor technique. I'm guessing the idea would be to red shirt him and try to get him to blow up by his senior season.

                    Also there are rumors that Michigan is trying to flip a player from another school at the last minute.
                    Last edited by lonewolf371; 01-31-2012, 09:22 PM.
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                    • Sportsbuck
                      The Predator
                      • Jul 2006
                      • 4326

                      #1195
                      Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

                      Ohio State is a MAJOR player for Stefon Diggs right now...
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                      • Chrisksaint
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                        • Apr 2010
                        • 19127

                        #1196
                        Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

                        Rumors going around that both Kwon Alexander and Trae Elston could be headed to LSU, going to be interesting to see that play out and how Cordarelle Patteron ends. Hoping Miles/Mett were able to sell him hard on being able step in right away into what was Reuben Randle's role.
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                        • ehovUOfan
                          Rookie
                          • Jul 2008
                          • 262

                          #1197
                          Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

                          Originally posted by spyder_DG
                          I never said the number of players in the Southeast wasn't bigger. I said that selecting a Southeast CB/RB over a DeAnthony Thomas, or selecting a Southeast WR over a Robert Woods or DGB is NOT selecting the best players....
                          Their hands may be forced if a recruit chooses to play in one game over the other. If they choose, say the AAA Game over the UA AA Game, then the UA AA Game has to choose someone else to fill that spot and it just may be that they're from the SE.

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                          • spyder_DG
                            Banned
                            • Aug 2010
                            • 454

                            #1198
                            Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

                            Originally posted by sportsbuck
                            Ohio State is a MAJOR player for Stefon Diggs right now...
                            Rumors circulating that he's going to come out for an OV to USC on the 10th....

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                            • thaima1shu
                              Robot
                              • Feb 2004
                              • 5598

                              #1199
                              Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

                              Another 4 star WR, Jaydon Mickens, commits to Washington.

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                              • spyder_DG
                                Banned
                                • Aug 2010
                                • 454

                                #1200
                                Re: 2012 Recruiting Thread

                                Originally posted by thaima1shu
                                Another 4 star WR, Jaydon Mickens, commits to Washington.
                                Mickens is a really underrated kid. Very solid route running and good hands. He's got some nice wheels and good return ability to. Pups got a very solid player in Mickens....

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