2025 DJ Pickett 5* CB from Zephyrhills Commits to LSU

[jsy]

So our DB class is a bunch of kids with injuries and Ewald

Cool

be glad if it wasnt for the torn ACL i feel antoine would have flipped

 

[Shogungts]

Im just mad that um chased both he and Ben hanks around who were long shots the whole time and couldve had some other beast dbs and a wider net if they wanted an eliute s or elite elite cb in the class

This (particularly the CBs) could have been said for the last 10 years, 4 head coaches and who knows how many DB coaches

 

[canes732]

See u in the portal in 1 year DJ when Kelly is fired. Unless they hire a sick HC to keep u that is

 

[canecrazy23]

There are good players in this class...any one that says otherwise has an agenda or is an idiot BUT got to be honest...It is a disappointing class overall.
Especially when compared to the last two classes he delivered.

Understandable

 

[OptimusCreampie]

So our DB class is a bunch of kids with injuries and Ewald

Cool

It’s personal this cycle.

 

[DubCaliCane]

The kid was absolutely never coming here

 

[Udynasty]

As I said a few weeks ago when the whole Pickett to Miami recruiting updates:

We never win these types of recruitments, no
Matter who the coach is and until we win one of them, I won’t buy into it.

We did flip a 5️ DT from OSU last year in Justin Scott. That was a big big win

 

[AUcane]

So our DB class is a bunch of kids with injuries and Ewald

Cool

don't worry, guysm, we saved our money for the portal!

 

[nycane]

We did flip a 5️ DT from OSU last year in Justin Scott. That was a big big win

lightfoot dominated the Army game. he was silent to OSU.

 

[Cajuncane]

This (particularly the CBs) could have been said for the last 10 years, 4 head coaches and who knows how many DB coaches

This is Mario reading his press clippings about being some “recruiting servant”…he thinks he can flip everyone and loses out on other great players trying to show how great a recruiter he is…NIL has taken any advantage away that Mario might have ever had. It’s all about the money now and whose got the biggest bags now and when it comes to the best of the best we lag behind the big boys….

 

[Ver]

Fong might need to stop covering us

 

[mj33]

We went 10-2, that is great for Miami after the past 20 years. Let build on it and support the team. Mario isnt going anywhere. He has shown he can adapt. Lets get a new DC and roll!

It took me an entire day to get over the Cuse loss. It sucks but knew their O would score. Trust

I rarely get mad, but your post has incensed me so much I had to respond. Your logical statements are not for this site. Please check yourself before you wreck yourself.

 

[TNmiami]

See u in the portal in 1 year DJ when Kelly is fired. Unless they hire a sick HC to keep u that is

Just like smith huh? Why do yall fall for this ****

Not a shot at you personally. More just people on the board

 

[mj33]

"Im just mad that um chased both he and Ben hanks around who were long shots the whole time and couldve had some other beast dbs and a wider net"

ThIS 100%
This was the crucial mistake.
No problem at all pursuing them and trying to get them to flip BUT when you turned up the pressure and the flips weren't materializing you need to expand the board and seek alternatives. They didn't do that

If we didn’t pursue and find out later he would have considered, y’all be mad about that.

 

[canes732]

Just like smith huh? Why do yall fall for this ****

Not a shot at you personally. More just people on the board

I mean there’s still hope for smith if they fire Ryan day LOL but seriously both HC can be gone and open the door back up. Unless Mario is gone after next year lol

 

[Bpayne32]

He shouldn’t have too. THAT’S WHY YOU HAVE POSITION COACHES!!

Completely agree we seem unserious that he keeps allowing them to even be on staff at this point Guidry cost the university at minimum 20 million between the playoff and acc championship

 

[nycane]

be glad if it wasnt for the torn ACL i feel antoine would have flipped

not true people still tried to flip him. Amari Wallace is another story.

 

[Calinative]

not true people still tried to flip him. Amari Wallace is another story.

What happened to this? lol

2025 Post in thread 'Ben Hanks Jr 4* CB from Booker T Commits to the Gator'

Nov 4, 2024

You are overstating the upside of the class. Antoine is a stud but just suffered a major injury and Stubbs while a stud is more rover than the FS we need back there. The class is not terrible but if we lose Merritt then that is a major hit as most of the remaining class is meh or at best projects with some intriguing ceilings.

Antoine only suffered a tweak, it's been stated that the initial report of an ACL tear wasn't correct. He'll be an early enrollee and will complete for a starting spot day 1.

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went from torn acl to just a teaked knee back to a torn acl?

 

[Squid Bumciorek]

We went 10-2, that is great for Miami after the past 20 years. Let build on it and support the team. Mario isnt going anywhere. He has shown he can adapt. Lets get a new DC and roll!

It took me an entire day to get over the Cuse loss. It sucks but knew their O would score. Trust

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

Get used to this until/unless we get out of the ACC. This is a dead league. The players know it, the P2 coaches know it, recruits parents, HS coaches, agents, etc. It’s absolutely over for anything and anyone outside the P2.

Wanna know who has the highest ranked recruiting class this year of any team (except ND who is 13th) that’s NOT in the P2??

The Miami Hurricanes.

I’m not gonna say 15 is the ceiling, because it’s not. But this **** isn’t a fluke. It’s not a coincidence that every single composite 5-star player signed with a B1G or SEC school. That’s where the money is. That’s where the support is. That’s where a larger majority of the good players are. That’s where the NFL is looking. That’s where the committee is looking. You wanna get paid the best, play against the best, and play for a championship? Then you don’t wanna be in the ACC.

I’ve said it for at least 3 years now on this board. It. Is. Over. For. The. ACC.

The league is a morgue. Every minute we’re still in this league is another minute staying behind. And I really hope I’m not ****ing in anyone’s cheerios here (I shouldn’t be because this is literal common sense and it’s been put up in lights for years), if you think these conferences are essentially full and we’ll never get into the P2, then you need to reset expectations globally. This is how a 2nd rate program is always will be. The difference in the leagues is that stark.