Re: Recruiting News or lack of same (quozzell)

Not much news lately. What news there is will probably be sparse & scattered. Just a few slots left. Here is the latest mention we got. The non-relevant stuff was edited out.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A number of top prospects attended the Nike regional camp in Charlotte Saturday. With prospects from the states of North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida and Texas on hand, there were a number of recruiting trends that have come to the forefront or are continuing in the class of 2016. Here are five worthy of mention:
Clemson in the Tar Heel state
Clemson’s success in North Carolina is to be placed in the continuing trend category. The Tigers have enjoyed impressive success in the Tar Heel state in recent years averaging nearly four signees per class, including six ESPN 300 prospects in the past four classes. In 2016, four-star offensive lineman Sean Pollard is in the fold along with receiver Cornell Powell. Clemson has a number of targets left on the board in the talent-rich state, including No. 54 Dexter Lawrence, No. 90 and Tennessee commit Marquill Osborne (offered Sunday) and No. 122 Diondre Overton. Though Lawrence is a long shot, the Tigers are within striking distance on Osborne and Overton.
North Carolina, N.C. State and Lawrence
When the recruitment of Lawrence is talked about, the schools that are named by many are Florida State, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State and Clemson. Those schools are certainly a threat, but in-state programs North Carolina and N.C. State should not be dismissed. This is a recruitment in which staying close to home could play a major part as decision day gets closer. In fact, one person with knowledge of Lawrence’s recruitment predicted the Tar Heels would prevail.
Tennessee zeroing in on North Carolina
The state of Tennessee doesn't produce enough prospects to fill a class, or even half a class, for the Volunteers. That means Butch Jones and staff have to rely heavily on talent-rich Georgia and neighboring states of North Carolina and Virginia to maximize the recruiting possibilities. In 2016, No. 90 overall Marquill Osborne is a "soft commit" with the Vols in danger of losing out on the talented cornerback. At the same time, Tennessee is in the mix for a number of ESPN 300 prospects from the Tar Heel state, including B.J. Emmons (No. 58), Diondre Overton (No. 122), Landon Dickerson (No. 200) and No. 242 and Florida State verbal Joshua Brown. If the past classes under Jones in Knoxville are any indication, don’t expect Tennessee to walk away empty-handed from North Carolina in February.

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May 24, 2015, 1:17 PM

> I Sense alot of animosity towards the vols...take a
> step back, take a deep breath, and repeat after
> me...."Clemson is on the right track, we have a plan,
> Tennessee probably won't win the SEC east in the next
> couple years and they are not as big of a threat as
> they used to be in regards to recruiting back in
> 90's"
>
> With that being said, Butch is establishing a solid
> foundation for the vols. Any team anywhere can go to
> any state and recruit any player. We do it all the
> time in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It's
> apart of every teams process. Just relax bro, dabo
> and his staff have a plan, we have excecuted on the
> field, in the classroom, and have recruited at a
> premier level for the past 4 years. We have signed
> some of the best talent in the nation...we have wife
> on several also but it's apart of the game. I want to
> sign every top player on our board but the fact of
> the matter is we will miss on some guys and it is ok.
>
>
> The 2016 class will be a smaller group in quantity
> but the quality will be just as good if not better
> than recent years. From my research and
> understanding, we will be looking to sign 15-19
> players. We have 3 big time Defensive Tackles that
> are considering clemson or have them in thier top
> 5-10.
> -#1 Rashaun Gary 6'5 290
> -#2 Dexter Lawrence 6'5- 320
> -#3 Julian Rochester 6'5-322
>
> Sure I am know theses Top players are long shots but
> clemson has pulled off crazier.
>
> Let's be positive and optomistic rather than trying
> to belittle another team that wants to be where we
> are now. We are better than that! This year can be
> special and I say let's enjoy it rather than dwell on
> all the scenarios that could happen!
>
> Our staff is among the elite, our program can compete
> with the best, Death Valley is as electric as ever
> and we have accomplished this by doing everything the
> right way! As fans let's conduct ourselves in the
> right manner. Respect your opponent, trust your team,
> and when you give your opponent a beat down they will
> never forget....lend a hand give some kind words and
> act like we have been here before.
>
> -Can't wait for football season

Tennessee has a history, bro. Your tenor suggests you might be too young to remember...they really dropped off after 2003 (when Clemson crushed them in the Peach Bowl), but before that they were a juggernaut as big as anybody in college football. The so-called "Phil Fulmer rule" that exists in the SEC - whereupon each member-school must first report allegations of impropriety to the SEC front office before reporting said infractions to the NCAA exists precisely because Fulmer finished runner-up for DT Albert Means, whose coach had basically put him up for auction to the highest bidder...Alabama paid $160,000 and got hit with sanctions within an inch of the death penalty. Fulmer, again, was able to report Alabama because he lost the auction himself. They were dirty, dirty, dirty. Albert Haynesworth himself admitted publicly a few years back the Vols flat-out bought him. Even Lane Kiffin got caught a few years back sending prostitutes to visit recruits like Marcus Lattimore to try to sway him to Tennessee.

Yes, stuff like this happens everywhere to some extent. But UT has really hurt Clemson (and South Carolina, and UNC, and NC State, and Virginia, and VT) badly in the past with their antics. Saying so isn't "belittling", it's historical fact...and not even ancient history. Yes, the Vols have a right to go out-of-state, as does everyone. But you can build a good program at Clemson or especially South Carolina (which is smack-dab in the middle of the state) with mostly in-state kids...it's harder at Clemson, because Clemson's natural "recruiting radius" actually includes parts of Georgia and Western North Carolina, and when times were lean, that's where we built our recruiting classes from - that two-hour radius around Clemson.

UT can't do that. There's just no talent base there; their entire state produces maybe ten genuine FCS-caliber recruits a year. By definition they're a poacher program. It tells you a great deal that a program with such a small recruiting base managed to build a stadium that seats 100,000. It does not compute, never has. Bro.

Say what you want about the University of South Carolina - and yes, I know there have been exceptions, especially up Rock Hill way - but they don't usually play dirty, and certainly never to the extent UT historically has. My dislike of UT isn't borne of "envy" or "jealousy" but mostly because they've been a true-blue Wild West program in the past, and they've done it in our recruiting footprint. I do not like to see them coming "back" and I hope Butch Jones falls on his face. I don't think he will - I actually think UT could challenge UGA this year for the East - but I really do hate seeing it. A strong UT is not good for Clemson. Or for anybody in the Southeast, really.

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