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Scout.com:

DT 1 Marvin Austin
RB 2 Noel Devine
QB 3 Jimmy Clausen
OL 4 Anthony Davis
WR 5 Arrelious Benn
RB 6 Marc Tyler
DE 7 Everson Griffen
DT 8 Torrey Davis
OL 9 Tray Allen
RB 10 Caleb King
LB 11 Chris Galippo
RB 12 John Clay
DT 13 D'Angelo McCray
OL 14 Josh Oglesby
S 15 Austin Box
TE 16 Aaron Hernandez
QB 17 Ryan Mallett
DE 18 Martez Wilson
DE 19 Allen Bailey
QB 20 Pat Bostick
CB 21 Eric Berry
WR 22 Terrance Toliver
OL 23 Ryan Miller
DT 24 John Brown
QB 25 Willy Korn
DE 26 Richetti Jones
RB 27 Broderick Green
CB 28 Ronald Johnson
QB 29 John Brantley
RB 30 Joe McKnight
QB 31 Aaron Corp
OL 32 Martin Coleman
QB 33 Tyrod Taylor
DE 34 Luther Davis
OL 35 Lee Ziemba
WR 36 Ahmad Paige
DT 37 Kerry Murphy
S 38 Stefoin Francois
CB 39 Curtis Brown
DT 40 Andre Jones
OL 41 Kristofer O'Dowd
WR 42 Lansford Watson
DT 43 Brian Price
TE 44 Rob Gronkowski
S 45 Jerimy Finch
S 46 Mark Barnes
TE 47 Chris Izbicki
LB 48 J'Courtney Williams
WR 49 Ron Brooks
CB 50 Donovan Warren
QB 51 John Chiles
OL 52 John Elliott
LB 53 Lorenzo Edwards
DE 54 Justin Trattou
RB 55 Robert Elliott
CB 56 Michael Williams
DT 57 Simi Fili
LB 58 Tyler Nielsen
WR 59 Malcolm Williams
S 60 Marshall Jones
QB 61 Josh Nesbitt
CB 62 Gary Gray
WR 63 Deonte Thompson
DT 64 Myles Wade
OL 65 Chris Little
TE 66 Mike Ragone
LB 67 Chris Strong
RB 68 Lennon Creer
CB 69 Cedric Everson
DE 70 Russell Carter
S 71 C.J. Peake
WR 72 Markques Simas
TE 73 Billy Chavis
S 74 Nick Sukay
QB 75 Kodi Burns
DE 76 Ben Martin
S 77 Morgan Burnett
OL 78 Stefen Wisniewski
LB 79 Derrick Stephens
OL 80 Chris Jacobson
CB 81 Ben Wells
RB 82 Armando Allen
OL 83 James Wilson
QB 84 Mike Paulus
WR 85 Toney Clemons
WR 86 Chris Rainey
LB 87 Manny Abreu
RB 88 Antwain Easterling
S 89 Christian Scott
DE 90 Kenny Rowe
OL 91 Dave Molk
RB 92 Brandon Saine
LB 93 Greg Little
OL 94 Harland Gunn
WR 95 J.R. Hemingway
LB 96 Josh Bynes
OL 97 Carson York
S 98 Major Wright
WR 99 Duval Kamara
RB 100 Dale Martin

Rivals:

Rivals100 - Class of 2007 Player Rankings
RNK PLAYER STARS RAT HT/WT/40 HOMETOWN POS
VERBAL
1 Jimmy Clausen ***** 6.1 6-3/200/4.7 Westlake Village, CA PQB Notre Dame
2 Marvin Austin ***** 6.1 6-3/300/4.83 Washington, D.C. DT
3 Willy Korn ***** 6.1 6-2/200/4.55 Duncan, SC DQB Clemson
4 Caleb King ***** 6.1 5-11/186/4.4 Lilburn, GA RB
5 Everson Griffen ***** 6.1 6-4/266/4.46 Avondale, AZ SDE
6 Josh Oglesby ***** 6.1 6-7/315/- Milwaukee, WI OT Wisconsin
7 Torrey Davis ***** 6.1 6-5/290/- Seffner, FL DT
8 Tray Allen ***** 6.1 6-4/305/5.3 Grand Prairie, TX OG Texas
9 Chris Galippo ***** 6.1 6-3/235/4.6 Anaheim, CA OLB Southern Cal
10 Terrance Toliver ***** 6.1 6-5/180/- Hempstead, TX WR
11 Eric Berry ***** 6.1 6-0/180/4.55 Fairburn, GA CB
12 John Chiles ***** 6.1 6-1/195/4.4 Mansfield, TX ATH Texas
13 John Brantley ***** 6.1 6-3/190/4.64 Ocala, FL PQB Texas
14 Joe McKnight ***** 6.1 5-11/180/4.6 River Ridge, LA ATH
15 Ryan Miller ***** 6.1 6-6/278/5.47 Littleton, CO OT
16 Noel Devine ***** 6.1 5-8/175/4.4 North Fort Myers, FL RB
17 Joseph Barksdale ***** 6.1 6-5/305/4.9 Detroit, MI DT
18 Tyrod Taylor ***** 6.1 6-1/193/4.55 Hampton, VA DQB
19 Arrelious Benn ***** 6.1 6-2/210/4.45 Washington, D.C. WR
20 Ronald Johnson ***** 6.1 6-0/177/4.5 Muskegon, MI CB
21 Martez Wilson ***** 6.1 6-4/228/- Chicago, IL WDE
22 Marc Tyler ***** 6.1 6-0/215/4.5 Westlake Village, CA RB
23 Dwight Jones ***** 6.1 6-5/210/- Burlington, NC WR North Carolina
24 Allen Bailey ***** 6.1 6-3/252/4.95 Darien, GA SDE
25 Deonte Thompson ***** 6.1 6-0/180/4.4 Belle Glade, FL WR
26 Gary Gray ***** 6.1 5-10/170/4.5 Columbia, SC CB South Carolina
27 Ryan Mallett ***** 6.1 6-7/235/- Texarkana, TX PQB Michigan
28 Eugene Clifford **** 6.0 6-2/190/4.45 Cincinnati, OH S
29 Anthony Davis ***** 6.0 6-6/305/5.2 Piscataway, NJ OT
30 James Wilson ***** 6.0 6-6/310/4.9 St. Augustine, FL OG
31 Aaron Hernandez ***** 6.0 6-4/235/4.58 Bristol, CT TE Florida
32 Michael Huey ***** 6.0 6-5/290/- Kilgore, TX OG Texas
33 Dionte Allen ***** 6.0 6-0/175/4.4 Orchard Lake, MI CB
34 Armando Allen ***** 6.0 5-9/181/4.31 Hialeah, FL APB
35 Chad Jones **** 6.0 6-3/215/4.55 Baton Rouge, LA S
36 Curtis Brown ***** 6.0 6-0/174/4.4 Gilmer, TX CB Texas
37 Lee Ziemba ***** 6.0 6-7/295/5.17 Rogers, AR OT
38 Lennon Creer ***** 6.0 6-1/190/4.5 Tatum, TX RB
39 Duval Kamara ***** 6.0 6-5/209/4.6 Hoboken, NJ WR Notre Dame
40 Richetti Jones **** 6.0 6-3/234/4.78 Dallas, TX SDE
41 Niles Paul **** 6.0 6-1/200/4.4 Omaha, NE WR Nebraska
42 Mike Paulus ***** 6.0 6-5/220/4.9 Syracuse, NY PQB North Carolina
43 D'Angelo McCray **** 6.0 Jacksonville, FL SDE Florida
44 Mark Barnes ***** 6.0 6-3/190/4.57 Columbia, SC WR
45 Ben Martin **** 6.0 6-5/220/4.5 Cincinnati, OH SDE
46 Chris Strong ***** 6.0 6-2/240/- Batesville, MS ILB Ole Miss
47 Quintin Richardson ***** 6.0 6-4/270/5 Columbia, SC OT South Carolina
48 John Brown ***** 6.0 6-2/285/- Lakeland, FL DT
49 Chris Donald **** 6.0 6-2/220/4.6 Huntingdon, TN OLB
50 Brian Price ***** 6.0 6-0/262/4.9 Los Angeles, CA DT UCLA
51 Broderick Green ***** 6.0 6-1/230/4.57 Little Rock, AR RB Southern Cal
52 Donovan Warren **** 6.0 6-0/175/4.4 Long Beach, CA CB
53 Kerry Murphy ***** 6.0 6-5/315/5.1 Hoover, AL DT
54 Marshall Jones **** 6.0 6-0/185/4.5 Westlake Village, CA S
55 Jacoby Monroe **** 6.0 Jacksonville, FL SDE

56 Andre Jones ***** 6.0 6-4/305/5.66 El Paso, TX DT Texas
57 Brandon Saine ***** 6.0 6-0/200/4.4 Piqua, OH RB Ohio State
58 Bryan Bulaga ***** 6.0 6-5/270/4.78 Woodstock, IL OT Iowa
59 Sidell Corley **** 6.0 6-4/250/4.8 Mobile, AL SDE Florida
60 Jordan Bernstine **** 6.0 5-11/195/4.43 Des Moines, IA S
61 Marcus Gilchrist ***** 6.0 5-11/175/4.45 High Point , NC CB
62 Kristofer O'Dowd ***** 6.0 6-4/275/5.16 Tucson, AZ OG
63 Mike Ragone ***** 6.0 6-4/221/4.4 Cherry Hill, NJ TE Notre Dame
64 Alphonso Bryant ***** 6.0 6-0/190/4.46 Homestead, FL WR
65 Matt Summers-Gavin ***** 6.0 6-5/271/5.1 San Francisco, CA OC
66 John Clay ***** 5.9 6-2/222/4.5 Racine, WI RB
67 Austin Box **** 5.9 6-3/215/4.6 Enid, OK OLB Oklahoma
68 Javario Burkes ***** 5.9 6-4/311/5.78 Phoenix, AZ OG
69 Ben Wells ***** 5.9 6-0/174/4.45 Beaumont, TX CB Texas
70 Pat Bostick **** 5.9 6-3/220/4.85 Lancaster, PA PQB Pittsburgh
71 Trinton Sturdivant ***** 5.9 6-6/285/5.1 Wadesboro, NC OT Georgia
72 Michael McNeil **** 5.9 6-2/195/4.58 Mobile, AL S
73 Lansford Watson **** 5.9 6-4/217/4.6 Brooklyn, NY TE
74 Enrique Davis **** 5.9 6-0/214/4.4 Lynn Haven, FL RB
75 Cameron Heyward ***** 5.9 6-7/270/4.85 Suwanee, GA DT
76 Malcolm Williams **** 5.9 6-3/205/4.43 Garland, TX WR Texas
77 Michael Keck **** 5.9 6-5/215/4.5 Harrisonville, MO WDE
78 Kenny Rowe **** 5.9 6-2/216/4.91 Long Beach, CA WDE
79 Antonio Jeremiah ***** 5.9 6-5/290/5.05 Hilliard, OH DT
80 Robert Hughes ***** 5.9 6-0/220/4.6 Chicago, IL RB
81 Joe Haden **** 5.9 5-11/185/4.4 Fort Washington, MD ATH
82 Raymond Carter **** 5.9 5-11/187/4.4 Los Angeles, CA RB UCLA
83 Keith Nichol ***** 5.9 6-2/180/4.68 Lowell, MI DQB Michigan State
84 Derrick Stephens ***** 5.9 6-3/220/4.58 Houston, TX ILB Texas A&M
85 Chris Culliver **** 5.9 6-1/190/4.38 Garner, NC S NC State
86 Aaron Corp ***** 5.9 6-4/195/4.6 Villa Park, CA DQB Southern Cal
87 Ted Laurent ***** 5.9 6-2/285/4.9 Powder Springs, GA DT Ole Miss
88 Stephen Garcia ***** 5.9 6-3/212/4.65 Tampa, FL DQB
89 Major Wright **** 5.9 6-1/200/4.5 Fort Lauderdale, FL S
90 Greg Little **** 5.9 6-3/208/4.5 Durham, NC ATH
91 Ahmad Paige **** 5.9 6-3/175/4.39 Sterlington, LA WR
92 Aundre McGaskey **** 5.9 6-4/290/5.2 La Marque, TX OG Texas
93 Cliff Matthews **** 5.9 6-5/230/4.7 Cheraw, SC WDE
94 Nick Sukay **** 5.9 6-3/200/4.5 Greensburg, PA WR
95 Jay Smith **** 5.9 6-2/195/4.47 Virginia Beach, VA WR
96 Christian Ballard **** 5.9 6-4/280/4.75 Lawrence, KS TE Kansas
97 Nick Claytor ***** 5.9 6-6/312/5.6 Gainesville, GA OT
98 Travian Robertson **** 5.9 6-4/230 Laurinburg (NC) SDE
99 Brandon Gibson **** 5.9 6-2/190/4.53 Mobile, AL WR
100 Will Blackwell ***** 5.9 6-4/289/5 West Monroe, LA DT

I'm def more of a Rivals guy than Scout. I have the premium deal over at Warchant.com and I just think Rivals has more people to do scouting, so I think they are more informed. I think there is no doubt that Jimmy Clausen is the top player in this year's class. As of right now I dont know as much about the kids as I will come August - Dec as recruting heats up, but I am pretty sure that those lists will be updated at least 2-3 more times before National Signing Day.

There are some sick DLinemen in this years class.

Killian wrote:Scout.com:

DT 1 Marvin Austin
RB 2 Noel Devine
QB 3 Jimmy Clausen
OL 4 Anthony Davis
WR 5 Arrelious Benn
RB 6 Marc Tyler
DE 7 Everson Griffen
DT 8 Torrey Davis
OL 9 Tray Allen
RB 10 Caleb King
LB 11 Chris Galippo
RB 12 John Clay
DT 13 D'Angelo McCray
OL 14 Josh Oglesby
S 15 Austin Box
TE 16 Aaron Hernandez
QB 17 Ryan Mallett
DE 18 Martez Wilson
DE 19 Allen Bailey
QB 20 Pat Bostick
CB 21 Eric Berry
WR 22 Terrance Toliver
OL 23 Ryan Miller
DT 24 John Brown
QB 25 Willy Korn
DE 26 Richetti Jones
RB 27 Broderick Green
CB 28 Ronald Johnson
QB 29 John Brantley
RB 30 Joe McKnight
QB 31 Aaron Corp
OL 32 Martin Coleman
QB 33 Tyrod Taylor
DE 34 Luther Davis
OL 35 Lee Ziemba
WR 36 Ahmad Paige
DT 37 Kerry Murphy
S 38 Stefoin Francois
CB 39 Curtis Brown
DT 40 Andre Jones
OL 41 Kristofer O'Dowd
WR 42 Lansford Watson
DT 43 Brian Price
TE 44 Rob Gronkowski
S 45 Jerimy Finch
S 46 Mark Barnes
TE 47 Chris Izbicki
LB 48 J'Courtney Williams
WR 49 Ron Brooks
CB 50 Donovan Warren
QB 51 John Chiles
OL 52 John Elliott
LB 53 Lorenzo Edwards
DE 54 Justin Trattou
RB 55 Robert Elliott
CB 56 Michael Williams
DT 57 Simi Fili
LB 58 Tyler Nielsen
WR 59 Malcolm Williams
S 60 Marshall Jones
QB 61 Josh Nesbitt
CB 62 Gary Gray
WR 63 Deonte Thompson
DT 64 Myles Wade
OL 65 Chris Little
TE 66 Mike Ragone
LB 67 Chris Strong
RB 68 Lennon Creer
CB 69 Cedric Everson
DE 70 Russell Carter
S 71 C.J. Peake
WR 72 Markques Simas
TE 73 Billy Chavis
S 74 Nick Sukay
QB 75 Kodi Burns
DE 76 Ben Martin
S 77 Morgan Burnett
OL 78 Stefen Wisniewski
LB 79 Derrick Stephens
OL 80 Chris Jacobson
CB 81 Ben Wells
RB 82 Armando Allen
OL 83 James Wilson
QB 84 Mike Paulus
WR 85 Toney Clemons
WR 86 Chris Rainey
LB 87 Manny Abreu
RB 88 Antwain Easterling
S 89 Christian Scott
DE 90 Kenny Rowe
OL 91 Dave Molk
RB 92 Brandon Saine
LB 93 Greg Little
OL 94 Harland Gunn
WR 95 J.R. Hemingway
LB 96 Josh Bynes
OL 97 Carson York
S 98 Major Wright
WR 99 Duval Kamara
RB 100 Dale Martin

Rivals:

Rivals100 - Class of 2007 Player Rankings
RNK PLAYER STARS RAT HT/WT/40 HOMETOWN POS
VERBAL
1 Jimmy Clausen ***** 6.1 6-3/200/4.7 Westlake Village, CA PQB Notre Dame
2 Marvin Austin ***** 6.1 6-3/300/4.83 Washington, D.C. DT
3 Willy Korn ***** 6.1 6-2/200/4.55 Duncan, SC DQB Clemson
4 Caleb King ***** 6.1 5-11/186/4.4 Lilburn, GA RB
5 Everson Griffen ***** 6.1 6-4/266/4.46 Avondale, AZ SDE
6 Josh Oglesby ***** 6.1 6-7/315/- Milwaukee, WI OT Wisconsin
7 Torrey Davis ***** 6.1 6-5/290/- Seffner, FL DT
8 Tray Allen ***** 6.1 6-4/305/5.3 Grand Prairie, TX OG Texas
9 Chris Galippo ***** 6.1 6-3/235/4.6 Anaheim, CA OLB Southern Cal
10 Terrance Toliver ***** 6.1 6-5/180/- Hempstead, TX WR
11 Eric Berry ***** 6.1 6-0/180/4.55 Fairburn, GA CB
12 John Chiles ***** 6.1 6-1/195/4.4 Mansfield, TX ATH Texas
13 John Brantley ***** 6.1 6-3/190/4.64 Ocala, FL PQB Texas
14 Joe McKnight ***** 6.1 5-11/180/4.6 River Ridge, LA ATH
15 Ryan Miller ***** 6.1 6-6/278/5.47 Littleton, CO OT
16 Noel Devine ***** 6.1 5-8/175/4.4 North Fort Myers, FL RB
17 Joseph Barksdale ***** 6.1 6-5/305/4.9 Detroit, MI DT
18 Tyrod Taylor ***** 6.1 6-1/193/4.55 Hampton, VA DQB
19 Arrelious Benn ***** 6.1 6-2/210/4.45 Washington, D.C. WR
20 Ronald Johnson ***** 6.1 6-0/177/4.5 Muskegon, MI CB
21 Martez Wilson ***** 6.1 6-4/228/- Chicago, IL WDE
22 Marc Tyler ***** 6.1 6-0/215/4.5 Westlake Village, CA RB
23 Dwight Jones ***** 6.1 6-5/210/- Burlington, NC WR North Carolina
24 Allen Bailey ***** 6.1 6-3/252/4.95 Darien, GA SDE
25 Deonte Thompson ***** 6.1 6-0/180/4.4 Belle Glade, FL WR
26 Gary Gray ***** 6.1 5-10/170/4.5 Columbia, SC CB South Carolina
27 Ryan Mallett ***** 6.1 6-7/235/- Texarkana, TX PQB Michigan
28 Eugene Clifford **** 6.0 6-2/190/4.45 Cincinnati, OH S
29 Anthony Davis ***** 6.0 6-6/305/5.2 Piscataway, NJ OT
30 James Wilson ***** 6.0 6-6/310/4.9 St. Augustine, FL OG
31 Aaron Hernandez ***** 6.0 6-4/235/4.58 Bristol, CT TE Florida
32 Michael Huey ***** 6.0 6-5/290/- Kilgore, TX OG Texas
33 Dionte Allen ***** 6.0 6-0/175/4.4 Orchard Lake, MI CB
34 Armando Allen ***** 6.0 5-9/181/4.31 Hialeah, FL APB
35 Chad Jones **** 6.0 6-3/215/4.55 Baton Rouge, LA S
36 Curtis Brown ***** 6.0 6-0/174/4.4 Gilmer, TX CB Texas
37 Lee Ziemba ***** 6.0 6-7/295/5.17 Rogers, AR OT
38 Lennon Creer ***** 6.0 6-1/190/4.5 Tatum, TX RB
39 Duval Kamara ***** 6.0 6-5/209/4.6 Hoboken, NJ WR Notre Dame
40 Richetti Jones **** 6.0 6-3/234/4.78 Dallas, TX SDE
41 Niles Paul **** 6.0 6-1/200/4.4 Omaha, NE WR Nebraska
42 Mike Paulus ***** 6.0 6-5/220/4.9 Syracuse, NY PQB North Carolina
43 D'Angelo McCray **** 6.0 Jacksonville, FL SDE Florida
44 Mark Barnes ***** 6.0 6-3/190/4.57 Columbia, SC WR
45 Ben Martin **** 6.0 6-5/220/4.5 Cincinnati, OH SDE
46 Chris Strong ***** 6.0 6-2/240/- Batesville, MS ILB Ole Miss
47 Quintin Richardson ***** 6.0 6-4/270/5 Columbia, SC OT South Carolina
48 John Brown ***** 6.0 6-2/285/- Lakeland, FL DT
49 Chris Donald **** 6.0 6-2/220/4.6 Huntingdon, TN OLB
50 Brian Price ***** 6.0 6-0/262/4.9 Los Angeles, CA DT UCLA
51 Broderick Green ***** 6.0 6-1/230/4.57 Little Rock, AR RB Southern Cal
52 Donovan Warren **** 6.0 6-0/175/4.4 Long Beach, CA CB
53 Kerry Murphy ***** 6.0 6-5/315/5.1 Hoover, AL DT
54 Marshall Jones **** 6.0 6-0/185/4.5 Westlake Village, CA S
55 Jacoby Monroe **** 6.0 Jacksonville, FL SDE

56 Andre Jones ***** 6.0 6-4/305/5.66 El Paso, TX DT Texas
57 Brandon Saine ***** 6.0 6-0/200/4.4 Piqua, OH RB Ohio State
58 Bryan Bulaga ***** 6.0 6-5/270/4.78 Woodstock, IL OT Iowa
59 Sidell Corley **** 6.0 6-4/250/4.8 Mobile, AL SDE Florida
60 Jordan Bernstine **** 6.0 5-11/195/4.43 Des Moines, IA S
61 Marcus Gilchrist ***** 6.0 5-11/175/4.45 High Point , NC CB
62 Kristofer O'Dowd ***** 6.0 6-4/275/5.16 Tucson, AZ OG
63 Mike Ragone ***** 6.0 6-4/221/4.4 Cherry Hill, NJ TE Notre Dame
64 Alphonso Bryant ***** 6.0 6-0/190/4.46 Homestead, FL WR
65 Matt Summers-Gavin ***** 6.0 6-5/271/5.1 San Francisco, CA OC
66 John Clay ***** 5.9 6-2/222/4.5 Racine, WI RB
67 Austin Box **** 5.9 6-3/215/4.6 Enid, OK OLB Oklahoma
68 Javario Burkes ***** 5.9 6-4/311/5.78 Phoenix, AZ OG
69 Ben Wells ***** 5.9 6-0/174/4.45 Beaumont, TX CB Texas
70 Pat Bostick **** 5.9 6-3/220/4.85 Lancaster, PA PQB Pittsburgh
71 Trinton Sturdivant ***** 5.9 6-6/285/5.1 Wadesboro, NC OT Georgia
72 Michael McNeil **** 5.9 6-2/195/4.58 Mobile, AL S
73 Lansford Watson **** 5.9 6-4/217/4.6 Brooklyn, NY TE
74 Enrique Davis **** 5.9 6-0/214/4.4 Lynn Haven, FL RB
75 Cameron Heyward ***** 5.9 6-7/270/4.85 Suwanee, GA DT
76 Malcolm Williams **** 5.9 6-3/205/4.43 Garland, TX WR Texas
77 Michael Keck **** 5.9 6-5/215/4.5 Harrisonville, MO WDE
78 Kenny Rowe **** 5.9 6-2/216/4.91 Long Beach, CA WDE
79 Antonio Jeremiah ***** 5.9 6-5/290/5.05 Hilliard, OH DT
80 Robert Hughes ***** 5.9 6-0/220/4.6 Chicago, IL RB
81 Joe Haden **** 5.9 5-11/185/4.4 Fort Washington, MD ATH
82 Raymond Carter **** 5.9 5-11/187/4.4 Los Angeles, CA RB UCLA
83 Keith Nichol ***** 5.9 6-2/180/4.68 Lowell, MI DQB Michigan State
84 Derrick Stephens ***** 5.9 6-3/220/4.58 Houston, TX ILB Texas A&M
85 Chris Culliver **** 5.9 6-1/190/4.38 Garner, NC S NC State
86 Aaron Corp ***** 5.9 6-4/195/4.6 Villa Park, CA DQB Southern Cal
87 Ted Laurent ***** 5.9 6-2/285/4.9 Powder Springs, GA DT Ole Miss
88 Stephen Garcia ***** 5.9 6-3/212/4.65 Tampa, FL DQB
89 Major Wright **** 5.9 6-1/200/4.5 Fort Lauderdale, FL S
90 Greg Little **** 5.9 6-3/208/4.5 Durham, NC ATH
91 Ahmad Paige **** 5.9 6-3/175/4.39 Sterlington, LA WR
92 Aundre McGaskey **** 5.9 6-4/290/5.2 La Marque, TX OG Texas
93 Cliff Matthews **** 5.9 6-5/230/4.7 Cheraw, SC WDE
94 Nick Sukay **** 5.9 6-3/200/4.5 Greensburg, PA WR
95 Jay Smith **** 5.9 6-2/195/4.47 Virginia Beach, VA WR
96 Christian Ballard **** 5.9 6-4/280/4.75 Lawrence, KS TE Kansas
97 Nick Claytor ***** 5.9 6-6/312/5.6 Gainesville, GA OT
98 Travian Robertson **** 5.9 6-4/230 Laurinburg (NC) SDE
99 Brandon Gibson **** 5.9 6-2/190/4.53 Mobile, AL WR
100 Will Blackwell ***** 5.9 6-4/289/5 West Monroe, LA DT

Texas is all but done, I think they have 2 more ships left to give, I knew they did a great job but this class has the potential to be as good as 2k2

Vito Corleone wrote:

Killian wrote:Scout.com:

DT 1 Marvin Austin
RB 2 Noel Devine
QB 3 Jimmy Clausen
OL 4 Anthony Davis
WR 5 Arrelious Benn
RB 6 Marc Tyler
DE 7 Everson Griffen
DT 8 Torrey Davis
OL 9 Tray Allen
RB 10 Caleb King
LB 11 Chris Galippo
RB 12 John Clay
DT 13 D'Angelo McCray
OL 14 Josh Oglesby
S 15 Austin Box
TE 16 Aaron Hernandez
QB 17 Ryan Mallett
DE 18 Martez Wilson
DE 19 Allen Bailey
QB 20 Pat Bostick
CB 21 Eric Berry
WR 22 Terrance Toliver
OL 23 Ryan Miller
DT 24 John Brown
QB 25 Willy Korn
DE 26 Richetti Jones
RB 27 Broderick Green
CB 28 Ronald Johnson
QB 29 John Brantley
RB 30 Joe McKnight
QB 31 Aaron Corp
OL 32 Martin Coleman
QB 33 Tyrod Taylor
DE 34 Luther Davis
OL 35 Lee Ziemba
WR 36 Ahmad Paige
DT 37 Kerry Murphy
S 38 Stefoin Francois
CB 39 Curtis Brown
DT 40 Andre Jones
OL 41 Kristofer O'Dowd
WR 42 Lansford Watson
DT 43 Brian Price
TE 44 Rob Gronkowski
S 45 Jerimy Finch
S 46 Mark Barnes
TE 47 Chris Izbicki
LB 48 J'Courtney Williams
WR 49 Ron Brooks
CB 50 Donovan Warren
QB 51 John Chiles
OL 52 John Elliott
LB 53 Lorenzo Edwards
DE 54 Justin Trattou
RB 55 Robert Elliott
CB 56 Michael Williams
DT 57 Simi Fili
LB 58 Tyler Nielsen
WR 59 Malcolm Williams
S 60 Marshall Jones
QB 61 Josh Nesbitt
CB 62 Gary Gray
WR 63 Deonte Thompson
DT 64 Myles Wade
OL 65 Chris Little
TE 66 Mike Ragone
LB 67 Chris Strong
RB 68 Lennon Creer
CB 69 Cedric Everson
DE 70 Russell Carter
S 71 C.J. Peake
WR 72 Markques Simas
TE 73 Billy Chavis
S 74 Nick Sukay
QB 75 Kodi Burns
DE 76 Ben Martin
S 77 Morgan Burnett
OL 78 Stefen Wisniewski
LB 79 Derrick Stephens
OL 80 Chris Jacobson
CB 81 Ben Wells
RB 82 Armando Allen
OL 83 James Wilson
QB 84 Mike Paulus
WR 85 Toney Clemons
WR 86 Chris Rainey
LB 87 Manny Abreu
RB 88 Antwain Easterling
S 89 Christian Scott
DE 90 Kenny Rowe
OL 91 Dave Molk
RB 92 Brandon Saine
LB 93 Greg Little
OL 94 Harland Gunn
WR 95 J.R. Hemingway
LB 96 Josh Bynes
OL 97 Carson York
S 98 Major Wright
WR 99 Duval Kamara
RB 100 Dale Martin

Rivals:

Rivals100 - Class of 2007 Player Rankings
RNK PLAYER STARS RAT HT/WT/40 HOMETOWN POS
VERBAL
1 Jimmy Clausen ***** 6.1 6-3/200/4.7 Westlake Village, CA PQB Notre Dame
2 Marvin Austin ***** 6.1 6-3/300/4.83 Washington, D.C. DT
3 Willy Korn ***** 6.1 6-2/200/4.55 Duncan, SC DQB Clemson
4 Caleb King ***** 6.1 5-11/186/4.4 Lilburn, GA RB
5 Everson Griffen ***** 6.1 6-4/266/4.46 Avondale, AZ SDE
6 Josh Oglesby ***** 6.1 6-7/315/- Milwaukee, WI OT Wisconsin
7 Torrey Davis ***** 6.1 6-5/290/- Seffner, FL DT
8 Tray Allen ***** 6.1 6-4/305/5.3 Grand Prairie, TX OG Texas
9 Chris Galippo ***** 6.1 6-3/235/4.6 Anaheim, CA OLB Southern Cal
10 Terrance Toliver ***** 6.1 6-5/180/- Hempstead, TX WR
11 Eric Berry ***** 6.1 6-0/180/4.55 Fairburn, GA CB
12 John Chiles ***** 6.1 6-1/195/4.4 Mansfield, TX ATH Texas
13 John Brantley ***** 6.1 6-3/190/4.64 Ocala, FL PQB Texas
14 Joe McKnight ***** 6.1 5-11/180/4.6 River Ridge, LA ATH
15 Ryan Miller ***** 6.1 6-6/278/5.47 Littleton, CO OT
16 Noel Devine ***** 6.1 5-8/175/4.4 North Fort Myers, FL RB
17 Joseph Barksdale ***** 6.1 6-5/305/4.9 Detroit, MI DT
18 Tyrod Taylor ***** 6.1 6-1/193/4.55 Hampton, VA DQB
19 Arrelious Benn ***** 6.1 6-2/210/4.45 Washington, D.C. WR
20 Ronald Johnson ***** 6.1 6-0/177/4.5 Muskegon, MI CB
21 Martez Wilson ***** 6.1 6-4/228/- Chicago, IL WDE
22 Marc Tyler ***** 6.1 6-0/215/4.5 Westlake Village, CA RB
23 Dwight Jones ***** 6.1 6-5/210/- Burlington, NC WR North Carolina
24 Allen Bailey ***** 6.1 6-3/252/4.95 Darien, GA SDE
25 Deonte Thompson ***** 6.1 6-0/180/4.4 Belle Glade, FL WR
26 Gary Gray ***** 6.1 5-10/170/4.5 Columbia, SC CB South Carolina
27 Ryan Mallett ***** 6.1 6-7/235/- Texarkana, TX PQB Michigan
28 Eugene Clifford **** 6.0 6-2/190/4.45 Cincinnati, OH S
29 Anthony Davis ***** 6.0 6-6/305/5.2 Piscataway, NJ OT
30 James Wilson ***** 6.0 6-6/310/4.9 St. Augustine, FL OG
31 Aaron Hernandez ***** 6.0 6-4/235/4.58 Bristol, CT TE Florida
32 Michael Huey ***** 6.0 6-5/290/- Kilgore, TX OG Texas
33 Dionte Allen ***** 6.0 6-0/175/4.4 Orchard Lake, MI CB
34 Armando Allen ***** 6.0 5-9/181/4.31 Hialeah, FL APB
35 Chad Jones **** 6.0 6-3/215/4.55 Baton Rouge, LA S
36 Curtis Brown ***** 6.0 6-0/174/4.4 Gilmer, TX CB Texas
37 Lee Ziemba ***** 6.0 6-7/295/5.17 Rogers, AR OT
38 Lennon Creer ***** 6.0 6-1/190/4.5 Tatum, TX RB
39 Duval Kamara ***** 6.0 6-5/209/4.6 Hoboken, NJ WR Notre Dame
40 Richetti Jones **** 6.0 6-3/234/4.78 Dallas, TX SDE
41 Niles Paul **** 6.0 6-1/200/4.4 Omaha, NE WR Nebraska
42 Mike Paulus ***** 6.0 6-5/220/4.9 Syracuse, NY PQB North Carolina
43 D'Angelo McCray **** 6.0 Jacksonville, FL SDE Florida
44 Mark Barnes ***** 6.0 6-3/190/4.57 Columbia, SC WR
45 Ben Martin **** 6.0 6-5/220/4.5 Cincinnati, OH SDE
46 Chris Strong ***** 6.0 6-2/240/- Batesville, MS ILB Ole Miss
47 Quintin Richardson ***** 6.0 6-4/270/5 Columbia, SC OT South Carolina
48 John Brown ***** 6.0 6-2/285/- Lakeland, FL DT
49 Chris Donald **** 6.0 6-2/220/4.6 Huntingdon, TN OLB
50 Brian Price ***** 6.0 6-0/262/4.9 Los Angeles, CA DT UCLA
51 Broderick Green ***** 6.0 6-1/230/4.57 Little Rock, AR RB Southern Cal
52 Donovan Warren **** 6.0 6-0/175/4.4 Long Beach, CA CB
53 Kerry Murphy ***** 6.0 6-5/315/5.1 Hoover, AL DT
54 Marshall Jones **** 6.0 6-0/185/4.5 Westlake Village, CA S
55 Jacoby Monroe **** 6.0 Jacksonville, FL SDE

56 Andre Jones ***** 6.0 6-4/305/5.66 El Paso, TX DT Texas
57 Brandon Saine ***** 6.0 6-0/200/4.4 Piqua, OH RB Ohio State
58 Bryan Bulaga ***** 6.0 6-5/270/4.78 Woodstock, IL OT Iowa
59 Sidell Corley **** 6.0 6-4/250/4.8 Mobile, AL SDE Florida
60 Jordan Bernstine **** 6.0 5-11/195/4.43 Des Moines, IA S
61 Marcus Gilchrist ***** 6.0 5-11/175/4.45 High Point , NC CB
62 Kristofer O'Dowd ***** 6.0 6-4/275/5.16 Tucson, AZ OG
63 Mike Ragone ***** 6.0 6-4/221/4.4 Cherry Hill, NJ TE Notre Dame
64 Alphonso Bryant ***** 6.0 6-0/190/4.46 Homestead, FL WR
65 Matt Summers-Gavin ***** 6.0 6-5/271/5.1 San Francisco, CA OC
66 John Clay ***** 5.9 6-2/222/4.5 Racine, WI RB
67 Austin Box **** 5.9 6-3/215/4.6 Enid, OK OLB Oklahoma
68 Javario Burkes ***** 5.9 6-4/311/5.78 Phoenix, AZ OG
69 Ben Wells ***** 5.9 6-0/174/4.45 Beaumont, TX CB Texas
70 Pat Bostick **** 5.9 6-3/220/4.85 Lancaster, PA PQB Pittsburgh
71 Trinton Sturdivant ***** 5.9 6-6/285/5.1 Wadesboro, NC OT Georgia
72 Michael McNeil **** 5.9 6-2/195/4.58 Mobile, AL S
73 Lansford Watson **** 5.9 6-4/217/4.6 Brooklyn, NY TE
74 Enrique Davis **** 5.9 6-0/214/4.4 Lynn Haven, FL RB
75 Cameron Heyward ***** 5.9 6-7/270/4.85 Suwanee, GA DT
76 Malcolm Williams **** 5.9 6-3/205/4.43 Garland, TX WR Texas
77 Michael Keck **** 5.9 6-5/215/4.5 Harrisonville, MO WDE
78 Kenny Rowe **** 5.9 6-2/216/4.91 Long Beach, CA WDE
79 Antonio Jeremiah ***** 5.9 6-5/290/5.05 Hilliard, OH DT
80 Robert Hughes ***** 5.9 6-0/220/4.6 Chicago, IL RB
81 Joe Haden **** 5.9 5-11/185/4.4 Fort Washington, MD ATH
82 Raymond Carter **** 5.9 5-11/187/4.4 Los Angeles, CA RB UCLA
83 Keith Nichol ***** 5.9 6-2/180/4.68 Lowell, MI DQB Michigan State
84 Derrick Stephens ***** 5.9 6-3/220/4.58 Houston, TX ILB Texas A&M
85 Chris Culliver **** 5.9 6-1/190/4.38 Garner, NC S NC State
86 Aaron Corp ***** 5.9 6-4/195/4.6 Villa Park, CA DQB Southern Cal
87 Ted Laurent ***** 5.9 6-2/285/4.9 Powder Springs, GA DT Ole Miss
88 Stephen Garcia ***** 5.9 6-3/212/4.65 Tampa, FL DQB
89 Major Wright **** 5.9 6-1/200/4.5 Fort Lauderdale, FL S
90 Greg Little **** 5.9 6-3/208/4.5 Durham, NC ATH
91 Ahmad Paige **** 5.9 6-3/175/4.39 Sterlington, LA WR
92 Aundre McGaskey **** 5.9 6-4/290/5.2 La Marque, TX OG Texas
93 Cliff Matthews **** 5.9 6-5/230/4.7 Cheraw, SC WDE
94 Nick Sukay **** 5.9 6-3/200/4.5 Greensburg, PA WR
95 Jay Smith **** 5.9 6-2/195/4.47 Virginia Beach, VA WR
96 Christian Ballard **** 5.9 6-4/280/4.75 Lawrence, KS TE Kansas
97 Nick Claytor ***** 5.9 6-6/312/5.6 Gainesville, GA OT
98 Travian Robertson **** 5.9 6-4/230 Laurinburg (NC) SDE
99 Brandon Gibson **** 5.9 6-2/190/4.53 Mobile, AL WR
100 Will Blackwell ***** 5.9 6-4/289/5 West Monroe, LA DT

Texas is all but done, I think they have 2 more ships left to give, I knew they did a great job but this class has the potential to be as good as 2k2

Did you really need to quote his entire 2 top 100 lists to lap up Mack & Co.?

No doubt. You do know, this isn't the first time Texas has had an fantasticl class, right? I think that happens about every February for Austin...

Yeah, I have no doubt that Mack is the best recruiter in the country.

Cicero wrote:Yeah, I have no doubt that Mack is the best recruiter in the country.

Don't know if you were being sarcastic or not, but, unfortuantely, I do believe this.

No, I do. He is the most consistent and gets great athletes year in year out. He is always arguably in the Top 5 and he busts his ass all year. I always knocked him cause he never won, but now that he has, I have to give him his due.

Mack is a great recruiter because he tries to be honest with the kids and he works his ass off to develop a family atmosphere around the program. He has also done a great job of surrounding himself with great recruiters, I can honestly say I don't know of a single assistant that is bad at recruiting. But lets face it, it doesn't hurt to be right in the middle of one of the biggest recruiting areas in the country at the top school in one of the most fun cities in America.

Combine that all together and Mack should be in the top 5 in recruiting every year.


BTW I wasn't commenting so much about how good the class is as much as I was commenting on how Mack is almost finished with recruiting and he has filled the class with so many top 100 prospects.

With 2 or 3 more ships left it looks like Joseph Barksdale, Richatti Jones, and Eric Barry are the top targets.

Hey Cicero, now that Mack has won big has the FSU fans changed their attitude towards Mack? I know that when they talked about who would replace Bobby, most wanted nothing to do with Mack cause he couldn't win anything.

What exactly is fun about Austin? Beaches? No, Mountains? No, Amusement Parks, No. It may be more fun than most cities in that state or even that region but in the nation? get out more.

Amusement Parks? What are you 12?

Try leaving socal you will find that there is more out there than Disney Land.

I can't fucking believe I'm about to do this... Jesus help me and my soul.

Austin, Texas is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, the cost of living isn't insanely high, the weather is retirement-worthy for most of the year, and it's on its way to becoming the live music capital of the states, especially re: college music, which, along with hip hop, seems to drive the music scene's bus lately. All of these things are very, very important to college-aged kids. In addition, their teams are successful, and the school supports them...

The people are nice, except for the God-forsaken Tejas fans, and, despite the large, large gay population, you'd have to be a leper to not get laid there...

[Tejas Myopia] Basically, it's L.A. without the pollution. It's NYC without the crime. It's New Orleans without the flooding. [/Tejas Myopia]

There are only two things that suck about Austin, Texas... the campus in Austin, and the state that said campus represents...

Give me a life in the midwest US over either coast any day...

And, on that note, I'm gonna go and take a shower. FUCK I must hate USC a lot too...

the_ouskull

SoCalTrjn wrote:What exactly is fun about Austin? Beaches? No, Mountains? No, Amusement Parks, No. It may be more fun than most cities in that state or even that region but in the nation? get out more.

Here is a cheat sheet. But since you probably don't like chicks you should stay in so cal.

proven Scientific fact that the women get better looking the closer you are to the ocean. Disneyland isnt bad on weekdays in the winter when its not full of tourists but there is absolutely no way that you can convince a 17-18 year old that Austin, Texas would be the most fun place to live in this nation.
Dont argue about cost of living, a senior in High School isnt concerned with that.
The statement that was made is that Austin is the "most fun" city in the nation, thats the most myopic statement ever made on this board. Every month, more people willgo to Southern California, Las Vegas, Miami, New York, Chicago, the Bay Area or Honolulu for fun than will make the same trek for fun to Austin Texas in a year.

Don't even bring the phrase "myopic" into the middle of a paragraph whose opening sentence was "proven scientific fact," and then proceeded to go on to NOT mention any scientific facts...

I know you're trying to gravy-train a funny movie, Anchorman, for humor since you, yourself, are humorless... That wasn't lost on me. It just wasn't funny.

Also, if you say that the women get better-looking as you get closer to the ocean, I'm going to go ahead and assume that you've never lived, or even possibly, BEEN anywhere else... See, that's not a "proven scientific fact," it's just an assumption based on the facts I've been presented...

1) You're discussing other areas like you read about them in books rather than travelled to them.

2) Austin is a relatively NEW "destination spot." You're naming Las Vegas, NYC, et al... when they've been there, they've been established for decades... centuries even. There's no Statue of freaking Liberty in Austin, dipshit.

3) Austin isn't exactly hurting according to other "scientific proofs."

• #1 Best Nightlife, Men's Journal
• #2 10 Best Fall Mountain Bike Rides, Men's Journal
• #8 Top 25 US Arts Destinations, AmericanStyle
• #12 Sightseeing (visitors say) Travel-Leisure, America's Favorite Cities
• #19 Top 25 Tastiest Cities, Verizon SuperPages
• #20 Sightseeing, Parks (residents say), Honeymoon/Anniversar,y Spot Travel-Leisure, America's Favorite Cities
• #21 Family Trips, Activities (visitors say), Holidays/Seasons (residents say) Travel-Leisure, America's Favorite Cities
• #24 Activities (residents say) Travel-Leisure, America's Favorite Cities

None of those rankings would tend to lead me to believe that Austin can't hold a candle to So Cal. Also, I left out the fact that Austin was ranked 34th on the list of Most / Least expensive places to drive...

...and Los Angeles / Long Beach, etc... was ranked #10. They were also ranked #9 most expenisve on the cost as a percentage of average income. (11.3%)

...and that's to say nothing of pollution (ask anybody in the Midwest what the fuck a smog alert is...) gangs, overpopulation, and what basically amounts to the largest concentration of assholes anywhere outside of the University of Texas locker room.



Yeah. You stay where you are... I'll stay where I am.

...and this is coming from someone who hates Austin. Imagine what the Tejas fans are gonna have to say to you. :D

Keep your amusement park with that fucking rat and the girls that come along with it. I'll take the best live music scene in the country and the girls that go along with IT anyday.

http://www.pubclub.com/collegefootball/

(Yeah... explain THIS one away...)

http://www.princetonreview.com/college/ ... topicID=26

(feel free to try to gravy-train UCSB, but we all know it's 100 miles North of L.A.)

http://www.princetonreview.com/college/ ... topicID=61

(I'm not seeing any So Cal schools on this STUDENT list... Maybe your kids ARE there for an education...)

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go outside in the sun... We have THAT here too...

Dick.

the_ouskull

If it weren't for my kids and the good schools up here and the fact that my retirement is great I'd move out of So. Cal so fucking fast it's not funny. Housing is way too expensive, traffic sucks, a lot of people are assholes, I can't make it on only one salary so my wife still has to work. I don't know what's so freaking great about this place.

Other than 6th Street and The strip Austin is a pretty damn boring town.

Again I wasnt saying that it wasnt a bad place to live but to say it is the most fun city in the nation to a 17-18 year old kid, youre fooling yourself.
I wasnt debating cost of living or traffic, and that mountain bike ranking has to be a typo, youd need mountains to have great mountain bike run, I dont see NORBA planning any downhill races in Austin, Texas.

I have been to Austin several times, the bars are cool if you like cuntry music or Pantera cover bands, they do have a festival once a year that I havent been to but the Coachella music festival doesnt make the Low Desert the countries best music region and they have a huge festival every year too.

Id be willing to bet you that most high school seniors if given a chance to live anywhere for free for four years are going to pick a place other than Austin Texas.

The cost of living in So Cal is a joke, the crowds are horrible the traffic will drive you to shoot someone but geographically, its the best place in the nation to live. Thats how a 17 year old kid thinks, hes not thinking mortgage or traffic, hes thinking he can be at the beach in the morning, the slopes in the afternoon and in Vegas by that evening. If So Cal wasnt such a desirable place to live, the homes would cost as much as they do in Austin

For the past 10 years you socal sob's have been moving here. Not the other way around. It's the reason why we have the highest housing prices in the state. Droping $350K on 2000sqft 4-3 is a bargain for yall I guess.

SoCalTrjn wrote:Again I wasnt saying that it wasnt a bad place to live but to say it is the most fun city in the nation to a 17-18 year old kid, youre fooling yourself.
I wasnt debating cost of living or traffic, and that mountain bike ranking has to be a typo, youd need mountains to have great mountain bike run, I dont see NORBA planning any downhill races in Austin, Texas.

I have been to Austin several times, the bars are cool if you like cuntry music or Pantera cover bands, they do have a festival once a year that I havent been to but the Coachella music festival doesnt make the Low Desert the countries best music region and they have a huge festival every year too.

Id be willing to bet you that most high school seniors if given a chance to live anywhere for free for four years are going to pick a place other than Austin Texas.

The cost of living in So Cal is a joke, the crowds are horrible the traffic will drive you to shoot someone but geographically, its the best place in the nation to live. Thats how a 17 year old kid thinks, hes not thinking mortgage or traffic, hes thinking he can be at the beach in the morning, the slopes in the afternoon and in Vegas by that evening. If So Cal wasnt such a desirable place to live, the homes would cost as much as they do in Austin

Cuntry? Pantera Covers? You obviously didn't get out much. It is sad. I was out in So Cal with a buddy of mine a few years back. I was living in Austin and we wanted to check out the night life in SO Cal. It sucked. The bars were boring, the drinks were twice what they cost on Austin and all the chicks were so stuck up it wasn't funny. My family is from So Cal and I spent a ton of my youth there. You can have it.

Austin is a fun place. The bars are killer, the music is great. Unlike some, there is every type you can imagine. If you get bored in Austin then you probably would bitch at an orgy. Do you like Golf? Great courses. Water Skiing, wake boarding?? Great lakes. Biking? Tons of trails and courses. Amusement parks? Six Flags Fiesta Texas is 1 hour away. Pro Sports? Austin has a arean team. You also have the Spurs less than an hour away. Ever go tubing down the river? HOw about Schlitterbahn? 1/2 hour away.

Yeah....Austin sucks

Vito Corleone wrote:Hey Cicero, now that Mack has won big has the FSU fans changed their attitude towards Mack? I know that when they talked about who would replace Bobby, most wanted nothing to do with Mack cause he couldn't win anything.

We all would love to have Mack but there is no way in hell I could see him leaving Texas. His career is very similar to Bobby's. Both built programs into monsters based on great recruiting and developing great relationship's w/ recruits family's. Always in the Top10/Top 5 but couldnt quite win the big game for a while.

SoCalTrjn suffers another skull-fucking. He may as well screw an ashtray to his head

This thread took an unforseen turn.

Harvdog wrote:

SoCalTrjn wrote:Again I wasnt saying that it wasnt a bad place to live but to say it is the most fun city in the nation to a 17-18 year old kid, youre fooling yourself.
I wasnt debating cost of living or traffic, and that mountain bike ranking has to be a typo, youd need mountains to have great mountain bike run, I dont see NORBA planning any downhill races in Austin, Texas.

I have been to Austin several times, the bars are cool if you like cuntry music or Pantera cover bands, they do have a festival once a year that I havent been to but the Coachella music festival doesnt make the Low Desert the countries best music region and they have a huge festival every year too.

Id be willing to bet you that most high school seniors if given a chance to live anywhere for free for four years are going to pick a place other than Austin Texas.

The cost of living in So Cal is a joke, the crowds are horrible the traffic will drive you to shoot someone but geographically, its the best place in the nation to live. Thats how a 17 year old kid thinks, hes not thinking mortgage or traffic, hes thinking he can be at the beach in the morning, the slopes in the afternoon and in Vegas by that evening. If So Cal wasnt such a desirable place to live, the homes would cost as much as they do in Austin

Cuntry? Pantera Covers? You obviously didn't get out much. It is sad. I was out in So Cal with a buddy of mine a few years back. I was living in Austin and we wanted to check out the night life in SO Cal. It sucked. The bars were boring, the drinks were twice what they cost on Austin and all the chicks were so stuck up it wasn't funny. My family is from So Cal and I spent a ton of my youth there. You can have it.

Austin is a fun place. The bars are killer, the music is great. Unlike some, there is every type you can imagine. If you get bored in Austin then you probably would bitch at an orgy. Do you like Golf? Great courses. Water Skiing, wake boarding?? Great lakes. Biking? Tons of trails and courses. Amusement parks? Six Flags Fiesta Texas is 1 hour away. Pro Sports? Austin has a arean team. You also have the Spurs less than an hour away. Ever go tubing down the river? HOw about Schlitterbahn? 1/2 hour away.

Yeah....Austin sucks

Forgot two important things around Austin. The best Snorkling outside the Florida Keys in the main 48 is just outside of Austin and a killer white water rafting trip is also available in New Braunfels.

Did I mention tubing down the Guadalupe. Not to mention Austin is just 60 away from San Antonio, 2 1/2 hours from Houston, 3 hours from Dallas and 2 hours from the ocean.

BTW you won't see mountains but because Austin is right in the middle of the Texas hill country I have been told that the scenic drives make Austin look a lot like California.

I would hope that a kid who is going to college is actually thinking about getting their education and playing their sport? There is a night life everywhere. There is booze and broads everywhere. To fuck up an opportunity at a free education because the nightlife is better is a bit off track. I would hope that if given the chance my kids would focus on why they're there. Yes I know college kids do get off track but there are those who are actually there for the right reasons and the education actually takes precedence over how many tittie bars and loose women there are.

I've read the Rivals board for the better part of the last 6 or 7 years. here is what I think these kids are really looking for in a school.

1. playing time
2. winning
3. play in big games
4. Social atmosphere
5. academics

This list is not meant to fit every kid and I'm sure each kid would probably rearrange it in some way but for the most part these are the things that draw athletes to choose one school over another.

I would have to say that a program's history of sending players to the league is either 2 or 3 on that list.

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One of the biggest reasons why FSU has been able to pull in Top 5 classes the past 5 years.

Also, hasn't Texas been done by September (recruiting wise) for all intents and purposes?

I wouldn't hold out too much hope for Barksdale. Rumor up here is he has Buckeye written all over him.

I also agree with Chief and Cicero. When you send guys to the league, it's easy to recruit. One of the reasons ND will not have problems getting offensive players in the coming years. They need to put some defenders in the NFL to help with that side of the ball. Hopefully this year Zbikowski and Abiamiri can help with that.

Killian wrote:Also, hasn't Texas been done by September (recruiting wise) for all intents and purposes?

I wouldn't hold out too much hope for Barksdale. Rumor up here is he has Buckeye written all over him.

I also agree with Chief and Cicero. When you send guys to the league, it's easy to recruit. One of the reasons ND will not have problems getting offensive players in the coming years. They need to put some defenders in the NFL to help with that side of the ball. Hopefully this year Zbikowski and Abiamiri can help with that.

Historically Texas usually by August had 1/2 to 3/4 of their class done with a select few holding out til after Christmas. This is the first year where they have pretty much filled the entire class by the beginning of June.

As for barksdale Texas is sitting pretty with him. We face tOSU on our home field and I'm sure he will be there for that game not to mention he is probably a shoe-in for the Army All-American game down in San Antonio. The fact that he is one of 3 or 4 guys Texas is still after means they can put more resources towards recruiting him then anyone else.

Yes right now Texas is a longshot but realize that Texas does have one of the best DT coach in college football and a long history of DT excellence. Still it is hard to pull in a guys who are from out of conference but Texas has broken some barriers this year so I feel pretty good about him.

I guess I'll put it in more simple terms:

There is about a 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999% chance that Barksdale is going to be a Buckeye. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if he already is.

Does Texas have a shot? Sure. About as good as every other team in America not named Ohio State.

If that were the case why did he just pay his own way to go to a Texas Summer camp? That is not something one does when they are already committed to a school and just having a little fun. Especially when that school is half way across the country.

if he was going from New jersey to Texas then he went half way across the country but going from the mid west to the south west isnt that far of a trip, only 1 time zone

Numnuts, Barksdale is from Detroit MI, Austin TX is roughly 1400 miles. Atlanta to LA is 2100 miles. I would say 1400 is more than half way across the country.

Vito Corleone wrote:Numnuts, Barksdale is from Detroit MI, Austin TX is roughly 1400 miles. Atlanta to LA is 2100 miles. I would say 1400 is more than half way across the country.

Atlanta to LA is not a good indicator of a cross-country trip. Atlanta is considerably inland. And the east coast jogs considerably to the west as one goes from north to south. Similarly, the west coast jogs considerably to the east as one goes from north to south.

The longest cross-country trip involving major cities I could find is Boston to San Francisco, which is about 3100 miles per http://www.mapquest.com. As you said, Detroit to Austin is about 1400 miles, so it's a little less than halfway across country.

SoCalTrjn wrote:if he was going from New jersey to Texas then he went half way across the country but going from the mid west to the south west isnt that far of a trip, only 1 time zone

New Jersey to Texas is also only one time zone difference, unless you're talking west Texas. Just sayin'.

either way the kid traveled further than any SEC team will to play a game

SoCalTrjn wrote:either way the kid traveled further than any SEC team will to play a game

Rack

I found this little tidbit about Barksdale's visit to Texas last month. He seems pretty high on Texas after his visit.

"Texas has great facilities, the best I've seen, and I've visited Ohio State, Tennessee, Michigan, LSU and Cincxinnati," he said, "and Austin is one of the best cities I've ever seen. Texas is a great academic school and the football team just won the National Championship. There isn't anything not to like about Texas and Austin and Longhorn football."

When asked about what schools he plans to visit officially:

"Texas for sure and then maybe one or two others from among Tennessee, LSU and Ohio State. I have to move things up a little because I'm going to graduate in December and enroll in college in January. My high school team doesn't have any open dates once we start playing, so I'll have to take a visit or two or three in December."

A factor that bodes well for Texas is Barksdale's desire to "go to a college where the coaches really care about me and have a family atmosphere."