Okay, now I'm going to go take a massive, relieving shit and get on with my day.

2/1/2012 10:07:16 AM

Quote :

"ACC is about to get REALLY good over the next few years... FSU just landed Goldman, #1 DT in the nation "

REALLY??

FSU and Clemson have been recruiting well for years and still have shit to show for it. Wish you fuckers would quit looking at NSD and declaring results for the next 5 years. FSU (and Clemson to a lesser extent) should be the Poster Boy for that shit.

FSU MIGHT be a better team because of the coaching improvements over the Bowden era...not because of the players they are signing...because that shit happens every year.

2/1/2012 10:09:51 AM

Yeah, FSU is always a pre-season top 10 due to their recruits and their depth of talent but they rarely do half as well as expected.

2/1/2012 10:12:08 AM

We landed Jarnor Jones and Whitehead = BoobsR_gr8 suicide watch?

2/1/2012 10:16:46 AM

I wasn't watching, is it true that Jarnor Jones first put on a Kentucky hat, then switched to NC State hat?

2/1/2012 10:17:42 AM

^^yeh, i'd be willing to watch him end it all

[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 10:17 AM. Reason : ^]

2/1/2012 10:17:44 AM

^^^best to ignore that guy. obvious alias troll who actually isn't a wolfpack fan. saying this is the worst class in 10-15 years, he's a joke.

2/1/2012 10:18:33 AM

Where are y'all following this at? I'm at work so no TV? I've been following here and twitter.

2/1/2012 10:19:51 AM

PP has a "Official LOI Telefax Confirmation Thread ". You just have to ignore the majority of the commenters.

2/1/2012 10:20:51 AM

^^^^^yeah he put on the kentucky hat first. Then he said something to the effect of "Nah, I'm just playing. Im going to NC State!" He then proceeded to pull out one of the sweetest looking state hats I have seen in awhile

[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 10:21 AM. Reason : ^'s]

2/1/2012 10:21:28 AM

best I can tell we're just waiting on Knox, Tu'uta and Caldwell

2/1/2012 10:22:48 AM

So no NC State shit has happened on NSD

pleasant surprise

2/1/2012 10:25:20 AM

Well, LB Lakeith Walls switched to Illinois, but with 3 other linebackers committed, including an experienced JuCo (although he hasn't signed yet), that's not a huge loss.

2/1/2012 10:30:01 AM

Quote :

"FSU just landed Goldman, #1 DT in the nation"

UNC did this with Marvin Austin. We did this too with Demario Pressley. I wouldn't say it made a huge difference in either case.

Other than QB, a singular top-rated player really doesn't make that much of an impact.

2/1/2012 10:38:21 AM

Marvin Austin sure made a huge difference

2/1/2012 10:40:23 AM

FSU also signed the #1 and #3 DE recruits today.

That's a pretty good core for a defense.

2/1/2012 10:42:34 AM

^

- Gotta get them through admissions
- Gotta keep them academically qualified
- Gotta make sure they stay out of trouble
- Gotta make sure they reach their potential
- Gotta hope they don't get injured.

I'm not saying they won't be the bookends for a dominant defense 3 years from now...I'm just saying that those are the reasons I don't get excited about recruiting anymore.

2/1/2012 10:50:38 AM

David Grinnage and Xavier Griffen at Newark (DE) HS NSD ceremony

[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 10:52 AM. Reason : ]

2/1/2012 10:52:09 AM

Oh I don't either, just saying that it's more than just one guy.

I haven't really gave a shit about recruiting since watching toney baker announce on tv.

[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 10:58 AM. Reason : Lol at the wolf hats]

2/1/2012 10:53:58 AM

pretty cool that we have 3 different sets of HS teammates

2/1/2012 11:05:04 AM

Maybe next year we can just recruit a whole high school team.

2/1/2012 11:30:04 AM

Tu'utu signed.

Interesting tidbit: on Rivals, a score of a 5.8 is a 4*. We're signing five players who have a score of 5.7 (3*): DT Deylan Buntyn, DT K'Hadree Hooker, DE Kenderius Whitehead, DE Tyler Knox, OL Bryce Kennedy.

2/1/2012 11:30:38 AM

Tyler Knox is in. Apparently it was quite a battle to keep him (lots of schools pushing in the 11th hour)

2/1/2012 11:32:34 AM

So Caldwell is the only one left, right? He's out in Cali somewhere.

2/1/2012 11:34:24 AM

our dline is gonna be stacked in a few years

2/1/2012 11:36:47 AM

Stacked with injuries if the trend continues

2/1/2012 11:39:14 AM

who are the best looking prospects?

2/1/2012 11:39:19 AM

Wakeem Lahey and Corey Trevor look promising.

2/1/2012 11:43:18 AM

N&O on TOB's recruiting:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/01/1820934/obrien-grounded-in-his-approach.html

2/1/2012 11:52:22 AM

Good article. Do like.

2/1/2012 12:01:33 PM

damn man, Bama has yet another monster class. Crazy how many top 5-10 classes they have strung together

2/1/2012 12:03:45 PM

FSU set to get the best QB recruit in the nation as well.

2/1/2012 12:10:11 PM

If FSU keeps this up they may beat Wake one year.

2/1/2012 12:12:04 PM

Nice article.

2/1/2012 12:13:55 PM

If FSUNC State keeps this up they may beat Wake one year.

2/1/2012 12:20:57 PM

Keeps what up?

Wake is our peer on the recruiting trail.

2/1/2012 12:23:34 PM

Quote :

"We landed Jarnor Jones and Whitehead = BoobsR_gr8 suicide watch?"

lol, why is this?

bc we didnt lose both of them?

its not like i was making up rumors about Jones or even mentioned a Whitehead decommit

and from an earlier post:

Quote :

"The people who get paid to do that have put out their findings which say we have the 10th or 11th best recruiting class in the ACC. I am excited about whitehead, hooker and jarnor jones(if he stays) and a few others, but the bottom half is pretty meh"

[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 12:29 PM. Reason : f]

2/1/2012 12:25:17 PM

nm (ignore the alias troll who obviously didn't attend state)

I'm pretty excited about this class, seems real solid and some of the guys should be big-time players for us in the next few years.

[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 12:49 PM. Reason : ]

2/1/2012 12:35:35 PM

Apparently 14 out of the top 15 recruiting analysts thought dorial green-beckham was going to arkansas, too.

Those people don't really know shit.

2/1/2012 12:41:28 PM

Wakeem is a great name.

2/1/2012 12:51:58 PM

I'm kind of excited about this class. Fills the needs and with the possible exception of a kid or two, they all seems to be high level athletes. Get them in and lets hope they develop into great players.

I watched enough of Amato's "STAAHHHS" fuck up enough to know that that shit is for the shallow brained Boobs type fans. Fill out your depth chart with guys that you think can play, that can be coached, and that won't be an embarrassment to the university. Leave the rankings for the Butch Davis/Amato type coaches to build hype, only to let fans down.

2/1/2012 12:59:24 PM

does Pitt not have a scout or rivals site? pittsburgh.scout.com goes right to http://www.scout.com and on rivals if you try to pull up a commitment list it says "The selected team does not have a football program."

2/1/2012 1:00:22 PM

@jbrick Amato tried to put together a good team. Quit knocking a former coach and alum for trying to put together a solid squad. Knock Butch Davis all you want but don't fucking group Amato with Butch because they are NOTHING alike. That just makes you look stupid.


on a different note:

Manny Stocker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1ugOPjTYKc



[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 1:07 PM. Reason : forget about Summers]

2/1/2012 1:01:53 PM

wow. great video. I see why the coaches are so excited about this guy.

2/1/2012 1:04:40 PM

^yeah, i'm pretty excited about that guy. much moreso than i was with summers. (and i'm not just saying that becuase of his flip)

2/1/2012 1:05:32 PM

I honestly think Summers looked at this guy coming in and thought: "I'm going to have to really compete to get a starting job." He doesn't have to work near as hard to start at UNC.

2/1/2012 1:06:39 PM

Stocker has a lot more speed than I expected ... just a lot of burst and agility. I knew he could throw but didn't know about the wheels.

Probably gonna get bashed for this, but there's some RGIII in his game IMO.

2/1/2012 1:10:52 PM

Quote :

"does Pitt not have a scout or rivals site? pittsburgh.scout.com goes right to http://www.scout.com and on rivals if you try to pull up a commitment list it says "The selected team does not have a football program.""

http://pittsburgh.rivals.com/
http://pittsburgh.scout.com/

2/1/2012 1:13:29 PM

yeah they're back up now, i dunno if they were updating them at the same time 10 minutes ago, or if Chrome is stupid

2/1/2012 1:14:24 PM

That first pass in the video shows alot of arm strength while on the run.

2/1/2012 1:16:01 PM