A Maceo Smith Coach Barnett (Chris Barnett's father) was interviewed by Rivals Aggie site, and had some interesting things to say about LaDarrell/Damien.
- Said while they're not necessarily a package deal, he(Barnett) would like to see them play together in college. Maceo is a small community and the 2 families know each other well, and it would be an easier transition, from what he says.
- Big thing from the piece regarding TCU was more about Lawry: "Damien is a slot guy, a kick return guy. TCU (another school that has offered both McNeil and Lawry) has got Jeremy Kerley. Oklahoma has Ryan Broyles. For Damien, he knows that even if I'm not 6 foot 3, he can play here."
- LaDarrell is an old school type player, not the type to get caught up in bright lights of recruiting, while Damien is more concerned with the offense a school is running. Both guys seem to know what they want.
It seems like Jennings or whomever is recruiting these guys should be keeping close eye on any school that offers both of them. So far, seems to be us and Aggy.
Really impressed with Coach Barnett's comments, though. Seems like he's not going to interfere in the process with the guys, out of respect to each college recruiting their school. This, despite just putting Chris at Michigan, and having another son at UT.
Basically, I'm giddy at the thought of landing some DISD talent. Desoto/Waxahatchie was a great start last year, Skyline and A Maceo would be tremendous this year, along with Trinity in the DFW area.
