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Originally Posted by johnnylightnin
Great point, Johnny. You got me. :icon_wink: I forgot about Anderson.
No question, Anderson is the real deal and the pride of our recruiting class so far. As you know, he had a really good QB at Texarkana High (Mallet), so we know Anderson can catch the football.
HD
Oh Johnny, say it ain't so?
Trust me dude, I know as much about football as anybody (and I know you do to)....much like you,I know what I'm talking about.
I told Conroy Hines 4 years ago to recruit a kid from McKinney High named Johnny Quinn. Hines refused to recruit Quinn because he said Quinn wasn't highly recruited enough.
So what did Quinn do at UNT? He just finished his senior year as UNT's ALL-TIME leading receiver. That's right.....I said ALL-TIME. So he was certainly good enough to play at Louisiana Tech.
HD
I'm not saying these guys aren't good players, but to say they're better than anything we've signed thus far isn't fair. First, the only reason you know about these McKinney players is because you've watched them. You haven't watched most of the other kids we've recruited. I suggest you talk to the McKinney coach about his ability to promote his players. If these guys are as good as you claim, they should have their stuff up on Rivals and Scout. Let's wait and see what Dooley and Co. do before we crown them JBIII and co. part II. We've now got guys on our staff who know Texas very well. It may not show this year, but it will certainly be clear in the future.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
we are competing with usm, kentucky, ok st., ole miss, houston, and tulane among others for recruits.
the past 3-4 years, we had fallen to the point where we were competing with ull and even ulm to a degree.
we would not have sniffed livas, calais, anderson, cheta, broha, etc under our former regime.
on paper ( and i admit on paper doesnt mean much) this class is at least even with the last two classes. we brought in wheeler, patrick jackson, weldon brown, and anthony harrison and then we brought in william griffin, daniel porter, dennis morris, danthony smith, and antonio baker last year. we may have been sorely lacking in talent in our juniors and seniors last year, but we did have good classes the last two years with a lot of playmakers. the only good players that we have from previous classes are quin, muse, brannon jackson, and tyler miller that i can think of. kids like broha, calais, rust, anderson, and hopefully livas already make this class on par with those. getting a cheta, jones, williams, or some other big name would surely put it over the top.
http://www.mckinneyisd.net/Campuses/...roster0607.htm
Vindication!! If rosters are the "official" stat.:icon_wink: He must have grown after the Highland Park game.
Ok kids. This got old really fast. To be honest it doesn't matter how tall a reciever is that we are NOT recruiting. The question is should we be recruiting him. I'm not seeing any answers. I'm just seeing HD give stats of his guy but throwing the stats out for Anderson because his QB was REALLY good (btw didn't you say we should be recruiting the McKinney QB?). Let's put our homerism aside and look at this class (we are guilty of it. even I wish we had more Ruston kids). HD one point you need to understand. You talk about Boise getting REAL football player and not just fast guys. Well their REAL football players are atleast rated on rivals and scout. These kids you are throwing at us are not. Don't stop talking about your local recruits on here. Just don't act like our class sucks because the coaches didn't think the same of these players that you did.
Not that I need to take up for HD, but he didn't say that at all. In fact, he said he was the pride of our recruiting class. The comment about being able to catch, as I read it, was more of a shot at our current wide receivers' ability to drop perfectly thrown balls.
Excellent statement. If I had to choose evaluators between the coaches and those on here that think they are evaluators, or these fan recruiting sites making the bucks listing kids that mention schools they would like to offer them but haven't to get more stars or points early, I have to go with the coaches. Stats alone don't make a player.
Jay, if we can keep the so called quiet commitments and pick up 1-2 more we will be right there and recovered nicely during recruiting year. We have had quiet commitments before, so not unusual. In fact, can work to our advantage at times. No surprises to any of us as we new we needed a lot secondary and DL help. Appear okay on DE, but would like to see another good DT interior guy.
With the last couple of recruiting classes now being a year older and more experienced and developed, we should be able to make .500 next fall. 6-6 is a realistic expectation. Some luck and right breaks at the right time, maybe just over. Defense by end of Spring is what I want to see and my greatest concern going into next Fall.
Jay, you have been outstanding keeping recruiting thread members updated from Tech and Johnny on all those fan recruiting sites. When things were suppose to be close to the vest around Tech, we have had several members keep this restricted thread updated. I have been amazed how this thread broke most news on coaches, coordiantors, etc. first. To 28, Insider, Johnny, yourself, and others close to situations I give my sincere thanks! Keep up the good work guys! Us out of staters appreciate the good news on our athletic programs.
HD - You and Quinn should both be thanking Hinds for not listening to you. Quinn would have disappeared at Tech and never been heard from again!
Exactly. Anyone who fairly evaluates the number of dropped passes Tech has had over the past couple of years should come to the same conclusion.
HD
Great point. Things did work our rather well for Johnny.HD - You and Quinn should both be thanking Hinds for not listening to you. Quinn would have disappeared at Tech and never been heard from again!
By th way OD, you're one of the guys that's been around a long time and probably remember my posts on the BB&b about Johnny Quinn.
HD
I think you'll be pleased with our class this year HD. With what Dooley has done with a short season, I can't wait to see what he'll do next year.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
I hope so. I know Dooley is working with a short stick this year because of the late start. Hell......I'm just trying to help.
I'm just tired of the short receivers that can run fast but can't catch a cold....the DB's with bad attitudes that continuously drop INT opportunities and quit the team in mass.....the DL and LB's that can't tackle a 5th grader, and the QB recruits that can't hit the side of a barn. All of this happened on Bicknell's watch.
HD
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