2024 Head to Head with the Big Boys: UGA Edition

[No_Fly_Zone]

How did we forget about the whole Antione "Action" Jackson saga? Was a UGA commit which was Mario's first flip (if I remember right). Things went south after he signed the NLI, but it was a massive recruiting coup at the time.

I think I was subconsciously trying to forget that kid. Technically, we signed him, but ****...

 

[Suhrthing]

You forgot to put Luis C in our column.

 

[One9]

I think Aguero is fighting to get into the 2-deep.

The kid got there in the winter and worked his *** off. I really wish Miami would’ve landed this kid.

wish like **** this coulda worked out in our favor.

 

[Dwinstitles]

wish like **** this coulda worked out in our favor.

Kids are ballers

 

[DC3]

Let’s see how he feels going 3-9 getting burnt like toast by grown men (no shame in it but kid is going to be asked to guard WR1’s as a child) in the frozen tundra.

You dont think Hunter will be the #1 CB for them and Cormani #2?

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

You dont think Hunter will be the #1 CB for them and Cormani #2?

I just don’t think it makes sense to have him guard WR1 all game and then have to go against an opposing DB1 on the other side (assuming they have him playing both ways). But that’s just me speculating.

 

[Home Slice]

Speaking of the despicable georgia bulldogs, do we have interest in https://www.dawgnation.com/football/georgia-smoke-bouie/7N7TFVR2VNB5RBXGBB3Z4AJYCE/
???

 

[lindend]

2024 Cycle

HS Grade: F (Mercy rule in effect)
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Chauncey Bowens	UGA	Was on campus numerous times before flipping to UGA
Daniel Calhoun	UGA	Didn't make his top 5, was able to get an UV. UGA lean the entire time.
Nyier Daniels	UGA	Never followed through on his OV
Marcus Harrison	UGA	Staff liked him, but he never visited
Colton Heinrich	UGA	Visited several times, unclear where he was on the TE board
Ellis Robinson IV	UGA	Our #1 CB target
Demello Jones	UGA	Had an UV
Jaylen Heyward	UCF UGA	Was on flip watch but something happened. Ended up at UCF
Jordan Thomas	UGA	Had an UV, unclear where he was on the board

 

[407cane]

2024 Cycle

HS Grade: F (Mercy rule in effect)
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Chauncey Bowens	UGA	Was on campus numerous times before flipping to UGA
Daniel Calhoun	UGA	Didn't make his top 5, was able to get an UV. UGA lean the entire time.
Nyier Daniels	UGA	Never followed through on his OV
Marcus Harrison	UGA	Staff liked him, but he never visited
Colton Heinrich	UGA	Visited several times, unclear where he was on the TE board
Ellis Robinson IV	UGA	Our #1 CB target
Demello Jones	UGA	Had an UV
Jaylen Heyward	UGA	Was on flip watch but something happened
Jordan Thomas	UGA	Had an UV, unclear where he was on the board

it's unintentional I'm sure, but you're creating a false narrative here man.

if we didn't make Daniel Calhoun's top 5 then how did we lose head to head to UGA?

are you not going to include the ones where we got from them that they offered?

Ny Carr - Flip from UGA and most of our kids had UGA offers

 

[Hurricane23]

Wasn't Popo a UGA target, too?

Of Linden's 2024 list above, the only ones I know our staff really pushed hard for are Robinson and Heyward, no? The rest feel like unqualified leads, not lower-funnel opportunities.

Besides Miami Bama recruited him the hardest

 

[lindend]

it's unintentional I'm sure, but you're creating a false narrative here man.

if we didn't make Daniel Calhoun's top 5 then how did we lose head to head to UGA?

Because we recruited him. Head to head means we both aggressively recruited the player. Not that we both ended up in the Top 3 or Top 5.

are you not going to include the ones where we got from them that they offered?

Ny Carr - Flip from UGA and most of our kids had UGA offers

My bad, I forgot about Carr, he came after I created the list and I forgot to update it. I had a gut feeling it wasn't as bad as it appeared, but the point of the thread is to eliminate gut feels, LOL.

 

[lindend]

Thanks to @407cane catching a huge error, updated report card

2024 Cycle

HS Grade: C- [Ny Carr saved the day here]
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Chauncey Bowens	UGA	Was on campus numerous times before flipping to UGA
Daniel Calhoun	UGA	Didn't make his top 5, was able to get an UV. UGA lean the entire time.
Nyier Daniels	UGA	Never followed through on his OV
Marcus Harrison	UGA	Staff liked him, but he never visited
Colton Heinrich	UGA	Visited several times, unclear where he was on the TE board
Ellis Robinson IV	UGA	Our #1 CB target
Demello Jones	UGA	Had an UV
Jaylen Heyward	UCF UGA	Was on flip watch but something happened. Ended up at UCF
Jordan Thomas	UGA	Had an UV, unclear where he was on the board
Ny Carr	Miami UGA	Huge flip in a position of need.

 

[407cane]

Because we recruited him. Head to head means we both aggressively recruited the player. Not that we both ended up in the Top 3 or Top 5.


My bad, I forgot about Carr, he came after I created the list and I forgot to update it. I had a gut feeling it wasn't as bad as it appeared, but the point of the thread is to eliminate gut feels, LOL.

yeah, okay but where's the cutoff and why does it only count when they get recruits that we recruited and not when we get recruits that they wanted?

Blount, trader, Scott, robinson, patterson, hayes, jones, lyle, Pickett, Robinson, Rudolph were all recruited by UGA - I'm sure several others were as well

not trying to give you a hard time, but just trying to understand, I didn't follow 24 class as much early in the cycle but I didn't even hear about Bowens, Daniels, Harrison, Heinrich, jones so I feel like giving us an F because they went to UGA and not crediting the staff for landing several people over UGA isn't consistent

maybe would be more relevant for players that OV'd to us

 

[TexasCane90]

We ever figure out what Jaylen hardward did on his visit? He must have given off Kellen Winslow vibes or something

 

[Ghandi]

it's unintentional I'm sure, but you're creating a false narrative here man.

if we didn't make Daniel Calhoun's top 5 then how did we lose head to head to UGA?

are you not going to include the ones where we got from them that they offered?

Ny Carr - Flip from UGA and most of our kids had UGA offers

UGA has been cornering the market on DB’s this whole time.

It’s been difficult for Miami to make inroads on kids UGA is prioritizing in the defensive backfield.

Corch Boom and Kirby Smart are ace DB recruiters

 

[lindend]

maybe would be more relevant for players that OV'd to us

I think I'm going w/a tweak to @Ghandi's recommendation. Priority target that at least visited (or scheduled a visit before cancelling it).

 

[lindend]

OP updated after adding Scott & Carr. Those had to sting UGA.

2024 Cycle

HS Grade: B
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Chauncey Bowens	UGA	Was on campus numerous times before flipping to UGA
Daniel Calhoun	UGA	Didn't make his top 5, was able to get an UV. UGA lean the entire time.
Nyier Daniels	UGA	Never followed through on his OV
Marcus Harrison	UGA	Staff liked him, but he never visited
Colton Heinrich	UGA	Visited several times, unclear where he was on the TE board
Ellis Robinson IV	UGA	Our #1 CB target
Demello Jones	UGA	Had an UV
Jaylen Heyward	UCF UGA	Was on flip watch but something happened. Ended up at UCF
Jordan Thomas	UGA	Had an UV, unclear where he was on the board
Ny Carr	Miami UGA	Huge flip in a position of need.
Justin Scott	Miami	Visited UGA

 

[One9]

OP updated after adding Scott & Carr. Those had to sting UGA.

2024 Cycle

HS Grade: B
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Chauncey Bowens	UGA	Was on campus numerous times before flipping to UGA
Daniel Calhoun	UGA	Didn't make his top 5, was able to get an UV. UGA lean the entire time.
Nyier Daniels	UGA	Never followed through on his OV
Marcus Harrison	UGA	Staff liked him, but he never visited
Colton Heinrich	UGA	Visited several times, unclear where he was on the TE board
Ellis Robinson IV	UGA	Our #1 CB target
Demello Jones	UGA	Had an UV
Jaylen Heyward	UCF UGA	Was on flip watch but something happened. Ended up at UCF
Jordan Thomas	UGA	Had an UV, unclear where he was on the board
Ny Carr	Miami UGA	Huge flip in a position of need.
Justin Scott	Miami	Visited UGA

Chris Cole too

 

[lindend]

Chris Cole too

Yikes, forgot about him. OP updated.

 

[lindend]

Added Cole. Leaving this as a B because Hayes was always #1 on our board according to various insiders. If we didn't flip Hayes, the loss of Cole could've dropped this to B- or C+

2024 Cycle

HS Grade: B
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Chauncey Bowens	UGA	Was on campus numerous times before flipping to UGA
Daniel Calhoun	UGA	Didn't make his top 5, was able to get an UV. UGA lean the entire time.
Nyier Daniels	UGA	Never followed through on his OV
Marcus Harrison	UGA	Staff liked him, but he never visited
Colton Heinrich	UGA	Visited several times, unclear where he was on the TE board
Ellis Robinson IV	UGA	Our #1 CB target
Demello Jones	UGA	Had an UV
Jaylen Heyward	UCF UGA	Was on flip watch but something happened. Ended up at UCF
Jordan Thomas	UGA	Had an UV, unclear where he was on the board
Ny Carr	Miami UGA	Huge flip in a position of need.
Justin Scott	Miami	Visited UGA
Armondo Blount	Miami
Chris Cole	UGA	Rohan's nephew was set to become a Cane until UGA had a spot.