2017 GA RB commit Kurt Taylor transfers from Newton Co. to Grayson HS
http://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/schools/grayson/grayson-adds-another-…
Says he wants to graduate early and compete for a championship. Both jobs done with this move. Grayson's program is much better than Newton's, at Georgia's highest level of high school football. It's also worth noting that Newton County schools do not have a early graduation program, while Gwinnett County schools do.
Bottom line for Michigan is Kurt Taylor will go up against the best high school competition Georgia has to offer (in addition to a clash with IMG Academy in Grayson on August 26) this 2016 football season, and it looks like he'll be in Ann Arbor by the spring of 2017.
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He's a really nice kid.
Would be nice to see that IMG game televised to get an early football fix. Does the new school have any other D1 players? Though it's probably enough with just the IMG guys and Taylor to get on ESPN.
EDIT: the wonders of reading reveal multiple D1 players at the GA school as well, and a #2 national rank. Almost certain to be on ESPN.
Grayson has been a powerhouse here in Georgia for the better part of the past decade now. It was my hometown from 2001-2012.
The article mentions other D1 players from Grayson toward the bottom, but I'll list them here, too.
QB - Chase Brice (Clemson commit)
CB - DeAngelo Gibbs (Georgia lean)
LB - Breon Dixon (Georgia commit)
CB - Jamyest Williams (undecided)
OT - Tony Gray (undecided)
The bottom four of those transferred in from other programs in Gwinnett County. Gibbs and Dixon arrived from Peachtree Ridge, Williams from Archer and Gray from Central Gwinnett.
Also, Grayson has one of the top prospects in the 2019 class, a RB/DE/OLB prospect named Owen Pappoe. He already has offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State, etc.
There is high school streaming site. I'll post the link when the time comes, if it still exists.
Can't get a read on the actual situation between Michigan & Kurt Taylor. I have heard that the coaches did not want him to commit when he did, and that he was not a take up to that point. But it seems as if hes hanging around. He is a good guy, ive met him a couple times. Hope he succeeds and suits up for M. Good Southern Man. Very strong handshake, uses sir and maam when talking to everybody. Good Luck Kurt. I hope the coaches dont ball him and pull another Erik Swenson type situation.
so you talked to a real coach and that coach told you that?
You do realize recruits read this site right?...so your unsubstantiated rumor-mongoring is nothing but detrimental to UM. If you want to go on record with a name, then share...otherwise your info is absolutely useless and most likely made-up.
Yeah...it makes total sense for a guy with 88 points since October 2013 to come out of the shadows just to make up rumors about a mediocre running back recruit.
I understand your logic and agree, you wouldn't think he would have much to lose...but inside information seems to be had quite frequently and in most cases wrong. Yes, if it is positive, then I get encouraged, but disseminating negative information while disclosing no concrete source on a peripheral blog doesn't do any good, nor prove that you actually have inside information...i.e. why share it unless you go all out...
Okay, so how many people with actual - especially negative - inside information say, "I was talking to Kurt Taylor's head coach, Larry Larryson [note: I made that name up], and he said X negative thing about Kurt Taylor?" Sam Webb doesn't share his sources. Steve Lorenz doesn't share his sources. Brian Cook doesn't.
Saying "Tell us your source or you're full of s***" is kind of ridiculous. And I don't know why people need to be so harsh rather than saying, "Are you willing to share your source?" or "Where did you hear this?"
i talked to the coaches and they said you are full of shit...your turn..
Swenson was a different situation. The coaches asked him to come up to a camp for them and he didn't. And then he didn't show improvement throughout the year. Sure the situation could have been better handled, but there was a reason for it. From articles and videos, it doesn't seem like Taylor will have that problem. I'm real excited for him.
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The dude signed up for this website in October of 2013, and in almost three years, he has 89 MGoPoints. These types of people are generally not the ones who are trolling MGoBlog looking for street cred.
The crappy part about disseminating "inside information" on the internet is that if you say anything that can be construed negatively, people give you s*** about it, even if it's 100% accurate. UMich2016 says he met Taylor a couple times and has talked to a coach about the situation. What does a lurker have to gain by coming out of the woodwork to share some information about a mid-level recruit? There are people in this world who have interacted with recruits and/or people close to the situations, and they're not all named Sam Webb or Steve Lorenz.
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Maybe it's unlikely. Maybe he's in a unique situation where he knows people on multiple coasts. Maybe you're mixing him up with someone else. Maybe he's full of s***. I'm just saying that dismissing anyone and everyone who shares "inside information" isn't very conducive to getting people to actually share that information when it's real and accurate. If you step back and look at it objectively, I don't think this is a situation where the information should be immediately dismissed.
perhaps if he didn't say that he hopes the coaches don't pull an erik swensen, he wouldn't have been beaten down so much. though the timing could have been better, swensen ignored various coaches' requests. ultimately, he didn't make the gains the coaches wanted and was let go. i don't have a heck of a lot of sympathy for a guy who thinks he knows better than his future boss/coach.
You decided to have a shitty day - take it out on yourself...
It's fun to unleash ad hominem attacks on the internet, isn't it?
Speaking of weak logic, I'm not making anyone "miss out on real inside info." And the only one who seems concerned about my MGoPoints is you.
I hope you're feeling better now.
I was told, for every 100,000 Mgo points you get a free Starbucks coffee and a gift certificate to Chipotle.
The whole situation here is pretty goofy. If a recruit is swayed on his decision by reading a comment on a blog he is too sensitive and wasn't much of a football player anyway. I understand this is the years people needing "safe places" to avoid harsh words and all that but, that's ridiculous. If the coaching staff didn't "want" him he wouldn't be commited right now. We learned last recruiting cycle that Michigan offers are as guarenteed as a verbal commitment.
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You can if you want. It's a free country.
it ain't free.
I hope you get swensoned from this website
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Swenson did not have one. Coach Harbaugh stresses desire, effort, heart and moxie when looking at players. Hence goodbye Swenson.
that really plays competive conference games. I like this kid,ALOT!!
He is a little bulldog who is not going to stay in Georgia.
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Also, Kahlee Hamler from Orchard Lake St. Mary just transferred to IMG.