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Ideal Recruiting Class: 1-5


In the final installment of this long and drawn out series, I will analyze the top five players I'd like to see us sign.

Let me be the first to say that our chances with any of these five are very slim at best. However, we have to sign elite athletes to stay at an elite level. I hadn't even heard Bobby Massie's name at this point last season.

The remainder of the list follows after the jump.

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5. Garry Peters - CB - 6'0" 173 lbs. - Conyers, GA

Peters is just the type of corner that Houston Nutt is looking for. His 6'0" height was verified at a rivals event, and we know that Nutt would love to have a few corners taller than my grandmother. Peters has an offer from Ole Miss, and I really hope we can get in on him. Peters will have to transition from quarterback to corner, something I'm generally not a fan of, but his hip swivel and agility make it appear like the transition would be seemless. He has good speed and good football instincts. More than that, he's a cornerback. We have to sign replacements for Marshay Green and Cassisu Vaughn. Peters might be one of those.

4. Lamarcus Joyner - CB - 5'8" 166 lbs. - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Lamarcus Joyner might be the other. Joyner is certainly short, but as a cornerback, height isn't as important as the ability to stay with the receiver and position oneself. Joyner has both of those abilities, and it shows in his tape. But more than that, Joyner is incredibly physical, especially for someone who's five feet and eight inches tall. A lot of his tape showcases the devastating hits he lays on halfbacks. I really hope that Coach Vaughn can work some magic with this one.

3. Markeith Ambles - WR - 6'2" 182 lbs. - McDonough, GA

Everyone in the country is after Ambles. It's obvious why. Sure, he ran a 4.6 at a rivals combine. Anquan Boldin (or Anwan Bolden if you're Yancy) ran a 4.71 at the NFL combine. I'm sure the cardinals were sweating that last year in the Super Bowl. Ambles understands what the receiving game is all about. He can position himself well and go get the football. We were in on him early, but, like we have for most recruits, we've fallen by the wayside due to lack of contact. I hope we'll pick it back up and contend for Ambles' signature. We lose a lot at receiver this season.

2. Michael Dyer - HB - 5'9" 201 lbs. - Little Rock, AR

Michael Dyer has been described as the next Darren McFadden. While I absolutely hate comparisons like that, many college coaches appear to agree. Dyer has offers from EVERYONE. He never mentions us, and that puzzles me. I would think that he would have grown up watching Houston Nutt coach the razorbacks. I've heard rumblings that he's higher on us than he lets on. I could understand that, seeing as how everyone in Arkansas is "crazy go nuts." I rarely put much stake into rumors like that though, especially if my sources for the rumors aren't very good... which is the case with this one. A top flight halfback would help us a lot this class. Many of you may question that, but we really only have one proven halfback returning after this season. Past Bolden it's all hype thusfar.

1. Damien Robinson - OT - 6'7" 330 lbs. - Olive Branch, MS

Raise your hand if you think we're signing Damien Robinson. If you have your hand raised, that makes one of us. As much as I want this guy (obviously since I rate him #1 on the list), we have little to no hope. His head coach is running his recruitment, and that coach is a traitor to the university where he played college baseball. This is no rumor. This is fact. Scott Samsel hates Ole Miss. He loves Alabama. Damien Robinson is a phenomenal player with offers from everywhere. He won't end up going to a school that's an hour from his home though. I'm not saying he'll sign with Alabama. Most Samsel coached players don't. However, no Scott Samsel coached player has EVER signed with Ole Miss, and he has had some great ones.

So that's it. Sometime in the near future, I'll post a chart of what the class would look like if we could somehow sign all 25 players. Until then, toodles!

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No STARZZZZ?!?!?

How’m i spose’ta know how good they are?

by Bill Fremp on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The second I hit enter

I realized their names were clickable, and that it sent you to their rivals profile pages.

I was obviously just kidding, but still, oops.

by Bill Fremp on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anquan Boldin ran a 4.71 at the combine

Randle El is another good receiver with a mediocre time, and he’s not even tall…

by Whiskey Wednesday on Jun 17, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I expect us to have a good DL class this year

Carlton Martin
Bryon Bennett
James Carmon
Wayne Dorsey
Devin Clark
Kaleb Eulls
Carlos Thompson
Travis Dickson
Shawn Green

I think we can sign about 5 of those 9 and I’m hoping for one of these guys:

Delvin Jones (probably to USC or Miami)
Bryan Jones (Arkansas or LSU)
Jordan Allen (LSU)

And whatever happened to Bo Tillman?

by drcurly on Jun 18, 2009 1:53 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe Dyer knows Nutt and that’s why he isn’t considering Ole Miss.

by Porcine on Jun 20, 2009 1:01 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah because Houston Nutt is totally known

for having hoards of players — especially running backs — who can’t stand him.

by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jun 20, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You don’t know just how right you are.

by Porcine on Jun 20, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You have more experience with Nutt than we do, but...

his players freakin’ love him.

You think Darren McFadden isn’t a Houston Nutt fan?

by Juco All-American on Jun 20, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

McFadden could have killed someone and still played.

by Porcine on Jun 20, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I understand what your trying to do,

but you’re not doing a very good job at it. “McFadden could have killed someone and still played” is not a logical response to “(Houston Nutt’s) players freakin’ love him.”

by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jun 20, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They love because he isn’t a hardass. They could do what they want and little if anything would happen.

by Porcine on Jun 20, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone who didn’t wasn’t allowed to talk.

by Porcine on Jun 20, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just stating a fact.

For someone so loved and admired, he seem to have lots of controversy.

by Porcine on Jun 20, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, you're not "just stating a fact."

Unless you have proof of Houston Nutt taking deliberate efforts to stifle players who didn’t admire him, you’re only stating a theory.

by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Jun 20, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever proof I had you wouldn't believe anyway, so your plan isnt' going to work.

When something isn’t publicized then there isn’t any proof. It worked out perfectly for Nutt. What is your theory as to why Dyer is considering Ole Miss?

by Porcine on Jun 20, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

As long as something isn’t publicized, it must be false.

by Porcine on Jun 20, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe he's not considering Ole Miss because...

He doesn’t like Oxford, the tradition, the small-time atmosphere, Ole Miss in general or even Houston Nutt.

That doesn’t mean that Houston Nutt’s players hate him.

by Juco All-American on Jun 20, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Somebody possibly not liking Houston Nutt? How can that be?

by Porcine on Jun 20, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Everyone knows all about how much Nutt’s players love him and shit. All of that garbage was well documented here in Arkansas for 10 fucking years, until the wheels finally fell off.
Look, if I was some stupid punk that had gotten caught with my dead friend’s credit card, gotten kicked off a perinnial powerhouse team like Florida, then given a 2nd chance by “the right reverend Houston Dale glory hallaluya amen motherfucking Nutt”, only to then take full advantage of my new awakening by throttling some poor bastard at a Mickey D’s drivethrough with an illegal weapon such as brass knuckles, only to still be on the team regardless of the fact that I should be walking on egg shells, then i’d say yeah, I’d love the dumb son of a bitch too!

Christopher Martin Gonzalez

by GonzoHog on Jun 20, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You mean when the wheels fell off...

and you went 8-4, beating the #1 team in the country in the process?

by Juco All-American on Jun 21, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unbelievable

What does someone have to do in order for winning not to cause you to look the other way?

by Porcine on Jun 24, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Statement of the year from the Hog fan base.

Someone has to commit a felony for winning not to cause me to look the other way.

by Juco All-American on Jun 25, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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