Oh yeah.... another good point that I overlooked, no west coast schools at all. Salivating!!!
All of the in-state schools and Washington (Lupoi = Polynesian) have offered and he's been to USC for sure, but it doesn't sound like staying close to home is a priority right now. Things obviously change for all prospects as their recruitment gets closer to the end and they start to really think about leaving home. He may visit Nebraska in the spring. Hopefully the staff will feel confident enough in their defensive numbers that they can go balls out for him and Harris and hope to land one.
It may be a bit of a reach on my part, but I'm still not convinced that DB Kameron Miles is being looked at as just a safety. He's already a tad bigger than Jinkens at 16 years old (he may already be 17) and could end up like Cobbs who's big enough to be an OLB, but can also cover Big XII WRs from that position when necessary due to his speed. He's a great talent so I'm hoping the lack of DB numbers doesn't affect him directly, but interested to see what will be said about him after JD2 and if Diaz has a specific plan.
More quotes from QB Tyrone Swoopes (HornsNation):
"As soon as we got out the car, we were walking out of the parking garage," Swoopes said, "and my little brother looks up at the stadium and was like, 'Oh my gosh, I want to go to Texas!' "
"I had already liked them (Texas) a lot from the first time I went down there," he said. "I don't think I could like them any more than I already did. They really want me, and it would be a good opportunity if I did go there."
"He (Mack Brown) just told me that he wanted me pretty bad to go down there," Swoopes said. "They need a quarterback, and he thinks I can help make something big down there with the guys they're getting next year and could get in my class."
"Coach Harsin said I'm going to be compared to Vince Young and Colt McCoy and Cam Newton and all them, but he won't expect any of that from me," Swoopes said. "He'll expect me to be Tyrone Swoopes, that's all."
"I don't really know (about a timeline for a decision), honestly. I don't know," he said. "I'm going to talk to my parents about everything the next couple days. I guess we'll see."
I think Alabama and LSU both have 70+ offers out right now. It's a questionable tactic (although completely legal) that allows them to have several lines out at one time. If the big fish commit, you tell the lesser guys to grayshirt or their offer isn't committable. Allows them to pull in the best class possible year in and year out. Makes you wonder how much they value certain guys since so many are viewed as "Plan B" or even "Plan C" types.
Here's the "cheat sheet" that I was talking about for those that want to keep up with where Texas is at on the 2013 prospects who have been offered. This is strictly my opinion with some facts mixed in. I'll follow with some explanations since I don't have enough room to add comments. I want to know what everyone else thinks on these guys, so please chime in!
QB, Tyrone Swoopes, Whitewright
Rivals Ranking: 11 (5-star)
UT Recruiter: Bryan Harsin, Bruce Chambers
Notable Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Stanford, TCU
Finalists: TCU, Texas
Future Visits: ---
Family/Friend Connections: Father played for Bruce Chambers at Dallas Skyline
Decision Timeline: Before Junior Day #2 (February 25th)
Final Choice: Texas
RB, Dontre Wilson, DeSoto
Rivals Ranking: 186 (4-star)
UT Recruiter: Major Applewhite, Bruce Chambers
Notable Offers: Arkansas, Clemson, LSU, Notre Dame, OK State, Texas A&M
Finalists: Oregon, Texas
Future Visits: OK State Junior Day (February 18th), Oregon (early March)
Family/Friend Connections: Several good friends from DeSoto are current UT players
Decision Timeline: Unknown
Final Choice: Texas
WR, Jake Oliver, Dallas Jesuit
Rivals Ranking: 61 (4-star)
UT Recruiter: Darrell Wyatt
Notable Offers: Arkansas, Clemson, Ohio State, OU, OK State, TCU, Texas A&M
Finalists: OU, Texas, Texas A&M
Future Visits: ---
Family/Friend Connections: Father played for Texas A&M, father coached Bennie Wylie at Sam Houston State, brother attends OU
Decision Timeline: Before Junior Day #2 (February 25th)
Final Choice: Texas
WR, Ra’Shaad Samples, Dallas Skyline
Rivals Ranking: 191 (4-star)
UT Recruiter: Darrell Wyatt, Bruce Chambers
Notable Offers: Baylor, Cal, K-State, Notre Dame, TCU, Texas A&M, UCLA
Finalists: Texas, Texas A&M
Future Visits: Alabama or Texas Tech Junior Day (February 18th)
Family/Friend Connections: Sisters have Texas A&M ties, several friends who play at both A&M and UT
Decision Timeline: Before Junior Day #2 (February 25th)
Final Choice: Texas
TE, Durham Smythe, Belton
Rivals Ranking: NR
UT Recruiter: Bryan Harsin, Bruce Chambers
Notable Offers: Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech, potentially Stanford
Finalists: Texas, Stanford
Future Visits: Stanford (early March, not set in stone)
Family/Friend Connections: Father played for Baylor
Decision Timeline: Before the UT spring game (April 1st)
Final Choice: Texas
OL, Darius James, Killeen Harker Heights
Rivals Ranking: 92 (4-star)
UT Recruiter: Stacy Searels, Darrell Wyatt
Notable Offers: Baylor, LSU, Texas A&M
Finalists: OU, Texas
Future Visits: OU Junior Day (March 3rd), Alabama and LSU (maybe in the spring)
Family/Friend Connections: Best friend, OL Camrhon Hughes, plays for UT
Decision Timeline: Before the UT spring game (April 1st)
Final Choice: Texas
OL, Kent Perkins, Richardson Lake Highlands
Rivals Ranking: 25 (4-star)
UT Recruiter: Stacy Searels, Darrell Wyatt
Notable Offers: Baylor, LSU, OU, OK State, Texas A&M
Finalists: Texas, Texas A&M
Future Visits: Texas (February 25th)
Family/Friend Connections: ---
Decision Timeline: On, or soon after, Junior Day #2 (February 25th)
Final Choice: Texas
OL, A’Shawn Robinson, Fort Worth Arlington Heights
Rivals Ranking: 69 (4-star)
UT Recruiter: Stacy Searels, Darrell Wyatt
Notable Offers: Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, TCU
Finalists: Texas, ???
Future Visits: Maybe Alabama, USC or other out-of-state schools
Family/Friend Connections: ---
Decision Timeline: Unknown
Final Choice: Unknown (leaning towards Texas)
OL, Ishmael Wilson, Dallas Bishop Dunne
Rivals Ranking: 143 (4-star)
UT Recruiter: Stacy Searels, Bruce Chambers
Notable Offers: Cal, Michigan, Nebraska, Vanderbilt, potentially LSU
Finalists: LSU, Texas
Future Visits: Texas (February 25th), OK State
Family/Friend Connections: Native of Louisiana, friends with OL Curtis Riser and DT Alex Norman of UT
Decision Timeline: Unknown
Final Choice: LSU (if offered), Texas (no LSU offer)
DT, Justin Manning, Dallas Kimball
Rivals Ranking: 89 (4-star)
UT Recruiter: Bo Davis, Darrell Wyatt
Notable Offers: K-State, LSU, Miami, TCU, Texas A&M, Tennesee, USC, potentially OU
Finalists: LSU, OU, Texas
Future Visits: OU Junior Day (March 3rd)
Family/Friend Connections: Brother, DT DeMarcus Granger, played for OU
Decision Timeline: Unknown
Final Choice: Unknown
ATH, Kyle Hicks, Arlington Martin
Rivals Ranking: NR
UT Recruiter: Major Applewhite
Notable Offers: Arkansas, Baylor, TCU, Texas A&M
Finalists: Texas
Future Visits: Texas A&M Junior Day (this weekend)
Family/Friend Connections: ---
Decision Timeline: Before Junior Day #2 (February 25th)
Final Choice: Texas
ATH, Ricky Seals-Jones, Sealy
Rivals Ranking: 13 (4-star)
UT Recruiter: Oscar Giles
Notable Offers: Auburn, Baylor, LSU, Notre Dame, Texas A&M
Finalists: LSU, Texas
Future Visits: ---
Family/Friend Connections: ---
Decision Timeline: Before Junior Day #2 (February 25th)
Final Choice: Texas
Last edited by TFloss32; 02-15-2012 at 01:50 PM.
Awesome work TFloss. Do you think we will take 2 RB's this class? If I Wilson commits to Texas, do you see him switching to LSU with all their locker problems? Any news on C. Morgan? I would love for him to get an offer.
Last edited by bluetrumpet; 02-14-2012 at 03:45 PM.
Muchas gracias Floss.
Reports coming out RSJ will likely pick a school as early as within the week and you've got to think Texas is the leader. That could help a lot with Swoopes as well. Would be a nice start getting those two and would help tremendously with the other prospects as well.
Will be interesting next couple weeks.
No problem.
I'm with you and 24/7 that RSJ's quick decision could influence Swoopes. It was reported he asked about RSJ's commitment status a handful of times on Sunday and may have pulled the trigger if Seals-Jones would have. Still working on my comments but I have some more on that in there.
1.) The plan appears to be Hicks/D. Wilson and then shut it down, but I don't think they're set on two should their original plan not work out.
2.) On I. Wilson, your dream school is your dream school (see Daje, Santos and Cottrell). I fear LSU can slow-play him for months and then scoop him up whenever they feel like it much like Texas has done with certain guys. It's been said LSU may have dropped the ball a bit with Wilson by not offering at the last Junior Day, but it's usually easy to forgive your childhood favorite. It's a sure bet that Searels understands what he's up against but will stay on him with a "Plan B" in his back pocket.
3.) Nothing on Morgan, unfortunately. He's a great TE prospect but Texas simply likes other guys more at this time.
Possibly an out-of-state name to keep an eye on. Claims Texas may offer.
OG/C, Brandon Kublanow, Walton (Marietta, GA) (6-3, 290)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...ublanow-129249
According to Kublanow, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Vanderbilt are recruiting him the hardest. Of the schools that haven't offered, he thinks Alabama, Tennessee or Texas could be next to do so. Asked if he had any top schools at the moment, Kublanow replied, "I wouldn't say so. I have schools I like a lot, but I wouldn't make a top five or anything."
Added LB Deoundrei Davis of Cypress Woods to JD2.
Junior Day #2 (February 25th)
QB, JT Barrett, Wichita Falls Rider
QB, Kenny Hill, Southlake Carroll ß------- has a baseball tournament that weekend
QB, Cody Thomas, Colleyville Heritage
WR, Eldridge Massington, West Mesquite
WR, Robbie Rhodes, Fort Worth Southwest
TE, Jeremiah Gaines, Red Oak
TE, Trent Gow, Mansfield
OL, Austin Davis, Mansfield
OL, JJ Gustafson, Dallas Jesuit
OL, Patrick Morris, Denton Guyer
OL, Kent Perkins, Richardson Lake Highlands
OL, Ishmael Wilson, Dallas Bishop Dunne
DT, Christopher Robinson, Woodlawn (Shreveport, LA)
DE, Deon Hollins, Jr., Fort Bend Marshall
DE, DJ Ward, Lawton (Lawton, OK)
DE/LB, Mike Mitc , Plano Prestonwood Christian
LB, Deoundrei Davis, Cypress Woods
LB, Brett Wade, Kennedale
DB, George Baltimore, Mansfield
DB, Kameron Miles, West Mesquite
DB, Maurice Smith, Fort Bend Dulles
ATH, Jacorey Warrick, Cypress Falls
Oklahoma State WR Michael Harrison suspended for entire 2012 season:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextr...803&rss_lnk=93
Quote from DT Justin Manning to OUInsider. UT has some work to do:
“It was good (Texas Junior Day),” said Manning. “It really wasn’t that exciting. It was all business and it wasn’t that fun. It was just all business and it really wasn’t fun at all. I like Texas ‘OK’, but I don’t think too much about them right now. They are all pretty equal when it comes to my colleges right now and the visit to Texas was just ‘OK’.
Sounds like time to write Manning off. Usually I don't take quotes too much to heart especially when it is to a rival teams reporter. But something that negative sounds like beyond an uphill battle.
I wouldn't write off a recruit in February of his junior year. Ever.
Don't be deceived by lack of Cali visits on list for Su'a. He's already been on USC campus and he's only 90 minute drive away. Dude supposedly grew up a USC fan and his favorite player is Polamalu. He's a longshot. If he doesn't official there, it will simply be because he will do an unofficial and/or summer camp there (USC summer camp is pretty big).
If he doesn't do officials in Cali smart money is he sees those as short drive and wants to save the paid official visits for visits far away.
don't mean to be a wet blanket, but i've never seen a guy make comments about a visit being simply OK and not fun, then commit to that school. and i've been following recruiting for quite some time.
maybe a 10 win season and a win over OU could get us back in the race, and bo davis is obviously a top recruiter. but if you aren't at least somewhat excited during a visit, i wouldn't expect a second. time will tell - first times for everything.
I agree that USC is the early favorite.
Just saw on 24/7 that Will Muschamp offered a job to Stacy Searels recently. Searels turned him down, but worth mentioning.
Great point. This completely nullifies my analysis earlier today along with my initial excitement, but it is very true. Thanks for bringing me back to reality.
Nice try Will..
I Dont blame you tho.
LA Times blog on Su'a Craven. Considering he's got 40+ offers getting an official is a big deal so certainly great news. Apparently he just went to USC junior day last weekend.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/vars...eling-man.html
Per 24/7, OL Darius James has accepted an invite to play in the 2013 Under Armour All-America Game. He joins OL/DL Jake Raulerson and S Marcell Harris on the roster.
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