October 2019 Recruiting Thread

[Turkeydawg 2,551]

21 minutes ago, LawDawg said:

Sucks that the top 2 prospects in GA are going elsewhere. And as it stands now, we only have 2 of the top 25 in GA. That's unacceptable.

 

Is it though?  Out of those top 25, how many was UGA really going hard after?  2, maybe 3?

UGA also went into California and took the #4 player.  Went into Florida and took the 6th, 11th and 23rd player.  Took the 3rd and 22nd highest rated player from Louisiana and the number 15 and 22nd players from Texas.

Outside of Murphy, Gilbert and Hinton, who would you trade out of this class for?

*** And still in it for the #1 nationally ranked RB, the # 2 ranked ILB, the #3 ranked TE, the #1 ranked athlete and and a cb from the desert, who happens to be ranked first at his position.

Yes, terrible times with this dreadful recruiting class.

Edited October 24, 2019 by Turkeydawg

[Ovie_Lover 29,832]

22 minutes ago, Turkeydawg said:

Is it though?  Out of those top 25, how many was UGA really going hard after?  2, maybe 3?

UGA also went into California and took the #4 player.  Went into Florida and took the 6th, 11th and 23rd player.  Took the 3rd and 22nd highest rated player from Louisiana and the number 15 and 22nd players from Texas.

Outside of Murphy, Gilbert and Hinton, who would you trade out of this class for?

*** And still in it for the #1 nationally ranked RB, the # 2 ranked ILB, the #3 ranked TE, the #1 ranked athlete and and a cb from the desert, who happens to be ranked first at his position.

Yes, terrible times with this dreadful recruiting class.

I think you're missing his point. He wants more GA guys vs just going for the highest rated everywhere.

[AutumnEffect 1,005]

1 minute ago, Ovie_Lover said:

I think you're missing his point. He wants more GA guys vs just going for the highest rated everywhere.

That was the Richt play. It didn't work substantially better imo.

[Spts1 6,912]

Big loss for Georgia. Gilbert can dominate a game...

[Turkeydawg 2,551]

4 minutes ago, Ovie_Lover said:

I think you're missing his point. He wants more GA guys vs just going for the highest rated everywhere.

Not sure I get the point in taking less talented players, just because they are from Georgia.

[Turkeydawg 2,551]

2 minutes ago, Spts1 said:

Big loss for Georgia. Gilbert can dominate a game...

Wouldn’t say it’s a big loss if we land Gilbert/Johnson, and Henderson.   

[Ovie_Lover 29,832]

7 minutes ago, Turkeydawg said:

Not sure I get the point in taking less talented players, just because they are from Georgia.

Same but some feel coaches will be upset we dont get their players and when they do have guys we want they'll push them somewhere else. 

He may not feel that way but some do.

[Spts1 6,912]

Can't sugarcoat not signing Gilbert. A generational type tight end prospect from Georgia.  First round draft pick potential.  Would've fit perfectly with Kirby's ground and pound offensive style where he couldve opened it up even more for Georgia because that dude is double coverage...

[LawDawg 1,409]

11 minutes ago, Turkeydawg said:

Is it though?  Out of those top 25, how many was UGA really going hard after?  2, maybe 3?

UGA also went into California and took the #4 player.  Went into Florida and took the 6th, 11th and 23rd player.  Took the 3rd and 22nd highest rated player from Louisiana and the number 15 and 22nd players from Texas.

Outside of Murphy, Gilbert and Hinton, who would you trade out of this class for?

*** And still in it for the #1 nationally ranked RB, the # 2 ranked ILB, the #3 ranked TE, the #1 ranked athlete and and a cb from the desert, who happens to be ranked first at his position.

Yes, terrible times with this dreadful recruiting class.

No one said this was a dreadful class. And yes, we're doing well with another crop of out-of-staters this year as we did last year (snatching the top 2 from AL was awesome). But GA has the richest and most diverse talent pool of any state outside of CA, FL, and TX (even on par with them in certain years), so there's no reason we shouldn't be able sign more than a couple in the top 10, let alone the top 25.

Just saying that the talent is rich enough in our own backyard. So rich that schools like Bama and Clemson have routinely plucked our talent to build their championship teams. These kids are good enough for them, but not us? I hate losing out on our homegrown top talent.

 

[Turkeydawg 2,551]

Just now, Ovie_Lover said:

Same but some feel coaches will be upset we dont get their players and when they do have guys we want they'll push them somewhere else. 

He may not feel that way but some do.

That’s something that every school has to deal with, just like when players get their feelings hurt when they weren’t offered in 8th grade.  I’m not worried about it.  If it were a situation where the staff did a player wrong, I could see a coach possibly steering a kid elsewhere.

[Turkeydawg 2,551]

1 minute ago, Spts1 said:

Can't sugarcoat not signing Gilbert. A generational type tight end prospect from Georgia.  First round draft pick potential.  Would've fit perfectly with Kirby's ground and pound offensive style where he couldve opened it up even more for Georgia because that dude is double coverage...

Another generational player!  Just like Nauta was.  Let’s see how Gilbert does in college, before crowning him the next Tony Gonzalez.  Nauta was the best TE coming out of high school.  Irv Smith was the 22nd best.  So there’s that.

[UAB_DAWG 1,085]

15 minutes ago, Spts1 said:

Big loss for Georgia. Gilbert can dominate a game...

You seriously should consider the transfer portal. I think the SEC Rant would be a better fit for your talents

[Turkeydawg 2,551]

3 minutes ago, LawDawg said:

No one said this was a dreadful class. And yes, we're doing well with another crop of out-of-staters this year as we did last year (snatching the top 2 from AL was awesome). But GA has the richest and most diverse talent pool of any state outside of CA, FL, and TX (even on par with them in certain years), so there's no reason we shouldn't be able sign more than a couple in the top 10, let alone the top 25.

Just saying that the talent is rich enough in our own backyard. So rich that schools like Bama and Clemson have routinely plucked our talent to build their championship teams. These kids are good enough for them, but not us? I hate losing out on our homegrown top talent.

 

Other than Murphy, Gilbert and Hinton, who from this class would you trade out for a homegrown Georgia boy?

[UAB_DAWG 1,085]

5 minutes ago, Ovie_Lover said:

Same but some feel coaches will be upset we dont get their players and when they do have guys we want they'll push them somewhere else. 

He may not feel that way but some do.

If a Georgia HS coach is actively steering kids away from this staff at UGA, they don’t have the player’s best interests at heart. 

[Turkeydawg 2,551]

1 minute ago, UAB_DAWG said:

If a Georgia HS coach is actively steering kids away from this staff at UGA, they don’t have the player’s best interests at heart. 

Correct.

[Spts1 6,912]

3 minutes ago, Turkeydawg said:

Another generational player!  Just like Nauta was.  Let’s see how Gilbert does in college, before crowning him the next Tony Gonzalez.  Nauta was the best TE coming out of high school.  Irv Smith was the 22nd best.  So there’s that.

Nauta has Nauta on Gilbert. Different type player...

[Turkeydawg 2,551]

1 minute ago, Spts1 said:

Nauta has Nauta on Gilbert. Different type player...

Awful.  Don’t try again.

[LawDawg 1,409]

16 minutes ago, Turkeydawg said:

Other than Murphy, Gilbert and Hinton, who from this class would you trade out for a homegrown Georgia boy?

With the addition of those 3 homegrown Georgia boys, we'd (currently) have the top 3 in this state and half of the top 10. That's my point.

It's not about trading out. We still have 6 or so spots to fill, but most of our homegrown top 25 talent appear to be heading elsewhere.

 

[Porter Osborne Jr 812]

18 minutes ago, Turkeydawg said:

Another generational player!  Just like Nauta was.  Let’s see how Gilbert does in college, before crowning him the next Tony Gonzalez.  Nauta was the best TE coming out of high school.  Irv Smith was the 22nd best.  So there’s that.

He’s a troll.  Just ignore him.

[Turkeydawg 2,551]

4 minutes ago, LawDawg said:

With the addition of those 3 homegrown Georgia boys, we'd (currently) have the top 3 in this state and half of the top 10. That's my point.

It's not about trading out. We still have 6 or so spots to fill, but most of our homegrown top 25 talent appear to be heading elsewhere.

 

 

 

Well, 1 went to Stanford because of academics.  Sorry, nothing UGA could do there.  UGA wanted the other 2, but they saw a better fit elsewhere.  No school is going to get every player they want, home state or not.  To think otherwise is unrealistic.

Edited October 24, 2019 by Turkeydawg

[blkbigdog35 11,319]

Nice read about still trying to recruit well in-state!!!

 

[Ovie_Lover 29,832]

55 minutes ago, Turkeydawg said:

Another generational player!  Just like Nauta was.  Let’s see how Gilbert does in college, before crowning him the next Tony Gonzalez.  Nauta was the best TE coming out of high school.  Irv Smith was the 22nd best.  So there’s that.

Dont feed the troll. He isn't a UGA fan.

[VA F.O. 3,715]

Most of the players in the top 25 in GA are worse than who we are actually taking and the few worth talking about we actively pursued and had specific reasons for why we missed 

[VA F.O. 3,715]

2 minutes ago, Ovie_Lover said:

Dont feed the troll. He isn't a UGA fan.

He isn't even a football fan 

[Carter 24,573]

Some years we will take more instate kids. Some years we won’t. This staff has worked hard to be able to recruit at a higher level than before, which means recruiting nationally if a player is a better fit or more talented than a local kid. If we prioritize a Georgia kid I think we have to land that player, but ultimately it’s the player’s choice and we can’t limit our recruiting.

Staff wants Gilbert pretty badly, but his interests and what we have to offer don’t align to his liking. It’s his choice and more power to him. We will get Washington who is literally rated one spot behind Gilbert on the 247 composite and everyone has said he is a better fit for our team anyway. Would love to have Gilbert also but I’m perfectly fine with it.