Recruiting 2020 Recruiting Thread: Gervon Dexter gets 5th Star on Rivals

[rogdochar]

Why blot out Muschamp? I don't believe in revisionist history.

Revisionist history = what didn't happen written about by folks who weren't there.

To be fair, it's hard to ignore a guy/donkey who posts every 90 seconds.

I think GatorChatter may contain more lawyers than people. :cool:

 

[Ancient Reptile]

Britt leaves Ole Miss saying that it's 50/50.

 

[lizardbreath]

Well, he is a powerful intellect and a brilliant polemicist - unlike some other cocksuckers on this board.

 

[JDW]

Britt leaves Ole Miss saying that it's 50/50.

That’s pathetic

 

[JDW]

No, doesn’t mean Colorado talent is trash though. Parrish could be the real deal. Being committed to Colorado does not change that.

You mean Clayton right?

 

[JDW]

That’s pathetic...he was 90%...does he get another visit?

 

[lizardbreath]

Britt leaves Ole Miss saying that it's 50/50.

Is he a doubtful qualifier and if so would that account for his "change of heart?" That of course doesn't exclude the possibility that DM couldn't recruit a monkey with a carload of bananas - according to some anyway.

 

[JDW]

We’re back to Kiffin dropping bags?

 

[alcoholica]

No, doesn’t mean Colorado talent is trash though. Parrish could be the real deal. Being committed to Colorado does not change that.

Not to speak for Donkey, because he can do that quite well himself, but for those of us who are more skeptical, this is the measuring stick.

• We are not about anecdotal over proven stats. Meaning, we want highly rated classes because over time the numbers win out. That doesn't mean that a 3* skill player can't be a superstar, but your example at CU loses some credibility because it was done in the PAC12 and not a real conference.
• This is not to say that you can't take a 3* or a project guy, but these should not be the core of your class as with Butters.
• Offer sheets matter, but you have to pay attention to who they really want. Bama has so many plan B's, C's, etc and grayshirt candidates that it's ridiculous. Offer sheets come into play deeper in the cycle when comparing offer sheets of other prospects. But really by then, it becomes clearer who the big boys are targeting.
• 3* OL are okay if they fit your blocking scheme. Hevesey is looking for specific physical traits. We have 2 4*'s and 2 3*'s. The 4*s are OT and the 3*s are OG, which is preferable given the numbers. Some DT's are ok to take as 3*s, but the success grading DT's is easier than OL.
• If a kid hasn't camped, that should be taken into consideration.

These are questions that posters ask all the time to get a feel for how good the guy is, because not many of us can break down film and talk about technique and know what we are talking about.

So when someone says a CU commit isn't worth taking, you have to ask why a LA kid needs to go to CU for a P5 offer? Doesn't mean it's a bad player, but when you're working %'s, a CU commit is fairly low on the P5 scale. Now Gibbs is a different example. Dude is a GT commit, who lives just up the road from them, who is an Army AA, who had several big Universities on his ass. Not just an offer, but a priority.

As for Clayton, there are injury concerns, which make him a great pickup for CU, but not necessarily for us. I wouldn't mind him in the class, because someone has to take over for Pierce/Lingard. We'll have a room of Wright, Davis and Clement. So you add Clayton and hope that one of those four pans out.

 

[lizardbreath]

Well that no good cocksucker! Damn him!

 

[gatormandan]

Noooo...say it aint so.

 

[JDW]

Not to speak for Donkey, because he can do that quite well himself, but for those of us who are more skeptical, this is the measuring stick.

• We are not about anecdotal over proven stats. Meaning, we want highly rated classes because over time the numbers win out. That doesn't mean that a 3* skill player can't be a superstar, but your example at CU loses some credibility because it was done in the PAC12 and not a real conference.
• This is not to say that you can't take a 3* or a project guy, but these should not be the core of your class as with Butters.
• Offer sheets matter, but you have to pay attention to who they really want. Bama has so many plan B's, C's, etc and grayshirt candidates that it's ridiculous. Offer sheets come into play deeper in the cycle when comparing offer sheets of other prospects. But really by then, it becomes clearer who the big boys are targeting.
• 3* OL are okay if they fit your blocking scheme. Hevesey is looking for specific physical traits. We have 2 4*'s and 2 3*'s. The 4*s are OT and the 3*s are OG, which is preferable given the numbers. Some DT's are ok to take as 3*s, but the success grading DT's is easier than OL.
• If a kid hasn't camped, that should be taken into consideration.

These are questions that posters ask all the time to get a feel for how good the guy is, because not many of us can break down film and talk about technique and know what we are talking about.

So when someone says a CU commit isn't worth taking, you have to ask why a LA kid needs to go to CU for a P5 offer? Doesn't mean it's a bad player, but when you're working %'s, a CU commit is fairly low on the P5 scale. Now Gibbs is a different example. Dude is a GT commit, who lives just up the road from them, who is an Army AA, who had several big Universities on his ass. Not just an offer, but a priority.

As for Clayton, there are injury concerns, which make him a great pickup for CU, but not necessarily for us. I wouldn't mind him in the class, because someone has to take over for Pierce/Lingard. We'll have a room of Wright, Davis and Clement. So you add Clayton and hope that one of those four pans out.

Good explanation. And yes this is the problem with why we’re stuck at certain talent levels in recruiting...once we can recruit the big boys (which I’m seeing more of and it’s getting a lot better) we’re gonna stop being in a quagmire of lesser 4 stars

 

[Ancient Reptile]

Is a quagmire of lesser four stars a little better than a quagmire of FIU reject three stars?

 

[JDW]

Yes it’s apples and oranges...but maybe it’s more of a morass when it’s three stars and a quagmire of lesser four stars

 

[SeabeeGator]

You mean Clayton right?

Yea... I had just gotten back from exercising and was tired.

 

[SeabeeGator]

It’s a give and take.

 

[SeabeeGator]

@alcoholica clayton is a 4 star, gives us an in road into LA, and has one of our more knowledgeable posters in support. Not to mention - he could have a relationship with MT or someone on the staff from UGA which might explain his decision to look west.

 

[maheo30]

@alcoholica clayton is a 4 star, gives us an in road into LA, and has one of our more knowledgeable posters in support. Not to mention - he could have a relationship with MT or someone on the staff from UGA which might explain his decision to look west.

Rivals lists Clayton as a mid-tier 4 star. 247 has him in the low to mid tier. The services really like the kid. It is the injury issue that is the problem. Will the kid be back to his old form? If so, you are getting a higher ranked RB. If not, a team will have a serviceable back. It is the Nayquan Wright situation all over again. Wright was a high 4 to 5 star (.9739) on both services before his injury. Afterwards, he dropped like a rock. Which back will he be at UF?

 

[alcoholica]

@alcoholica clayton is a 4 star, gives us an in road into LA, and has one of our more knowledgeable posters in support. Not to mention - he could have a relationship with MT or someone on the staff from UGA which might explain his decision to look west.

Or we could just worry about FL and south Ga and get better players