09' LA WR Reuben Randle (Official Offer)

[THegraNDscheme]

Originally Posted by IrishAddiction

Not saying we shouldnt offer the top notch kids at all. I just believe that we should spend more time with those that we have a legit chance with, even those we havent offered. We have NOT pulled a recruit from the state of Louisiana for so long that i cant even remember, or even had a real legit shot with any of them. Will Blackwell was from Cass Tech in Michigan, but not from Louisiana. The only way we have a real legit shot with these Louisiana kids is if the kids actually care about academics, which is often instilled from their PARENTS. If not, sorry but just not very likely. He is staying in the south.

Will Blackwell is in fact from Louisiana. I believe the Cass Tech (Michigan) player you are thinking of is Joseph Barksdale who is another DT the we were in on back in 2007. Like Blackwell, however, Barksdale decided that LSU was the school for him.

[Doomsday Device]

Originally Posted by IrishAddiction

Not saying we shouldnt offer the top notch kids at all. I just believe that we should spend more time with those that we have a legit chance with, even those we havent offered. We have NOT pulled a recruit from the state of Louisiana for so long that i cant even remember, or even had a real legit shot with any of them. Will Blackwell was from Cass Tech in Michigan, but not from Louisiana. The only way we have a real legit shot with these Louisiana kids is if the kids actually care about academics, which is often instilled from their PARENTS. If not, sorry but just not very likely. He is staying in the south.

No, Will Blackwell was from West Monroe, Louisiana. Joe Barksdale was the one from Cass Tech.

[IrishAddiction]

Yeah, wow, you guys are right. Feel kinda stupid about the blackwell thing. Oh well, i just remember how mad i was when barksdale committed to LSU, maybe thats why he was the only DT i remembered going there. Grizz and SoCal you both make good points....i like the idea of having competition over the top recruits. We should do as we did the last recruiting cycle, and tell the best of the best recruits that their spot is saved. Floyd, Sabino, and the monster miami DT all had that option given to them. I just think we should spend just as much time on GOOD plan B guys, while still leaving the possibility of having the top guys commit even if the spots may be filled in his position already by lesser talent, but talent is there just in case. I definately dont want to sound like i am slamming charlie and co, cause i back them 100%. Just MOI.

[Subway Alum - MA]

Wasn't it at the US Army All-American game that he committed to "the University of LSU?"

[ND=NC]

Originally Posted by ND=NC

To briefly summarize what has happened in the recruiting process over the last few weeks.
We beat almost every team to the punch as far as making contact and conducting our evaluations. Since we don't have 100 offers out there right now we were able to focus on our guys and make a great impression on many of them.
Once we hit our main targets we focused on throwing our hat into the ring of some of the more highly tauted prospects that might not have interest, but are the Quality kids whose priorities are in the right place. Landing one of these kids would be considered a success.
Lastly we are going into the back yard of the SEC in order to get involved in the recruitment on some of these SPEEDY southern players.
This recruiting class is just as much about making connections for the future as it is about landing top talent. Three straight top ten classes affords us this ability.
To anwser the question do we have a chance to get Randle, sure we do. although he is an LSU lean if he chooses to play up north we will land him.

I know this isn't the appropriate thread but we got a little of track with this one and a couple of people were skeptical about us recruiting some of the sec athletes. Per ESPN Rodney Smith 6'5'' WR from Florida now lists his top 2 as ND and tOSU. Seems like he needs an offer now to push us over the top. He is this years Baldwin...4.4 forty and a 40 in vertical leap.

ESPN 150 Watch List talent Rodney Smith told affiliate Web site InsideTheU.com that two programs currently stick out in his mind.
"I would say the two schools that interest me most right now are Ohio State and Notre Dame. Both of those schools would give me a good shot at getting to the next level. They have a lot of great players go through those schools."
Other teams such as Florida, Florida State, Tennessee, Mississippi, Minnesota, South Florida and Central Florida have extended offers to Smith.

[IHateMarkMay]

Per ESPN, so take it for what its worth.

ESPN 150 Watch List talent Rueben Randle said after his trip to Coral Cables, Fla., "They are on top right now. I got down there to see how everything would work and how it was going on," affiliate Web site InsideTheU.com reports.
He continued, "Miami helped themselves. They showed me that they are very interested in me and they are not going to beat around the bush with me."

[notredomer23]

Originally Posted by IHateMarkMay

Per ESPN, so take it for what its worth.

Well if we dont get him, Id rather see him there than LSU or Bama or USC