I was just looking back at some of your "recruiting predictions", and found this gem from last summer. Looks like you know exactly what you are talking about. 
Why anybody would listen to you is beyond me....
Posted 07 June 2011 - 04:19 PM (#14)
Thanks for the props !!
Here is the current situation -
OL(3)
All 3 of the elite "tier 1" OTs are gone now. Estelle to Texas, Starts to TTech and McGhee will chose Mizzou. Tcu only needs 2 OTs this yr (and 1 OG), so Frog Cosches were really hoping to grab 1 of the "tier 1" guys but it just
ain't gonna happen. Tcu now reviewing all the Tier 2 guys
and COLLINS, KEENAN, IFEDI, GREEN, etc are not
considered "tier 2". Those guys are all "tier 3" which is
why none of them have offers yet. Tcu looking only at "big
and athletic" types right now (like WILLIAMS and the kid
out of NMMI - NMex Mil Inst). Williams is very undersized
but extremely athletic and has the potential to be every bit
as good as Starts and Estelle. Keenan and Green are "big
and slow" types that do not have the same potential. Why
does Keenan have all those offers you say? Ask teams like
Wisconsin. Teams that live and die with the run like the big
fat slow guys. Big and slow OTs are needed in the running
game but will get you beat in the passing game. Ask
Wisconsin how that works. Also ask them how many times their BIG AND FAT SLOW OLs let Tcu defenders put the Badger QB on his backside HARD, during the Rose Bowl cuz the Wisconsin OLinemen couldn't move their feet. Tcu got a class fulla the huge
slow guys last YR with Wall, Thompson and Foltz. Tcu now
needs the big and huge athletic type OTs and Keenan
Green and Collins don't qualify (Collins is actually athletic
enough but he is a minimum of a 3 YR project).
[u]My prediction: WILLIAMS and a decommits from another college [/u](Baylor, A&M, Okie Lt, or another guy from a PAC
12 team that they are looking at). If all of that collapses
and falls through then the "tier 3" guys like Collins and
Keenan will get offers. By the way, Baylor has 2 "tier 2"
OLinemen who are both wavering and looking around at
other options.
LUTUI is a "tier 1" OG and he will commit to Frogs. He will also get lots more offers this Fall during and after his
senior seasonWR (2)
The speedster from La will eventually commit to Frogs because LSU doesn't have a spot for him. Patterson wants
this kid bad ! He is fast as blazes but a bit raw. LSU
doesn't really take "projects", so Tcu should get him.
Tcu gets WHEELER but Auburn and TTech are going to
make this a battle it appears
DB (2)
McNeal, Lawry, Agholor, and the 4 star Florida kid still in it
amazingly enough. The really super development here is
that there are only two spots at DB and a current Baylor
commit wants one. That Baylor commit has offers from
Oklahoma, Stanford and Tcu. I initially thought Tcu would
grab the Baylor kid but they are holding off for now due to
some more encouraging developments. My prediction;
looks to me like Coaches think they are getting 4 star
safety McNeal and his posse member - 4 star CB Lswry.
DT (0)
No DTs in this class. Patterson is infatuated with the speedster from La and will take him instead of a DT. With
Hunter Lewis and Pierson at DT from the last class, and
Hunt from this class, DT is set for now and WR is a much
higher priority especially with 2 more leaving after this
coming season from a WR unit that is already thin in depth.
LB (1)
Coaches want DEVALL really really bad and are not giving up on him. They are putting 90% of their efforts into
DEVALL and 10% into Nance (Nance may not qualify),
Coaches lining up alternatives if DEVALL falls through and
my guess is that the kid from ALLEN HS gets the call if
DEVALL falls thru. SANTOS is a pipe dream. He is going
to Alabama.
That makes 18 total. (I think Tcu will take all 19 if they get the top guys on their wish list because there will most likely be some current players who have grade issues and may open up a few extra slots) if Tcu can't get the top guys on their list they will stop at 18. The number "19" however is still in play right now.
Why anybody would listen to you is beyond me....
Posted 07 June 2011 - 04:19 PM (#14)
Thanks for the props !!
Here is the current situation -
OL(3)
All 3 of the elite "tier 1" OTs are gone now. Estelle to Texas, Starts to TTech and McGhee will chose Mizzou. Tcu only needs 2 OTs this yr (and 1 OG), so Frog Cosches were really hoping to grab 1 of the "tier 1" guys but it just
ain't gonna happen. Tcu now reviewing all the Tier 2 guys
and COLLINS, KEENAN, IFEDI, GREEN, etc are not
considered "tier 2". Those guys are all "tier 3" which is
why none of them have offers yet. Tcu looking only at "big
and athletic" types right now (like WILLIAMS and the kid
out of NMMI - NMex Mil Inst). Williams is very undersized
but extremely athletic and has the potential to be every bit
as good as Starts and Estelle. Keenan and Green are "big
and slow" types that do not have the same potential. Why
does Keenan have all those offers you say? Ask teams like
Wisconsin. Teams that live and die with the run like the big
fat slow guys. Big and slow OTs are needed in the running
game but will get you beat in the passing game. Ask
Wisconsin how that works. Also ask them how many times their BIG AND FAT SLOW OLs let Tcu defenders put the Badger QB on his backside HARD, during the Rose Bowl cuz the Wisconsin OLinemen couldn't move their feet. Tcu got a class fulla the huge
slow guys last YR with Wall, Thompson and Foltz. Tcu now
needs the big and huge athletic type OTs and Keenan
Green and Collins don't qualify (Collins is actually athletic
enough but he is a minimum of a 3 YR project).
[u]My prediction: WILLIAMS and a decommits from another college [/u](Baylor, A&M, Okie Lt, or another guy from a PAC
12 team that they are looking at). If all of that collapses
and falls through then the "tier 3" guys like Collins and
Keenan will get offers. By the way, Baylor has 2 "tier 2"
OLinemen who are both wavering and looking around at
other options.
LUTUI is a "tier 1" OG and he will commit to Frogs. He will also get lots more offers this Fall during and after his
senior seasonWR (2)
The speedster from La will eventually commit to Frogs because LSU doesn't have a spot for him. Patterson wants
this kid bad ! He is fast as blazes but a bit raw. LSU
doesn't really take "projects", so Tcu should get him.
Tcu gets WHEELER but Auburn and TTech are going to
make this a battle it appears
DB (2)
McNeal, Lawry, Agholor, and the 4 star Florida kid still in it
amazingly enough. The really super development here is
that there are only two spots at DB and a current Baylor
commit wants one. That Baylor commit has offers from
Oklahoma, Stanford and Tcu. I initially thought Tcu would
grab the Baylor kid but they are holding off for now due to
some more encouraging developments. My prediction;
looks to me like Coaches think they are getting 4 star
safety McNeal and his posse member - 4 star CB Lswry.
DT (0)
No DTs in this class. Patterson is infatuated with the speedster from La and will take him instead of a DT. With
Hunter Lewis and Pierson at DT from the last class, and
Hunt from this class, DT is set for now and WR is a much
higher priority especially with 2 more leaving after this
coming season from a WR unit that is already thin in depth.
LB (1)
Coaches want DEVALL really really bad and are not giving up on him. They are putting 90% of their efforts into
DEVALL and 10% into Nance (Nance may not qualify),
Coaches lining up alternatives if DEVALL falls through and
my guess is that the kid from ALLEN HS gets the call if
DEVALL falls thru. SANTOS is a pipe dream. He is going
to Alabama.
That makes 18 total. (I think Tcu will take all 19 if they get the top guys on their wish list because there will most likely be some current players who have grade issues and may open up a few extra slots) if Tcu can't get the top guys on their list they will stop at 18. The number "19" however is still in play right now.
