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Even in Randy's good class, we have failed to land the top Dade player(s). In 08, it was Patrick Johnson/Peterson. Yeah, we landed Brandon Harris and Marcus Forston and Aldarius, but Peterson was that "next level" player. Didn't get him. We landed Lamar Miller in 09, but he's not quite that elite of the elite type of recruit nationally. In 10, we pretty much swung and missed or were never in the game for the top locals. In 11, again, we missed out on the local ballers.

Now, in 2012, we aren't going to land Tracy Howard, but we are going to land Duke Johnson. That's a big, important get. Now, if we can start winning football games, then maybe the rest of the high end local ballers will stay local. We'll see, but Duke is a big time get.
 
Offensively: Duke Johnson

Defensively: Eddie Goldman and Deon Bush/Tracy Howard.

From what everyone is saying though our chances with Howard and Goldman are not very good.
 
pcitycane said:
1.Duke
2.Dewey
3.Kirby
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I'd Say Duke... Hands down..
then..
ALJ (if he gets in) for his ability to play anywhere..especially Corner
Kirby - Impact and playmaker on D
Dewey - Would give our future a much better outlook but he ain't gonna play until maybe a year or 2. If he plays Next year.. we're in trouble..

JC
 
QB is without a doubt the most important, I just don't know if the 3 we are signing are program makers. If one of these QBs are big time, the program will rebound in a big way.
Based on high school performance it has to be Duke assuming he can provide the quick score from anywhere on the field.
 
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Dewey (the QB's) and it's not close. Every year good QB's make average teams look better than they are (Stanford, USC, UFag with Tebow, McCoy at UT etc...). QB's dominate college football. When teams are scared to throw extra people in the box for fear that they are going to get shredded through the air it opens everything up.

Every recruit is important whether it's keeping the top talent home or being able to go into someone else's backyard to steal a national kid. Quarterback is also a huge position of need and above average to good QB's can turn an average/good team into a great team.
 
Goldman hands down would mean the most to this team right now. Defense win championships. You build defenses around DT's.
 
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JHallCanes said:
Duke.

We need a kid that can make a play on his own. That's what we have been lacking.
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This.

If we're talking about uncommitted kids that we have targeted then I would say Goldman or Tracy Howard (neither of whom I feel good about), but for the recruiting class as a whole, and really for the future of SoFla recruiting, Duke is the most important recruit without question. You've all seen the highlights. The kid is The Truth.
 
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Dont get me wrong, I get excited around this type of the year for the different prospects we host. However when looking at the numbers, the reality is that we will only flip/sell a small handful.

Food for thought...

  1. Olsen Pierre
  2. Ricardo Williams
  3. Matthew Goudis
  4. Dallas Crawford
  5. Phillip Dorsett
  6. Jalen Grimble
  7. Denzel Perryman
  8. Dalton Botts
  9. Gionni Paul
  10. Anthony Chickillo
  11. Rashawn Scott
  12. Junior Alexis

Of our 44 visits last year were on the team in the fall.

Name Pos Ht/Wt Hometown Visit Date
  1. Spencer Roth K 6-5/210 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Catholic 12/17/2010
  2. Olsen Pierre SDE 6-3/260 Fork Union, VA Fork Union Military Academy 12/17/2010
  3. Marcus Jackson OG 6-2/310 Vero Beach, FL Vero Beach 12/17/2010
  4. Albert Louis-Jean CB 6-1/175 Brockton, MA Brockton 12/17/2010
  5. Ricardo Williams WDE 6-4/220 Homestead, FL Homestead 1/7/2011
  6. Cortez Davis S 6-3/200 Daytona Beach, FL Mainland 1/7/2011
  7. Marlin Lane RB 6-0/200 Daytona Beach, FL Mainland 1/7/2011
  8. Duron Carter WR 6-4/210 Coffeyville, KS Coffeyville C.C. 1/7/2011
  9. Marcus McDade DUAL 6-3/200 Chatham, VA Hargrave Military Academy 1/7/2011
  10. Stephen Weatherford PRO 6-3/200 Land O Lakes, FL Land O' Lakes 1/7/2011
  11. Jermaine Whitehead CB 6-0/180 Greenwood, MS Amanda Elzy 1/7/2011
  12. Josue Matias OT 6-5/300 Union, NJ Union Senior 1/14/2011
  13. Rashad Greene WR 6-0/170 Fort Lauderdale, FL St Thomas Aquinas 1/14/2011
  14. Matthew Goudis K 6-1/165 West Hills, CA Chaminade 1/14/2011
  15. John Jenkins DT 6-5/340 Perkinston, MS Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. 1/14/2011
  16. Antonio Kinard OLB 6-4/215 Chatham, VA Hargrave Military Academy 1/14/2011
  17. Kevin Grooms ATH 5-10/175 Hollywood, FL South Broward 1/14/2011
  18. Ryan Malleck TE 6-5/235 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Point Pleasant 1/14/2011
  19. Dallas Crawford CB 5-10/185 Fort Myers, FL South Fort Myers 1/14/2011
  20. Ray Drew SDE 6-5/250 Thomasville, GA Thomas County Central 1/14/2011
  21. Phillip Dorsett WR 5-10/170 Fort Lauderdale, FL St Thomas Aquinas 1/14/2011
  22. Jalen Grimble SDE 6-4/275 Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman 1/21/2011
  23. Marqise Lee ATH 6-0/190 Gardena, CA Junipero Serra 1/21/2011
  24. Chris Barnett TE 6-4/245 Hurst, TX Bell 1/21/2011
  25. Denzel Perryman OLB 6-0/220 Miami, FL Coral Gables Senior 1/21/2011
  26. Byron Moore CB 6-1/200 Wilmington, CA Los Angeles Harbor College 1/21/2011
  27. Dalton Botts K 6-4/205 Moorpark, CA Moorpark College 1/21/2011
  28. Patrick Onwuasor WR 6-2/194 Inglewood, CA Inglewood 1/21/2011
  29. Antonio Poole OLB 6-2/210 Cincinnati, OH Winton Woods 1/21/2011
  30. David Moala DT 6-1/280 Gardena, CA Junipero Serra 1/21/2011
  31. Kaleb Johnson OT 6-4/290 Jacksonville, FL Edward H. White 1/21/2011
  32. Kevin Sousa DUAL 6-3/220 Orlando, FL Lake Nona 1/21/2011
  33. Elkino Watson DT 6-2/280 Miami, FL Booker T. Washington 1/21/2011
  34. Gionni Paul OLB 6-2/227 Lakeland, FL Kathleen Senior 1/21/2011
  35. Anthony Chickillo WDE 6-4/230 Tampa, FL Alonso 1/21/2011
  36. George Farmer WR 6-2/200 Gardena, CA Junipero Serra 1/21/2011
  37. Bryant Dubose SDE 6-4/227 Fort Lauderdale, FL Northeast 1/28/2011
  38. Jacoby Brissett PRO 6-5/230 Palm Beach Gardens, FL Dwyer 1/28/2011
  39. Dominique Terrell ATH 5-11/175 Manassas, VA Osbourn 1/28/2011
  40. Lonnie Gosha DT 6-2/275 Lake Butler, FL Union County 1/28/2011
  41. Devin Lucien WR 6-1/190 Encino, CA Crespi Carmelite 1/28/2011
  42. Mason Harris WDE 6-3/205 Rossville, GA Ridgeland 1/28/2011
  43. Rashawn Scott WR 6-2/200 Melbourne, FL Melbourne Central Catholic 1/28/2011
  44. Junior Alexis DT 6-3/245 Los Angeles, CA Crenshaw 8/14/2011


*2011 247
 
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bomb said:
It's Duke. If he got away it would essentially sink our local advantage from here on out. There are key recruits every few years, and he's about as big and important as it gets. He's a lightening rod type kid that will attract other kids, not just now, but in the future.
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Well stated Bomb.........
 
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Yeah.

The very idea.

Simmering down -the very concept - just pukes me out.

I want 'em.

I want 'em all.

I want 'em all now.
 
This is what I have so far feel free to update/change this list..

WR/PR/KR DeJoshua Johnson 5'11 155lbs - Arizona Western Community College
TE Aaron Boesch 6'5 235lbs - Santa Monica College
DB Deon Bush 6'1 176lbs - Miami Columbus
CB Travell Dixon 6'2 200lbs - Eastern Arizona College
WR Rayshawn Jenkins 6'1 190lbs - Admiral Farragut Academy
WR Robert Lockhart 6'2 180lbs - Fork Union Military Academy

*Notes*
DeJoshua Johnson - no offer but would commit on the spot if UM was interested. Johnson could be dangerous on special teams.
Aaron Boesch - no offer yet, but don't be surprised if he leaves with one. Boesch is a JUCO target that would be eligible to play 3 years at UM.
Travell Dixon - UM not a strong contender but worth watching as Dixon is from the Miami area originally, playing his prep ball Norland.
 
Dixon and Bush are the important guys....gotta have one of them.

Not a big fan of Johnson. He is still rail thin, and doesn't have elite speed (although decent enough).
 
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