Over at espn.com's recruiting page stud RB Marcus Lattimore named his top 10.
"Lattimore listed Georgia, Florida State, LSU, Auburn, South Carolina, Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina, Michigan and Duke."
He continued, "Academics are a big thing for me. I want to look at all of the academics each school has to offer."
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/onthetrail
I believe he has also stated that he plans on using an official visit on U-M, so more good news on the recruiting front.
Good find...
Oh good, I had just been told
Oh good, I had just been told we weren't up there in the list. This is good to see as he would be a great pickup.
I'll never understand (and
I'll never understand (and this counts doubly now--given the sanctions on the horizon) why supposedly academically-oriented athletes consistently include FSU among their leaders.
(And for the record, no, the story of Mr. Outlier of the Millenium Myron Rolle cannot be the heart of any convincing counterargument that claims FSU players have access to elite educations).
"I have long thought that anyone who does not regularly - or ever - gaze up and see the wonder and glory of a dark night sky filled with countless stars loses a sense of their fundamental connectedness to the universe."
Any ideas on what Mr
Any ideas on what Mr Lattimore is interested in studying? Just because the school isn't a hotbed of learning as a whole doesn't mean that select departments within the school aren't really good. I'm biased having an atmospheric science background, but if a high school kid asked me what is a better school for meteorology is, Michigan or FSU, I would tell them FSU without thinking twice. Any kid that even looks at duke does care about the classes they will be taking and is not just looking to just skate by.
Point is, don't be to quick to come to a conclusion about a school's academics.
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Here's what he said he looked
Here's what he said he looked for in a school
“First will be if the school has my major, which is sports administration or sports management, but probably the second one would be how comfortable I feel there with the players, coaches, and in that environment. Third would probably be the facilities,” said Lattimore.
If he cares about academics
If he cares about academics with that list...he'd shave it down to the last three.
Is he in our top 5?
Is he in our top 5?
...and by that, I mean helter-skelter, willy-nilly and putt-putt!
I really believe when these
I really believe when these kids say academics I think they mean something different than when a traditional high school senior says it. Don't you think they mean academic support? Is there an academic center for the athletes? Will I graduate? Will I stay eligible if school is hard? Will I get a chance to get a decent education if I want to get one, or will i be forced into general studies and kinesiology? Just a thought
I think you hit the nail on
I think you hit the nail on the head, except for cases where they're just saying that because their high school coach told them to say it because it makes them look better than saying, "I'm going here because it's as good a waypoint as any on my way to NFL riches."
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
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Usually when a player lists
Usually when a player lists us along with a bunch of other (mostly) southern schools, we don't get him.
Bunch of other Southern
Bunch of other Southern schools doesn't matter because Carlos Brown.
...and by that, I mean helter-skelter, willy-nilly and putt-putt!
+12
Nice
are we trying to become like
are we trying to become like USC and stockpile RB's?
eenie meenie miney mo, catch a WR by his toe. if he scores six, let him go
"Stockpile"? Seriously?
"Stockpile"? Seriously? Grady, Minor, and Carlos Brown all graduate this year, leaving what, Cox, Shaw (who is listed at slot, anyway), Toussaint (assuming he qualifies), and Vince Smith? RB is a position that demands depth.
...and by that, I mean helter-skelter, willy-nilly and putt-putt!
If we stockpile RB's like
If we stockpile RB's like Lattimore I can manage to live with it.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
We will give them
all a good look in practice and the ones who will not pan out will room with Helmuth and transfer to DT.
but I don't start paying attention until we make a recruit's top 9