The Wait is Over: National Signing Day Thread Time!
by Bob_Bell on Feb 4, 2009 7:01 AM MST
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Good Morning Buff Nation! We need Woodrow to post some music to get us ready for today. It's about time we got this thing going. It is finally here. We will know early on a few prospects like Emory Blake, Josh Moten and Byron Moore. Diante will announce around 11:00 am MT.
I will update this thread with things I hear and commits. I will also either run stories or fan posts with more information about Buff commitments. Hopefully today is stress free and we have some good news in the morning.
Go Buffs!
Let's make sure that we are careful with what we post from premium rivals and scout sources today.
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Some helpful links for today: Rivals CU LOI / Commitment List / Link to Watch ESPNU online / Rivals.com Wire / CuBuffs.com
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10:00 AM - Here is the latest release from cubuffs.com:
Four more undergrads and one junior college transfer have signed their national letter of intent to study and play football at Colorado and have been cleared by compliance: David Bakhtiari (OL, Burlingame, Cailf.), Clark Evans (QB, Los Alamitos, Calif.), Liloa Nobriga (Summerlin, Nev.), Edward Nuckols (DL, San Marcos, Calif.) and Andre Simmons (JC - WR, Blackville, S.C. / Independence [Kan.] CC).
9:15 AM - According to rivals.com, 2* DL David Bakhtiari, 2* DE Forrest West and 3* Parker Orms have sent in their LOI. I think West and Bakhtiari have big upside.
9:02 AM - According to GoDucks.com, 4* WR Diante Jackson has signed his LOI to join Oregon. Good luck to you, DJ.
8:52 AM - I can't tell you how excited I am that Ussery signed. He is the type of player and person the University needs. Great upside, great ability, great size. That is three wide receivers. Jarrod Darden, a surprise in Andre Simmons and Terdema Ussery. If we can get Diante Jackson, get your party shoes on!
8:48 AM - CU Buffs.com has issued this release regarding players they have got LOI's from:
Early signees include Nate Bonsu (DT, Allen, Texas), Jarrod Darden (WR, Keller, Texas), Zack Grossnickle (PK/P, Denver), Gus Handler (OL, Barrington, Ill.), Jack Harris (OL, Parker, Colo.), Nick Kasa (DE, Thornton, Colo.), Deji Olatoye (CB, Dublin, Ohio), Shaun Simon (OL, Broken Arrow, Okla.), Terdema Ussery (WR, Dallas), Derrick Webb (LB, Memphis, Tenn.) and Forrest West (DE, Canton, Conn.).
8:30 AM - A little recap for you. Here is what we know (or at least think we do): LOI sent in: 3* WR Jarrod Darden, 4* WR Andre Simmons, 3* DT Nate Bonsu, 2* DB Deji Olatoye, 3* Ath Josh Moten, 3* LB Derrick Webb, 2* OG Gus Handler and 2* C Shaun Simon
CUBUFFS.com reports 11 guys have sent in faxes as of 8:30am. They will release the list at 9:00am
Guys who committed elsewhere: 4* WR Emory Blake (Auburn), 4* S Byron Moore (USC) and 4* S Bradley McDougald (Kansas)
8:17 AM - 2* OL Gus Handler and 3* WR Jarrod Darden fax in LOI's to CU.
8:15 AM - 3* Ath Josh Moten commits to Colorado. I am excited to see what he brings to this team. He is an athlete and we can all agree that we need athletes. CU will give him a chance at QB.
8:11 AM - 4* S Byron Moore plays the game, re-commits to USC. Should have known better to get wrapped up in that saga.
8:00 AM - 4* WR JUCO Andre Simmons surprises all and faxes his LOI into CU. Big get!
7:50 AM - 3* LB Derrick Webb from Tennessee has faxed his LOI into CU. Welcome!
7:45 AM - 4* WR Emory Blake to Auburn per rivals.com. Bummer
7:30 AM - According to rivals.com, Nate Bonsu and Deji Olatoye have officially sent in their LOI's. Welcome to the Buffs!
7:07 AM - 4* S/WR Bradley McDougald officially signs letter of intent to play with in Kansas. He is a good get for Mangini. There are rumors that he may be playing wide receiver at Kansas as well. He was once a former Ohio State commit and thought at one time to be a silent commit to the Colorado Buffaloes. His teammate is current Buff verbal commit, 2* CB Deji Olatoye. No biggie here for the Buffs, he was off the radar when he stated his intention to commit two weeks ago.
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YAY!
alright, I’ve been in contact with People Who Knows Things, and this is what I’ve learned:
Preston King is pretty undecided. HAwk has done a great job of convincing King that he can come in and compete, and position himself to win a scholarship quickly. SDSU has already offered, and are hitting him hard. USC really just has the aura of being USC (of course, that’s significant).
No one has a clue about Moten and Moore. I’ve heard probably 6 different stories about them.
I’m pretty sure that we’ll get Blake. I’m not ready to call it, but I’m confident.
Hearing good things about Blake as well.
Should know in the next 25 – 40 minutes
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UPDATE: 7:07 AM
4* S/WR Bradley McDougald officially signs letter of intent to play with in Kansas. He is a good get for Mangini. There are rumors that he may be playing wide receiver at Kansas as well. He was once a former Ohio State commit and thought at one time to be a silent commit to the Colorado Buffaloes. His teammate is current Buff verbal commit, 2* CB Deji Olatoye. No biggie here for the Buffs, he was off the radar when he stated his intention to commit two weeks ago.
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I'm here
Anyone else in here? I just got home from work, bought some Signing Day food, and am ready for about 5 more hours until I have to get to bed.
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I work 10pm-7am
so I can allow myself a full allotment of classes during the day.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:19 AM MST up reply actions
I've been running on
scraps of sleep since I was 16. Besides, the job allows me plenty of time to do homework.
I thought Moore and Moten were announcing at 7Pacific, but I could be totally wrong. I’m totally in the dark on Blake because the only people I know who know things are on this site ;D
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:23 AM MST up reply actions
Blake between 7:30 and 8
Moore and Moten at 8
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Moore and Moten on ESPNU
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Man
I wish I had ESPNU. Stupid Comcast/being poor.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:26 AM MST up reply actions
check the internet
espn360.com might be carrying the feed online
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 7:32 AM MST up reply actions
Because my internet carrier
is Comcast, I’m unable to view things shown on ESPN360.com.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:39 AM MST up reply actions
Sigh
Also because my internet service provider is Comcast, it keeps shutting down every few minutes, forcing me to restart it. ‘Scuse me while I’ bang my face on the router for a while.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:41 AM MST up reply actions
Under current living situation
I’m paying 12 dollars a month for my internet. That’s pretty much unbeatable, so I can live with a few hiccups.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:48 AM MST up reply actions
Moore is 7AM Pacific time
I finally got in contact with a Guy Who Knows Things that I really trust (he told me about Morell Presley’s switch a week before it went public), and he said that anyone who claims to know what the thinking is on the Narbonne guys is full of it. So it’s all just a toss up.
hahaha...love the california updates
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Toss up is fun
At least it’ll be somewhat exciting.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:27 AM MST up reply actions
Me too.
I’m notorious for hating surprises, but this could be an extremely big day for the program. Luckily for guys like us, the big announcements will actually be over pretty soon.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:31 AM MST up reply actions
good news...
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question
how many people do you think are totally psyched about Soccer Letter of Intent Day at cubuffs.com?
laugh laugh laugh
zero point zero
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BOO
well, good luck to him, unless it’s against CU. That’st really surprising
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 7:44 AM MST up reply actions
Oh wow
Following that link, you see the kid who didn’t have the grades to get into Nebraska? How about that?
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:47 AM MST up reply actions
oh yeah
I’m wearing my lucky CU hockey sweater, which was responsible for delivering Darrell Scott last year. Come On sweater- DO YOUR JOB!
bad start
especially since moten and moore said they would be going to separate schools.
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Here is some good news
Tallahassee (Fla.) Lincoln cornerback DeAndre Byrd will not sign with Nebraska and will enroll at a junior college instead.
Byrd, a three-star prospect, committed to the Cornhuskers in August but did not have the grades to enroll at Nebraska out of high school.
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Ahahahahahah
It’s still funny to read.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:49 AM MST up reply actions
wow
I didn’t think you even needed grades to get into Nebraska. Just a smiley face sticker or a check plus
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 7:49 AM MST up reply actions
Evidently Andre Simmons will be at CU as well...per Scout
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Yup
Just saw that. I’m pretty surprised, really, and I’m stoked that Webb signed. I think he’s a sleeper.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:53 AM MST up reply actions
Here is a link to watch ESPNU online I believe
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You, sir
win 10 thousand internets for your efforts. Thanks a lot.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:52 AM MST up reply actions
hopefully this works
right now they are showing ESPN2
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Yeah I noticed that
I’m looking for ESPNU and I get a Tiger Woods interview. I bet Golic is thrilled that his kid faxed his letter to ND earlier today.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 7:54 AM MST up reply actions
ESPNU is on basketball reruns right now
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 7:54 AM MST up reply actions
so on the link, it is the second link that shows it is playing at 11:00 est
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it is now the first link
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I have an audio up with McDougald...
over on RCT. Really a great pickup for us and it does sound like CU was probably #2 that or Wisky. Also from what he’s saying it’s receiver all the way.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
good work...where does he rank on KU's list of recruits?
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He is top 3 in our class probably...
he is the only one in the rivals top250 and a big one for us building a pipeline over that way. He and teammate Josh Richardson are both now Jayhawks and obviously Big 10 country will keep a majority of guys out of there it’s nice to be able to pluck a few here and there.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
congrats, and good luck to Bradley
11 out of 12 games
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 7:58 AM MST up reply actions
CU-Moten, ND-Moore is the best case scenario
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not thinking, just waiting
Like I said- I’ve heard a lot of different things. The less reputable sources are all positively sure what will happen, but they aren’t the same. My most reputable source says that no one knows a thing. patience.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 8:00 AM MST up reply actions
ouch
Freeman hurts. I really hate Missouri
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 8:06 AM MST up reply actions
For real.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:07 AM MST up reply actions
Moores hats are on the table
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Andre Simmons confirmed
signed an LOI with CU!
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thank god!
We really needed a JC receiver who can step in like Moehler did last year. Welcome Andre! Suck it, Snyder!
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 8:03 AM MST up reply actions
Hey
anybody else notice the Rivals ticker linked by Giggles doesn’t have the Blake to Auburn story anymore?
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Seriously
Kasa isn’t a top 150? Whaaaat?
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:09 AM MST up reply actions
shit
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shit
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dude played us the whole time
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me too...
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You and me both.
Face was like ! _ !
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:12 AM MST up reply actions
come on...we never really had a chance.
especially since him and moten said they were going different places
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Aw
No sour grapes needed. It’s a bummer to lose him, but it was a surprise he had interest in us anyway. Losing Diante is going to hurt a bunch more.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:13 AM MST up reply actions
Ahahah
well, gotta do something with them, I suppose.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:16 AM MST up reply actions
just a kid...gotta hope he is successful
we will get ours.
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Whoa, whoa!
They just casually said Moten is going to Colorado. Come on, where’s the hat ceremony there?!
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Handler?
OH. Gus. O-lineman. Right. Man, you really threw me for a loop for a second.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:17 AM MST up reply actions
simmons and darden
is what he was saying
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no, I meant Handler
But I was referring to the WR need below. My fault for being vague
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 8:22 AM MST up reply actions
No, no
I understood what he meant about the WRs. I just completely forgot who Handler was for a second.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:22 AM MST up reply actions
Really
how much do these recruiting rankings mean when all the different services have different teams on top?
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they're a good place to start, but a bad place to finish
is the best I can say
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 8:18 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah
I agree, I’m just talkative because it’s an exciting day and was thinking aloud.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:20 AM MST up reply actions
In case anyone is getting impatient
Refresh this page. I added three new songs to keep you busy.
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Good call man, dig that Matt & Kim album. You got the Bon Iver song listed as ‘daylights’ though, and it is ‘babys’.
Oops, Just fixed it.
I almost picked Good Ol Fashion Nightmare from the M&K album but i figured that title probably wasn’t a good choice for signing day…
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Hey guys!
As a Duck fan, we’ve heard rumors that our coaching staff has been going after Diante Jackson? How worried are you about this? Is his decision up in the air (as seemed to be hinted at in the main post)?
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I'll be honest
I’m terrified of losing Jackson to Oregon. We need playmakers badly, and he would give us an immediate spark. From what I’ve been able to see from his recruitment, his heart really has him wanting to play for the Buffs, but his family has been pulling for him to play for Oregon for quite some time. At this point, I’m ready to throw my hands up in the air and say he’s 50/50. It’s my best guess.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:24 AM MST up reply actions
We've been freaking out about it for weeks
Same as you guys. He’s a great prospect and both programs want him. He’s a great kid and both programs deserve him. Good luck today.
Hey jtlight...
it has been a two horse race between OU and CU since spring. Diante committed to Oregon first, then decommitted and went to CU. Now his decision is up in the air. His mom and grandma want him to go to Oregon. Arizona State has now entered the picture as well. He is a great kid, just getting pressured by his family. His dad also lives in Portland so that gives the Ducks an advantage as well.
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Thanks for the info!
At this point, though Diante would be huge for Oregon, given our WR depth issues, I hope he goes where he’ll be the happiest. I listened to your interview with him not that long ago, and he sounded like he really liked Colorado. Good luck to him.
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Sounds like we both have WR issues, then.
Good luck to you guys!
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:31 AM MST up reply actions
that is why we wanted you to get McNeal so we could have Diante
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Might be a little quiet now until Jackson announces at 11:10
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cubuffs.com
says that they have 11 national letters of intent faxed in right now. have to wait until 9 MST to see the names
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I couldn't help it
I clicked the soccer headquarters link. Just to show them some love.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:27 AM MST up reply actions
you better believe it. great classes rolling in
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Click the link
and it says “Information coming soon.” or something and the only clickable link is one that says “Go Back”. I lol’d.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:29 AM MST up reply actions
I'm calling
Evans, West, Thornton, Grossnickle are among them
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 8:30 AM MST up reply actions
I was going to say Orms
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:30 AM MST up reply actions
Ah man
I really hope we get him.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:29 AM MST up reply actions
Hey
just for fun, anyone have a guess about this Sam Montgomery kid?
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That was my guess
Baah.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:33 AM MST up reply actions
along those lines
does anyone else think that Bryce Brown is making a HUGE mistake? He could already be on campus somewhere.
Oh yeah.
He’s LOVING recruiting. It isn’t even like Pryor last year when he was so busy with football season and then basketball season that recruiting got pushed aside. He’s just treating it like a party. His whole family is on some vacation until the 7th? What?
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:35 AM MST up reply actions
Just to update our situation...
A little recap for you. Here is what we know (or at least think we do): LOI sent in: 3* WR Jarrod Darden, 4* WR Andre Simmons, 3* DT Nate Bonsu, 2* DB Deji Olatoye, 3* Ath Josh Moten, 3* LB Derrick Webb, 2* OG Gus Handler and 2* C Shaun Simon
CUBUFFS.com reports 11 guys have sent in faxes as of 8:30am. They will release the list at 9:00am
Guys who committed elsewhere: 4* WR Emory Blake (Auburn), 4* S Byron Moore (USC) and 4* S Bradley McDougald (Kansas)
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LSU!
What the hell do any of us know, eh?
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:38 AM MST up reply actions
like obama did...he wanted to give a shout out during his super bowl interview to the troops
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I lol'd.
Its good to spend the signing period with people as sarcastic as I am.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:40 AM MST up reply actions
How much money is Les Miles throwing at these kids right now?
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Seriously
His family looks pretty well fed….
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:39 AM MST up reply actions
wow
I thought this dude was trying to fill all 7 hours himself by thanking people. Also- Eff the SEC
Hallux, you hear anything on preston king? he was supposed to have announced by now
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I'm trying to find out if they're going to offer right now
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 8:41 AM MST up reply actions
if they do...then I am scared about Ussery and Jackson
right now we have 18 commits…Ussery and Jackson get us to 20.
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Can you imagine
a potential class of Darden, Jackson, Simmons, Ussery, and King?
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:44 AM MST up reply actions
it would be nice but we need jackson and ussery
simmons ability to qualify still scares me
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Have Ussery
and Simmons qualifying is really scary.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:49 AM MST up reply actions
he might be coming here even without a scholly
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Anxiously waiting to hear Nuckols, Kasa, Evans and Harris have sent their LOI's in
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Sounds like Tesoro is having issues with their signing ceremony
might be waiting for the press, but that’s speculative
Ho Ho
cubuffs.com has…
(9 a.m.) – Early signees include Nate Bonsu (DT, Allen, Texas), Jarrod Darden (WR, Keller, Texas), Zack Grossnickle (PK/P, Denver), Gus Handler (OL, Barrington, Ill.), Jack Harris (OL, Parker, Colo.), Nick Kasa (DE, Thornton, Colo.), Deji Olatoye (CB, Dublin, Ohio), Shaun Simon (OL, Broken Arrow, Okla.), Terdema Ussery (WR, Dallas), Derrick Webb (LB, Memphis, Tenn.) and Forrest West (DE, Canton, Conn.).
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They also mentioned
2 more LOI have arrive and will be processed soon.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:48 AM MST up reply actions
USSERY!!!!!!!!!!
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Try again
I tried refreshing the page, and all the information was gone. Refreshed it again, and it’s back, this time in bold lettering
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:51 AM MST up reply actions
sleeping!
still 750 on the west coast
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if i can wake up...so can he.
stanford kids are excited but this buffs class is shaping up nicely too
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Speaking of Stanford
where the hell did they come from this year? Great job that staff is doing out there.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:56 AM MST up reply actions
It's great.
They were in the top 5 for Jelani Jenkins, Frankie Telfort, and Jawanza Starling but I’m not sure how the admittance process worked out there. They’ll have a top 25 class easily and should really challenge in the Pac-10 soon.
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Hey, since you're here
I wanted to point out that you run a pretty good blog over there. I admit very little interest in Gonzaga, but your blog is damned interesting and well written.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:00 AM MST up reply actions
Haha
Thanks alot. We try and do as much general bball stuff as we can. We are both awake and were thinking about doing a signing day thread too but that may not be in our realm at this point.
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just heard from an OC buddy
still waiting on King. He is baffled that CU is an option. So am I. Maybe waiting on an offer?
See
now THAT was a hat ceremony. He tosses the hat he’s barely holding on to, picks his team, and puts it on. None of this long, drawn out nonsense.
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But is Mel Kiper any better?
I’m convinced the world would be a better place without these guys
Oh no.
I won’t even get started on it. I had a mini rant on MileHighReport the other day about Mel Kiper. I can’t stand either guy, and McShay being on a HS recruiting show is ridiculous. Luginbill makes sense, but McShay shouldn’t be there.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:57 AM MST up reply actions
better than Tom Lemming
I’d rather have a child molester cover my kid than Tom Lemming.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 8:58 AM MST up reply actions
Oh god.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 8:58 AM MST up reply actions
Ahaha
That’s pretty amusing. Watching the Byron Moore clip was pretty funny. I didn’t notice the little dude behind him putting on the CU hat. Think he wants to verbal right now?
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hmm, any thoughts on Jelani Jenkins?
the USC guys I know are pretty confident, but they’re not that reliable (they pegged Moore to ND)
Jackson to Oregon...
Per University Of Oregon twitter feed. Sounds like they have his letter of intent.
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not surprised
offer Preston King right now
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:01 AM MST up reply actions
Ahhhhh @#)(%&@#%
I was hoping to be wrong about that one.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:01 AM MST up reply actions
ugh
If its true I want to say some really nasty things about this kid but I’ll hold back
Good call.
The kid really seemed like he was truly torn between two schools and his family clearly had an effect on this one.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:02 AM MST up reply actions
Err
Good call on holding back I mean.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:04 AM MST up reply actions
shit...you got a good one. congrats
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There goes our first comittment to The Ralphie Report
Here’s to a lot more (that stick) next year!
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Since we have a lull...
Any guesses as to who the other two letters belong to that the CU office is processing right now? My guess is Nuckols and Evans.
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wishful thinking
would be very happy if that is the case
probably moten is one
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god damn it
I hear that CU has not yet offered King, but he hasn’t signed yet with SDSU, so it’s still on the table. Also, cubuffs.com is doing a piss poor job. Online upgrades would be my first job for a spending “stimulus.”
no shit on cubuffs.com...
they should be killing it today
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I actually sent Plati a pretty modest proposal
it included a lot of spending upgrades, but it would have modernized their online operation 10 fold. By trade, I’m a glorified statistician who measures marginal rate of return on investment, and I thought I did a pretty good job of selling it. but I got pretty much a kiss off, because we don’t have money.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:15 AM MST up reply actions
crazy
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Uh...Wow?
How…?
That’s damned impressive.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:11 AM MST up reply actions
i'm glad he values education...
but goes to florida
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David Bakhtiari, Parker Orms and Liloa Nobriga
have sent in their LOI according to rivals .com
http://colorado.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?school=14
14 guys now in
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I'm going to try to find out what's up with Evans
It looks like the press owns everything, and that’s what all the OC schools are waiting on.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:16 AM MST up reply actions
GOD DAMN IT
no one is answering. I am important, assholes!
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:19 AM MST up reply actions
You're cracking me up.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:19 AM MST up reply actions
I count 14
but still see Nobriga as unsigned. Wot/
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:18 AM MST up reply actions
His Rivals
stat line says he had 185 tackles his senior season. I know stats can be misleading, but 185 tackles a whoooooooole lot.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:22 AM MST up reply actions
Oh yeah.
Definitely. I was all over the idea of a a 4 WR set featuring Smith, McKnight, Jackson, and Simmons.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:20 AM MST up reply actions
me too...
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Son of a B!
We should have offered the kid a damn scholarship.
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I don't know wasn't he like 5'10 160lbs?
I like the size of the guys we have picked up
absolutely agree
Jackson- gone
Blake- gone
Had we offered, he would be a Buff
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:22 AM MST up reply actions
I know people
we really did have a chance. It was tough to figure out why, but CU was ahead of USC on his list
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:23 AM MST up reply actions
Good for that kid.
Honestly, I’m happy to see him take the scholarship and run. I hope he breaks all kinds of records. It’s too bad we didn’t offer him, because I think we would have had him.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:21 AM MST up reply actions
what's all the fuss with him?
is he a sleeper or what?
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I love him
I think he’s a huge sleeper, and could have been a player immediately at CB or WR. He’s like Orms, only if Orms played against much better competition
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:24 AM MST up reply actions
What he said.
I really wanted him.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:25 AM MST up reply actions
same as last year
they have to go through compliance things with the school so every LOI has an hour delay. It’s not like a Rivals or Scout thing. Lots of standards. Be mad at the NCAA
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Pffft
I’m always mad at the NCAA. Those people get away with so much shit it’s insane.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:26 AM MST up reply actions
I think
I’ll turn my focus the 6’5’’ frame of Jewel Hardy now. That dude is the very definition of “red zone weapon”.
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Per Scout...Markish Jones to Cal
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shitty...
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gotta have now...with jones and king gone
hardy would be a full qualifier too
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Losing King still sucks.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:33 AM MST up reply actions
What are our chances for Hardy?
I agree that he is pretty much a must have now….. are there any other possibilities out there? Backup plans?
by ColoSportsfan on Feb 4, 2009 9:35 AM MST up reply actions
I think Hardy/King/Jones
were the backup plans. With King and Jones one, it’s looking like Hardy is what we have left.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:36 AM MST up reply actions
I'm hoping we bag him then....
Simmons Smith Ussery Simas Mcknight Hardy …. doesn’t sound too bad… Wish we could have held on to Jackson
by ColoSportsfan on Feb 4, 2009 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
Jackson switch
confirmed pretty much everywhere, killing any hope I had left. Dommot.
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Hallux, are you pretty confident on King?
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yes
He’s going to San Diego State. good luck to him. We never offered.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:35 AM MST up reply actions
Looking over the list
Are we even going to get to 20?
Hawk probably has a sleeper in there that nobody knows of
like stewart last year
You mean...
Deji Olatoye is somebody we’ve really heard of? There are basically no stories on him, and his other schools of interest on Scout.com are Eastern Washington, Ohio, and Villanova. Rivals has the same schools, but with Michigan as well. I’d say he has the best chance to be this years Speedy.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:40 AM MST up reply actions
I'm counting 19 right now
but until Markish Jones signs his LOI and Jewel Hardy tells the Buffs no, or something else happens, we’re stuck there.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:38 AM MST up reply actions
i think we get 20...we are lining up to be at 19 right now
we will probably get another WR. still not counting out jones and hardy
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you the man
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looking over the '09 schedule
i still can’t believe we are going to Oxford, Ohio for a game
Haha
Irish and I were talking about that last night. Lame.
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Gaaah
Man that’s a slap in the face. We better not lose.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:43 AM MST up reply actions
It's hilarious
But hopefully we win by infinity and one of those kids from that state comes to CU… a la Rod Stewart. I see it as recruiting move to gain exposure in the state. We have recently played games now in Ohio, Florida, Texas (of course), and California. Sounds like a pretty good recruiting strategy to get our name out in those states.
if that is the case I would rather play Cincy or Ohio State
nobody watches MAC conference football
this game was probably set when Roethlisberger was there.
And I thought we agreed to a Thursday game in exchange for an ESPN slot
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:59 AM MST up reply actions
Difference being
we played Florida State when we went to Florida. Going to Ohio is all good and well, but playing Miami (OH) is not.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:49 AM MST up reply actions
schedule was set a few years ago
i believe it was part of a home-and-home
At least we're not nebraska
I know this is old news, but their schedule is always so weak. 3 home cupcakes guaranteed every year
And somehow this year
they recruited a kid who couldn’t qualify academically.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:56 AM MST up reply actions
Well
Rivals signed LOI has been updated to include Nuckols and Nobriga, bringing the total to 16.
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Evans, Moten, Thornton
are the 3 Rivals still has as unsigned.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:43 AM MST up reply actions
Moten is good
I have no info on Thornton, and I’m looking into Evans. Apparently, I’m not as important as I think I am, so no one is getting back to me. There will be revenge.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:45 AM MST up reply actions
thornton is sending his in later
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I would think all 3 are okay
but I tend to be naive when I’m excited. I’m just updating whatever updates I can find on the tubes. Lord knows cubuffs.com is just relaxin. I’m hoping for a surprise here before I head to bed for the night.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:47 AM MST up reply actions
Evans is the only one but he will send it in
he confirmed it yesterday on rivals
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Re: Diante Jackson
GoDucks (the official site) doesn’t have much up at all, but Rob Moseley (the best UO – not OU, UO – beat writer) has said Diante signed with the Ducks – http://blogs.registerguard.com/cms/index.php/duck-football/comments/diante-jackson-among-first-to-submit-an-loi-today/
I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around who all CU has right now, but I’ll be sure to ask Hawkins plenty later. Any questions from the peanut gallery?
Why not offer King the scholly?
Especially with so many WRs looking so shaky heading into signing day? Was there a legit thought that we might sign all of them?
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:49 AM MST up reply actions
here is what we have
DJ is gone, i just got a text from him. We still signed a 6’4 in Ussery and a 4* JUCO Andre Simmons but DJ is a tough one to lose.
http://colorado.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?school=14
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I wish him well.
Too bad he bailed on us, though.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:52 AM MST up reply actions
i just wished him luck
said it was really tough and appreciated to good luck wish.
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Certainly don't like Oregon
But I’ll still be cheering for Diante.
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no doubt...he is a good kid
I still think he wants to be a Buff but family says otherwise
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could always hope for a transfer
after he realizes that he really wants to be at CU
you have the ability to talk to Hawkins???that is awesome.
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well...
I’m going to the presser. Whether I can (or need) to talk to him specifically I still don’t know.
nice.
I would love to know more about the Diante Jackson situation from their side of the world. They will probably stay PC but maybe a question worded with the pressure on him from his family could be interested to hear.
I will think of more but if you wouldn’t mind throwing up a fan post on what they say, it would be much appreciated. What time is the presser?
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If you talk to Plati give us a little shout.
I’ll send him an email soon too.
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Conference is at 3:30...
I’m busy this afternoon but I’ll try to get something written up and linked over here, too. Sounds like Ringo is putting serious time in on the Buffzone blog too.
by Doug-e-Fresh on Feb 4, 2009 10:00 AM MST up reply actions
Yup
Updated on Rivals as well.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 9:50 AM MST up reply actions
someone is not getting a free beer
I know a guy, and all I asked was all Evans, all the time. He has forsaken me.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 9:51 AM MST up reply actions
Haha
O noes. K-State’s master plan is backfiring!
“Four-star junior college defensive back David Batts has spurned Kansas State, the school he committed to in mid-January, and has signed with Washington.”
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Well my gosh.
cubuffs.com has updated!
(10 a.m.) – Four more undergrads and one junior college transfer have signed their national letter of intent to study and play football at Colorado and have been cleared by compliance: David Bakhtiari (OL, Burlingame, Cailf.), Clark Evans (QB, Los Alamitos, Calif.), Liloa Nobriga (Summerlin, Nev.), Edward Nuckols (DL, San Marcos, Calif.) and Andre Simmons (JC – WR, Blackville, S.C. / Independence [Kan.] CC).
Nothing new, just more confirmation of what we knew.
And with that, I’m going to bed! I’ll be back in a few hours. It’s been fun.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 4, 2009 10:02 AM MST reply actions
take care
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te'o is annoucning his decision
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my feed must be really delayed
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hahaha...can we trade three players for him?
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this ESPNU show has been shitty so far...
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Good
That makes me feel better about being at work.
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Lowell Gallindo seems dead set on having a giant tie
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 10:12 AM MST up reply actions
its bigger than his body
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that wasn't really what he said
and I don’t care if he gets to 10 or not. I’m happy with 8.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 10:14 AM MST up reply actions
No
I don’ t think he was banking on incoming freshman to make or break his 10 win prediction. If anything landing simmons should help.
yeah, simmons will probably be the biggest contributor next year
please please please qualify
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te'o to ND...wow
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unbelievable
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so much for religion!
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yep
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and they lost Burficit to ASU. Frankie Telfort is a very happy boy
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i wonder if he serves his mission or not
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play his freshman year, might leave after that for a mission...
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He's been saying all along that he will take the mission trip.
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Anyone know why we don't have Kasa's LOI in hand yet???
I hate to piss on anyone’s parade, but I’m a bit nervous about that.
Shepherd on ESPNU
did anyone else see the clip of him in class? the whole 10 seconds he was talking to the girl next to him
that's what I did in class
and I did okay
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 10:32 AM MST up reply actions
seems like a great kid and very well spoken
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Tommy Tuberville is wrong
LSU had a QB just like Shepard. Unfortunately, that QB was an asshole and had to transfer to Jacksonville St.
he wasn't an asshole, he was just a screw-up
Imagine how LSU might have done last year with him, too…
by Doug-e-Fresh on Feb 4, 2009 10:39 AM MST up reply actions
crazy quiet right now...
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yep...
(10:30 a.m.) – A special half-hour update, Colorado received a pair NLI’s from in-state players and they’ve been cleared by compliance. Parker Orms (S, Wheat Ridge, Colo.) and DaVaughn Thornon (TE, Denver) will study and play football at Colorado.
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moten's is the only one that is not in
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I've got nothing on that
My source in the south bay is unavailable during the day. But Tucker hasn’t sent in his LOI either, so I’d say it’s unimportant.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 10:49 AM MST up reply actions
Hey guys skipped out of class a little early to try to catch up with some buffs action
Tim griffin is about to answer a question on the espn blog and ill post his answer here
Here is Tim
Hawk has a nice underrated class that should really beef up the Buffs in the trenches. The commits from Nick Kasa and Edward Nuckols are both good gets. I’m sure he’s a little disappointed he wasn’t able to beat out USC for Byron Moore, but it’s been a solid class nonetheless.
so is 3 good enough?
If we add 2 freshman WR and one junior WR, is that okay, depth wise?
Obviously, how they play is the factor, but Ussery, Simmons, and Darden seems like a pretty strong effort to fill the position.
No
I think it has to be a priority again next year. To run an effective spread you need at lest 4 recievers you can rely on and that doesn’t account for any injuries and eligibility issues. Next year we will have hopefully Simas and Simmons added to that mix but we still need to establich depth for the future.
I just meant this year
I agree with you otherwise. I think we need Hardy to come in and compete right now.
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
For this year
I an going to overcome my dissapointment about Jackson and say we did enough. If we could of added Jackson or Blake though I would compare it to our running back haul of last year.
I am very dissappointed we weren't able to get Jackson or Blake
What seemed like a very good class, now seems somewhat average, especially seeing what the other Big 12 teams are getting.
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yeah, still a ton of ifs in their...
If Simmons qualifies, he will be good
If Simas is eligible, he will be good
If Smith dedicates himself, he will be good.
Those are our three wideouts next year along with a slot in McKnight. If Jones or Hardy commit, once again, there will be a big if in their, but they would help in depth.
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Does anyone know what Simmons status is with qualifying
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how sad is it
that we’re talking about “along with McKnight.”
Scotty is fine, but to be a championship team, he should be, at best, a third receiver.
That’s one of the reasons that I want Jewel Hardy
I couldn't agree more.
Over the last 5 years we’ve been conditioned to set our sights so low as a program. I’m so sick of competing. I want to dominate.
I like scotty
He is was the only other reciever that had the cajones and go over the middle last year. He is also smart enough to make up for all of the measurables he is lacking.
I like him too
but he shouldn’t be our #1 receiver
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 11:15 AM MST up reply actions
Any word on the other JUCO WR, Hardy?
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no word yet
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I saw Moten Committed, but has not signed LOI, any concerens?
Based on Rivals site
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from what I have heard, there is no concern
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 11:19 AM MST up reply actions
thanks
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Moten
Is there a chance he ends up contributing at WR?
by NorCalBuff08 on Feb 4, 2009 11:26 AM MST up reply actions
So here's a question
how would you improve the program (other than the players, obviously)?
As stated above, I would improve the internet outreach
I don't know what the status of the football camps are there
But I think if we can find a way to get more kids to Boulder in the Summer and Spring, I think that would go a long way to improving things, especially if you can get the kids from Texas and Oklahoma up there. Trust me when they see that spring practices and summers can be in 70 to 80 degrees with no humidty will trump being in Oklahoma and Texas in the Spring and Summer and trying to work out there.
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have to keep updating the facilities
and they need to do something about coaching salaries and contract terms. It always comes up and it is never good.
Winning will cure a lot of issues and that should happen next year.
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I agree
Some support from the state and university would help too, its not a great thing when the general preception of CU is that the majority of the professors would do away with athletics. I think if the state can look at revising the statutes regarding contracts for coaches, that would help a lot.
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but what is there to do?
I don’t see what we can do for assistant coaches. TABOR wins
by Hallux Valgus on Feb 4, 2009 11:41 AM MST up reply actions
pipe dream hope that one day, they will ammend it
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I saw McKay has not signed a LOI at UCLA
Any chance that since Moore went to USC that we may be able to do some last minute convincing of McKay
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I believe he went to UCLA
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yep he chose UCLA
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any more possible commits today?
By my latest count, we have 19, and Hawk said we could have between 18 and 22. Does anyone know if there are any additional signees today.
Great job, Ralphie Report and evevryone on keeping us posted. Thanks.
Markish Jones
I wan on Cal’s website and they have not recieved a loi from him. Does anyone have any information?
nothing on Jones or Hardy yet...
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