So, what's the prediction on the 2008 recruiting class?

[bigdaddy08091]

this is why we need to get a coach NOW. we're losing recruits by the day

We've lost 1 and he was considered a soft commit anyway. I would hardly call that "losing recruits by the day".

We lost one. We only had eight, now we have seven. All of them are verbal only. Seven freaking recruits! Not one of them would be ready to play for 3 years minimum.

Perhaps you should realize how many we had verbally committed at this time last year. I'll even do the research for you.

We had FIVE! 7>5, so shush.

Some of you doom and gloomers need to settle down.

Insanity. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

[Ponymon]

Anyone know what recruits we are going to be able to salvage at this point?

Maybe Orsini is just waiting until February to hire a coach so that recruits will read this board and think that Terry Bowden and Paul Johnson are coming in to be co-head coaches.

2008 Commitment List

COMMITTED/NOT YET SIGNED Pos Stars Ht Wt 40 RR Video Hometown
Matt Allen OL 6-3 275 - 5.2 Tulsa, OK
Cole Beasley ATH 5-9 155 - 5.2 Little Elm, TX
Ralston Dews DT 6-0 343 - 5.1 Tyler, TX
Andrew Ellison TE 6-2 232 4.49 5.3 College Station, TX
Ladarrius Gunn DB 5-9 160 4.4 5.2 Paris, TX
Nick Sampson DB 6-0 184 4.5 5.4 Spring, TX
Braden Smith QB 6-0 190 - 5.0 Rockwall, TX

Cole Beasly is the best athlete out of the bunch. Look at his size? You can bet we will lose Matt Allen to Tulsa while this coaching search is going on. Hopefully the other 5 can bring something to the table.

Allen appears to be solid for SMU based upon the most recent Rivals article:

http://www.ponyfans.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=24304

http://smu.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=738000

[bigdaddy08091]

Anyone know what recruits we are going to be able to salvage at this point?

Maybe Orsini is just waiting until February to hire a coach so that recruits will read this board and think that Terry Bowden and Paul Johnson are coming in to be co-head coaches.

2008 Commitment List

COMMITTED/NOT YET SIGNED Pos Stars Ht Wt 40 RR Video Hometown
Matt Allen OL 6-3 275 - 5.2 Tulsa, OK
Cole Beasley ATH 5-9 155 - 5.2 Little Elm, TX
Ralston Dews DT 6-0 343 - 5.1 Tyler, TX
Andrew Ellison TE 6-2 232 4.49 5.3 College Station, TX
Ladarrius Gunn DB 5-9 160 4.4 5.2 Paris, TX
Nick Sampson DB 6-0 184 4.5 5.4 Spring, TX
Braden Smith QB 6-0 190 - 5.0 Rockwall, TX

Cole Beasly is the best athlete out of the bunch. Look at his size? You can bet we will lose Matt Allen to Tulsa while this coaching search is going on. Hopefully the other 5 can bring something to the table.

Allen appears to be solid for SMU based upon the most recent Rivals article:

http://www.ponyfans.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=24304

http://smu.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=738000

Aint nothing solid until the paperwork is signed.

[Stallion]

oh I'm sure he's solid. Doesn't have any other offers. This is from a school smaller than St. Mark's. He's playing against little Perots, Murchisons and Hunts.

[bigdaddy08091]

oh I'm sure he's solid. Doesn't have any other offers. This is from a school smaller than St. Mark's. He's playing against little Perots, Murchisons and Hunts.

I know, but he is still pretty good sized boy. Why did we recruit him? All the big OL in the metroplex?

[Dark Horse]

"So, what's the prediction on the 2008 recruiting class?"
High school players.

Any truth to the rumor that Dews received a pseudo-offer based on a contingency about him shedding a bunch of weight?