'15 TX RB Soso Jamabo (UCLA Signee)

[Irish#1]

I left with 9 minutes left in the 4th...Soso had probably close to 300 yds of total offense and 6 total TDs. Also had a key fumble inside his own 20 though and fumbled out of bounds once and a third time that was ruled down but was close...ball security may be an issue, but this kids a hell of a runner...he's REALLY fast but glides more ala Cierre Wood...very smooth runner.

Also worth mentioning, this kid is VERY skinny right now. Has very narrow hips, a pint sized waistline and thin legs. Definitely needs some time in the weight room.

There was a lot of talk over the summer that some thought his body was better suited for WR than the pounding an RB takes. Until that actually becomes a factor I'm not going to think about it too much but I agree that it needs to be addressed before he has too many carries in college.

If he's that skinny and I'm not doubting you, then his fumbling issue is more than likely due to lack of strength and will certainly need time in the weight room. Three fumbles in one game is a big concern. Any idea how many he's had this year?

 

[Irish#1]

Lucci, sometimes I just don't get you. You constantly berate my comments, yet you come up with simply more delusional responses. Just because my comments have pro-ND elements, suddenly that makes them delusional and invalid? Get outta here. I can easily say the same thing about yours. And UCLA? 50/50? And you call me delusional? Read between the freakin' lines man. It hasn't been 50/50 for MONTHS. It's more like 90/10 AT BEST. "Sorry" man, but ND is out front by a very large margin. Unless UCLA or A&M pull of a Seabiscuit-esque comeback, he's Irish. Not fact, but I followed his recruitment enough to know where ND stands and the way UCLA and A&M have, and it's easy to see that ND stands out far beyond either of those two.

Not bashing here, just a legit question. Where do you get your info on the recruits? Do you subscribe to any of the services or have inside connections? Your posts don't bother me, but I am interested on what you base your opinions on so I have a point of reference.

 

[Cackalacky]

Lucci, sometimes I just don't get you. You constantly berate my comments, yet you come up with simply more delusional responses. Just because my comments have pro-ND elements, suddenly that makes them delusional and invalid? Get outta here. I can easily say the same thing about yours. And UCLA? 50/50? And you call me delusional? Read between the freakin' lines man. It hasn't been 50/50 for MONTHS. It's more like 90/10 AT BEST. "Sorry" man, but ND is out front by a very large margin. Unless UCLA or A&M pull of a Seabiscuit-esque comeback, he's Irish. Not fact, but I followed his recruitment enough to know where ND stands and the way UCLA and A&M have, and it's easy to see that ND stands out far beyond either of those two.

Let me ask you something serious here NDSean44. Have you personally interviewed Soso? Maybe his family? Coaches or teammates? Are you singularlyprivy to info the rest of the recruiting world is not? Luckylucci does a great job of bringing in outside info from others on the recruiting sites and it is much appreciated. If he is saying from all these sources, posters and recuiting reporters that Soso is 50/50, Thats what I am willing to bet it is. Either that or Soso has them all believing it is. So either way for someone to claim that he is 90/10 ND is speculation of the highest order as nothing has been released that says anything even close to resembling a 90/10 leaning. Where do you get this opinion if not extreme and unfounded homerism/optimism in lieu of tangible information within the Soso camp?

 

[koonja]

And I don't think it's 50/50. I think it's 35/35/30. He doesn't sound interested in slowing down at all, and I do think Ole Miss/Texas AM/Oregon could make a move. It's not impossible IMO he ends up outside of ND/UCLA.

 

[Irishnuke]

Lucci, sometimes I just don't get you. You constantly berate my comments, yet you come up with simply more delusional responses. Just because my comments have pro-ND elements, suddenly that makes them delusional and invalid? Get outta here. I can easily say the same thing about yours. And UCLA? 50/50? And you call me delusional? Read between the freakin' lines man. It hasn't been 50/50 for MONTHS. It's more like 90/10 AT BEST. "Sorry" man, but ND is out front by a very large margin. Unless UCLA or A&M pull of a Seabiscuit-esque comeback, he's Irish. Not fact, but I followed his recruitment enough to know where ND stands and the way UCLA and A&M have, and it's easy to see that ND stands out far beyond either of those two.

Retarded posts like this are why nobody ever takes you seriously.

 

[ThePiombino]

Retarded posts like this are why nobody ever takes you seriously.

Yuuuuuuuuup. Honestly starting to feel that there is a chromosomal abnormality at play there.

 

[OCIrish]

Retarded posts like this are why nobody ever takes you seriously.

Yuuuuuuuuup. Honestly starting to feel that there is a chromosomal abnormality at play there.

Grubl 2.0

 

[Old Man Mike]

The 247 site lists him at 210 or 215 --- sounds pretty big to me. They also list his top two characteristics as "build" and "power". My guess is that he is a fooler visually --- and is in fact extremely strong and muscularly put together.

They had a crystal ball listing on the site which probably everyone but me knows about. Once the season started there were a bunch of ND guesses in a row, followed by a bunch of A&M guesses. There weren't any for UCLA, but there were none listed in October either, so who knows what the national recruiting braintrust is thinking [though you guys might easily know.]

 

[Domina Nostra]

Is UCLA really collapsing? 6-2 and top 20...

 

[Luckylucci]

Lucci, sometimes I just don't get you. You constantly berate my comments, yet you come up with simply more delusional responses. Just because my comments have pro-ND elements, suddenly that makes them delusional and invalid? Get outta here. I can easily say the same thing about yours. And UCLA? 50/50? And you call me delusional? Read between the freakin' lines man. It hasn't been 50/50 for MONTHS. It's more like 90/10 AT BEST. "Sorry" man, but ND is out front by a very large margin. Unless UCLA or A&M pull of a Seabiscuit-esque comeback, he's Irish. Not fact, but I followed his recruitment enough to know where ND stands and the way UCLA and A&M have, and it's easy to see that ND stands out far beyond either of those two.

Wow, where to start. First of all when the recruit is "genuinely torn" between two schools would you call that 50/50 or 90/10. I'm no math major but I'm also not an idiot, (not saying you are) it sounds pretty cut and dry. If he was that sold on ND the recruitment would be over, it's not that hard to understand. Also, I'm actually providing information that comes from people who actually speak and interact with him, his family, friends, etc. I have no inside sources but Wiltfong, Loy, Sampson, 247, and rivals reporters have a better handle on this stuff than your imagination. The funny thing is your ND delusion goes so far that this is the exact same thing you said about Hilliard and Cornell, look how that worked out. We're all ND fans here so we want the same thing. However some base our statements/posts on information and some on emotion.

 

[jspags10pg]

Just because ND makes perfect sense for all of us as fans doesnt mean it makes the same sense to a kid still in HS. There is more that goes into it than just on field performance and academics. There is just so much for Soso to consider that it is unfair to him for us to act like we know what's best for him and his specific situation and his wants in a college. He seems like a great, smart kid and I'm sure he'll be great wherever he ends up.

Also, UCLA is far from falling apart. Maybe they arent living up to their expectations at the beginning of the year but they are still a top 25 team. Their running game has also been considerably better than ours so far this year...although Tarean seems to have finally hit his stride, which could be huge for us here.

All in all...this is a close race by all accounts (except NDSean). And it's not just a UCLA/ND battle, although it seems those are the two most likely to get his commitment right now. Hopefully it all plays out quicker than expected and he picks us...I'd LOVE to have him on this team going forward.

 

[connect the dots]

Wow, where to start. First of all when the recruit is "genuinely torn" between two schools would you call that 50/50 or 90/10. I'm no math major but I'm also not an idiot, (not saying you are) it sounds pretty cut and dry. If he was that sold on ND the recruitment would be over, it's not that hard to understand. Also, I'm actually providing information that comes from people who actually speak and interact with him, his family, friends, etc. I have no inside sources but Wiltfong, Loy, Sampson, 247, and rivals reporters have a better handle on this stuff than your imagination. The funny thing is your ND delusion goes so far that this is the exact same thing you said about Hilliard and Cornell, look how that worked out. We're all ND fans here so we want the same thing. However some base our statements/posts on information and some on emotion.

What's so wrong with emotion? I want Seabiscuit and NDSean to come from behind on this one, so I will second that emotion.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Are we done with the blind guys in the dark room beating each other over their heads?

They say it's not the blindness, or the darkness, but the burlap that causes the damage.

 

[NDinL.A.]

What's so wrong with emotion? I want Seabiscuit and NDSean to come from behind on this one, so I will second that emotion.

When you pass emotion off as fact and belittle people's opinions who aren't ridiculously pro-ND, then that's a problem. This latest Sean blast is so bizarre, when I couple that with all the other crazy 'facts' he has said (as well as the alleged videos he makes), I think Sean has some mental health issues, so I will refrain from piling on.

 

[koonja]

Sean's a bias, kool-aid drunk, misinformed Irish fan who's opinion on recruiting holds no weight.

But the mental health allegations are classless. IE shouldn't be a place where tiny men come to pretend they're big. SMH.

 

[BGIF]

I left with 9 minutes left in the 4th...Soso had probably close to 300 yds of total offense and 6 total TDs. Also had a key fumble inside his own 20 though and fumbled out of bounds once and a third time that was ruled down but was close...ball security may be an issue, but this kids a hell of a runner...he's REALLY fast but glides more ala Cierre Wood...very smooth runner.

Thanks for the objective comments.

 

[gkIrish]

Everyone please cool it. The ignore function is available to anyone that doesn't want to read posts from a specific user. I would encourage some of you to utilize it.

 

[Irish#1]

Sean's a bias, kool-aid drunk, misinformed Irish fan.

You just described Pat! lol

Everyone please cool it. The ignore function is available to anyone that doesn't want to read posts from a specific user. I would encourage some of you to utilize it.

I'm with you here. I agree that NDSean appears to be a HUGE homer and doesn't look at things objectively, but I also don't understand why people get so worked up when he posts something foolish. Just put him on ignore or simply don't reply. After all, it's not like he's presenting some unfounded miracle cure to the medical society.

 

[Irish Man3]

This thread has taken an interesting turn.

Soso is leaning towards ND and has been for quite some time. However, the longer this goes on, the more of a chance someone has to come in and make a move. Keep an eye on Ole Miss moving forward. Ive heard connection has picked up both ways.

The biggest piece in our corner right now is family. His family is in love with ND. Hopefully that puts ND over the top in the end.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texas?src=hash">#Texas</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESPN300?src=hash">#ESPN300</a> RB Soso Jamabo talked last week. Nothing set up in terms of a visit. Just a re-engaging</p>— Gerry Hamilton (@HamiltonESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/HamiltonESPN/status/529622673090179072">November 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Wingman Ray]

This recruiting process, while fun, can be quite maddening. The back and forth, this or that makes it tough to endure. At least in my opinion. You have these big guys who know anyone will jump at them coming to their school so you are on hold up until signing day. That is tough to deal with. We are looking at what 4-5 spots left. Two big time backs in the mix in Soso and that Louisiana kid yet either one or neither ones are a given. I can only imagine how tough it must be for BK to resist the "yes or no" talk with these guys because they know they have so many options.

 

[ResLife Hero]

Apparently they're playing tonight, and Mora is in the building.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLA?src=hash">#UCLA</a> head coach Jim Mora Jr watches <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESPN300?src=hash">#ESPN300</a> RB Soso Jamabo tip off a 51-yard TD run. Plano West up 42-14 2nd Q</p>— Gerry Hamilton (@HamiltonESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/HamiltonESPN/status/533062659076554752">November 14, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Calabrese's People]

Mora.

 

[Big23Head]

Scout: Things even out for No. 1 RB

In a 66-41 opening round playoff win Sotonye Jamabo, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound running back had a good night. He rushed for 145 yards and scored four touchdowns.

"It was a great way to start off the playoffs," Jamabo explained. "We came out and did what we wanted to do. We played well as a starting core and I think we are going in confident to our next game."

And he did in front of UCLA head coach Jim Mora, who was in attendance at AT&T Stadium to see the Plano (Texas) West victory. Mora joins Brian Kelly as the two head coaches that have come through to see Jamabo play this season.

"Brian Kelly came out see me a couple of weeks ago, but coach Mora is my man (too), so I was real happy to see that," Jamabo said with a big smile. "Coach Mora, an NFL coach now the coach at UCLA it is awesome to have a guy like that come out and watch me play."

Jamabo's most recent recruiting travels took him out to California and the campus of UCLA. Jamabo had a good time, despite the fact that the Bruins suffered a setback on the field, losing to Oregon.

"I really got to see what the whole Westwood experience like you would expect, so it was a whole awesome day and an awesome experience for me," Jamabo informed.

"Although they took an 'L' it was still a great weekend. It showed a little bit more that they took and 'L' and still showed me a great time. They took and said we are going to come back string and still bounce back."

Jordan Payton and Priest Willis were Jamabo's host for the weekend.

"They think it is great and they love it there," Jamabo said. "They are both going to go far. I think the world of them. They are both great players and they showed me a good time."

Jamabo is still considering a few different programs for his final three official visits, but does not have anything scheduled at this time.

"I definitely want to try and get out to Texas," Jamabo explained. "They are definitely on the map again."

"(Also) Ole Miss, Arizona State and possibly Oregon."

After his official visit to Notre Dame Jamabo reported that the Irish had grabbed the lead for his services, but with two visits now in the books, things have changed a bit.

"It definitely evened out," Jamabo stated. "It was both great official visits and I had a great time on both, so it has definitely evened back out."

So far this season, Jamabo has racked up over 2,300 yards and scored 45 touchdowns.

Jamabo is rated as Scout.com four-star prospect, the No. 1 running back nationally.

 

[Luckylucci]

This wasn't in TV this week but Loy or Wiltfong posted on the board that the longer this goes on the less confident they are. Specifically saying that they are less confident than they were in September.

 

[dwshade]

I'd gladly take Ronald Jones or Dexter Williams.

 

[Big23Head]

This wasn't in TV this week but Loy or Wiltfong posted on the board that the longer this goes on the less confident they are. Specifically saying that they are less confident than they were in September.

Agree completely, especially after reading his above quotes.

 

[Wingman Ray]

This wasn't in TV this week but Loy or Wiltfong posted on the board that the longer this goes on the less confident they are. Specifically saying that they are less confident than they were in September.

Agree 100%

 

[ThePiombino]

Unless that article was written by a UCLA guy at Scout, I don't have a very warm feeling about this recruitment anymore.

 

[texbender]

IMO it will be tough to get him, but he would be dynamite in ND backfield. Let the chips fall, but hopefully we grab a great back in this class.