[quote] that's what i was wondering re: competition, however, its claimed that he's been tested many times in the 4.4 range. [quote]

He also ran that time on a grass field

[Edited on September 29, 2010 at 1:27 PM. Reason : .]

9/29/2010 1:25:58 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/28/706731/big-plays-have-big-impact-on-game.html

Quote :

"Juston Burris, Broughton There is no better illustration of how important big plays can be than Broughton's 21-20 victory over Garner. Juston Burris, an N.C. State recruit, caught an 81-yard touchdown pass, ran through the Trojans' special team's coverage on a 75-yard punt return and turned a short hitch pass into a 73-yard game-winning touchdown reception. In a game against Fayetteville Britt, which is ranked among the best teams in the state, Burris pulled in a 66-yard scoring reception and showed his athletic ability on a 45-yard pass interception return. He is averaging 26.4 yards per catch. Running back Chris Mangus gives the Caps tremendous quick-strike potential. Mangus has scored on runs of 57, 50, 58, 41 and 67 yards this season. Burris' scoring plays of 40 yards or more Cary, 53-26 (L): None. Garner, 21-20: 81-yard pass reception, 75-yard punt return, 73-yard pass reception. Athens Drive, 23-21: None. Fayetteville Sanford, 30-27: None. Fayetteville Britt, 30-40 (L): 66-yard pass reception, 45-yard interception return. Millbrook, 52-26: None."

9/29/2010 1:27:14 PM

Quote :

"he just ran for 300 yards on 15 carries last weekend "

I don't really care who you are playing unless it is the school for the blind/deaf or a bunch of five year olds, gettting 300 yds on 15 carries is just silly good. TOB did well with all these "slow" kids out of the northeast before so I have no problems with him bringing them down to Raleigh.

9/29/2010 1:29:02 PM

check out this video

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/tag?name=anthony-knight

its an interview of tony after the game with his MAMMOTH OL. Dude has a righteous Boston accent. can't wait to hear postgame interviews with this kid.

Few facts; his cousin was Derrick Knight who also supposedly had no business in D1 football but became one of BC's most prolific rushers.

on speed, i don't know what you guys are looking at, he's going right by kids. However, true, Milton academy is not a powerhouse team.

dude is also 6'1, 225. this was Andre Brown's measureables when he left here. I'd take a faster AB anyday

[Edited on September 29, 2010 at 2:01 PM. Reason : ]

9/29/2010 1:57:05 PM

Quote :

"I don't really care who you are playing unless it is the school for the blind/deaf or a bunch of five year olds"

It pretty much is though, it's all the kids who were too slow and clumsy to play hockey at a reasonable level.

I'm not saying this kid is gonna suck, just don't expect him to come here and blow everyone away because of his inflated HS stats...plenty of kids rush for a billion yards in high school and never pan out in college.

[Edited on September 29, 2010 at 2:14 PM. Reason : .]

9/29/2010 2:13:11 PM

my problem with Knight's video isn't his speed - which looks fine, hard to tell from the competition but if I had to guess I'd say it's ~4.6 which is enough for college - it's that he doesn't really look like a natural RB when he runs. I don't see a lot of cuts or lowering of the shoulder, he's just running around short white kids. Plus he carries the ball like DeShaun Foster. Of/c you could say the same thing about Dean Haynes and TOB seems to be fine with that.

Also even if he doesnt work out at RB there are so many positions a guy with his size could play. LB, S, DE, WR, maybe TE, etc

9/29/2010 2:48:27 PM

NCAA investigation may be taking its toll.

Drew Owens who had a visit scheduled for UNC is now not listing them as a visit date but has us now as one of his 3 official visits so far. It's saying 10/08 on yahoo and we are his first visit.

10/1/2010 2:59:09 AM

This could turn out to be a huge weekend for NC State as far as national recognition, proving themselves, and especially in recruiting.

Really hoping the LBs come out fired up and bring the heat tomorrow with S. Anthony in attendance, would love to land the #1 player in the state. Also a lot of juniors going to be in attendance, esp. along the OL, so hoping that we put together a great game and great visit for all these guys. Recruiting could definitely use a good shot in the arm to kick things off, and nothing gets the job done like winning.

10/1/2010 8:12:10 AM

We got a Mann on the D-line.

DE Dave Mann commits:

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=1008435&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnorthcarolinastate.scout.com%2f2%2f1008435.html

10/4/2010 8:57:26 AM

this guy looks like "Professor Pain"



i was gonna add in another thread that, sometimes losing a huge game like the VT game is sometimes positive for recruiting because it allows the coaches to say: "see, that's why we need you". That's how Mack Brown did it after going 2-20 his first two years.

10/4/2010 9:16:28 AM

Why do these links never have links to the players scout page? I need to know more information about this guy.

10/4/2010 9:53:45 AM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=1008313&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnorthcarolinastate.scout.com%2f2%2f1008313.html

Can someone post at least a list....?

10/4/2010 12:09:13 PM

The biggest names were:

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4453829&pg=2

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4892022

and

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4705843

[Edited on October 4, 2010 at 12:39 PM. Reason : n]

10/4/2010 12:35:22 PM

Thanks...

I heard about those. I was curious about the others.

10/4/2010 12:43:28 PM

Myyyyy baaaaaaaaaaaad.

10/4/2010 12:44:59 PM

naw, you good. I was hyped about those guys. Its good to get a jump on Marshall though. I think if Mustafa progresses well and we get some OL commits and our OL depth grows we could have a really good shot at him. A 5* RB is big time.

10/4/2010 12:50:30 PM

we need some good DEs without a doubt. none of the guys we have now are game breakers and we're about to lose a couple of the better ones

10/4/2010 1:37:51 PM

WTB on the LB line next year

[Edited on October 4, 2010 at 3:57 PM. Reason : df]

10/4/2010 3:57:27 PM

You're all a bunch of cock lookers.

10/4/2010 4:28:31 PM

Well, now i am.

10/4/2010 4:30:30 PM

We need big time DL recruits. We also need to get faster in the secondary. Bring back Amato as an assistant so we can get NFL-caliber recruits again.

[Edited on October 4, 2010 at 8:37 PM. Reason : .]

10/4/2010 8:31:29 PM

Skoaian^ you know i was talking to a bud of mine about this very thing, how I thought O'brien should hire Amato, strictly as a recruiter for the FL, TX, LA region. I bet he could help us big time in that area...but would he be okay with being second fiddle to O'brien and taking orders from someone else...?


But yea his recruiting skills would be an asset.

10/4/2010 9:44:59 PM

Amato fell off pretty significantly as a recruiter his last couple of seasons at FSU, y'all need to stop living in the past.

10/4/2010 10:06:54 PM

it's pretty ridiculous to think that we would ask amato back in any role anyways. better to just cut ties and move on

has a former head coach ever come back to a BCS school as an assistant?

10/4/2010 10:08:36 PM

doc holiday was the main reason we got a lot of those kids under amato

10/4/2010 11:01:42 PM

Quote :

"has a former head coach ever come back to a BCS school as an assistant?"

Happens all the time, actually. Mike O'Cain, Karl Torbush, and Al Groh immediately come to mind.

*Shit, my bad if you meant the school he was at before.*

[Edited on October 4, 2010 at 11:12 PM. Reason : f]

10/4/2010 11:11:24 PM

Quote :

"if you meant the school he was at before"

i did

10/4/2010 11:34:20 PM

Quote :

"my bad"

10/4/2010 11:47:35 PM

Quote :

"doc holiday was the main reason we got a lot of those kids under amato"

10/4/2010 11:48:08 PM

Well, bring back doc holliday, then. TOB has done good squeezing out good play from who he has, but having NFL-level players combined with good coaching substantially increases your chances of turning the corner.


The TOB hypothesis was that he would do here better than he did at BC because he could recruit better with lower academic standards.

[Edited on October 4, 2010 at 11:57 PM. Reason : .]

10/4/2010 11:56:47 PM

yeah, losing Doc Holliday was probably the single event that guaranteed Amato's pink slip.

I doubt we get him back from WVU unless its as a head coach.

10/4/2010 11:59:32 PM

^^ So far he actually has recruited better. The only 5* recruit he pulled in during his 10 years at BC was Brian Toal. Every now and then he'd get one, sometimes two 4* recruits a year.

Here's all the 4 and 5 star players TOB has gotten in his 2008-10 classes (07 was more Amato's class than his).

2010
5* Rob Crisp
4* David Amerson
4* Tyson Chandler
4* Anthony Creecy
4* Mustafa Greene

2009
4* Asa Watson
4* Jarvis Byrd
4* Denzelle Good (I know he's gone, but whatever)

2008
4* Mike Glennon
4* Terrell Manning
4* R.J. Mattes
4* Brandon Barnes
4* Sam Jones (holdover from the 07 class)
4* Kyle Linney (gone)


And fwiw
2007 (Amato's class, but TOB had to re-convince these guys to stay on)
4* Jay Smith
4* Antoine Holmes

10/5/2010 12:56:16 AM

^ barnes was actually a 5* but was "demoted" because his senior year he mostly played safety and not running back for which he was ranked so high. I remember EagleInATL being pissed that TOB picked up a 5* in his first class and "only had one the whole time he was at BC"

10/5/2010 1:08:28 AM

It really blows for Barnes and us that he has had so many problems. Hopefully he can eventually contribute.

10/5/2010 2:11:14 PM

^^^^Doc Holliday is the head coach at marshall

10/5/2010 2:51:05 PM

Quote :

"Recruiting has definitely picked up for NC State in the last couple of weeks. Although we cannot reveal names yet, we can say that there are several recruits committed to other schools that have reached out to NC State after the Pack’s hot start. And to follow up on a couple of Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Academy players that are committed to other schools, both linebacker/defensive end Chris McCain and wide receiver Nigel King remain solid with California and Maryland respectively. A source told us this week that McCain is good with Cal so long as Cal wants him, but King does have NC State on his short list of schools to consider if there is a change at Maryland. "

10/6/2010 11:35:09 AM

^Two of the unnamed players:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Shawn-Underwood-103729
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Christian-Russell-96707


[Edited on October 6, 2010 at 2:44 PM. Reason : linky]

10/6/2010 2:43:52 PM

^So those are both UNC commits. So the combination of our good start and their investigation troubles seems to be working our favor. They would be good pick-ups.

10/6/2010 3:30:40 PM

yeah, we need help on the DL next year

10/6/2010 3:31:10 PM

yeah, saw some people in some thread a week or so ago (maybe this one) talking about how they wouldn't want any decommitts from unc to commit to state. fuk that noise, i think it'd be awesome to pick-up a few that jump from the unc ship. but is that likely to happen?

[Edited on October 6, 2010 at 3:56 PM. Reason : actually, it was probably on PP]

10/6/2010 3:46:56 PM

Here are two players that have an official visit scheduled for the BC game:

TE Drew Owens (it would be great to get him)
WR Stanton Seckinger (very tall receiver at 6'5")


Anyone know of any other players visiting for the BC game?

10/6/2010 6:33:31 PM

Lewis Neal
Wilson Hunt High
Sophomore!!
DE

Kid has got tree trunks for arms. He's supposed to be at the BC game. Someone hook him up with a Justin Bieber shirt



[Edited on October 8, 2010 at 7:20 AM. Reason : ]

10/8/2010 7:18:56 AM

who's next?

10/9/2010 4:25:10 PM

I think Drew Owens canceled his official visit this weekend, according to some posts over at PP he actually visited UNC.

10/9/2010 5:09:30 PM

fuck him then

10/9/2010 5:36:08 PM

maybe, but i read a week ago that it was the other way around. He cancelled a UNC trip to come here this weekend

this from a snippet on google from 3 days ago:

"TE Drew Owens of Charlotte tells the BigSpur.com he will visit NC State this.."

I assume that means "this weekend".

nevermind, i saw this pic from just now on IC from today at the game:


the other dude is 5* travis hughes


[Edited on October 9, 2010 at 8:38 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on October 9, 2010 at 8:39 PM. Reason : ]

10/9/2010 8:18:07 PM

Do those guys not know about the investigation? Why would you walk into that buzzsaw?

10/9/2010 8:50:00 PM

to hope that after the investigation passes they can skirt under the radar again since the eye is off for a bit

10/9/2010 10:06:49 PM

investigation, probation, etc... doesnt matter

unc will still bring in recruits because its unc/michael jordan/nike/basketball. and we will still beat the shit out of them.

10/9/2010 10:11:22 PM

all publicity is good publicity?

10/9/2010 10:20:36 PM