Phillips' recruits

[Dutch]

so here's who rivals (free) shows he's gotten committed...

Marrick Charles DT 6-3 295 5 12/16/2011 Destrehan, LA
Aviante Collins OL 6-6 309 Houston, TX
Jaydrick Declouet WR 5-10 170 4.45 12/16/2011 Patterson, LA
Bryan Singleton DE 6-4 250 4.75 Destrehan, LA
Trevon Stewart DB 5-9 195 12/16/2011 Patterson, LA

of those, stewart & singleton have SMU offers already. chances we sway them?

[Stallion]

Stewart is related Daijuan Stewart-so I'd pick him. All 4 of the La are pretty tight-I think they all visited UH together

[LHS81]

I say grab them all.

[Dutch]

I say grab them all.

do we have room?

[LHS81]

According to Rivals, SMU was at 18 commits after Palacio decided to become a Bruin.

[SMU 86]

Yes, Stewart was kind of talking about that about a week ago on his tweeter page that someone posted here. Plus his cousin is Daijuan who is already committed to SMU. This is why I am glad that their are no non compete clauses in asst coaches contracts. If all those guys would want commit to SMU we might have to cut loose some lower level commits.

[Dutch]

then sign 'em all. if someone's going to take from us, we will plunder from others - IN CONFERENCE!

[LHS81]

PLUNDER? You are starting to sound like a "Virtual PF."

[Rebel10]

If all those guys would want commit to SMU we might have to cut loose some lower level commits.

If we get that 6-5 250 pound DE out of LA I can think of one we can cut loose almost immediately.

[ebrooks11]

I thought I heard that a bad 2012 class would set the program back years though? Have you ever said that COX?

[RyanSMU98]

then sign 'em all. if someone's going to take from us, we will plunder from others - IN CONFERENCE!

Do we think all these kids would get into SMU? I haven't looked that much at them yet, and while I am all for anything that burns a rival, I know some of the LA kids in the past have had academic issues (at least by our standards - remember we require athletes to be able to read and write in complete sentences and in pen, not crayon). I know a lot has changed in that realm, so I would be curious where these guys would fall. If we can get them and get them all in class, then I'd say go for it!

[Junior]

IMO, SMU has to be very careful before it cuts anyone loose. SMU needs to honor its commitment to kids that have been steadfast in their commitment to SMU. Stabbing recruits in the back may win us the battle, but it's an easy way to lose the war. This hire is about the future, not the 2012 class.

At this point, we wouldn't have to cut anybody loose to sign these guys. If guys still haven't committed to us yet, I don't have a problem yanking those offers if they are deemed inferior to the other guys we have signed at this point.

[Mustangs_Maroons]

IMO, SMU has to be very careful before it cuts anyone loose. SMU needs to honor its commitment to kids that have been steadfast in their commitment to SMU. Stabbing recruits in the back may win us the battle, but it's an easy way to lose the war. This hire is about the future, not the 2012 class.

I agree with your premise. However, I do think his hiring can still help our 2012 class. It obviously will not be the same as having had him the whole year but I think there are some recruits that may reconsider SMU now. It happened with UCLA. I don't like the system but it is the system, so we might as well play in it. We've already been burned, so there's no harm in us trying to benefit.

[SMU 86]

Who knows, we might hear of some more decommits that are not necessarily Cali kids. Just sayin.

[ojaipony]

IMO, SMU has to be very careful before it cuts anyone loose. SMU needs to honor its commitment to kids that have been steadfast in their commitment to SMU. Stabbing recruits in the back may win us the battle, but it's an easy way to lose the war. This hire is about the future, not the 2012 class.

At this point, we wouldn't have to cut anybody loose to sign these guys. If guys still haven't committed to us yet, I don't have a problem yanking those offers if they are deemed inferior to the other guys we have signed at this point.

Agreed.

I wouldn't push this as much if it weren't a conference rival. Anytime we can take talent away from them, I'm all for it. I don't think 1 (or 2) cherry picks this year will impact any of our previous verbal commits one way or the other.

And for those who say those of us who were pissed at Klemm and are now saying JP should do what he did: MY feelings toward Klemm had to do with him saying that he wasn't going anywhere knowing that he was and then going after our guys UCLA didn't even know about much less had offered (I hope he and Hulick enjoy their time in the PAC12 basement and living it up in Hell A).