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There he is! Somebody rubbed something.
We need at least a minimum of 500 words sir. We will be waiting
Now I have to go subscribe to dawg insiders?? Never heard of it
Thanks SoFL_Dawg, only now I am worried that all the DSGBs will be Vols and Barners and then the national recruits will stay home and the markets will crash right before my kids start college /s
Ringo's video (where he said Evans wasn't there) was taken during the day and it looks like Evans arrived later that night.
Not sure if he's just posting photos taken on a prior visit, but the photo above with Ringo & Washington was followed on Evans' Insta story by 2 or 3 pics of him in what looks to be the new LSU locker room. I guess it's possible he made it to Baton Rouge overnight but that seems like a tough trick to pull off.
So hitting the bigger, more surprising names first...
Burch- heading into this weekend, I’ve been consistently told staff is confident here. Hearing Burch and his mother really enjoyed themselves, and there was chatter among the players in tow that they feel Burch will be a Dawg. Burch and Jalen Carter are being sold as havoc players that UGA doesn’t currently have. That messaging might ruffle some feathers on the board but it’s absolutely true. Feedback is he’s buying into feeling like the priority on DL. He and his mother were seen all smiles several times on campus; normally this is vanilla news but considering they’re so tight lipped, take it as a positive. Previously, I was told if Burch showed up this weekend, it would wrap it up, and he showed (I’ve heard that same message about others previously that also hit). As a result, I’m now going to expect him in this class trusting the confidence staff has maintained for months now. Objectively, CU also had a successful weekend. Burch is close with a few players there as well (similar to J. Carter). This will remain a fight but I believe UGA will win this one. Not ready to remove the chickens but I feel this will be a UGA/CU battle in the end. Being a part of a winning culture matters to the Burch camp and I’d be shocked if usc can show that once the season starts. There’s also some previous missteps by CU that I’ve been told to keep close and it goes beyond pursuing Myles Murphy. UGA is our pick.
Evans-this one is going to be a fun recruitment so buckle up. My source believes it’s a two horse race still, TAMU/UGA. Evans had a great time this weekend. Dell is pushing Evans to decide now essentially. Full court press is on. Evans told a few that he was tired of the recruiting game; our own @JeffSentell has heard some heard similar chatter. One highlight apparently was a face time between Evans and Milton with other major targets present. I’m moving this back up to 50/50 (literally) with TAMU. I don’t see bama as legit competition in this one based on the chatter I’m receiving. I’ve also heard Tank is moving his commitment back into the season; we don’t know what that means officially but it’s an indicator confidence is high on Evans. This doesn’t mean Tank has moved on. It does mean Dell is going hard at Evans as the second best RB in his eyes this class.
I just got goosebumps on my arms! Welcome back SoFL DAWG!!!!
@SoFL_Dawg love, love, LOVE reading the wealth of information that you provide!!!! GO DAWGS!!!
This post deserves the Brandon Adams’ patented, “Whoa-ah-haohohohoh! Are you kidding me!?!?”
Thank you for the update. This sounds like excellent news...Kirby and Co. really do seem like the best in the business! Cant wait to see how things unfold over the next few months.
Other news...
We’re expecting 5 OL, 4 WR, 5 DL. Being told a full class will be taken. Couple of changes on mock.
TE class: Gilbert and Large (I’ll get into this one later)
DL class: Carter, Burch, Brinson, Stackhouse, and Z. Walker. A few changes here. Seems like the current events of a few DL targets have changed the board on Stackhouse. Still possible he’s not in this class but because of a few changes/performances, we have his commitment sticking. On Walker there’s belief that he will beef up into a true 3T and has similar projection to that of a J. Cowan. So here we have Burroughs and Cowan out. Decommitment before season starts.
DB class: Ringo, Kimber, and J. Conley. If Williams wants in, he’s going to need to decide quickly and it doesn’t sound like the timelines are currently matching up. He has a tough decision centered around family there.
OL: Add Lindberg and SVP.
WR: our class was on campus this week. Been trying to talk up Smith, we should be very excited about his game. He could easily be the best of the bunch. Rosemy, Robinson, and Wren would pair with him.
Finally, I’m hearing 3-4 commitments are imminent. Obviously I won’t release names but within the week across the 20 & 21 class should announce.
Thanks as always. As a sort of tamu fan, I’ll try to keep my ears to the ground on Evans. Kind of a win win for me no matter what, but rather see him as a dawg. Tank pushing back means no down side to going all in for Evans, and he’d refuel RBU with jet fuel in tandem with Milton.
I know my friend who is plugged into their forums isn’t overly confident, but he has been burned many times by sumlin and is pessimistic in general lol. Again, I’ll try to actually add something to this board and echo some aggie thoughts on the matter if I come across any.
Grabbing Burch would be huge, agree we haven’t had a really effective “havoc” player since Jarvis Jones. Not sure I remember one on our Dline either, which is why I think grabbing Burch would be the biggest win of the cycle. BTW, I heard he was being recruited by lanning, should we read into this that he isn’t a pure down lineman and could get some work standing up?
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Thanks for the info SoFL_Dawg!!
Wonder what went wrong with Washington??
Also want to bring up that TAMU has potentially the hardest schedule in the country this year. They could have a really good team and still lose 4 games. They play at Clemson early and we are their crossover game on the road. That added onto an SEC west schedule is bananas.
If Evans sees an 8-4 or 7-5 team, and UGA takes care of business, it could change things.
Not so much anything went wrong. Conflicting info on this one so confidence is lower. I think this will be an either or situation with Gilbert or Washington. We’ll see, would love to take both but...
@SoFL_Dawg - Can't imagine how busy you've been this weekend so thank you for taking the time to share what you're able with everyone here. To say excitement & interest are high with everyone here would be an understatement (!)
The collection of names that are legitimate potential additions to the 2020 class almost defy belief. Any one of the names being discussed would be the crown jewel of other programs' recruitment class and yet here we are not asking "which one?" but "how many?". An embarrassment of riches, for sure.
Have to say - as impactful as any of these names can be, I feel like Burch is the most critical/important (and that's saying something with this group). Even if he's drawing double teams, that's opening up space for any one of the havoc-makers on the defensive side of the ball while he's on the field. Fingers crossed the staff can make this one happen.
If you're able to answer a "what-if?": if Evans were to choose TAM before his senior season, is it a plausible scenario that a less-than-stellar season by TAM - or a loss vs UGA - would be enough to flip him back to UGA?
Thanks again & Go Dawgs!
*Edit/note that @Kirbstomper - looks like we had similar ideas on simultaneous posts...I agree that TAM's difficult schedule could be an X-Factor
To clarify: All references to “Havoc” players in this thread should be taken in reference to the 2020 class and beyond.
There are a handful of those on the team from the 2018 and 2019 classes. You will see them “pop” this fall.