re: 2014 South Carolina Recruiting Thread

I don't know how I feel about this... I don't think it would be a smart move to take another DB in this class at the expense of a RB, or another OL/DL/WR which would certainly have to happen. It would be different if it were a Humphrey, but this kid is not on that elite level. I'm sure he's great, and if A) he does commit (not a given) and B) the coaches take it, I'll get on board... probably.

Googer announces on Friday the 16th...

It was only 4 days ago that the first news broke about Lammons committing to USC. To me, it was a pleasant surprise, as we had all 3 DBs we were initially after, and had really stopped following recruiting blurbs of DB prospects for this class and concentrating on the remaining needs we were after (Ford, Sawyer, Scott, Stanley, Googer).

Now in only 4 days it has swung madly from being 90+% in UF's favor, to mostly in USC's favor and UF being out of it, to right back to predominantly in UF's favor...

That doesn't happen naturally in recruiting IMO. The only thing I can discern from this nonsense was that Lammons was playing USC and faking his interest in order to hype up his announcement on ESPNU. Whether that was orchestrated by him or his family, or by ESPNU, or even by UF: who knows. But to me it's a big fat MEH for the 4-day idiocy....

Also a huge face-smack to all those online recruiting "insiders", especially the SC ones like Chris Carter of GCC or JC Shurbutt of TBS, who all had Lammons turning USC's way. It was their noise back on the 8th that got all of Gamecock Nation stirred up, when no one was really talking that much about Lammons any more. I wonder if those sites got some additional activity on their sites as a result, lol...

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wonder if those sites got some additional activity on their sites as a result, lol...

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It's a numbers game for sure. I am now wondering what we've got left. Waiting on Stanley, Googer, and who else?

Terry Googer, 4* ATH on Rivals, is a Gamecock!

https://rivals.yahoo.com/southcarolina/football/recruiting/player-Terry-Googer-140118

I really like these dual threat QB's (Davidson, Syvelle, Kenny) that we've recruited to be WR's for USC. Most of them know the importance of proper route running and usually can pickup the "whole offense" and where everyone is supposed to be a lot better.

Googer will be coached by Spurrier Jr. once he arrives on campus.

"I think he is a very good coach," Googer said. "He tells you the bad and he tells you the good. He told me where he wants me. They want to use me a lot around the goal-line and also in the slot."

Now that he is committed, Googer said he will turn into a recruiter for the Gamecocks.

"Oh, definitely," Googer said. "Number one on the board that I'm going to try to get is Dante Sawyer. I'm going to tell him to come play the rest of the Georgia boys and get this thing done. I think we have a good shot."


https://southcarolina.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1536849

Donnell Stanley set to pick by the end of the month. Has been a USC lean for a long time.

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Nation's #1 CB, Marlon Humphrey, has an official visit planned for USC, has us in his top 3 and will announce at the Under Armor AA game. With that said, I don't think he comes here, his dad played for bama and he lives there.

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Just read that article on 247. Thought we were never really seriously in it, but the fact that the only for sure official his father knows about is USC is kinda nice to hear. I remember an interview he had from a ways back that talked very highly of Brown's coaching.