So far Florida is just sitting there waiting for the faxes to come in from there loaded class. Texas is in the same boat as Florida. I think one thing to watch today will be if Alabama loses some commits. Also how will Lan Kiffin do at USC today? I will also check in on Michigan, MSU, and WMU today, let me know if you want me to look into any schools.
10:23 AM: Sean Parker the #5 ranked Safety signs with Washington, sorry Wolverine fans I think everyone thought he was headed to Ann Arbor, but will be playing on the west coast instead.
10:26 AM: Christian Jones the #2 ranked OLB is following in his pops footsteps and signs with Florida State over a handful of other schools.
11:11 AM: Sorry Georgia but new Tennessee coach Derek Dooley just stole one from you in Da’Rick Rogers the #6 ranked WR, the kid reminds me of a Calvin Johnson type WR.
11:21 AM: The rich get richer (my favorite saying this year) Florida gets faxes from Ronald Powell the #1 ranked overall prospect, Dominique Easley the #1 ranked DT (this man-child is legit!), Matt Elam the #2 ranked Athlete, and Jonathon Dowling the #1 ranked safety!!!!
11:30 AM: James Stone the #9 ranked OT looking sharp in his bow tie an all just spurned Alabama and selects Tennessee. Tennessee is having a huge day considering what went down in Knoxville less than a month ago.
12:02 PM: Corey Nelson the #3 ranked OLB signs with Oklahoma after decommitting from Texas A&M
12:05 PM: Bjoern Werner the #24 ranked DE signs with the Seminoles.
12:10 PM: Auburn finally gets the fax they have been waiting for, Michael Dyer the #1 ranked RB in this class will be a Tiger.
12:17 PM: People in Tallahassee couldn’t have asked for a better start to the day. Lamarcus Joyner the #1 ranked CB and Jeff Luc the #1 ranked ILB are officially Seminoles
12:40 PM: Nick Montana the #13 ranked QB and son of Hall of Famer Joe Montana has signed with the University of Washington.
12:51 PM: Auburn pulling in top talent, Corey Lemonier the #9 ranked DE will be playing for the tigers next year.
12:55 PM: As I predicted earlier, Alabama loses another commit, Keenan Allen the #5 ranked ATH signs with Cal!
1:01 PM: USC has 17 signed letter of intents in hand right now.
1:02 PM: Texas has received the fax from Jordan Hicks the #1 ranked OLB.
1:07 PM: Michigan has 6 signed letters of intent right now, Devin Gardner their top recruit has not signed yet???
1:08 PM: Michigan State has 4 letters of intent right now, & no William Gholston letter yet!
1:09 PM: WMU has 1 signed at this point in the day.
1:14 PM: Florida has 15 signed right now, 9 of those are in the ESPNU top 150.
1:19 PM: Tennessee has 23 signed right now 6 in the ESPNU top 150!!!
1:21 PM: Top QB’s signed #1 Phillip Sims-Alabama, #6 Tyler Bray-Tennessee, #7 Jake Heaps-BYU, #11 Andrew Hendrix-Notre Dame.
1:23 PM: South Carolina gets Marcus Lattimore the #2 Ranked RB, I think after Dyer went to Auburn Spurrier had this kid.
1:24 PM: The #3 ranked RB Storm Johnson is a Hurricane.
1:44 PM: The #1 ranked OG Chad Lindsay-Alabama, #2 ranked OG Eric Mack-Auburn, and the #3 ranked OG AJ Cann-South Carolina have all signed at those schools.
1:51 PM: The #2 ranked CB DaMarcus Milliner-Bama, #3 ranked CB Joshua Shaw-Florida, #4 ranked CB Prince Kent-Baylor have all signed at those schools.
2:17 PM: Rich Rod could make a big splash if Demar Dorsey the #2 ranked Safety ends up in Ann Arbor, especially since the block M lost Parker earlier today.
2:21PM: Not to toot my own horn or anything but Demar Dorsey is indeed headed to Michigan, that is HUGE news for Michigan fans, he was one of Florida’s top recruits but late last week both party’s decided to go their separate ways. The kid will most likely be the best recruit in the entire Big Ten.
2:25 PM: Brian Kelly live on ESPNU right now.
2:31 PM: Where will Seantrel Henderson the #1 ranked OT end up???
2:35 PM: If you have been following sorry but I have to log off for awhile, I will update more later with school breakdowns. If you want, follow over @ http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/signings/index
3:25 PM: #1 WR Robert Woods officially signs with USC
3:28 PM: 2 DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa inks it with UCLA, in listening to him talk this young has his priorities in order and his head screwed on straight
3:37 PM: #4 OT Chaz Green is Gainesville bound; the Gators have a record 16 ESPNU 150 recruits
3:38 PM: Florida State keeps it going with #9 ATH Christian Green signing.
4:43 PM: The Wolverines picp up the #3 K Will Hagerup.
4:51 PM: Tight Ends galore here with #1 TE Xavier Grimble-USC, # 2 TE Gerald Christian-UF, # 3 TE Austin Haywood-Okla, all signing.
4:53 PM: Top QB’s faxed in #2 J. Scroggins-USC, #3 B. Bell-OU, #4 R. Bolden-PSU, #5 D. Gardner-UM all signed. Gardner has already enrolled @ U of M.
5:35 PM: The one I have been waiting for all day and it doesn’t have anything to do with my Gators. #1 OT Seantrel Henderson signs with USC; final 5-star recruit to sign. His other top choice was Ohio State and I’m like a kid in a candy store when good things DON’T happen to Ohio State!
5:38 PM: Florida signs four 5-star recruits, Texas, USC and FSU sign two, Auburn and Michigan sign one each.
5:47 PM: #3 Safety Ahmad Dixon has signed with Baylor, decommitted from Tenn.
6:00 PM: My Gators sign a record 17 recruits from ESPNU 150 including four 5-star prospects!!! Monster Day!!!!!
10:20 PM: I will have the final classes for a hand full of teams and the final ranking tomorrow.
Schools like Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State–arguably three of the most storied programs in the country–must overcome a recruiting hump that other currently successful programs do not:
SNOW.
The USCs and the (sorry Eric) Floridas have been powerhouses for the past few decades, but not nearly as successful as the aforementioned schools in the past, oh, let’s say, century.
Sunshine. Sand. Temperatures that scarcely dip below 60 degrees. ‘Tasty’ waves on the nearby ocean. Female classmates dressed in…wait, does that even count as clothing?
As an 18 year old stud out of high school, I can have all of this (see above), or I can have four or five months where the sun seems to barely rise above the treeline in its daily trek across the sky.
I can go surfing on the weekends, or I can shovel the foot of snow off of my sidewalk.
I can have women in tank tops and little shorts, or women in leggings, puffy North Face jackets, and those fugly boots.
Considering the options, the decision is almost a no-brain-er.
If you want to play where history and tradition simply ooze from the showers in the locker rooms, and the names of legends are spoken in hushed tones and with an eternal respect, you stay in the North.
But if you’re an 18 year old kid with speed, a dozen scholarship offers, and arms bigger than my neck, you head for the water. After all, that’s where the party’s at (sorry East Lansing, burning things went out of style with bell bottoms).
My take? Blame it on those atrocious boots.
Couldn’t have said it any better myself Mike, I 100% agree with you!
I’ll tell you what. I’m a diehard Miami fan going to school at UF – just started grad school. Nevermind the Swamp and the money and the coaches and the talent… It’s only when I walk into the library and can’t get a computer because students are streaming coverage of ESPNU that I begin to realize the divide between the haves and the have nots (not sure anymore which of these camps “The U” falls into). Anyway, I enjoy your blog. Here’s what it feels like to be a Canes fan today. I think you might get a kick out of it.
http://sportscasualties.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/mediocrity-its-a-cane-thing/
Thanks I’ll check it out!