The Elite Uncommitted

[irishunclebill]

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The Elite Uncommitted (1/25/07 P.M. Update)

For those of you keeping track as we come nearer to the close of the 2007 recruiting season, with the commitment of WR Chris Culliver to South Carolina, there are currently a grand total of 24 uncommitted High School Seniors who appear at least once in the Top 100 of any of the five major recruiting boards. Of these 24 athletes, 10 are ranked in the Top 100 on all five boards. ND is considered to still have at least a shot at recruiting 2 of the remaining 25, Major Wright with a consensus average of #54, and Malcolm Smith with a consensus average of #92.

The Consensus Top 10 uncommitted recruits as of today and their consensus average:

Joe McKnight RB #3
Marvin Austin DT #5
Noel Devine RB #9
Terrance Toliver WR #13
Ronald Johnson CB/WR #32
Allen Bailey DE #41
Deonte Thompson WR #42
Donovan Warren CB #48
Chad Jones S #51
Major Wright S #54

It appears as though most of the Consensus Top 10 recruits will be waiting until signing day to reveal their decision. Marvin Austin has already stated that he is waiting until 2/7. It also appears that unless the ratings change in the next two weeks that Joe McKnight (2.6 consensus average) will edge out Jimmy Clausen (3.2 consensus average) as the #1 consensus ranked player.

If you want to see the scorecard by recruiting board on the elite uncommitted, follow this link:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pAaiTNNa6ngftYgEERhh8Jw

 

[seniorle]

Actually IUB, I would say that Joe Mcknight is the highest rated player average wise, not the concensus number 1 player since JC is #1 on 3 of the 5 boards making him the concensus #1

 

[irishunclebill]

Actually IUB, I would say that Joe Mcknight is the highest rated player average wise, not the concensus number 1 player since JC is #1 on 3 of the 5 boards making him the concensus #1

It's a matter of semantics. For the purpose of this system, the consensus is the average of all 5 boards. McKnight is 1,2,2,4,4=13 for an average rating of 2.6. Jimmy C. is 1,1,1,4,9=16 for an average of 3.2. If this message board stays alive, tomorrow I will be posting a consensus ranking for all 184 players who appear at least once on the five boards. For this system to make any sense mathematically the consensus average has to equal the consensus rank because the whole theory behind the system is that each board's ratings are treated equally. The only reason JC goes to #2 is for whatever reason the ESPN 150 has him rated #9, much lower than any of the other 4 boards. On the other hand the Top 100 of the ESPN 150 has the ND class #1 from a quality ranking standpoint, and they rate the ND players in their Top 100 higher than any of the other boards. Look for the complete consensus (or average) player rankings tomorrow.

I hope that explains it. Anyway, it doesn't matter if McKnight averages out to #1, we all know that Clausen really is.

 

[seniorle]

Agreed IUB, JC is #1 and it amazes me that he's not on a couple of the lists. In terms of impact, a QB has far more impact on a game than just about any other position. JC is far and away the best QB prospect to come out in a few years so not have him #1 is pretty crazy.

 

[irishunclebill]

The Elite Uncommitted (1/26/07 A.M. Update)

Where have you gone, Luther Daaaaavis, Saban holds a place and he pays. HEY HEY HEY

For those of you keeping track as we come nearer to the close of the 2007 recruiting season, the Elite Uncommitted list temporarily stands at 25 uncommitted High School Seniors who appear at least once in the Top 100 of any of the five major recruiting boards. That is because Luther Davis who was URBANIZED last week by Nick Saban had his scholarship offer from LSU rescinded before he could de-commit. Not to worry though, Luther, Saban awaits your signature on the dotted line with full pockets and baited breath.

Of these 25 athletes, 10 are ranked in the Top 100 on all five boards. ND is considered to still have at least a shot at recruiting 2 of the remaining 25, Major Wright with a consensus average of #54, and Malcolm Smith with a consensus average of #92. After the disappointment of the past 24 hours, I would think that CW and CB are pulling out all the stops to try to get at least one of these studs.

The Consensus Top 10 uncommitted recruits as of today and their consensus average:

Joe McKnight RB #3
Marvin Austin DT #5
Noel Devine RB #9
Terrance Toliver WR #13
Ronald Johnson CB/WR #32
Allen Bailey DE #41
Deonte Thompson WR #42
Donovan Warren CB #48
Chad Jones S #51
Major Wright S #54

It appears as though most of the Consensus Top 10 recruits will be waiting until signing day to reveal their decision. If you want to see the scorecard by recruiting board on the elite uncommitted, follow this link:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pAaiTNNa6ngeJZAMsrwxgFQ

 

[irishunclebill]

The Elite Uncommitted (1/29/07 Update)

For those of you keeping track as we come nearer to the close of the 2007 recruiting season, the Elite Uncommitted list now stands at 23 uncommitted High School Seniors who appear at least once in the Top 100 of any of the five major recruiting boards. That is a net reduction of 2 since Friday morning. Luther Davis leaves the list with his commit to Alabama, Malcolm Smith leaves with his commit to USC, Dez Bryant leaves with his commit to Oklahoma State, and Deon Miller leaves the list because he is no longer rated on any of the Top 100 boards. Sidell Corley is added to the list as he gave Urban the boot after Urban recruited a certain ex-ND DE recruit. Corley was thought to be headed to Alabama, but his father was quoted yesterday as saying that Corley now favors LSU. Ahmad Paige has also been added to the list as his soft verbal to FSU is officially gone. A lot of confusion surrounds Paige, he was thought to be a Florida lock last week, but now ESPN is reporting that he is visiting Alabama next week, while Rivals and Scout are saying he is visiting USC next weekend, and will decide between USC, Tennessee, and Florida after his visit. Are there 2 Ahmad Paige’s out there? It just goes to show you how screwed up these recruiting services reports can be. So where are you going next week, Ahmad, well, who cares because we know he is not coming to South Bend. I should mention that “soft verbals” are not included in this list, and there are 2 Top 100’s with very shaky soft verbals. Broderick Green has one with USC, but it seems unlikely that he will end up there, and Jeremy Finch who has already de-committed from Michigan to Indiana, is now listed as a “soft verbal” because he made an official visit to Gainesville this weekend. Looks like Urban is trying to steal another one.

Of these 23 athletes, 10 are ranked in the Top 100 on all five boards. With Malcolm Smith’s selection of USC, ND is now considered to still have a shot at recruiting only 1 of the remaining 23, Major Wright with a consensus average of #54. Wright is considered a major long shot as he is expected to choose between the Gators and the Buckeyes, unless ND freshman Sam Young and Dan Wenger were able to sway their former high school teammate when he visited South Bend last weekend. ND made a scholarship offer to Brian Smith on Saturday, Smith is the son of former ND fullback Chris Smith. He is a ILB from Kansas who is an Iowa verbal commit. Smith is not listed as a Top 100 recruit anywhere, but he is #150 on the ESPN 150, and Rivals has him as a 4 star recruit and ranked as the #13 ILB in the country. Good luck to Corwin Brown in trying to convince Brian at this late hour to come to ND, but you have to be surprised given his pedigree and credentials that Minter did not offer this kid a scholarship last year at this time.

The Consensus Top 10 uncommitted recruits as of today with their consensus average, and predicted destination by the Rivals experts (take that for what its worth):

Joe McKnight RB #3- 50% LSU 50% USC- I hope they are wrong about the USC part.
Marvin Austin DT #5- FSU
Noel Devine RB #9- Prep School
Terrance Toliver WR #13- LSU
Ronald Johnson CB/WR #32- Michigan
Allen Bailey DE #41- Georgia
Deonte Thompson WR #42- Miami
Donovan Warren CB #48- USC
Chad Jones S #48- LSU
Major Wright S #54- Florida

It appears as though most of the Consensus Top 10 recruits will be waiting until signing day to reveal their decision. If you want to see the scorecard by recruiting board on the elite uncommitted, follow this link:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pAaiTNNa6ngfGEw_9ABzYGA

 

[gboroirish]

noel devine is going to west virginia or florida state.

 

[irishunclebill]

If he qualifies academically, and supposedly he made a surprise visit to Alabama yesterday.

 

[Akron Irish]

The Notre Dame plane was spotted in Washington DC today. Anyone have any insight as to who they may be after? Could it be Austin? Is he academically eligible

 

[sportallyr]

The Notre Dame plane was spotted in Washington DC today. Anyone have any insight as to who they may be after? Could it be Austin? Is he academically eligible

I started a thread last week in which I wrote that if we were to somehow convince Austin to commit to the Irish, I would forget about everybody that we could have had this year and consider this to be a complete class (even without any stud LB's).

Is Austin that "surprise" commit that Charlie has promised. I am keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[Pete]

The football team isn't the only faction of the University that uses the plane. There are also times that CW uses alumni planes.

 

[AlbuquerqueIrishFan]

noel devine is going to west virginia or florida state.

I thought the experts picked him prep school. I think Florida St. has a good shot due to his ties to Deion Sanders.

 

[RyanS]

The Notre Dame plane was spotted in Washington DC today. Anyone have any insight as to who they may be after? Could it be Austin? Is he academically eligible

I started a thread last week in which I wrote that if we were to somehow convince Austin to commit to the Irish, I would forget about everybody that we could have had this year and consider this to be a complete class (even without any stud LB's).

Is Austin that "surprise" commit that Charlie has promised. I am keeping my fingers crossed!

I would say that we have about a .000001% chance that happens.....but the thought of it still makes my man parts tingle!

 

[TexasDomer]

Is the plane only for football use? It might be that the University sent some folks up the hill for hearings of some kind.

 

[GoshenGipper]

From what I understand, it's not only for football use. It is used by the athletic department more than anyone though, and with football being king at ND it is generally used for football purposes.

 

[irishunclebill]

Major Wright, the last elite uncomitted recruit said to be considering the Irish will be announcing his choice tomorrow. The Irish are definite underdogs on this one, so let's hope for the best.

 

[irishunclebill]

Another not unexpected dissapointment- According to Rivals, Major Wright just committed to Florida.

 

[irishunclebill]

Recruiting is brutal even without other coaches interfering. Here is a case in point. Dwight Jones is a North Carolina WR who is ranked as high as the #22 prospect and #4 WR in the nation by Rivals. Jones decided almost a year ago to stay in state, and commit to North Carolina. He has been North Carolina’s top rated recruit since his verbal commit. Jones did commit while John Bunting was still head coach of UNC, and Bunting is one of the all-time good guys in college and pro football, but his replacement Butch Davis is obviously a high profile success at the college level. Now 8 days before National Signing day, Jones has joined Broderick Green, and Jeremy Finch among the shakiest “soft verbal” commits, and may soon be joining the ranks of the Elite Uncommitted. Jones does not seem to be particularly unhappy with UNC, just confused, which is probably bad news for Tar Heel fans.

Here is the headline from the Scouts, Inc. Briefing Room

“Dwight Jones less settled after UNC official visit

Jones made a trip to North Carolina this past weekend but came away saying, "It's even more confusing now," according to The State. The ESPN 150 wide receiver is considered a soft verbal Tar Heel commit who is also considering Tennessee and Clemson.
Volunteers head coach Phil Fulmer is scheduled to visit Jones Thursday with North Carolina's Butch Davis slated for Friday.”

In other soft verbal news Phil Simms next QB son, Matt who had earlier committed to Louisville, then went "soft verbal" after Petrino's exit to the Falcons, has reaffirmed his committment to Louisviile. Simms, who is ranked as the #60 recruit in the nation by CSTV/Lemming, was the QB for the same school as Florida's most recent DE recruit. Here is to hoping that Matt is better at being a QB than his father is at being a broadcaster.

 

[irishunclebill]

The Elite Uncommitted (1/30/07 Update) Wright is a Gator

For those of you keeping track as we come nearer to the close of the 2007 recruiting season, the Elite Uncommitted list now stands at 22 uncommitted High School Seniors who appear at least once in the Top 100 of any of the five major recruiting boards as Major Wright has chosen Florida. I don’t know, I guess it could have been worse, originally Wright was thought to be a Buckeye lock because Cris Carter was his recruiting adviser. In any case Florida just keeps piling up the talent, especially on the defensive side. Wright did make one curious comment as to why he selected Florida when he said that one of the considerations was that it (Florida) is very similar to my high school. Wright is a great kid like all of the Thomas Aquinas kids, and yes it is somewhat of a football factory, but Thomas Aquinas as a high school most likely provides a better education than the University of Florida. I wonder what Dan Wenger & Sam Young will think about Wright’s reasons for his commitment.

Of these 22 athletes, 9 are ranked in the Top 100 on all five boards. ND is not considered to have a shot at recruiting any of the remaining 22.

Wright’s replacement in the Top 10 uncommitted is DT John Brown, another recruit who may pick Florida, (Brown is from Lakeland) but the Rivals experts expect him to select Alabama. The Consensus Top 10 uncommitted recruits as of today with their consensus average, and predicted destination by the Rivals experts (take that for what its worth):

Joe McKnight RB #3- 50% LSU 50% USC- I hope they are wrong about the USC part.
Marvin Austin DT #5- FSU
Noel Devine RB #9- Prep School
Terrance Toliver WR #13- LSU
Ronald Johnson CB/WR #32- Michigan
Allen Bailey DE #41- Georgia
Deonte Thompson WR #42- Miami
Donovan Warren CB #48- USC
Chad Jones S #48- LSU
John Brown DT #60- Alabama

Only 8 days until signing day. If you want to see the scorecard by recruiting board on the elite uncommitted, follow this link:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pAaiTNNa6ngfsb6UW9cakKA

 

[irishunclebill]

The Elite Uncommitted (1/30/07 P.M. Update) McNeil is a Tiger


One more of the Elite Uncommitted bites the dust. Auburn gets a big pick up in Mobile, AL safety Michael McNeil. McNeil is ranked in 4 of the 5 Top 100 lists, and is ranked as high as #8 in the country on the ESPN 150. The Elite Uncommitted is now down to 21. If you want to see the updated scorecard by recruiting board on the elite uncommitted, follow this link:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pAaiTNNa6ngdXCTuvxE1sDw

 

[irishunclebill]

The Elite Uncommitted (2/1/07 Update) Warren to announce tonight

No changes in the Elite Uncommitted since Michael McNeil chose Auburn on Tuesday, the list still remains at 21, but there is some news.

Donovan Warren who is the 8th highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list is expected to choose between USC & Michigan (talk about 2 bad choices) tonight at 7 P.M. PST. Warren is from Long Beach Poly, a long time feeder school for USC, so it would be a shock if he chose the Wolverines, although Wolverine Nation is probably all a twitter today just in case.

Ronald Johnson the 5th highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list has apparently dumped Michigan and is expected to choose on Sunday between USC, Florida & Ohio State (great choices as well, UGH!). Just to show you how much the Rivals "experts" keep up with the news, they all still have RoJo picking Michigan. Well maybe they know something that no else does.

Terrance Toliver, the 4th highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list is down to LSU & Florida. Rivals has him picking LSU, but Meyer is going to be pulling out all of the stops on this guy, because despite all of the bounty that Meyer has brought in, he has yet to recruit even one 4 star WR, and has only 1 WR recruit in his entire class. Toliver is a unanimous 5 star, the consensus #1 WR in the 2007 recruiting class, and a major recruiting prize. If I have to root for anyone on this guy, it would have to be LSU.

Finally, the saga of Indianapolis High School Safety recruit Jeremy Finch continues. For 2007, only the roads taken by Luther Davis, and Joseph (the University of LSU) Barksdale, can compare to Jeremy Finch's recruiting travails. Finch originally committed to Michigan, then dumped them for Indiana. However, Jeremy became a "soft verbal" last week when it was learned has was going to get URBANIZED last weekend. When he returned on Monday of this week after his URBANICATION he said that he was now 50-50 between Florida and Indiana. Well, lo and behold, on Tuesday another elite Safety Major Wright gave his commitment to the Gators, so now Jeremy is saying that he is 50-50 between Indiana and once again Michigan, you have to be kidding me. Come on Lloyd, we know you may have lost RoJo, but you can not be desperate enough to take a chance on Finch, no matter how good he is. By tomorrow he could be 50-50 on Indiana and Slippery Rock.

 

[irishunclebill]

More Updates

According to ESPN.com's Tom Luginbill, Joe McKnight, the highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list has decided to stop taking visits and is down to USC, LSU and Ole Miss. He's decided not to visit Alabama, Miami, Florida State and Arkansas and is expected to make his decision on national signing day. Rivals experts have McKnight as a toss-up between LSU and USC.

Marvin Austin, the 2nd highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list is supposed to announce on signing day with the favorites being FSU & North Carolina, although Austin has not eliminated USC & Tennessee from his list. Rivals experts have Austin selecting FSU.

Noel Devine, the 3rd highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list is according to the Tallahassee Democrat going to choose between FSU & West Virginia, that is if he becomes academically eligible in the next 6 days, which seems unlikely. Rivals experts have Devine going to Prep School.

Allen Bailey, the 6th highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list is going to choose between Florida & Miami on Sunday, according to his High School coach. Rivals experts still have Bailey going to Georgia, but that seems unlikely.

Deonte Thompson, the 7th highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list and another WR, is going to choose between USC, Ohio State, Florida and Miami on National Signing Day. Rivals experts have Thompson picking Miami.

Chad Jones, the 9th highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list and another Louisiana High School phenom, (what do they feed them down on the Bayou) has narrowed his choices to LSU, Florida & Florida State according to the Times-Picayune. Rivals experts are sure that like most of the Baton Rouge kids, that Jones will pick LSU. Can anybody say Jason Peters?

John Brown, the 10th highest ranked recruit on the uncommitted list is to announce his choice today between Alabama & Florida. (did I just say that word again?) Rivals experts have him selecting Alabama.

The last 2 posts are the latest on the Top 10 remaining uncommitted recruits. How many times was a school from the state of Florida mentioned? Way too many.

Florida in the running on 6 of these 10 recruits, although on the bright side, they are not a clear cut favorite for any of them.

FSU is in the running for 3 and favored for Austin and Devine if he qualifies.

Miami in the running for 2 and favored for Deonte Thompson.

Also, USC is still alive on 5 of these guys. They are favored for Warren and given a 50/50 shot at McKnight. (Please no!!, as visions of Reggie Bush pushing Leinart go dancing through my head)

The big winner on the last 10 is probably going to be LSU. They are in the running for 3 of them, McKnight, Toliver, and Jones, and they have a very good shot at getting all three. McKnight and Jones are both from Louisiana, and Toliver is from Texas and seems to be favoring LSU over Florida. If LSU does get all three of these guys, it would be quite a haul, as McKnight is the consensus #1 RB recruit in the nation, Jones is the consensus #1 SS recruit in the nation, and Toliver is the consensus #1 WR recruit in the nation. LSU would probably end up with the #1 class on Rivals and Scout if they get all 3 of their remaining elite prospects, and Florida fails to get any of the 6 that they are still going after.

 

[SillyIrish]

Thanks for the updates, I would be shocked if Austin picked North Carolina over FSU.

 

[gboroirish]

i dono i think north carolinas coaching situation is better than fsu

 

[irishunclebill]

Well you can forget about LSU getting to #1. Rivals "experts" were wrong as they seem to be at least 50% of the time as John Brown has just committed to Florida. Brown is another hugh Defensive Lineman, Florida's recruiting class for Defensive Line is now certifiably ridiculous. The ex-ND DE recruit will now be lucky to find a spot on the bench to sit, much less get any playing time. However, Meyer may still lose one or more of these committed DL recruits like he did Sidell Corley because of grumbling about overkill in DL recruiting. Also his #1 rated recruit overall, DT Torrey Davis, is questionable for academic qualification.

One other signing of the Elite Uncommitted today as RB Lennon Creer committed to Tennessee. Are there only SEC schools out there recruiting? Anyway, the Elite list is down to 19 with at least one more announcement scheduled for today in Donovan Warren.

 

[peteirish]

First of all-- who cares about these kids who have no interest in being Notre Dame men. The Austins and Trattous of the world are players and more importantly - people dont want or need to represent us on Saturdays. So, now I will get to my point and my question for all of you ou there. And by the way, you can forget about Austin-- he is gone and I am glad.

First off, I like the Brian Smith pick up, esp. this late in the stage. I think you'll fit nicely into our 3-4 scheme of things. Next, was wondering if anyone has some info on this Ricky Booker kid from i believe Flordia. He is listed as a LB (6'3 and 245) with 4.8 ish speed. He seems like another nice find for the OLB/DE spot in a 3-4. Are grades a problem?? Did he run afoul with the law??? Seems like a good athlete and only Alabama and Pitt have offered him and he stills lists ND as a choice. Let me know if you have the latest on him.

 

[irishunclebill]

The Elite Uncommitted (2/2/07 Update), and then there were 18.

For those of you keeping track as we come nearer to the close of the 2007 recruiting season, the Elite Uncommitted list now stands at 18 uncommitted High School Seniors who appear at least once in the Top 100 of any of the five major recruiting boards as Lennon Creer (TN), Donovan Warren (MICH), and John Brown (FLA) made their announcements yesterday.
Of these 18 athletes, 7 are ranked in the Top 100 on all five boards. ND is not considered to have a shot at recruiting any of the remaining 18.

Warren and Brown were in the previous Top 10 uncommitted list. They are replaced by Strong Safety Stefoin Francois, and Wide Receiver Ahmad Paige. The Consensus Top 10 uncommitted recruits as of today with their QIR rank, their consensus average ranking, and schools still considered to be in the running for their services:

Joe McKnight RB, QIR Rank #1, Consensus Avg. Ranking 2.6- LSU, USC, Ole Miss
Marvin Austin DT, QIR Rank #3, Consensus Avg. Ranking 5.2- FSU, North Carolina, USC, Tenn.
Noel Devine RB QIR Rank #8, Consensus Avg. Ranking 9.0- FSU, West Virginia, Prep School
Terrance Toliver WR QIR Rank #10, Consensus Avg. Ranking 13.2- LSU & Florida
Ronald Johnson CB/WR QIR Rank #19, Consensus Avg. Ranking 31.8- USC, Florida, OSU, Mich.
Allen Bailey DE QIR Rank #27, Consensus Avg. Ranking 40.8- Florida & Miami
Deonte Thompson WR QIR Rank #29, Consensus Avg. Ranking 42.0- Miami, Florida, OSU, USC
Chad Jones S QIR Rank #32, Consensus Avg. Ranking 48.4- LSU, Florida, FSU
Stefoin Francois S QIR Rank #69, Consensus Avg. Ranking 74.2- LSU & FSU
Ahmad Paige WR QIR Rank #77, Consensus Avg. Ranking 77.4- Florida, Tennessee, USC

Only 5 days until signing day. If you want to see the scorecard by recruiting board on the elite uncommitted, follow this link:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pAaiTNNa6ngc-dlNaNubmOg

 

[irishunclebill]

Announcement Times for Elite Uncommitted

Joe McKnight RB, QIR Rank #1, Signing Day, Time TBA

Marvin Austin DT, QIR Rank #3, Signing Day, Time TBA

Noel Devine RB, QIR Rank #8, No Info, Looks more and more like Prep School

Terrance Toliver WR, QIR Rank #10, Signing Day, 12:10 PM CST

Ronald Johnson CB/WR, QIR Rank #19, Sunday, Time TBA (USC)

Allen Bailey DE, QIR Rank #27, Sunday, Time TBA

Deonte Thompson WR, QIR Rank #29, Signing Day, Time TBA

Chad Jones S, QIR Rank #32, Signing Day, Time TBA

Stefoin Francois S, QIR Rank #69, Sunday or Monday Time TBA

Ahmad Paige WR, QIR Rank #77, Sunday or Monday Time TBA

Sidell Corley DE, QIR Rank #87, Sunday, Time TBA (LSU)

Antwain Easterling RB, QIR Rank #95, Sunday or Monday Time TBA

Christian Scott S, QIR Rank #96, Sunday, Time TBA (Texas)

Kevin Bryant OT, QIR Rank #119, Signing Day, Time TBA

Dewey Elliot LB, QIR Rank #124, No Info

Brandon Paul WR, QIR Rank #155, Signing Day, Time TBA

Rashad Mason WR, QIR Rank #173, Sunday, Time TBA (North Carolina)

Brandon Gibson WR, QIR Rank #179, Signing Day, Time 11:00 CST


Announcement Times for QIR “Soft Verbals”

Dwight Jones WR, QIR Rank #73, North Carolina SV, Signing Day, Time TBA

Jerimy Finch S, QIR Rank #59, Indiana SV, Sunday or Monday Time TBA

Broderick Green RB, QIR Rank #84, USC SV, No Info- could be staying USC?

 

[IRISHDODGER]

i dono i think north carolinas coaching situation is better than fsu

I agree, you can't underestimate Butch Davis...he's got too good of a pedigree to not turn the Tar Heels around. Not to mention the fact that John Bunting snagged some pretty good recruits the last few years...not that his record reflected this. Considering the fact that he brought the Convicts, er 'Canes, back from the dead is enough to impress anyone, but the rest of his resume is just as impressive.

That being said, 2007 will be interesting for Bowden & Co. With Jimbo Fisher running the offense, all eyes will be on them to see if they are fback in the hunt for an NC again. As far as recruiting, nobody closes better (even lately) than old man Bowden. So look for him to suprise the recruitniks by taking a few from the Gaytors, the Poodle & the Cajuns.

 

[Ryan K]

The ND plane just arrived in DC (11:42 AM)

It is scheduled to return in about an hour.