The List (12/23/02): 17!

[Buddha]

1. QB Ricky Joe Meeks (6'3", 210, 4. — Mount Vernon, Texas

2. OL Justin Boren (6'4", 280) — Colleyville (Heritage), Texas

3. DE Desmond Jones (6'0", 270) — Dallas (Carter), Texas

4. LB Zach Hall (6'3", 225) — Irving, Texas

5. RB Richuel Massey (5'11", 220, 4.4) — Hillsboro, Texas

6. OL Bryan Turner (6'2", 290) — Tyler (Lee), Texas

7. WR Blake Warren (5'8", 170) — Arp, Texas

8. OL Kenard Burley (6'4", 310) — Scurry-Rosser, Texas

9. OL Caleb Poveto (6'4", 275) — Flower Mound (Marcus), Texas

10. QB Chris Phillips (6'4", 220, 4.6) — Dallas (Bishop Lynch), Texas

11. RB Fred Turner (5'10", 170, 4.3) — Arlington (Lamar), Texas

12. OL Ben Poynter (6'4", 250. 5.0) — Arlington (Lamar), Texas

13. WR Jaymond Cleveland (5'11", 170, 4.5) — Baytown (Lee), Texas

14. CB Ervin McGee (5-9, 175, 4.4) — Ardmore, Okla.

15. DE Lucky DeLay (6-4, 250, 4.7) — Irving (MacArthur), Texas

16. LB Cory Muse (6-2, 205, 4.6) — Oklahoma City (Millwood), Okla.

17. CB C.D. Moss (5-10, 180, 4.45) — Copperas Cove, Texas

[Buddha]

1. QB Ricky Joe Meeks (6'3", 210, 4. — Mount Vernon, Texas

2. OL Justin Boren (6'4", 280) — Colleyville (Heritage), Texas

3. DE Desmond Jones (6'0", 270) — Dallas (Carter), Texas

4. LB Zach Hall (6'3", 225) — Irving, Texas

5. RB Richuel Massey (5'11", 220, 4.4) — Hillsboro, Texas

6. OL Bryan Turner (6'2", 290) — Tyler (Lee), Texas

7. WR Blake Warren (5'8", 170) — Arp, Texas

8. OL Kenard Burley (6'4", 310) — Scurry-Rosser, Texas

9. OL Caleb Poveto (6'4", 275) — Flower Mound (Marcus), Texas

10. QB Chris Phillips (6'4", 220, 4.6) — Dallas (Bishop Lynch), Texas

11. RB Fred Turner (5'10", 170, 4.3) — Arlington (Lamar), Texas

12. OL Ben Poynter (6'4", 250. 5.0) — Arlington (Lamar), Texas

13. WR Jaymond Cleveland (5'11", 170, 4.5) — Baytown (Lee), Texas

14. CB Ervin McGee (5-9, 175, 4.4) — Ardmore, Okla.

15. DE Lucky DeLay (6-4, 250, 4.7) — Irving (MacArthur), Texas

16. LB Cory Muse (6-2, 205, 4.6) — Oklahoma City (Millwood), Okla.

17. CB C.D. Moss (5-10, 180, 4.45) — Copperas Cove, Texas

18. DE Jordan Newman (6-4, 230, 4.6) — Tulsa (Victory Christian), Okla.

[WildHorse]

I am digging the look of this class.
Give us a couple of thick interior defensive linemen, and I'm satisfied, regardless of who else gets the rest of the scholarships.

[SMUguy]

Have we EVER had this many commitments in December?
Coach Bennett is kickin' tail!

[Charleston Pony]

Let's hope reports of Newman being a "mid term" and counting against last year's numbers are true. Not that we will be able to use the full 25 (unless a few guys are going to quit), but we have a lot of solid looking guys still visiting and I hope we don't run short of scholarships. I won't second guess this coaching staff. They appear to be doing a great job of selling SMU...just as Bennett said he could when he took the job.

[RedRiverPony]

I don't know exactly how, but I bet Coach Bennet signs a full 25 - and this kid would make 26. Go Coach, go.

[No Quarter]

Cory Muse (TE)and Ervin McGee (DB)have both been selected by coaches to play in the Oklahoma East - West All Star Game.

[d_pony]

we presently have 63 on scholarship -- that gives us 22 to give this year assuming that no one leaves -- if Newman comes here midyear he would count on last years total (we have one to give because Donnie Gilstrap never arrived)

[d_pony]

Budda -- you keep listing Ben Poynter as a scholarship commitment which he is not -- i am happy that he is planning to go to smu but he shouldn't be on a list of those who are scholship acceptances -

[Buddha]

my mistake on Poynter. I'd heard he was on scholarship, and I'd heard he was an invited walk-on. Where'd you hear he was a walk-on?

Sorry for any confusion.

[d_pony]

one of the coaches

[Buddha]

In that case, the list looks like this, right?

1. QB Ricky Joe Meeks (6'3", 210, 4. — Mount Vernon, Texas

2. OL Justin Boren (6'4", 280) — Colleyville (Heritage), Texas

3. DE Desmond Jones (6'0", 270) — Dallas (Carter), Texas

4. LB Zach Hall (6'3", 225) — Irving, Texas

5. RB Richuel Massey (5'11", 220, 4.4) — Hillsboro, Texas

6. OL Bryan Turner (6'2", 290) — Tyler (Lee), Texas

7. WR Blake Warren (5'8", 170) — Arp, Texas

8. OL Kenard Burley (6'4", 310) — Scurry-Rosser, Texas

9. OL Caleb Poveto (6'4", 275) — Flower Mound (Marcus), Texas

10. QB Chris Phillips (6'4", 220, 4.6) — Dallas (Bishop Lynch), Texas

11. RB Fred Turner (5'10", 170, 4.3) — Arlington (Lamar), Texas

12. WR Jaymond Cleveland (5'11", 170, 4.5) — Baytown (Lee), Texas

13. CB Ervin McGee (5-9, 175, 4.4) — Ardmore, Okla.

14. DE Lucky DeLay (6-4, 250, 4.7) — Irving (MacArthur), Texas

15. LB Cory Muse (6-2, 205, 4.6) — Oklahoma City (Millwood), Okla.

16. CB C.D. Moss (5-10, 180, 4.45) — Copperas Cove, Texas

17. DE Jordan Newman (6-4, 230, 4.6) — Tulsa (Victory Christian), Okla.

[PonyExpress]

I can't tell you how much I wish I still lived in Dallas. I can't remember the last time an SMU recruiting class drew this much praise, and here I am, about 1,000 miles away. I always make it down to Dallas for at least one game a year, but with the accolades these guys are racking up, that number will have to grow a little. These guys sound like cornerstone players the program can build around as it gets back to where we all know it should be!

[hpfan]

The list may be complete. Bennett has a very specific menu to fill. Also he has a pledge to a host of invited walk on's, grey shirts, and others that have likely earned scolies this past season..SMU may be full up in available spaces supported by scolies...

[FloridaMustang]

Psst...this is SMUStudent06...this is my new username. Anyway...there's no way Bennett is done. We have some QUALITY recruits coming on January 10th and I know he and his staff intend on holding a few scholarships for these guys.