We offered an MRA OL today..
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Have any of those other schools offered him?
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This **** is comical.
| C | NR | <nobr> NR</nobr> | Sean Rawlings (Madison-Ridgeland Academy) Madison, MS |
| <nobr> 6-5/285/4.90 </nobr> | High | Yes | Mississippi State, Arkansas State, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest |
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This **** is comical.
How is it strange? I doubt they even considered offering him. They seem to be going after highly ranked players. Why we arent is beyond me.
Mom and dad both OM alum. Usually go to all of the games. Talked to his Mom back in the summer. She had nothing but good things to say about State and the new facilities. Great to hear because he had been on visits to Alabama, OM, as well as Vandy.
He broke his leg last year and some schools backed off a little. Seems to be 100% this year.
FWIW even though he is clearly gonna play on the line Coach Knox has been the main one who has stayed on contact with Sean more than Heavesy per Mom.
He broke his leg last year and some schools backed off a little. Seems to be 100% this year.
FWIW even though he is clearly gonna play on the line Coach Knox has been the main one who has stayed on contact with Sean more than Heavesy per Mom.
C NR <nobr> NR</nobr> Sean Rawlings
(Madison-Ridgeland Academy)
Madison, MS<nobr> 6-5/285/4.90 </nobr> High Yes Mississippi State, Arkansas State, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest
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This **** is comical.
Justin Malone came from MRA
Think he was doing pretty good until he broke his foot against OSU.
Sometimes I wonder if we even try...
This is the one place where we need immediate help and we're taking our chances by offering a private school "project" who is apperently a life long Bear.
This is the one place where we need immediate help and we're taking our chances by offering a private school "project" who is apperently a life long Bear.
Exactly. We MUST land one of these two JUCO linemen.
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One of these guys is right here in our backyard. What in God's name are we doing on the recruiting trail?
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| Dontavius Blair (Garden City) Garden City, KS | <nobr> 6-7/300 </nobr> | Med | Yes | Auburn, Tennessee, Arizona State, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Miami (Fl), Mississippi, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Texas A&M, USC, Washington State, West Virginia | |
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| Avery Gennesy (East Mississippi) Scooba, MS |
| <nobr> 6-5/315 </nobr> | Med | Yes | Baylor, Georgia, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
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One of these guys is right here in our backyard. What in God's name are we doing on the recruiting trail?
Then we need to be doing whatever it takes to change his mind.
Why are we so afraid to go head to head with other "big name" programs? That is unacceptable. We have to start winning some of these, and that wont happen if we dont even try.
Why are we so afraid to go head to head with other "big name" programs? That is unacceptable. We have to start winning some of these, and that wont happen if we dont even try.
Gennesy is an A&M lean at the moment but he just got back from an official visit. That said, he also scheduled his official to Ole Miss when A&M comes to town so I guess we'll see. Our staff would love to have him but I'm afraid we got in the game a little late.
Addison Lawrence, Justin Malone, and Jamal Clayborn were also private school projects on the OL. Also, Ben Beckwith was a private school walk on. Addison almost made an NFL team, Malone was starting as a sophomore until be got hurt, I have heard nothing but rave reviews about Clayborn, and Beckwith went from walk on to starter. If the private school projects as you call them keep panning out like this, I will take them. Also, Cam Lawrence was also a private school project. He turned out pretty good as well.
When you hear this more than once about two different players within the same calendar year, it's time to get rid of the one constant. Hevesy sucks.
You would think at this point the private school bias would be a moot point. If
a kid can play he can play. I am a public school parent and I myself went to private school but I will tell you the upper tier private school ball offers good coaching and adequate competition. They have more than held their own against public schools of like size.
Reports I'm hearing is Clayborne may be the best lineman on our roster right now. He is going to be a stud.
a kid can play he can play. I am a public school parent and I myself went to private school but I will tell you the upper tier private school ball offers good coaching and adequate competition. They have more than held their own against public schools of like size.
Reports I'm hearing is Clayborne may be the best lineman on our roster right now. He is going to be a stud.
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Jamal Danley is the likely recipient of the 3rd JUCO OL scholarship. Coaches say he's better than Gennesy.
http://mississippistate.scout.com/a.z?s=136&p=8&c=1&nid=7203671
http://mississippistate.scout.com/a.z?s=136&p=8&c=1&nid=7203671
You MPSA haters need to shut the **** up, you know not what you speak. There is talent in those ranks, especially in the bigger schools. And it's starting to show up more in the smaller ones, you have the Lawrence boys from Magnolia Heights, the Prewitt guy at Ole Miss, from Sylva Bay or somewhere?
Agreed & I'll add that I've long considered MAIS to be underrated when it comes to being the source of Division I-worthy offensive linemen.
Sean is a grinder (much more so than Malone was in Highschool) - but just like Malone, Sean is a very good academy basketball player - tall frame, long arms, great feet for a man his size = quality O lineman. Sean really impressed at Big Dawg camp against some top notch DE's that were present.
Mullen and staff told him that weekend that we was very high on the board and felt that (in time) they would offer. He is a life long UM fan and has a brother at UM now (student) - has grown up tailgating in the grove. I think they realize that UM is star gazing and would not offer until/unless Sean got to a 3 star ranking (I assume that has not happened). Sean likes MSU and was in the stands
Saturday with his Mom and Dad (35 yard line, front row - I assume an OV).
Rest assured out Coaching staff has evaluated Sean many times at camps and they are very high on him. Hud has been pushing hard to get him - Rawlings has been his top OL recruit - or so he says.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the best summary of Sean Rawlings there is. I grew up with Sean and his family going to church with them in Jackson. They are lifelong Ole Miss fans but a solid family. Sean will be loyal to whatever school he chooses, regardless of his previous loyalty. Sean will be an excellent pick-up for this football team and an excellent representative of #OurState.
If there were ever a greater indictment of the extreme shitiness of certain HS football coaching in Mississippi, it would be that a 2 star NR OL prospect from JA is "better", in less than six months, than a 5 star OL prospect from an unnamed public school "powerhouse" that has been in the program for 12+ years.
One thing of note you should be proud of as fan/ student/ alum of MSU is the fact that Sean and his family were very impressed with our facilities and staff.
Sean spent most of his childhood in the grove and VH stadium with his parents.
Talking to his mom this summer she couldn't say enough good things about our new facilities. This was after they had an OV to Alabama and was more than impressed with us.
Sean spent most of his childhood in the grove and VH stadium with his parents.
Talking to his mom this summer she couldn't say enough good things about our new facilities. This was after they had an OV to Alabama and was more than impressed with us.
As a parent of a sons that have gone through both public school and private school athletics in Madison county i can tell you that the quality of coaching/coaches between the two and the amount of coaching available to athletes is, and i am trying not to exaggerate, but the difference is stark. From no summer workouts to having coaches that have never played the sport they are coaching are only 2 examples of life in Madison Central/Rosa Scott athletics. All of the MAIS haters really don't understand the quality of coaches and athletes at the large private schools in the Jackson metro. If you took the J Prep or MRA's coaching staffs and sent them to Madison central they would have a dynasty in a few years.
As for Sean Rollins, he will be a very good lineman in a short time wherever he goes. Smart, good frame, athletic, good feet, which is exactly what i said about Malone a few years ago when the MAIS haters were laughing about another 2 star we stole from LA Tech. His one drawback is his size and the reason he is 285 instead of 320 is that he is a very good basketball player and Deweese runs his *** off every year and he looses 20 lbs playing for him. as for me, i'm ecstatic that our school is smart enough to find good player that are good kids wherever they attend high school.
As for Sean Rollins, he will be a very good lineman in a short time wherever he goes. Smart, good frame, athletic, good feet, which is exactly what i said about Malone a few years ago when the MAIS haters were laughing about another 2 star we stole from LA Tech. His one drawback is his size and the reason he is 285 instead of 320 is that he is a very good basketball player and Deweese runs his *** off every year and he looses 20 lbs playing for him. as for me, i'm ecstatic that our school is smart enough to find good player that are good kids wherever they attend high school.
And Luke and Nix were on the MRA sideline Friday night watching him. I think UM was hoping to get him as a preferred walkon thereby saving a scholly, but I don't see that happening.
100% agree. It seems he is more and more of a detriment to the team than anything
Goes back aways, but Michael Fair (sp?) was an academy boy.
UT also had a DE that was very good that came from Jackson Prep. There are good players in the academy ranks. It's a little harder to evaluate because the competition isn't as good as big public schools, but the bigger private schools are for the most part as good as the mid and lower division public schools.
UT also had a DE that was very good that came from Jackson Prep. There are good players in the academy ranks. It's a little harder to evaluate because the competition isn't as good as big public schools, but the bigger private schools are for the most part as good as the mid and lower division public schools.
AGREED, Anthony Steen from Alabama...
played high school ball at Clarksdale Lee Academy and seems to be doing very well. Playing at an MAIS school is no more a detriment than playing at many of the public schools in Mississippi. JA's David Sykes and JP's Ricky Black and their respective staffs can coach as well or better than any public school staff. Further, players coming from these schools are going to be prepared academically.
played high school ball at Clarksdale Lee Academy and seems to be doing very well. Playing at an MAIS school is no more a detriment than playing at many of the public schools in Mississippi. JA's David Sykes and JP's Ricky Black and their respective staffs can coach as well or better than any public school staff. Further, players coming from these schools are going to be prepared academically.
I have watched Sean play since he was in 4th grade. I agree with all the positive comments that have been made about him.
I strongly disagree with those who think that playing in private school is a negative and/or that playing public school is a positive. Since MRA started playing public schools, I have seen some really bad public school football teams. Likewise, I have seen some that are good. Kaleb Eulls played on what I would call a bad public school team his senior year (no offense intended to his school). His senior year, MRA beat his team by around 40 points.
The Riddley(sp?) kid from Trinity played at LSU and now plays in the pros.
I strongly disagree with those who think that playing in private school is a negative and/or that playing public school is a positive. Since MRA started playing public schools, I have seen some really bad public school football teams. Likewise, I have seen some that are good. Kaleb Eulls played on what I would call a bad public school team his senior year (no offense intended to his school). His senior year, MRA beat his team by around 40 points.
The Riddley(sp?) kid from Trinity played at LSU and now plays in the pros.
Is this year's crop of MS players weaker than normal?
It seems like there are typically 4-5 top end guys that everyone's after, another ten or so 4* types that OM/MSU typically split, and then a slew of 3* guys. This year, however, other than the small handful of guys that are already committed to us and the Rebs, there doesn't seem to be much out there.
Maybe the recruiting services haven't properly evaluated some of them since it's so early in the season, we're sure going after a lot more out of state guys than what I've seen in the past.
It seems like there are typically 4-5 top end guys that everyone's after, another ten or so 4* types that OM/MSU typically split, and then a slew of 3* guys. This year, however, other than the small handful of guys that are already committed to us and the Rebs, there doesn't seem to be much out there.
Maybe the recruiting services haven't properly evaluated some of them since it's so early in the season, we're sure going after a lot more out of state guys than what I've seen in the past.
Playing against good competition is what matters. For the most part, the smaller a school, the weaker the competition. Since private schools are generally smaller, they have proportionately fewer D-1 athletes and they're harder to evaluate because they are on average playing against weaker competition. That said, while not as big as the biggest public schools, the bigger private schools still are as big as the majority of the MS public schools where we fill our roster.
Also, in football, measurables matter a lot more than in a sport like basketball. In football, if you run a 4.4 or 4.5 forty, you might have to unlearn some bad habits that your speed allowed you to hide against inferior competition, but for the most part you're not going to become make a huge adjustment in how you play from high school to college. For the most part, you are going to clean up your technique, not have to completely adjust your style. In basketball, on the other hand, if you have a physical advantage, you can develop a bread and butter play that works on inferior competition in high school that is just not going to work against equally gifted athletes. How you play as the most gifted athlete on the court is pretty different from how you play if you have average athleticism compared to anybody else, which is very different from how you play if you're the least athletic player on the court.