That One Last '13 Spot
January 27th, 2013 at 8:54 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 8:54 PM ^
Come home!
January 27th, 2013 at 8:54 PM ^
Robert Nkemdiche -- Raback It
January 27th, 2013 at 8:55 PM ^
Kenton Gibbs .. yeah .. yeah, he committed to NC State, but I can see a Dennis Norfleet unfolding
January 27th, 2013 at 10:26 PM ^
Thought early in the process Gibbs and or/Poet Thomas would be part of this class. Hopefully,one of these young men will get the last spot...
January 27th, 2013 at 10:51 PM ^
Of the two, I would say that Gibbs is more likely to get an offer. Why not bank the scholarship for 2014?
January 27th, 2013 at 8:55 PM ^
I think they sit tight, there's a full class that's locked down with no other real needs. If Poggi flips, then I think they might try to pull Kenton Gibbs, but otherwise I'd be surprised if there was any further movement.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:58 PM ^
Berkley Edwards, come on down!
January 27th, 2013 at 9:01 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
Oh, I agree. I should've included the /s on my post.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:57 PM ^
Stanley Ipkiss?
January 27th, 2013 at 10:32 PM ^
With or without the mask?
January 27th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
Who the hell wants a banker on the team?
January 27th, 2013 at 8:59 PM ^
Let's just hope it stays at only one open spot . . .
January 27th, 2013 at 8:59 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 10:58 PM ^
Not sure if serious, but this is the 2013 class for Woodbridge High in Virginia. Home of 2014 SDE Da'Shawn Hand.
DB | Evrett Edwards | Woodbridge, VirginiaWoodbridge Senior | 5'11" | 175 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 59 | ||
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K | Jason Eaglin | Woodbridge, VirginiaWoodbridge Senior | 6'2" | 179 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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OL | Randy Kumah | Woodbridge, VirginiaWoodbridge Senior | 6'0" | 298 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
RB | Jaylen Avent | Woodbridge, VirginiaWoodbridge Senior | 5'8" | 185 | 4.5 | N/A | N/A |
January 28th, 2013 at 2:43 PM ^
Out of Woodbridge High:
January 27th, 2013 at 8:59 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:00 PM ^
Honeslty, I could see the staff banking a scholarship for next year, unless theres a talent they really like that's interested and available.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:00 PM ^
Hey guys, I'm just wondering, has anybody heard anything about Poggi since Friday night?
January 27th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
Nope. Bigg won't talk to media, Henry hasn't said anything, conflicting reports about whether it's actually an official, or if Henry is hanging out with his bud while other Gilman kids are touring campus and meeting coaches.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
there would be nothing, otherwise it would be on the board already, thanks man. I just worry a little bit cause I don't wanna lose this kid. If Henry is smart he'll stay Blue. I would hate to see him get oversigned and then cut before fall camp starts
January 27th, 2013 at 9:15 PM ^
Poggi's dad, who is Gilman's coach, regularly makes trips like this to colleges he may send kids to. Henry went along to see his buddy who he played with last year. Alabama bloogers pictured it as an official which it wasn't.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^
that's quite interesting, but I still won't feel safe about it till he signs his LOI
January 27th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:49 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 10:17 PM ^
Sometimes, it's just confusing lingo.
Cleveland Steamer...
January 27th, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
Bloogers are caused by the southeast's humid environment
January 28th, 2013 at 7:59 AM ^
I'm a little late to the party with this thread, but does anyone know what colleges his dad has taken these trips to in the past?
If he's taken similar trips to top 10 schools before, then this makes perfect sense. If his previous trips have primarily been to D2 type schools or some Atlantic 10 type schools, then this trip is an outlier. If that's the case, is this trip a cover to get his kid on Alabama's campus for a visit while still reserving his committment to Michigan?
January 28th, 2013 at 8:52 AM ^
quite a few D1 players so I'm sure Coach Poggi makes plenty of trips to D1 schools and he had a kid commit to Bama last year so he already knows the staff. I just don't see a HS coach doing something so backhanded that would piss off another top notch D1 school.
January 28th, 2013 at 9:36 AM ^
Thanks. It would seem awfully backhanded, but I also am surprised that a HS coach would tweet something negative about a whole conference's recruiting ability. I was really skeptical that it was really his twitter account, but someone on this thread said that Gillman Football retweeted it. That leads me to think that maybe he really did tweet it.
I'd love to have the kid here, as part of this class. If he thinks he's better off at Alabama, then so be it. Good luck to him.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:31 PM ^
Bama interwebs report that they have more interest in a JUCO DL currently commited to Ole Miss. And here's their take on the visit:
The only other official visitor in town in addition to Reed was Michigan commit Henry Poggi. The Baltimore/Gilman School defensive lineman and his camp have been very quiet heading into the visit, with pressure coming from Michigan’s end as they have a no-visit policy for their commits. One thing is for sure though- this trip was much more than a casual jaunt to see former teammate and current UA player, Cyrus Jones. Sources indicate Henry’s father and head coach, Biff Poggi, had a lot of questions on the visit and playing in the SEC is a big pull for the Poggis. That said, it’s no secret that UA’s numbers are very tight at this juncture. We’ve mentioned several times before that the UA staff will have to make some tough decisions down the stretch and this could be the close call that we’ve been referring to.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
aparently his dad tweeted some business about the SEC being better at recruiting than the b10. Not sure if its real or not.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:05 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 10:44 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 12:57 AM ^
No one is really freaking out, so ahh.... Thanks?
January 27th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
while we may never see the attrition of the RR era, we need to get athletes on campus and develop them. i do not expect M to "cut' players but there will be players who leave when they realize they will not develop.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:50 PM ^
However, we're not like Alabama. We don't cut scholarship athletes for underperforming, which means when the coaches accept a commitment from a recruit that the coaching staff is also committing to having that player on the team for the next 4 years. If the coaches aren't comfortable with making that committment to a lesser known recruit then banking it is the right move.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:09 PM ^
Was that tweet from Poggi's dad about recruiting real, or is that a fake account?
January 27th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
I suppose you missed the huge thread, actually two threads, on this subject on Friday? No one knows if it's real or not, but it seems it is real considering Gilman football retweets that stuff.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
so I don't know if I believe that was really Biff. I mean he didn't seem to have a problem with the Big Ten before, I mean come on his other son plays for Iowa. If it was him, and he's letting the SEC sweet talk him, then that just show's how dumb he is.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
Gordon Shumway
January 27th, 2013 at 9:28 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:15 PM ^
I think they bank the last scholarship. They will be having a small class next year anyway. Like someone said earlier in the post, all the needs were met in this class.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^
Agree. Unless some big time WR, CB, or even a TE falls in their lap on signing day, just bank it. We're not going to have a huge class next year, and taking kids just as filler doesn't make sense at this point. Unless the coaches are expecting some attrition or something, but I really hope this isn't the case.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
Can any recruiting wonk say what the "needs" are for next year.
How many spots are we lookign at, and ideally what positions will make up those spots?
Obviously a lot can change before that point- but a guess as to what the needs are for the next class as it stands now...
January 27th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^