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"For me, this started to feel like work and became less fun. It’s just supposed to be fun. However, when you’re vested in your team, it does become difficult to allow straight bs to stand without a response. That’s where I got mentally over the last few weeks (I was responding). This forum reads and feels different than others I’ve browsed. This is a place for Dawg fans to congregate, discuss being Dawgs, recruiting, and beyond. Recently, we’ve gotten away from that but this is my social media home, so I’ll be back for sure. Once games start, hopefully positivity will return as recruiting has failed at keeping us positive which is straight up baffling. Why so serious?"
@SoFL_Dawg Amen, I feel you brother. Same thing for me, I haven't been on here in quite a few months because of all the negativity, narcissism, finger pointing and off-topic stuff that was running rampant here way back earlier in the year, it was just too much and I needed a break from it. Also been dealing with some (unknown/undiagnosed) ongoing health problems since the first of the year also, which has not been a fun ride. I hope I'm on the mend now though. Being away for a while has done me good, but I recently came back here and have just been lurking behind the shadows since Jeff's reporting from the Opening. I just haven't felt compelled to post anything lately until I read about your frustrations. You're not alone my friend.
On a positive note, I've been reading back through pages of your insight, and I'm definitely beginning to get more excited about our recruiting and upcoming season. It can't get here fast enough. Hopefully we get some recruits to pop this weekend too.
Get some R & R amigo, then keep doing your thing. And to all my other old friends, I see you...
GO DAWGS
I can't imagine we would just due to how tight space is in the class already. We may put a little more emphasis on finding PWO RBs for this cycle though for that reason. 5 RBs is still a lot... even with the amount that we spread the ball around.
It seems we will be able to convince two elite backs to play together. What are the chances the backs would agree to us signing three backs - ZERO
@CZCashvilleDawg I agree DW goes to Alabama. I think James Coley and Todd Hartley will impress TJ and AG by the end of the Notre Dame game. Kirby maybe the best recruiter in the game. The reason I’m not work about Mullet. Kirby has earned our trust. Pruitt can recruit though. More worried about Tennesse than Florida next 5 years
5 RB is the ideal number. A 3rd RB would be a gross waste of scholarship and I would rather take a 5th WR to cover an area where we are short both in terms of overall numbers and Blue Chip recruits. A running attack is obviously our preference but will not be successful without a credible passing threat.
Is this a rule change in the last 15 years or so? I recall seeing a documentary on the Miami Hurricanes and they were limited on football scholarships, so they got creative and brought a few guys in on track scholarships. They ran track and I believe we’re cons “walk-ons” for the football team. Again, this was more than a decade ago so rules could have changed.
I ask, would the staff do an in-state kid dirty? I think if Tank is first to the party (after K-Milt of course) then you have to say yes. Don't want to p i s s in your own backyard. Too much talent in Georgia to get that reputation.
@gdawg4life yea it’s a newer rule cause teams were doing what Miami did
Gotcha. Thanks
Can we all drink too Jeff and Soflo, it is national tequil day after all. If you’re not **** up by this point, i questions your uga fandom
I love what evans has to athletically offer and would welcome him if he was 100% commited (even if silent). I think it was put a few weeks ago as “going through a briar patch” for his commitment with instate schools looming. So for Uga to go through it and possibly come up empty isnt worth spurning an instate kid, who has showed he was willing to do what it took to gain that official offer. I’d perfer to take tank and call it a day. Just my 2 cents.
As long as I have been following recruiting is that any student that receives a scholarship from the institution counts against the 85. Even if they get an academic scholarship they would be counted against the sport that they play.
@gdawg4life , I was curious about this Miami loophole and found an old 1997 article: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1997-02-06-9702060103-story.html
As far as I can tell, Miami was looking for ways to get around NCAA sanctions and looked at adding track players and/or deferring players till the spring. It looks like the track idea was shutdown. Interesting reading through it, it looks possible that the 2 year PWO rule may have come about because of this.
NCAA rules specifically state that if football coaches recruit an athlete who enrolls and participates in track (or any sport) as well as football, his scholarship must count against football. Puckett said he made an official visit to UM on Dec. 13 and planned to be roommates with football signee Randy Gilbert.
"The rules were not designed so an institution could recruit an athlete for football and track, and then give the athlete a track scholarship," Mallonee said. "The rule specifically states if an individual is recruited for football or offered financial aid in football, he must count in football."
Mallonee was asked if there's any gray areas that would allow a football coach to recruit an athlete to a track scholarship.
"There are no gray areas," Mallonee said. "We all know what 'recruited' means. Either a football coach is talking to a prospect or he isn't. You are not supposed to hide [football players) in other sports."
ETA: Then again, even if the limit on track scholarships being used for football players was an NCAA rule at the time, who's to say the NCAA actually enforced it back then. Perhaps they finally just tightened up on their own rules.
Great answer. That's kinda where I'm leaning as well and I didn't really take the maturity rumors(and they are just rumors) into account as much as the fact that literally every expert thinks he stays in TX and while I wouldn't put anything past Dell, Emery showed that it's tough to get out from the home state.
I think that La is the hardest state to get from as there is only one team in state. Texas has numerous colleges so the loyalty is not as strong.
Was listening to the 247 "Dawgcast" and Adams and Mansell discuss the Evans visit in the last 10 mins or so. Both guys are and have been skeptical but said they were surprised that he was coming all the way from Houston.
FWIW they don't drop stuff on the podcast that isn't on their board near as I can tell but here it is:
Its not like we are telling Tank he has to wait anymore. Tank & Evans are both takes. 1st to commit gets the spot simple as that.
Evans isn’t being a prima donna he is trying to make the most difficult decision of his life. He’s getting a lot of in state pressure to stay home. See @texdawg testimonial for how hard it can be on a family. Let’s just sit back and be thrilled we have 4 top RBs on campus this weekend and any combo of the 2 would be incredible
Absolutely correct. La is probably the toughest but many states are difficult to pull kids from.TX, CA, FL not so much.
Agree, if Tank is first, if he isn’t and Evans comes home, that’s on Tank. Can’t turn away talent like Evans