finally some good news for us, it's been a while

4/8/2009 9:09:25 AM

since no one reads the 49th post

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"Creecy and AJ Marshall were here again Saturday and they both really enjoyed their visits said TC's dad. Creecy said Glennon looked really good but the player that surprised him most was Brandon Barnes. "

4/8/2009 9:11:10 AM

is Barnes going to be #3 RB? i heard somethign about him possibly going to defense?

4/8/2009 9:20:45 AM

nope, Barnes is staying at RB

4/8/2009 9:38:55 AM

this is good news...no no, great news....... no no, (lots of expletives) fantastic news.

The other day i was thinking; no way we get Crisp, this will be some NC State shit...Donte Moss has a recruiting photo with him wearing an NCState jacket, we are "high" on his list, and he signs with the most evil people in the world who purpotedly believe in and live in a free-market economy. So Crisp (thru his rents) has season tickets to NCState, initially had us as "high" on his list...you can see where my thinking was going as i am sure all seasoned NCState fans were thinking and hoping against hope...so i'm happy.

The grumblings in ChapelHole are going to be priceless. Crisp will easily be the number1 in the state and will be a 5* once its all said and done. Him announcing early is just buttah.

4/8/2009 9:51:51 AM

http://www.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=68251&sport=2

Apparently Crisp plays on Chris Paul's AAU team.

4/8/2009 9:57:35 AM

God I'm ready for football.

4/8/2009 10:37:59 AM

2010 Football Scholarship Offers:
Bold = Commit

Map Link:
http://tinyurl.com/ch2nua

QB
No Offers

RB
**** Spencer Ware (Princeton HS) Cincinnati, OH 5-10/212/4.58
*** Tobais Palmer (Georgia Military) Milledgeville, GA 5-10/165
* Brandon Burrows (Walton HS) Marietta, GA 6-3/235
* Mustafa Greene (Irmo HS) Columbia, SC 6-0/200
* James White (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Fort Lauderdale, FL 5-11/190/4.50
* Joshua Snead (Smithfield-Selma HS) Smithfield, NC 5-8/169/4.44

FB
No offers

WR
**** Tony Creecy (Southern HS) Durham, NC 6-0/190
**** Justin Hunter (Ocean Lakes HS) Virginia Beach, VA 6-4/185/4.49
* Alex Kenney (State College Area HS) State College, PA 6-0/190/4.37
* C.J. Jones (Alexis I. Dupont HS) Wilmington, DE 5-11/175/4.47

TE
**** Andrew Carswell (Sto-Rox HS) Mc Kees Rocks, PA 6-4/199/4.67
* Alex Welch (Elder HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-5/225

OT
**** Robert Crisp (Chapel Hill HS) Chapel Hill, NC 6-8/290
**** Eric Mack (Calhoun County HS) Saint Matthews, SC 6-5/318
**** Matt James (St. Xavier HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-7/260
* T.J. Leifheit (John T Hoggard HS) Wilmington, NC 6-7/320
* Matt Rotheram (North Olmsted HS) North Olmsted, OH 6-6/305
* Max Garcia (Norcross HS) Norcross, GA 6-4.5/265
* Jack Deboef (State College Area HS) State College, PA 6-7/265
* Mark Shuman (Fork Union Military Academy) Fork Union, VA 6-6/270
* Khamrone Kolb (Lake Braddock HS) Burke, VA 6-6/300

OG
* Christian Pace (Avon Lake HS) Avon Lake, OH 6-4/270
* Kalon Davis (Chester Senior HS) Chester, SC 6-5/320
* Kolton Houston (Buford HS) Buford, GA 6-5/270

C
**** A.J. Cann (Bamberg Ehrhardt HS) Bamberg, SC 6-3/265/5.06

DT
**** Evan Hailes (Oscar F. Smith HS) Chesapeake, VA 6-2/320/5.00
**** Fre'Shad Hunter (Cary HS) Cary, NC 6-3/250
**** Louis Nix (William M. Raines HS) Jacksonville, FL 6-3/310/5.15
* Marty Everett (Butler County (KS)) El Dorado, KS 6-4/295
* Michael Thornton (Stephenson HS) Stone Mountain, GA 6-1/275
* Denzel McCoy (Northview HS) Duluth, GA 6-4/274/5.00 Georgia Tech

DE
**** Gabe King (Page HS) Greensboro, NC 6-5/230/4.91
**** Zack McCray (Brookville HS) Lynchburg, VA 6-4/235/4.75
**** Alfy Hill (West Brunswick HS) Shallotte, NC 6-4/245
**** DaQuan Jones (Johnson City SHS) Johnson City, NY 6-4.5/285/5.05
**** J.R. Ferguson (St. John's at Prospect Hall) Frederick, MD 6-4/255
* Prince Shembo (Ardrey Kell HS) Charlotte, NC 6-2/225/4.72
* James Kittredge (Don Bosco Prep School) Ramsey, NJ 6-4/250
* Jibreel Black (Wyoming HS) Wyoming, OH 6-2/260/5.00
* Kenny Wilkins (Trinity SHS) Washington, PA 6-3/222/4.74

MLB
**** Kendall Moore (Southeast Raleigh HS) Raleigh, NC 6-2.5/229/4.78
* Troy Gloster (Our Lady Good Counsel HS) Olney, MD 6-0/215/4.60
* Michael Taylor (Westlake HS) Atlanta, GA 6-1/200

SLB
**** Christian McCain (Page HS) Greensboro, NC 6-5.5/196/4.75
**** Christian Jones (Lake Howell HS) Winter Park, FL 6-4/215/4.70
* Shaun Kitchens (Banneker HS) College Park, GA 6-3/205/4.94 Auburn
* Travis Williams (Lake Taylor HS) Norfolk, VA 6-2.5/200/4.60
* Marcus Rush (Moeller HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-3/210

WLB
**** Justin Parker (Beaufort HS) Beaufort, SC 6-2/210
* P.J. Clyburn (West Iredell HS) Statesville, NC 6-1/205

S
*** Roy Mangram (Georgia Military) Milledgeville, GA 6-2/200
* Pete Singer (Chapel Hill HS) Chapel Hill, NC 5-11/175/4.50
**** Keenan Allen (Northern Guilford) Greensboro, NC 6-3/195
* Dontae Johnson (The Pennington School) Pennington, NJ 6-3/185/4.50
* David Amerson (Dudley HS) Greensboro, NC 6-2/180
* Bashaud Breeland (Allendale-Fairfax HS) Fairfax, SC 6-2/190/4.50
* Frank Tamakloe (Our Lady Good Counsel HS) Olney, MD 6-3/189/4.50
* Daunte Carr (Gainesville HS) Gainesville, GA 6-2/195/4.55
* Isaiah Johnson (Sandy Creek HS) Tyrone, GA 6-2/180/4.60

CB
***** Lamarcus Joyner (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Fort Lauderdale, FL 5-8.5/162/4.34
**** Johnavon Fulton (Manning HS) Manning, SC 6-0/180/4.50
* Reggie Wilkins (Crest Senior HS) Shelby, NC 5-11/180
* A.J. Marshall (Southern HS) Durham, NC 5-10/170
* Lo Wood (Apopka Senior HS) Apopka, FL 5-11/163/4.56
* Braylon Heard (Cardinal Mooney HS) Youngstown, OH 5-10/165
* Rijo Walker (Bethel HS) Hampton, VA 5-10/171/4.5

K,P
No Offers


------------------------------------------STATISTICS------------------------------------------


Scholarships Count
14 Scholarships Available (Note: Just using the # of Seniors for now)
-4 2010 Commits
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10 Scholarships Remaining

Recruiting Breakdown
OFFENSE
QB - 0
Backfield - 1
Receivers - 0
Linemen - 1
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Total Offense - 2

DEFENSE
Linemen - 0
Linebackers - 0
Secondary - 2
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Total Defense - 2

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kickers - 0

Geographical Diversity
Georgia - 2
North Carolina - 2

Star Count (highest of the two sites)
5* - 0
4* - 1
3* - 2
2* - 0
1* - 1
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Average Stars - 2.75

4/8/2009 10:57:52 AM

I feel so unusual at the moment. Do you all realize the potential our team has... and also that it just seems to be getting better? Good Lord.

In TOB we trust (and the recruits he brings with him.. and the coaches...).

4/8/2009 11:47:54 AM

Quote :

"I feel so unusual happy at the moment."

4/8/2009 11:57:00 AM

Quote :

"The 6-foot-, 304-pound offensive tackle had more than 30 scholarship offers, including one from each school in the ACC. "

Damn

4/8/2009 12:37:17 PM

Apr. 7
Louis Young, CB
Olney , MD
Our Lady of Good Counsel HS

Scouts Grade: 78
Touted junior DB Louis Young drops Stanford

Louis Young, a defensive back from Our Lady of Good Counsel (Wheaton, Md.), has withdrawn his early Class of 2010 commitment to Stanford.

Among others, Young is now considering offers from Boston College, UConn, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina,North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

______________________________________________________________________________

Evan Hailes names us in his top picks

“I have 10 offers right now, from LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina State, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Minnesota, Clemson, and Cal,” said the 4-star prospect. “LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina State are my top schools right now. Those four are all known for their defense. I think I could get used to playing for defensive powerhouses like that.”

he will be heading to LSU though more than likely since its his "dream school"

4/8/2009 12:49:24 PM

Quote :

"LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina State"

haha, I hope we get this kid, but as soon as I read this I started singing, "One of these things is not like the others..."

4/8/2009 12:52:58 PM

i did something similar to that reaction

4/8/2009 1:00:04 PM

Saw on the Pack Pride front page that Gabe King (**** DE from Greensboro) has two favorites.

I'm guessing state is one of them? We've got to get some quality ends in this year's class.

4/8/2009 1:31:03 PM

^ no

King is either going (way) out of state or to CH unless something big changes. And I'm not sure how bad that is. He's got some character concerns

the big time DEs to look for with us are Alfy Hill, Freshad Hunter and (more of a longshot) Zack McCray

4/8/2009 1:41:43 PM

Bummer. Why does Pack Pride do that? (post a story about a guy that we have no shot with).

Oh well. I'd definitely take Alfy Hill. I watched videos on that guy, and he looks straight up nasty. He's got a couple of other D-1 prospects on his team.

4/8/2009 1:49:35 PM

Gabe King, Christian McCain, and Keenan Allen have said that they would like to play together if the situation fit all of them. Neither mentioned us in one of their interviews at that 5* showdown camp or whatever it was called. I know that we are recruiting them, but they all don't seem like they are as interested in us. Allen is supposedly high on Alabama, but the fact that he didn't commit to the Tide during their Junior Day, despite them pushing him to, is a good sign for all of the other schools out there. King seems to like Clemson, Cal, and UNC a lot. I'm not as sure on McCain though since he doesn't quite have as many offers as the other two. I think he supposedly likes Clemson a lot though.

4/8/2009 1:51:26 PM

Hopefully Crisp's early committment will make some other recruits do a double-take.

4/8/2009 2:10:21 PM

Quote :

"LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina State are my top schools right now. Those four are all known for their defense. I think I could get used to playing for defensive powerhouses like that."

Wow I guess that 2006 draft with 3 1st rounders including the #1 overall pick, Mario Williams, still has some clout with the kids. We sure weren't a defensive powerhouse early on in the season, but I can see how they may think that with how we played at the end of the year. We held Rutgers to their lowest point total of the second half of the year (which at that point they were just killing people) and it probably would have been lower if Wilson hadn't gotten hurt forcing the Pick 6 Pair into action.

4/8/2009 2:17:45 PM

Quote :

"forcing the Pick 6 Pair into action. "

the fucked up thing is that if we had just put Evans in and hadn't bothered with Beck we might have won that game...Evans had a halfway decent showing considering the situation.

[Edited on April 8, 2009 at 2:28 PM. Reason : .]

4/8/2009 2:27:26 PM

^^ the pick6 pair, lmao (after all the tears they gave us, its nice to be able to laugh)

4/8/2009 2:54:12 PM

I am still not laughing.

4/8/2009 3:04:49 PM

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/prepsnow/crisp-state-felt-like-home

Crisp: State felt like home

Chapel Hill High's Rob Crisp and his brother Pete Singer attended N.C. State's football practice Tuesday and decided it was time to announce what they had known in their hearts for a while.

They called Wolfpack coach Tom O'Brien on Tuesday night and told him they were ready to commit to State.

"Every time I go there, it feels like home," said Crisp, a 6-foot-8, 316-pound offensive tackle who is the top ranked junior football player in the state. "I feel comfortable there."

Singer, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound junior free safety, and Crisp had decided they were going to the same school. They had more than 35 scholarship offers, including ones from each school in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

"I like everything about State," said Singer. "It is not too far from home, but not too close. It has one of the best design schools in the country. The academics are really top notch.

"But one of the biggest things was that the State coaches always made us feel at home. More than anything else, the feelings we had for the players and coaches was a big factor."

Crisp said he knew that coaches at other schools would continue to call.

"But I am a man of my word," Crisp said.

4/8/2009 3:09:04 PM

what area of design is singer thinking about studying?

4/8/2009 3:18:44 PM

I've read Architecture

4/8/2009 3:20:32 PM

I think I've read that too.

4/8/2009 3:20:55 PM

wow, he's gonna be one busy man

good luck

4/8/2009 3:25:27 PM

The NCAA should allow five years of eligibility if you're in a five year academic program.

4/8/2009 3:26:24 PM

i'd like to see crisp's full offer list

4/8/2009 3:29:22 PM

Quote :

"the Pick 6 Pair "

aaaaahahahah..

and great news about Crisp. TOB is the man of all men.

4/8/2009 3:30:38 PM

Quote :

"The NCAA should allow five years of eligibility if you're in a five year academic program."

while that is a valid point, it's not like Singer is going to see the field his freshman year anyway right? So he'll probably redshirt his freshman year and then have 4 years of eligibility remaining, seems like it won't really be an issue for him.

4/8/2009 3:42:06 PM

Feels like 5 years of eligibility for a 5 year degree would be pretty easily exploitable.

4/8/2009 3:44:18 PM

^ F$U would have everyone majoring in 6 year programs with 100% graduation rates

4/8/2009 4:24:46 PM

Quote :

"The NCAA should allow five years of eligibility if you're in a five year academic program."

hell yeah, reward the student-athletes that take education seriously

4/8/2009 4:45:29 PM

nice video of crisp.

for a 300lb'er the kid looks like he has no fat, unlike, marvin austin (poster child for pampers baby-jock diapers)


http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/amp-football/ncstate/AMP-Robert-Crisp-joins-the-Pack-48925

[Edited on April 8, 2009 at 5:07 PM. Reason : didn't realize you couldn't embed]

4/8/2009 5:06:43 PM

Story on Fre'Shad Hunter; also includes info on Gabe King and Trevor Sawyer
http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=323217

4/8/2009 5:18:38 PM

In reference to Keenan Allen and the DEs listed above:

Allen - Bama
King - UNC, Cal
McCain - UNC, Clemson
Hill - no leader(s) but UNC and State are in the mix
Hunter - State leads
McCray - UNC leads

4/8/2009 5:27:41 PM

^ how many scholarships does UNC have this year. I know State doesn't have too many. Like 16 or 17 is the projected number. Of course some players like Nate Irving may leave early for the NFL which would open up more spots.

4/8/2009 5:40:55 PM

If this year's class has taught us anything, the answer to that question is, "as many as they need."

[Edited on April 8, 2009 at 5:47 PM. Reason : .]

4/8/2009 5:47:26 PM

^^ Doesn't matter. They'll take 30, kick some kids who didn't pan out off the team, and be the 'youngest team in the ACC' for the third straight year....


On a serious note, I think its around 15

^ beat me to it

[Edited on April 8, 2009 at 5:50 PM. Reason : ]

4/8/2009 5:50:25 PM

^^^ I'd say UNC will sign a class of 17 or 18. Could be a couple more if Sturdivant and/or Carter leave early.



[Edited on April 8, 2009 at 6:03 PM. Reason : ]

4/8/2009 6:01:44 PM

UNC should have about 10 graduating seniors next year.
So 10, plus a couple leaving early for the NFL, plus a couple graduating and leaving, plus a couple getting career-ending injuries, plus a couple getting kicked off, plus a couple extra recruits who aren't going to qualify. That makes it about a full class.
And about 5-6 of them will be re-commits/prep schoolers/grayshirts from this year's class.

4/8/2009 6:19:20 PM

Id like to see us going after more bigtime RBs. I think we would be naasty with the OL being put together paired with some top RB talent...

4/8/2009 6:48:31 PM

I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised with how good Brandon Barnes is.

4/8/2009 6:53:31 PM

it's hip to B²

4/8/2009 7:06:44 PM

Eugene and Baker are around for this year... then -yes- the Barnes show begins... but who is spelling him back there? what if he is injury prone?

4/8/2009 7:15:15 PM

Baker may get a 6th year of eligibility which would be great since Eugene will be gone. We also have Curtis Underwood who has gained some experience over the past two years. I really wish we would have redshirted him last year though. James Washington is enrolled and going through Spring practices, so he'll be good to go in the coming years. Morgan Alexander might play RB. Creecy could play either RB or WR. Then we also have Tobais Palmer who after going to JUCO will be that much faster and stronger than he was in HS. He could take a redshirt year here or he could contribute right away if he's ready. RBs usually don't have to have the same time in the program as a lot of other positions in order to contribute right away.

4/8/2009 7:21:19 PM

I've read that Brandon's brother is even a better athlete than Brandon, and he'll likely be considering us in the future.

4/8/2009 7:27:00 PM

Two other O-linemen that I want to get are Logan Stewart, who I think will eventually get a decent amount of offers, and T.J. Leifheit. Now Leifheit though does go to Hoggard High in Wilmington, which seems like a Tar Heel loving school based on my experience with their grads. That could be something that works against us. Remember that both Connor and Casey Barth went there, so that may be one reason why. Leifheit's offer list speaks for itself. Stewart seems like a smart kid and has the frame to add more weight.

One evaluation on Stewart

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"Great size and frame for the position. With 2 years left to improve he's got a chance to make some serious noise on the recruiting radar. Will definitely be a player to keep a close eye on during his upcoming junior season. Logan is also a tremendous performer in the classroom with a 4.2 GPA. -Kerry Fair of SCPrepNation.com"

Logan Stewart
Offensive guard
Boiling Springs (SC) Boiling Springs
Ht: 6-foot-4
Wt: 260 lbs
Forty: 5.07 secs
Bench max: 360 pounds
Squat max: 440 pounds
GPA: 4.2

Schools Interested
Clemson
Georgia
N.C. State
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
West Virginia
East Carolina





T.J. Leifheit
Offensive tackle
Wilmington (NC) Hoggard
Ht: 6-foot-7
Wt: 320 lbs
Forty: 5.39 secs
Bench max: 335 pounds
Squat max: 500 pounds
Shuttle: 5.1 secs

Schools Interested (known offers in italics)
Arkansas
Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
LSU
Maryland
North Carolina
N.C. State
South Carolina
USC
Tennessee
Texas Tech
Virginia
Wake Forest
East Carolina
Alabama
Stanford

4/8/2009 8:36:21 PM