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Also important to note that Orgeron made huge impact on his mom. Not sure that distance factor will be limiting.
he’s been to UGA the most since the summer but the hype train exists in Baton Rouge. Yep, they closed the gap with “1” visit. With mom being a gamecock, maybe sending her kid to LSU hurts less. No one knows.
If he’s not on campus next weekend we can take him off the board though.
Just dayum. We’ve come a long way since September when we were “gettin’ errybody”. That 2018 class really spoiled us.
We’re not that sexy right now on the trail, it is what it is. We still have laid ground work with our priorities but most haven’t been to campus in ~60 days. Nothing to sneeze at when dealing with recruiting.
Theres chatter about so much negative recruiting right now it’s no longer something you smile and nod about. We’ll get ours but it’s extremely naive to think that things that went down at end of last season, along with how this season has progressed, along with lack of NFL success at several positions isn’t impacting our brand.
I don't like this take. We're the first to say that we stack up RBs and they don't mind sitting for a year and not getting much wear and tear. When we don't get our way, we can't say that "No one wants to be 5th string". We're RBU. 5th string at UGA is more prestigious than 2nd string at the Barn or UTjr.
Back to back years of some very weird circumstances around the RB room. (Holyfield affecting Sanders last year/ Evans situation this year). I just don't see us not reeling in 2. JMO. If we are going to run "thin" at any position group at UGA it won't be RB. I'd put money on that.
Linebacker feels different to me. We have guys contributing heavily as freshman already in a room full of 2nd and 3rd year guys. No need to log jam that room. We swung for the fence on that one and went 1-2. Sherman will be a gamer for us.
It matters when they don’t have the talent to leap frog guys in the room. Evans, Jase, Chaney, Tank, could leap frog guys in the room.
Based on the what I saw from Lloyd this season or any other back not named, they are taking a long back seat to the talent in the room.
Hey everyone, I wanted to clear some things up with the board. I don’t pretend to be a Georgia insider. I don’t have the UGA sources like some brilliant posters on this board do. I have connections at Clemson, and everything I ever hear is always related to the Clemson perspective. Any time I make a prediction for a guy to end up at UGA, it’s just a prediction. I’m just using what I’ve ever gathered from the Clemson side and piecing it together make a best guess at what I think will happen on the UGA side. The only time I know definitely if a guy will end up at UGA is if that guy has told the Clemson staff straight up that he’s going to UGA, which is very rare. The only 2 times I remember this happening were Cade Mays and Clay Webb. So when I was joining the parade of “Sewell to UGA” it wasn’t because I knew, I was just guessing. I did know Flowe was Clemson-bound, and knew UGA had cooled on him a little, so I assumed it was Sewell to UGA. But I didn’t know, and was obviously wrong. So take all of my predictions with a grain of salt, they’re only as good as anyone else’s. Now if I say explicitly a guy is not going to Clemson or is going to be a Clemson Tiger, then I know definitively, and you can take it to the bank, because I’ve heard it directly from within the program. Like Flowe will be at Clemson next year. I’ve heard that for sure.
With all that being said, I’ve been hesitant to jump in on the Jordan Burch news because I was honestly shy to come back to the board after the Sewell debacle lol. But I’ve held my tongue long enough, and thought I would share what’s going on from the CLEMSON side, as that’s all I’m good for. Big disclaimer: I don’t know Jordan Burch. I don’t know what he’s thinking, what’s going on in his circle, or what he’ll do next. I only know what I know from people who think they know. Anybody who says they know what’s going on in his circle (even Wiltfong) are exaggerating what they do know, because nobody can even get in touch with him, hardly. So I talked to my Clemson guys, though, and they informed me of some information I didn’t know previously. I knew Burch had been wavering with his interest in Clemson, but my guys told me that he had been dodging contact with the staff for a couple of months. A few calls here and there, but the communication resembled more of “keeping the irons warm” on Burch’s end than what you usually see this late in the process between a recruit and a school he’s considering. Many have said Burch dropped Clemson, which is true. He basically called the staff and told them to give it a rest and stop trying, It’s not happening. Burch WILL NOT end up at Clemson. Hinted at this for months, but confirmed it. Now for where he goes I don’t know. His momma wants him in Columbia, his coaches want him in Columbia, and the South Carolina boosters want him in Columbia. LSU has done a truly incredible job recruiting him, and as of right now, that’s probably where Burch wants to go. They’re the pretty girl in class right now with a need for speed on the edge, it makes sense. They’ve done a good job with Mom too, but Baton Rouge is a long way from Columbia. UGA could get an OV that final weekend before Signing Day, which could swing him, but many believe it’s going to be South Carolina. Its a little shocking to me, but obviously other factors are weighing more heavily than winning. I probably won’t hear much more about Burch now that Clemson is out, so everything from now on is just best guesses.
As far as Arian Smith goes, the staff wasn’t feel good about where they stood. The belief was if they offered, it would be a home run and Smith would be a lock to Clemson. That wasn’t the case at all. The whole reason for the offer was because the staff didn’t feel good about where things stood with Xzavier Henderson, a guy they valued more. With things not progressing with Smith, the mindset now is if the staff is going to miss, miss on the guy they liked better in the first place. Smith WILL NOT be at Clemson. UF still leads for Henderson, but CU is back in it for now. Don’t know where Smith ends up. UGA is definitely in it, but Bama makes sense as well. Not too familiar with UGA numbers situation, and reading here about the Burton news, not sure how this shakes out.
I’ll stop speaking so definitively over here to avoid confusion on what I actually know and what I’m guessing about so I don’t get caught with my pants down, or seem like I’m coming off disingenuous. I love following recruiting and love coming over to this board, and don’t want to mislead any of you good people being a “fake insider.” I’m surely not an insider, I just like to share what I do hear when I hear it. Can’t wait for 12/18.
@ClemTown keep bringing the heat bro. We’ve corresponded privately in the past and you definitely know what you know. Welcomed addition here even though you enjoy weird colors ;).
Dang. This is somewhat sad
Negative recruiting for the offensive side I can see...for the defense I call bs. Not that it's not happening, but I doubt seriously its very effective. On offense, we can sell playing time as the equalizer and point to pickens and blaylock at true freshman with skills playing early and often.
I'm not denying a lack of momentum, I just doubt its as bad as everyone is projecting. Call me a disney sunshine pumper...just don't see it that way. I also think some of our perceived lack of momentum is because the staff has switched priorities midway through the cycle in several areas. Its hard to come in late on some people without prior relationship.
Maybe things have changed since last week, but my friend who is an actual insider did not seemed worried at all with recruiting. He even sounded confident.
And Milton isn't a 5*? These people...
Just a thought, but the uptick in WR interest could also be an indication that Jake will be returning for next year. I’m sure every school out there has been telling the WR recruits we have no real succession plan at QB if Jake leaves and it could be a freshman with no experience so why would you want to go to UGA where it’ll be two years before the QB has experience. With Jake returning that argument goes away and we can offer the WR the opportunity to not only come in and start but to also play with the best QB in the league and one of the best in the country. Add that to what could be our efforts to get Jake an outstanding wr group for his last year so we can really let it fly. Take seven and hope one, two or three shine bright. Exactly what we are telling the TE’s as well. Jake will be back and will get you the ball.
Serious question: When has this staff ever given you good folks reason to doubt what can be done on the recruiting trail?
Asking for all my DN forum friends.
Don't believe it will be this year. Change the game? Change the rooms!
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@JeffSentell they haven’t but we like to overreact for the fun of it I guess. I’ve been very impressed with everything they’ve done. The surprises are great and they always surpass expectations. This staff has been a blast to cover on the recruiting trail! Thanks to you and all the others who help us outsiders keep up with things!
Didn't smith already say his top 3 is UGA, FU, BAMA?
I too am confident. Hopefully my post came off for what it is, just things being said. Not that we were going to miss all our priorities.
Respectfully disagree. It's not nearly enough to overcome their on field performance and honestly, who says he even likes little Muschamp? Not mention the likelihood that coach Boom might not be around for Burch's sophomore season.