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Pat Dye Field => Signing Day => Topic started by: AUChizad on March 01, 2010, 02:33:25 PM
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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=4955679 (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=4955679)
Top Gun
The biggest name coming into the day was Jeff Driskel (Oviedo, Fla./Hagerty), who showed why he has quickly emerged as one of the elite quarterback prospects in the 2011 class. The Under Armour All-American passes the eye-test with good size and the frame to add more good bulk in time. There are a lot of strengths to Driskel's game, but the thing that stood out the most was his consistency. From drill to drill he performed well, displaying the ability to follow direction, adapt and makes plays regardless of the task. He displayed his athleticism at a combine at the beginning of the year and continued to showcase his athletic skill here with good footwork. He moved his feet effortlessly and was able to keep his eyes downfield. He also did a good job of throwing on the run and knowing when to take something off the ball and throw with some touch. He has good arm strength and is able to make all the throws. Driskel, who sports offers from Florida, Auburn, LSU, and Tennessee, among others, looks the part of a pocket passer, but has the ability to create second chances and be a playmaker. Heading into Sunday's event Driskel's stock was pretty high and he did nothing to hurt that with his performance. In fact, he might have even raised it some more.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4956089 (http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4956089)
This kid looks like a stud. He needs to talk to Bo Jackson about playing football and baseball at Auburn.
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This kid looks like a stud. He needs to talk to Bo Jackson about playing football and baseball at Auburn.
Or Gabe Gross.
Wait....what?
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Hopefully he doesn't talk to Jared Mitchell or Chad Jones, who both have football and baseball national titles at LSU. Driskel doesn't strike me as a corndog though...we'll see.
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Or Gabe Gross.
Wait....what?
Gabe's still in the majors. He made the right choice.
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I hope they pimp the idea of him making this Wall Of Fame thing.
http://www.tigersx.com/syndicate-feed/au-baseball-former-greats-inducted-into-wall-of-fame/ (http://www.tigersx.com/syndicate-feed/au-baseball-former-greats-inducted-into-wall-of-fame/)
AU BASEBALL: Former greats inducted into Wall of Fame
February 28th, 2010
Gregg Olson drove his family into a number of dead ends and fraternity houses when he was trying to show his family around campus.
Frank Thomas had to go to Toomer’s Corner “just to make sure it was still standing.”
Tim Hudson and Bo Jackson, meanwhile, had no trouble navigating themselves around Auburn, a place they’ve made frequent trips back to since their great college baseball careers came to a close.
The four inductees for the brand new Auburn Wall of Fame may have completely different relationships and visiting schedules with their alma mater, but all four shared a unanimous honor Saturday to be associated with each other as members of the inaugural class.
“Everybody is great within their own right,” Jackson said. “To be mentioned in the same sentence as Tim Hudson, Gregg Olson and Frank Thomas, you’ve had to do something right. It’s great to come back here and reminisce.”
The four Auburn greats were honored before Saturday’s game against Missouri under sunny skies behind home plate at Plainsman Park. Their former coach, Hal Baird, shared emcee duties with athletic director Jay Jacobs, providing plenty of superlatives about the four players’ banner careers.
Before each player’s turn at the dais, Auburn officials unveiled screen-printed images of the players on the Plainsman Park outfield wall, starting with Jackson in left field, Olson in left-center, Thomas in right-center and Hudson down the right-field line.
“It’s a tremendous honor,” Hudson said. “Just to be able to come back and be included in a group with Frank Thomas, Bo Jackson and Gregg Olson, it’s an honor. I’m thrilled to death that Auburn thought enough about me and my career to include me in such a group.”
Hudson, the only member of the group still playing, underwent Tommy John surgery midway through the 2008 season, but was still able to receive an extension on his contract with the Atlanta Braves. Hudson and his wife, Kim, are expecting to move into a house in Auburn within the next year.
“It’s a place that we’re happy,” Hudson said. “We love it here, and the people here are awesome. They’ve always made me and my family feel welcome, and it’s a place I’m going to put down my roots.”
Hudson only spent two years at Auburn, but his two-way presence was “like having two All-Americans,” Baird said.
A Phenix City native, Hudson spent one year at Chattahoochee Valley Community College before signing on with Auburn in 1996. His ’97 season is considered one of the best in school history, as he went 15-2 with a 2.97 ERA, while also hitting .396 in a 50-win season for the Tigers.
Jackson and Thomas put up similarly astounding numbers as sluggers with the Tigers.
Jackson’s breakout year came in 1985, when the two-sport athlete batted .401, hitting 17 home runs and driving in 43. His .864 slugging percentage from that season is still a program record, and his career mark of .715 is second all-time.
Thomas one-upped that mark, slugging .722 for his career. His 43 home runs rank third all-time and his .382 batting average is second-best in program history.
“Hal definitely pushed me,” Thomas said. “He would always compare and say, ‘Bo could go on top of that building out there in centerfield.’ I said, ‘Yea, you’re right.’
“He said, ‘Maybe if you work out a little harder maybe you can accomplish some of those things.’ I was like, ‘Coach, there’s only one Bo Jackson.’”
Olson’s inclusion in the ceremony may have seemed out of place to fans new to the game, but Baird called Olson one of the most important influences in Auburn baseball history. Olson chose Auburn in 1986, a rebuilding program at the time, over a bevy of baseball powerhouses after he was considered one of the best high school pitching prospects in the country.
“I never looked at it like I was the guy that made it turn the program,” Olson said. “When he said it, I was kind of looking at him like, ‘Hal, come on.’ So it wasn’t a point I really thought about.”
The ceremony was the brainchild of coach John Pawlowski, who helped create a similar way of honoring players at College of Charleston.
“It’s something I think is pretty special,” Pawlowski said. “These are four guys that have represented our program at Auburn in a first-class manner both on and off the field.”
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I'm sure Godfather could do a far better job than I photoshopping a Jeff Driskel 2012-2015 panel that could be dropped on his facebook page.
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ok...I will go ahead and say it...
There is no fucking way we get this kid...
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ok...I will go ahead and say it...
There is no fucking way we get this kid...
Right now...at this present moment...we appear to be in his Top 2.
After Tiger Prowl II: Electric Boogaloo and Big Cat Weekend II: Big Cats Take Manhattan, there's a chance his interest increases.
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Right now...at this present moment...we appear to be in his Top 2.
After Tiger Prowl II: Electric Boogaloo and Big Cat Weekend II: Big Cats Take Manhattan, there's a chance his interest increases.
I lol'ed...
Who is the other? I just don't see this kid going to a "spread" offense. I see him being sold on getting ready for the NFL...
Alabama, Texas, USC...those types of offenses...
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I lol'ed...
Who is the other? I just don't see this kid going to a "spread" offense. I see him being sold on getting ready for the NFL...
Alabama, Texas, USC...those types of offenses...
Let me clarify that I haven't seen a direct quote where he sites specifically a top 2, but it seems like us and Florida are his favorites based on the fact that he mentions them both in every list I've seen and has visited both already. Maybe LSU is just as much in it as a Top 3.
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There are family connections with Auburn but I'm with WE!!! on this kid. He's a definite pro-style prospect that might honeymoon on the AU campus but I think he ends up elsewhere. Lost a kid to Kentucky that isn't as highly touted as Driskell for the same reason.
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ok...I will go ahead and say it...
There is no fucking way we get this kid...
Driskel committed to UF earlier today.
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Driskel committed to UF earlier today.
Jeff's been leaning towards Florida for a couple weeks, heard that he was a silent commit last week and that he was going to announce his college of choice soon. Today was sooner than I would've expected, but oh well. I'm guessing he's still going to be taking his 5 official visits.
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Jeff's been leaning towards Florida for a couple weeks, heard that he was a silent commit last week and that he was going to announce his college of choice soon. Today was sooner than I would've expected, but oh well. I'm guessing he's still going to be taking his 5 official visits.
It's ok, I'm sure you guys didn't want him anyway.
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It's ok, I'm sure you guys didn't want him anyway.
Your words carry no weight Mr. Irony.
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It's ok, I'm sure you guys didn't want him anyway.
Good lord. Yes, it must be that. :rolleyes:
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Tell me what I am missing. Why would you want to go to Florida? That offense is for the QB to run first and pass second. I would think he would have had a better chance at playing right now and throwing more at the barn.
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It's ok, I'm sure you guys didn't want him anyway.
Sure, and take a quote out of the bammers book? Sure thing dipshit.
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Tell me what I am missing. Why would you want to go to Florida? That offense is for the QB to run first and pass second. I would think he would have had a better chance at playing right now and throwing more at the barn.
Does he live on a farm?
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Does he live on a farm?
No. OK I guess I could say at your beloved university.
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Jeff's been leaning towards Florida for a couple weeks, heard that he was a silent commit last week and that he was going to announce his college of choice soon. Today was sooner than I would've expected, but oh well. I'm guessing he's still going to be taking his 5 official visits.
Where were the skreets last week on this one? Anyone can say these things after the fact. Just saying Prowler.....what the hell? Im beginning to think the skreets are getting rusty. :poke:
FWIW - I wont ever say we didnt want this kid. Hes a blue chipper. We very much wanted him. And lost him to another program. Simply put. No moral victories but I am glad we were even in it. Tubs wouldnt have came within a 50 mile radius of him.
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Where were the skreets last week on this one? Anyone can say these things after the fact. Just saying Prowler.....what the hell? Im beginning to think the skreets are getting rusty. :poke:
FWIW - I wont ever say we didnt want this kid. Hes a blue chipper. We very much wanted him. And lost him to another program. Simply put. No moral victories but I am glad we were even in it. Tubs wouldnt have came within a 50 mile radius of him.
Because this information wasn't available on message boards until he committed to UF. Duh.
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The kid was silent on AU for appr. a month. Was not coming to AU all along even though there were connections and several visits. AU has a different situation since Newton entered the picture and with Rollison (wavering) That sealed it. I don't think it critical to sign a QB for 2011 but it is discussed more on other sites. The other three kids are likely to go elsewhere too (UT, GA and AR) but if one of our designated 4 get itchy I expect us to land a big name, perhaps even one of those three. Several of us did not think Driskell was ours.
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I am not an allbarn fan but Gus' offense seems to use a QBs arm better than Urban's. Maybe you guys have seen more than I have but I think you have a better chance of getting to the NFL with your offense. Am I wrong here?
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Hard to say. UF won a MNC with Leak at the helm and he was horrible in the option because he seemed scared as hell to run. Tebow was just a unique athlete and they would have been stupid not to use his running abilities. I think you'll see far less running out of Brantley as even his own receivers say he's more of the rhythm, pro style QB. The problem these days, if it is in fact a problem, is that so many teams out there in college run most of their sets from the shotgun. With the exception of a few big names like Alabama and from what I understand now...Texas, there just aren't that many "Pro style" drop back passers.
With the draft coming up, we've heard so much analysis of the QBs concerning whether ort not they can adapt to that style. Even Sam Bradford was saying yesterday in an interview that most people didn't know he was under center more than you would think. What I don't get it why the NFL has been so stubborn about going to more of the spread type offenses when they've been proven to light it up.
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Hard to say. UF won a MNC with Leak at the helm and he was horrible in the option because he seemed scared as hell to run. Tebow was just a unique athlete and they would have been stupid not to use his running abilities. I think you'll see far less running out of Brantley as even his own receivers say he's more of the rhythm, pro style QB. The problem these days, if it is in fact a problem, is that so many teams out there in college run most of their sets from the shotgun. With the exception of a few big names like Alabama and from what I understand now...Texas, there just aren't that many "Pro style" drop back passers.
With the draft coming up, we've heard so much analysis of the QBs concerning whether ort not they can adapt to that style. Even Sam Bradford was saying yesterday in an interview that most people didn't know he was under center more than you would think. What I don't get it why the NFL has been so stubborn about going to more of the spread type offenses when they've been proven to light it up.
The basic argument by NFL coaches has been that the spread is implemented in college for two reasons. 1. To make up for talent. The majority of mid major teams have a higher chance of competing with the talent filled squads on Division 1 if they use a spread attack. You can't run straight at a Ohio State or Alabama and expect to win, especially if the caliber of athletes is unbalanced. Supposedly, everyone in the NFL is really talented. 2. Spread attempts to use speed rather than pure talent. Supposedly, everyone is fast in the NFL, so it is irrelevant.
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Supposedly, everyone is fast in the NFL, so it is irrelevant.
These experts never paid any attention to the Falcons.
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Hard to say. UF won a MNC with Leak at the helm and he was horrible in the option because he seemed scared as hell to run. Tebow was just a unique athlete and they would have been stupid not to use his running abilities. I think you'll see far less running out of Brantley as even his own receivers say he's more of the rhythm, pro style QB. The problem these days, if it is in fact a problem, is that so many teams out there in college run most of their sets from the shotgun. With the exception of a few big names like Alabama and from what I understand now...Texas, there just aren't that many "Pro style" drop back passers.
With the draft coming up, we've heard so much analysis of the QBs concerning whether ort not they can adapt to that style. Even Sam Bradford was saying yesterday in an interview that most people didn't know he was under center more than you would think. What I don't get it why the NFL has been so stubborn about going to more of the spread type offenses when they've been proven to light it up.
I am wit cha'
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I am not an allbarn fan but Gus' offense seems to use a QBs arm better than Urban's. Maybe you guys have seen more than I have but I think you have a better chance of getting to the NFL with your offense. Am I wrong here?
Farm livin' is the life for me? No your not wrong about Gus.
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Meyer really has two things going for him vs. Gus that would be of use when recruiting a new QB.
1. The use of Leak, and Tebow and the Heisman that came from it while at UF.
b. A little guy currently in the NFL named Alex Smith.
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These experts never paid any attention to the Falcons.
Its like you know what I am thinking.
BTW - THIS......
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Meyer really has two things going for him vs. Gus that would be of use when recruiting a new QB.
1. The use of Leak, and Tebow and the Heisman that came from it while at UF.
b. A little guy currently in the NFL named Alex Smith.
I will give you number one. Could not agree more but Alex Smith? Come on dude he is a bust right now. That could change in a matter of minutes but right now he is not a good NFL QB.
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I will give you number one. Could not agree more but Alex Smith? Come on dude he is a bust right now. That could change in a matter of minutes but right now he is not a good NFL QB.
The fact of the matter is that he's there though.
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The fact of the matter is that he's there though.
I am not so what do I know.