12 Hours Before Mayhem

Quick, to the point info for now with an update for a schedule we are trying to stick to tomorrow.

First, Peter White has committed to Maryland. It's a shame, but rumors are he called Coach Fridge and he's sealed and delivered to them.

Also, Quinton Washington threw us a curve ball and picked Michigan over us and South Carolina. We sure didn't see that coming.

Quick break from recruiting.... it looks like Robert Marve is going to try and walk on with UF this year, so that should be interesting to see. I wonder how many classes he'll miss and drinking parties he won't.

Now onto Sam Barrington, this kid looked like he was going to sign with us, but we wish him luck in his endeavors at USF.

Tomorrow's day starts early, we should have our first big news at 9 am and will be updating it every hour or so via our blackberry while we are traveling from watch party to watch party until we end up at the official one on campus at 6pm. Please keep refreshing the blog, information should be flowing freely (as will the beer where we will be).

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Is it U or I? LB-Barrington chooses tonight...

As we all await the decision from Sam Barrington tonight at 8:30pm, just want to give a quick rundown on him. Barrington, a Jacksonville native, will be choosing between USF, Illinois and Miami. He has said that he thinks they are all good programs, but I will point out that he did emphasize that Miami was the best program out of the three. It is rumored that he reserved a spot at the Eclipse Night Club in Jacksonville. If this kid wants to announce at a night club, seems to me like Miami might be the place for him. But he won't do the usual hat picking thing. He said it will do something different, unique.

At 6'3, 220lbs., Barrington has the makings of becoming a big physically imposing linebacker, a position we are still lacking depth at. At that size he could be ready to see action immediately. His last official visit was down here in Miami the two weekends ago, but he did receive an in-home visit from coach Ron Zook later that week. In my opinion, it will come down to Illinois and Miami, with Miami having the edge. Stay tuned as we will bring you more coverage on his commitment tonight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-jFGd-Mi4Q

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Sam Barrington Update

Just a reminder that Sam Barrington, LB from Jacksonville is going to announce his decision tonight at 8:30. We will have an update for you at that time.

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Quinton Washington Update

He has a signing ceremony set up for 3 pm Wed., so keep your firefox, explorer, etc. on here at that time and we'll let you know where he decides. There's a chance he signs with UM, but again, you never know. Of the top ones we have left, not including him,we think the best ones we have that can ink with us are Daniel Campbell, Sam Barrington, and Peter White. Sheldon Richardson has a strong chance of committing, but I do know he has some grades issues and it's hard to get him away from home and his commitment to Mizzou. If you have any questions, just post them in the comments section and we'll do our best to answer it for you.

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Recruiting Update on Marcus Hall

Hall picked OSU. No way to set up an into to that, so might as well not even bother. It seems like my trepidation regarding his love for UM was on key. This goes to show you that you should never go against your gut feelings guys, especially in recruiting. All the signs leading into this weekend pointed to him signing, especially when after Tressel's visit last week led to him announcing that he was going to make his commitment public on Monday. Sometimes a kid can love a school all he wants, but if momma wants him to stay home, chances are he's going to stay home. Either way, we wish the kid the best of luck.

Keep checking our blog out for informatino, we have our hands full with NSD happening this week, but rest assured that Wed. we will have a monsoon of NSD information and shockers for all of college ball.

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DC Hot Stove!!!

Rumors are starting to heat up for the Defensive Coordinator position. Rumor has it that Notre Dame linebacker coach John Tenuta is the leader in the clubhouse. Rumors are that he is not happy at ND and is possibly interested in becoming a DC again. Before becoming LB coach at ND, Tenuta served as the DC for Georgia Tech from 2002-2007. We will keep you updated on this story plus more candidates for the position. Here is one of his bio's.

http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tenuta_jon00.html

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Can we get to Wednesday already!?!? Visitors news...

This weekend was a big one. With the arrival of Sheldon Richardson and many more on campus for their official visits, now was the chance to charm them and possibly reel them in. So how close did we get? A lot closer than some might think. Then again we also had the guys we needed to solidify as well. So how did that go?

Let's start with the "already" committed. Luther Robinson, as we stated in a previous post, was waivering a bit and still seems to be. Not much is coming out, but rumor has it that a member of the Robinson camp has stated that they are weighing their options and still figuring out where he was going. I guess we're gonna have to weight till Wednesday at 9:30am. That is when Robinson will be announcing his decision.

Ok, ok, we're in the clear it seems with Mr. Jamal Reid. Reid said he enjoyed his visit a whole lot and is fully committed to signing with Miami on Feb. 4th. Reid seems he has built a strong relationship with position coach Weslet McGriff. He was hosted by fellow DB Jo Jo Nicholas, but he also spent a lot of time with Lamar Miller, Ray Ray Armstrong, Dyron Dye and Prince Kent. All who are solid commits to Miami. We look foward to him coming in and adding some much needed depth at the cornerback position and maybe getting some plays in on offense as well.

Andrew Tiller. I do not think our expectations were too high on landing Tiller, but after his visit it seems like our chances have increased. He came on the visit with his mother. She wasn't too sure about Miami, but after the visit and knowing what Miami is about, she feels very comfortable with Tiller coming down here. If he picks Miami, it's his decision but she would be fine with it. Tiller is also considering his home town team Syracuse. What Syracuse has going for them is that his coach at Nassau Community College is now part of the staff at Syracuse. I feel this would be a huge get for us as it will continue to solidify our OL class this yr. For those of you who are worried, it could only help Bryce Brown's decision as well.

He had a blast!!! How good does that sound? I really think Sheldon Richardson is the prized possession of this class. Well for some people that is. He came out blown away with the visit, saying it was much better than he though it would be. Although he did not decommit, he has been rumored to say that things have opened up after this visit and he has a lot to think about. Tons of rumors from Sheldob, from him actually saying I might be coming but to wait until wed, he thoroughly enjoyed his visit. The depth chart at TE was something he was very interested in. Dedrick Epps will likely be out for the first part of the season due to his knee surgery from the injury he sustained before the bowl game. That only leaves one TE (Richard Gordon, who happened to host Richardson) with any experience at the position. That definitely should be a factor in the deciding process. Both Epps and Gordon are seniors. Rumors are that he has said that "it's an opportunity you can't pass up." So then what are you waiting for, come on down!!!

Another tidbit...This is the second week in a row we hear that no coaches were present in a meeting among players and parents. I think this is a brilliant move on the part of the coaching staff to basically let the players and parents speak to each other and interact with other kids, committed or not. I am sure they had current players in the meetings as well. This is an obvious move to hear on the coaches to make the visitors hear it straight out of the horses mouth. Who better than the players to sell the program.


Feb. 4th should be an interesting and hopefully exciting day for the University of Miami and it's fans. We will be present at the school that day, trying to bring you up to date on the most recent signings and news coming straight out of the U.

DC rumors heating up. Coming up in our next installment.

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