The instant reaction from recruits following the game Saturday night went pretty much like this...
(Text message with Anthony Hill and his father)
The recruits do have a lot of questions considering the state of the Texas A&M Football program as of late. Following the game Saturday night Jimbo Fisher did answer a lot of those questions for many of the prospects in attendance. In general, the positive side to Saturday night was the atmosphere (I too was very shocked at the amount of people in attendance and the level of intensity from the Aggie fans all the way until the end.)
Conner Weigman's performance was a major positive for the Aggies in all aspects, but especially so in terms of recruiting. I said it in preseason training camp and was laughed at by...pretty much ALL ...what I saw during camp was that Weigman was the best. The way he performed behind such a depleted, chaotic offensive line as a freshman was impressive on Saturday night (I saw it coming esp. after that last drive in the South Carolina game.) I can tell you it was Impressive enough to keep recruits interested. Combine that with ALL of the other young talent playing for the Aggies right now and it is actually a selling point for the Aggies (despite what anyone says from national outlets who do not talk to these recruits on a regular basis and yet think that they know what is going on because they have a large following on social media..wont name names)
The national media and social media (which dominates in the recruiting world) have set up the perfect storm..a top ten preseason ranked team, falling so far to this...headlines claiming that "Jimbo is the no. 1 most likely to get fired..." will create confusion and chaos... but that is the medias job (or so it appears for most) ...get the most clicks and likes.
Yahoo though does say this -
Based off of my communication with the recruiting realm change is indeed needed, but Jimbo leaving the program does not appear to be the answer.
Some more quick hitters based off of what I saw on the SL Saturday and then following up after the game:
- Lafayette, LA, Melvin Hills has been offered
- 2025 OL from Houston Josh Moses has been offered
- TJ Shanahan was not able to attend
- Anthony Evans did not make it
- Johnny Bowens was in attendance
- Deyjhon Pettaway in attendance
- Raheem Vance in attendance
- Tory Blaylock in attendance
Last but not least, Lane Kiffin's comments after the game did not sit well with all recruits parents...
“I mean, 390 yards rushing against a bunch of five-stars is pretty good,” Kiffin said.
'The SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic asked Kiffin what he might wear for Halloween. Kiffin thought Fisher could lend a hand.'
“Maybe Jimbo has a Joker outfit for me.." - Kiffin
Kiffin did not improove his recruiting stock based off those comments from what I uderstand.
More to come...quotes notes etc concerning this matter throughout the week.
(Text message with Anthony Hill and his father)
The recruits do have a lot of questions considering the state of the Texas A&M Football program as of late. Following the game Saturday night Jimbo Fisher did answer a lot of those questions for many of the prospects in attendance. In general, the positive side to Saturday night was the atmosphere (I too was very shocked at the amount of people in attendance and the level of intensity from the Aggie fans all the way until the end.)
Conner Weigman's performance was a major positive for the Aggies in all aspects, but especially so in terms of recruiting. I said it in preseason training camp and was laughed at by...pretty much ALL ...what I saw during camp was that Weigman was the best. The way he performed behind such a depleted, chaotic offensive line as a freshman was impressive on Saturday night (I saw it coming esp. after that last drive in the South Carolina game.) I can tell you it was Impressive enough to keep recruits interested. Combine that with ALL of the other young talent playing for the Aggies right now and it is actually a selling point for the Aggies (despite what anyone says from national outlets who do not talk to these recruits on a regular basis and yet think that they know what is going on because they have a large following on social media..wont name names)
The national media and social media (which dominates in the recruiting world) have set up the perfect storm..a top ten preseason ranked team, falling so far to this...headlines claiming that "Jimbo is the no. 1 most likely to get fired..." will create confusion and chaos... but that is the medias job (or so it appears for most) ...get the most clicks and likes.
Yahoo though does say this -
Pete Thamel reports “zero evidence” of Jimbo Fisher’s dismissal, but changes may be coming
Based off of my communication with the recruiting realm change is indeed needed, but Jimbo leaving the program does not appear to be the answer.
Some more quick hitters based off of what I saw on the SL Saturday and then following up after the game:
- Lafayette, LA, Melvin Hills has been offered
- 2025 OL from Houston Josh Moses has been offered
- TJ Shanahan was not able to attend
- Anthony Evans did not make it
- Johnny Bowens was in attendance
- Deyjhon Pettaway in attendance
- Raheem Vance in attendance
- Tory Blaylock in attendance
Last but not least, Lane Kiffin's comments after the game did not sit well with all recruits parents...
“I mean, 390 yards rushing against a bunch of five-stars is pretty good,” Kiffin said.
'The SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic asked Kiffin what he might wear for Halloween. Kiffin thought Fisher could lend a hand.'
“Maybe Jimbo has a Joker outfit for me.." - Kiffin
Kiffin did not improove his recruiting stock based off those comments from what I uderstand.
More to come...quotes notes etc concerning this matter throughout the week.
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