One thing that tells you Mullen knows what he's doing in recruiting.....

[Railin Jemmye]

The number of HS QBs that we have committed, who are projected to play a number of positions. Not only that, many others are dual position types. These are typically the best athletes, and we need athletic football players, not specific positions.

2013: Brandon Wells, Gabe Myles, Dezmond Harris, Ty Holmes
2012: Defensive class, lots of TE/DE/LB/possible OL types
2011: Zack Jackson, Taveze Calhoun, Justin Cox (proof this theory works)
2010: Michael Carr (gone, but still), Tubby Lewis
2009: Transition class, but still brought in versatile athletes

Then throw on top of that the number of linemen (O and D) in general. That, in addition to the aforementioned versatile athletes, plus a few JUCO pretty much is the formula at MSU. Maximizes your margin of error. You can develop linemen and you know you're getting talent with the hybrid guys. Stay in MS and the surrounding areas and JUCOs for the big star guys.

 

[121Josey]

The number of HS QBs that we have committed, who are projected to play a number of positions. Not only that, many others are dual position types. These are typically the best athletes, and we need athletic football players, not specific positions.

*Yawn* Please stick to "one thing"
1. RBs are usually the best athletes.
2. Dual position/versatile athlete = non-starter.
3. You need more than Justin Cox to prove your theory (whatever that is).
4. Our worst performers this year were the OL & DL.
5. The only thing Mullen is doing right in recruiting is hiring people that know recruiting.

 

[Railin Jemmye]

I guess just like with Ole Miss recruitniks, we won't have proof of this until after another 3 years. But based on the repeatedly idiotic **** you post daily, I'm pretty confident in my viewpoint.

1. Wrong. Coaches usually put their best athlete at QB, unless they have a bonafide QB, which most schools don't. Even the bigger ones.
2. Wrong. K.J. Wright, etc. etc. etc.
3. Need I list every single player like this? Just go check out the NFL.
4. Possibly because they were young. Let's revisit this in the next 2 years.
5. I guess that #18 ranking last year slipped your mind.

Get back on the turnip truck, son.

 

[121Josey]

We all know you are confident in your viewpoint. That's why you make 30 posts a day. But this thread is just myopic.

1. I'll let someone with "Coach" in their handle weigh in on the QB/RB debate. QBs usually are good athletes, especially in smaller schools. It doesn't take a really skilled athlete to hand off 25 time a game.
2. Some "tweeners" work out, mostly they don't. K.J. Wright came in at less than 200 lbs. A slim chance he plays DE in the SEC. He was recruited to play linebacker - and highly rated at that.
3. That's right, everyone in the NFL supports your theory. I forgot. Go check out the recruiting boards for the thousands of players that don't work out. Every player who changes a position supports your theory? Cox wasn't recruited to play offense. He was defense all the way. A three star DB goes to JC, gets early playing time and grooming and then we're surprised at how he's turned out. Please.
4. I guess just like with Ole Miss recruitniks, we won't have proof of this until after another 3 years.
5. I guess Croom putting together Mullen's first recruiting class has slipped your mind. Or maybe the reason that we have to take so many JUCOs this year is because the 2010 (that year with a chip on their shoulder, remember? class was an abomination.

So, go back to your mom's tit. You've finished off Daddy.

 

[ShrubDog]

1....2....3....4....etc

 

[dogfan96]

Unless you have a true pro-style QB (this excludes most MS HS players)... the QB normally IS the best athlete on the team

 

[Wooly17er]

Quotable.

1. I'll let someone with "Coach" in their handle weigh in on the QB/RB debate. QBs usually are good athletes, especially in smaller schools. It doesn't take a really skilled athlete to hand off 25 time a game.

Here's my quote from yesterday about USM new HC: That's all I have really. I just wanted to be the first to post that here. I'm sure by the time I click submit, it will be reported. I don't really care or have anything else to talk about on this one. I'm sure we can get someone with "Coach" in their handle to give us some analysis. I have none. Hail State.

It's an honor...I feel like an expert when someone uses material I contributed to this board.

As for recruiting, I think one thing we're doing right this year with all of the WR recruits is that (1) We really need WRs, and (2) WRs with poor hands make great CBs - at least according to Lee Corso on NCAA 2008.

 

[BiscuitEater]

There are exceptions ...

I'll let someone with "Coach" in their handle weigh in on the QB/RB debate. QBs usually are good athletes, especially in smaller schools. It doesn't take a really skilled athlete to hand off 25 time a game.

BUT majority of QBs on Mississippi HS teams ARE the best atheletes. Johnny Vaught would sign several each and every year back when there were no limits.

 

[GloryDawg]

Didn't..............

JWS recruit QB's to be DB's?

 

[Railin Jemmye]

So incredibly stupid. You can't read either.

 

[johnson86-1]

I know he tried to recruit a heisman contending qb from Hinds to play DB

JWS recruit QB's to be DB's?

Brad Banks maybe? Ended up at Iowa. Can't remember if he was an actual finalist, but he was in the discussion late in the year.

Can't remember who our qb was at the time (maybe Madkin?), but I remember people wondering how in the hell we didn't recruit the Iowa qb when he was in our back yard for two years. The story was that we did recruit him, but we recruited him as a db.

I think he may have even had a cousin that played at state around the same time, but can't remember who it was.

 

[aTotal360]

it worked out well...

for Alcorn.

 

[Railin Jemmye]

Jackie was never the best handler of QBs. There are QBs who are for sure QBs, then there are athletes playing QB because they basically have to have the ball in their hands - these are the types I'm talking about, who then change positions in college. And it happens to an extent in the NFL, like Hines Ward.

 

[jeremyrbrown]

Two words: Greg Favors