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Pat Dye Field => Signing Day => Topic started by: AUChizad on April 18, 2011, 11:03:52 AM
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Announcing his commitment this week.
He was in Auburn this weekend. Looks good for the good guys.
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4533253
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He's no Chris Todd.
Seriously, a 6'6" QB make me moist
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He's no Chris Todd.
Seriously, a 6'6" QB make me moist
But is he two-fiddy?
Can we re-tread the Cam song/shirts?
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But is he two-fiddy?
Can we re-tread the Cam song/shirts?
2 much
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Announcing his commitment this week.
He was in Auburn this weekend. Looks good for the good guys.
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4533253
He announces Wednesday, he' choosing between 10 schools.
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He announces Wednesday, he' choosing between 10 schools.
2:15.
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He announces Wednesday, he' choosing between 10 schools.
Thats a lot of hats.
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Thats a lot of hats.
He's narrowed it down from 119.
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Thats a lot of hats.
It's supposed to be a 2 hour presser.
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It's supposed to be a 2 hour presser.
With a 2 hour reaction show.
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With a 2 hour reaction show.
Who's catering. Theys gonna be some hongry mofos.
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He's no Chris Todd.
Seriously, a 6'6" QB 6'2" deepsnapper makes me moist
FTFY
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FTFY
Well duh!!!
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To Zeke Pike :bar:
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I have read lots of good things for the good guys with this one. There will be a couple of Auburn cruiten gurus there to cover Pikes commit. There is some significant chatter that there is a BIG time recruit commit just around the corner as well. I like it.
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There is some significant chatter that there is a BIG time recruit commit just around the corner as well. I like it.
Travis Blanks?
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Travis Blanks?
Yeah, that seems to be the popular name. That would be freaking AUsome if true. It seems to be tight lipped silent commit though. Lots of chatter about it. Trooper seems to be feeding the frenzy early this year.
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I hope we can land him. Offers? Just about every D1 School.
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Also, Zeke Pike plays on Defense too, as a DEFENSIVE END. I would be estatic if Auburn were to land him.
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Also, Zeke Pike plays on Defense too, as a DEFENSIVE END. I would be estatic if Auburn were to land him.
No doubt. There is a lot of folks that feel real good about him committing to Auburn. Lets hope they feel right.
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Bill King on XM 143 this morning was saying it was all but "WDE" at this point. We'll see. Going to be an interesting battle between him and Frazier over the next few years if this comes about.
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Also, Zeke Pike plays on Defense too, as a DEFENSIVE END. I would be estatic if Auburn were to land him.
I would be an airplane.
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Bill King on XM 143 this morning was saying it was all but "WDE" at this point. We'll see. Going to be an interesting battle between him and Frazier over the next few years if this comes about.
Unless Frazier plays this fall, and Pike redshirts.
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Unless Frazier plays this fall, and Pike redshirts.
This would NOT shock me at all.
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Unless Frazier plays this fall, and Pike redshirts.
This would make logical sense...if he's ready.
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I would be an airplane.
In the night sky they're like shooting stars.
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Unless Frazier plays this fall, and Pike redshirts.
....Unless he doesn't.
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....Unless he doesn't.
That's what I was thinking.
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http://twitter.com/#!/5thQuarterMatt/status/60729236939485184
@5thQuarterMatt
Matt Hansen
Zeke Pike spotted at school with an Auburn shirt under his jersey... #Michigan #Auburn
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Welcome to the family.
We will be sending you the offering plate money and your balance bracelet in shortly.
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Welcome to the family.
We will be sending you the offering plate money and your balance bracelet in shortly.
He's a 5 star kid...he gets the hookers and blow also.
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He's a 5 star kid...he gets the hookers and blow also.
He's only 5 star for a few more days.
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He even called us "Auburn University". :aubie: :thumsup:
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I just can't understand why a kid like this would commit to Auburn when the NCAA is about to wipe us off the map.
:sarcasm:
:haha: Suck it bammers.
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The way I hear it is he is too slow mentally to play in a thinking type system like at Arkansas.
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You know it talks.
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The way I hear it is he is too slow mentally to play in a thinking type system like at Arkansas.
Please tell me they said that?
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Please tell me they said that?
Let's say it has been alluded to.
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Let's say it has been alluded to.
Because Mallet is such a genius with his "homie wanna be a thug" Vanilla Ice accent.
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Because Mallet is such a genius with his "homie wanna be a thug" Vanilla Ice accent.
The home grown moto is better in ArKansas.
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Because Mallet is such a genius with his "homie wanna be a thug" Vanilla Ice accent.
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WORD
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So is this kid Cam white....uh I mean Cam lite?
He reminds me of the Nevada QB. Another 20/20 guy.
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Let's say it has been alluded to.
:rofl:
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:rofl:
It's obvious that's why Purdue wanted him.
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I need some more info on this kid. All I could get from Rivals was this little tid bit.
Auburn landed a huge commitment on Wednesday, as arguably the nation's top quarterback prospect made his pledge to the reigning national champions public at a ceremony at his high school
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bdiqTQF840&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OTMYviFBG4&feature=player_embedded
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I need some more info on this kid. All I could get from Rivals was this little tid bit.
Auburn landed a huge commitment on Wednesday, as arguably the nation's top quarterback prospect made his pledge to the reigning national champions public at a ceremony at his high school
6'5" 230lb. 4.7 40, Had over 30 scholly offers. Rushing stats: 181 for 1,072 yds with 17 TD. Passing stats: 136 for 235 for 2,218 yds with 18 TD's.
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6'5" 230lb. 4.7 40, Had over 30 scholly offers. Rushing stats: 181 for 1,072 yds with 17 TD. Passing stats: 136 for 235 for 2,218 yds with 18 TD's.
Thanks
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Thanks
There is some info in the 2010 QB Targets thread also. :poke:
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There is some info in the 2010 QB Targets thread also. :poke:
Ok I usually don't click on links while here at work, but I made an exception. Thanks to you too.
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Ok I usually don't click on links while here at work, but I made an exception. Thanks to you too.
Ahhh, I see. I know what you mean about the links. Depending on the network security, those links can be a big no no.
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Zeke Pike (http://rivals.yahoo.com/auburn/football/recruiting/player-Zeke-Pike-108631) QB 6'5" 230lbs 4.7 (6 Grillz)
"It was a God thing, I can't explain it," Pike said. "I had zero intentions of going down there and committing.
We thought we would go down to Auburn, obviously Auburn is a place that I love, but I didn't expect to get the feeling
I got when I was there. "My dad and I talked, and sometimes our time isn't God's time. Something inside of me was
sparked and I knew it was right in my heart."
Championship!!!
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"It was a God thing, I can't explain it," Pike said. "I had zero intentions of going down there and committing.
We thought we would go down to Auburn, obviously Auburn is a place that I love, but I didn't expect to get the feeling
I got when I was there. "My dad and I talked, and sometimes our time isn't God's time. Something inside of me was
sparked and I knew it was right in my heart."
franklin 3:16 is powerful scripture.
all in
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Benjamins, Frankalins!
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Benjamins, Frankalins!
PayPal's blowin' the fuck up today.
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The way I hear it is he is too slow mentally to play in a thinking type system like at Arkansas.
Actual post on another board from an Arkie:
it's obvious that Pike has seen video of both Kiehl Frazier and Brandon Allen and feels he has a better chance to start over Frazier.
Sooo by my math......
Brandon Allen > Pike > Frazier
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I just watched the youtube videos.
It moved. A lot.
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Travis Blanks?
Not as BIG as being led to believe but Darrion Hutcherson is committing tomorrow; unless talking about size. He is a 6'7, 245lb TE from Dadeville. He grew up a huge Auburn fan. This guys offer list is gonna be a long one before too long.
Also, its being said Russell Hansbrough will be committing this weekend. He has Auburn as his leader.
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Pike, Hutch AND Hansbrough in one week? Fuckin' A man. Beleive me I say, these guys are STUDS.
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It probably did not hurt that his father and Ted Roof were roommates/teammates at GT in the early 80's.
People forget that Roof was a bad motherfucker when he played for GT.
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Pike has a few bigtime friends too. Keith Marshall being one of 'em.
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Pike has a few bigtime friends too. Keith Marshall being one of 'em.
Interesting.
This could start a very good avalanche.
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Pike has a few bigtime friends too. Keith Marshall being one of 'em.
Yeah, that was the other name but I didn't add it because it was like too good to be true. Dat right thare would be for rizzle the shizzle.
Interesting.
This could start a very good avalanche.
What he said!
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/auburn_felt_right_for_zeke_pik.html
Recruiting is all about relationships.
Zeke Pike's journey from star high school quarterback in Kentucky to Auburn commitment started with a relationship involving his dad.
Mark Pike enjoyed a 12-year career as an NFL linebacker and special teams star with the Buffalo Bills - he's the NFL career leader for special teams tackles - but he didn't play his college ball in this state or even in the SEC.
He played at Georgia Tech.
Hey. So did Ted Roof, Auburn's defensive coordinator.
Small world.
They both played defense for the Yellow Jackets under Bill Curry from 1982-85. They actually roomed together at one time.
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So when the older Pike began to see that his son had some football talent and wanted an outside opinion on his college potential, he sent a highlight tape to a few people he trusted. One of them was Roof.
"He said Zeke definitely looked like a kid who could play at the next level," Mark Pike said.
That was before Zeke Pike grew to 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, before he became one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country at Dixie Heights High School in Edgewood, Ky., and one of the top national prospects in the class of 2012.
Mark Pike valued more than Roof's opinion. He said he appreciated that, when Auburn really began to recruit his son, his old friend didn't take the lead but stepped aside and let offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn take over.
"It's nice to have someone there you have some roots with," Pike said, but Roof wouldn't be coaching Zeke. Malzahn would.
About that.
Pike said his son's high school team runs the spread offense, but his son, who's athletic enough to play defensive end and basketball, too, "in all reality, is a pro-style quarterback with a very strong arm. He's not a spread quarterback."
Like Roof, Malzahn couldn't comment because Pike is a commitment who can't sign until next February, but how many times have we heard the offensive coordinator bristle at the notion that he runs the spread?
"We talked a lot about (style of play)," Mark Pike said. "A lot of people said Zeke needed to be in a traditional pro-style system. But Gus really does adapt his offense to his personnel, especially his quarterback."
See the Auburn offense with Chris Todd vs. the Auburn offense with Cam Newton.
Pike said his family planned for Zeke to choose a college before his senior season began. His Auburn commitment last Wednesday, from a group of finalists that also included Arkansas (and quarterback guru Bobby Petrino), Tennessee, Michigan (and new offensive coordinator Al Borges) and Purdue, came earlier than they expected.
After basketball season ended, the Pikes tried to visit as many schools as possible. During their high school's spring break last week, they hit four schools. One of them was Auburn, their fourth visit there.
"Everybody's got neat weight rooms and pretty player lounges," Pike said. "At the end of the day, you gotta like where you're at. Zeke just had a special feel in his heart and his gut that he was very comfortable at Auburn. It just felt right."
It felt right even though he didn't grow up in Alabama or as an Auburn fan, even though so many people have spent so much time in recent months trying to find something wrong with Auburn. The Pike family noticed the negative publicity and discussed it with head coach Gene Chizik and other members of his staff.
"All I can tell you is the people I met there are very good people," Pike said. "As a parent, I feel they're people you can trust. We've been to some places where we didn't feel that trust."
Pike wouldn't name names, but he said his son offered this comment after they returned from some other schools: "Dad, I don't know. They're just sketchy."
Mark Pike offered a personal observation that gives him some empathy for the allegations and innuendo that have been hurled at Auburn, especially since the Tigers won the BCS Championship. He played on Buffalo teams that won four straight AFC championships but came up short each time in the Super Bowl.
"A lot of times, when you do well, when you're on top, people try to knock you down," he said.
A lot of times, when a five-star quarterback commits early, other schools don't stop trying to change his mind. Pike said he's not sure what to expect on that front because he didn't get recruited until he was a senior in high school and didn't get a scholarship offer - ah, the good old days - until a month before signing day.
"All I can tell you is he's happy," Pike said. "He feels he's made a good choice. Mom and Dad feel he's made a good choice."
Especially with dad's old friend Roof around to look after dad's son.
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AU has never signed a QB like this that could throw on the run so naturally without breaking stride.
No nobody's Cam Newton but this kid is exciting on film... burly, quick afoot and accurate. I'm excited!
I'm excited about Keihl Frazier and Pike competing with perhaps as many as four or more years of Malzahn.
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Zeke Pike will be Auburn's Tim Tebow in recruiting.
If you don't know what Tebow did for Florida in recruiting that year, well he just brought in Brandon Spikes, a few OL & a couple WRs, Percy Harvin being one of 'em.
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Zeke Pike will be Auburn's Tim Tebow in recruiting.
If you don't know what Tebow did for Florida in recruiting that year, well he just brought in Brandon Spikes, a few OL & a couple WRs, Percy Harvin being one of 'em.
Can Zeke Pike offer eternal life like Tim Tebow?
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Can Zeke Pike offer eternal life like Tim Tebow?
He's fishin for recruits. I don't know if eternal life is in the offing but I shall die a happier Auburn fan by his presence on the field.
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Can Zeke Pike offer eternal life like Tim Tebow?
I couldn't stifle a chortle
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Can Zeke Pike offer eternal life like Tim Tebow?
That would be mighty gusty of him.
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OK, so even tho I am all about reserving judgment, you guys are staring to make me get all moist and stuff with the gushing over this kid. Is he all that and a bag of chips for REALZ or is this just orange and blue kool-aid? I need to know before I have to replace the batteries.
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OK, so even tho I am all about reserving judgment, you guys are staring to make me get all moist and stuff with the gushing over this kid. Is he all that and a bag of chips for REALZ or is this just orange and blue kool-aid? I need to know before I have to replace the batteries.
Just watch the vids TW.
True no one can predict with certainty on these kids but Pike does seem to have the raw qualities of a modern day super hero.
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OK, so even tho I am all about reserving judgment, you guys are staring to make me get all moist and stuff with the gushing over this kid. Is he all that and a bag of chips for REALZ or is this just orange and blue kool-aid? I need to know before I have to replace the batteries.
Grab more batteries...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bdiqTQF840
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That first pass in the video was something. And the follow up play where he pancaked too kids was something else.
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And he works concessions at halftime and plays trumpet in the band.
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I think the kid sparked the interest of many many schools; that says a lot. We will see a QB battle like no other b/w Frazier and Pike in our near future. A great "problem" to have. Also, I believe it has been mentioned how well this kid is cruiten for Auburn. Lets just say Dyer x10
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I think the kid sparked the interest of many many schools; that says a lot. We will see a QB battle like no other b/w Frazier and Pike in our near future. A great "problem" to have. Also, I believe it has been mentioned how well this kid is cruiten for Auburn. Lets just say Dyer x10
I just can't get over how the kid can roll out and throw distant strikes from a dead run.And he has that passing gear in traffic.
It's very possible that he could make the squad and eventually play some at Auburn. (realistically speaking)
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http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSHB_enUS276US276&q=Zeke+Pike+behavior
I like the comment from the guy that said Pike's Dad was a prick in high school too.
Another explained it as the norm coming from Dixie Heights, while most are just in awe of the highlights
...and of course there are more entertaining thoughts.
http://kentucky.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1498&tid=148832211&mid=148832211&sid=888&style=2
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Grab more batteries...
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Can Zeke Pike offer eternal life like Tim Tebow?
Probably not, but he might be able to bring in a few 5 Star prospects.
Here's one (http://rivals.yahoo.com/auburn/football/recruiting/player-Noah-Spence-93798)
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To Zeke Pike.... :bar: