More SEC signees from Georgia than any other state, by far
MrSEC.com has done some numbers-crunching that quantifies this state’s status as a football recruiting hotbed.
The website counted 65 recruits from Georgia who signed with SEC schools last week, including the 14 Georgians among UGA’s 19 signees. Every SEC school except Mississippi State signed players from Georgia.
No other state came close in terms of the number of players signing with SEC schools. The next largest number was from the state of Florida: 46. Then 37 from Mississippi and 36 from Alabama.
In all, SEC schools signed 305 players from 23 different states, MrSEC calculated, with 21.3 percent of the league’s total signees coming from Georgia. UGA signed players from only three states: Georgia (14), Florida (4) and South Carolina (1).
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termigator
February 9th, 2010
7:00 am
You idiots can state all the facts you want about Meyer not having this record % or that record %, but one thing you cant say is; he doesn’t own UGA. We don’t care what you think about Meyer, he is our coach and a great one. Only UGA fans want him to go. But at least we agree with one thing. WE are just as glad that Richt is your coach as you are. We dont want him to leave. Of course we thought there would never be another Ray Goff either.You fired the only coach we feared (after Dooley) and that was Jim Donnan.
termigator
February 9th, 2010
7:06 am
76-Dawg, I for one wish it was played home and home. Where it’s played has no bearing in this stadium where the fans are 50-50. The plane ride from Athens, takes about the same time for your team as does the bus ride from Gainesville that it does for the Gators. Both teams spend the night in a hotel the night before so there is no difference. The only difference is for your fans. Its funny it didnt matter when Dooley was coach and you owned the Gators. And I was there for both games in the mid 90’s, the one in Gainesville where we won and the one in Athens where Spurrier “hung a half a hundred”.
termigator
February 9th, 2010
7:08 am
Tdawg, So what is your point? Its the only system we have until there is a playoff. Funny you never hear a Dawg talking about the glorious 1980 NC being mythical. It’s like everything else; you talk out of your mouth to suit you.
AltamahaDawg
February 9th, 2010
7:18 am
Let’s go ahead and conceed that anybody who uses the term “drinking the Kool-aid” is just a parrot without the capacity to come up with an original thought, ok? Or you could tell somebody who “owns” somebody else. Yea, nobody ever uses that one.
Seriously, why would you even bother?
Gatorguy
February 9th, 2010
7:39 am
Same ol GA….all those recruits
(((((((((((((((((((((((((41-17)))))))))))))))))))))))
17 out of 20
7 out of 9
DawgBite
February 9th, 2010
7:53 am
Was this year a trend or an outlier? The overall premise of this article means little if this was a one year wonder. I know UGA signed a couple of Georgians late after two Florida commits went elsewhere at the last minute. Florida is certainly a more fertile football factory than Georgia but everyone in the nation seems to raid that state. California and Texas are two other powerhouse states. Pennsylvania and Ohio are probably at or close to Georgia in Div. 1 prospects. It makes sense the SEC is loaded up with Georgia players since we are in the middle of SEC country and host the SEC Championship each year.
The Grinch
February 9th, 2010
7:57 am
So where are the nay sayers whose mantra is “UGA should get all the good recruits from the state of Georgia and close the borders”? 65 Georgia high school athletes signing with SEC schools? Can Georgia offer 65 scholarships? Time to get real, guys.
FBR
February 9th, 2010
8:09 am
We only signed players from GA, FL, and SC? THAT is not the recruiting regimen of a top-flight football program, I’m sorry to say !!
What??
February 9th, 2010
8:41 am
Grinch..
UGA has to at least get the “top” players and we did not.
The kids that Fl, AL, TN, Aub, and others signed are kids Richt recruited but just could not close the deal, on any of them.
I know, I know, now comes the argument “you can’t tell by the number of stars how good they really are”.
That being said, had Richt signed the kids that the other schools signed, we would not have signed the majority (not all) of the ones we did sign.
Richt should have cleaned up the recruiting in state this year, but did not.
Now I’m sure you are thinking like most Dawg fans, since we lost Willie it hurt our recruiting this year.
That is a load of crap!
Look at USC, FL, TN. They had huge changes in the coaching staff but managed to sign the players that Richt recruited but did not sign.
Richt is falling and falling hard!
Fire Richt and hire the Utah coach!
AltamahaDawg
February 9th, 2010
8:42 am
FRB, are you suggesting that we should have offered scholarships to LESS players from Georgia? 19 only goes so far. Who are you talking about specifically, or is it your contention that we need to sign from various state for the sake of it?
AltamahaDawg
February 9th, 2010
8:47 am
??, its convenient to ignore that Richt signed just as many player that other coaches were after, and they couldn’t close the deal.
AltamahaDawg
February 9th, 2010
8:54 am
I wouldn’t even make the argument about being better than the number of “stars”. Half of this class is 4 star and were recruited by every one of those school that you listed.
What??
February 9th, 2010
8:57 am
Altamah…
Do you really believe that UGA signed a better class than Fl, Al, Aub?
If you do you do not understand the recruiting process.
AltamahaDawg
February 9th, 2010
8:59 am
The other half were 3 star (less the one 2 star WR, who does have the body type to be a role player in the future) and were recruited by at least one or two of those same schools, if not all.
AltamahaDawg
February 9th, 2010
9:07 am
uh, did I say that? Did I say it was a “better” class? I will say that 25 is going to score better than 19, simple math, but thats not my point. The point that I was disputing, that you so conveniently sidestepped, was about…..well it’s out there if anyone cares to read it.
The Overlord
February 9th, 2010
9:08 am
Top recruits in the state know the UGA program is a lost cause.
Dwayne/Dog fan
February 9th, 2010
9:17 am
How in the hell can Ga. be compared to Fla. at this point. Fla. has kicked our a$$es for the better part of 2 DECADES. What is the record? Some Ga. fans are so stupid. Makes me want to join the Fla. bandwagon. Well, I just can not do that.
What??
February 9th, 2010
9:19 am
Overload….
Richt will get another shot this year to get his act together and turn that thoght process around.
If he doesn’t, hire another coach!
Discipline, film study, game planning, calling plays, recruiting, and many other fundementals that are expected of coaches at this level has not met expectations the last two years. Richt seems to have gotten lazy.
What??
February 9th, 2010
9:22 am
Dwayne…
It isn’t just Fl. Look at how many other SEC schools have passed UGA in performance.
Talk about stupid UGA fans!
ga gator
February 9th, 2010
9:23 am
I am certainly glad that UF had the consensus #1 class, but that does not mean UGA didn’t have a fine class as well. There are many years when you might have a huge need for OL and for some reason only very few grade out to 5 stars. When that happens you might get every signee you went after which should be considered a success but on paper it might not be top 10. My point is if a team consistently signs top 20 talent then it is up to the coaches and conditioning coaches to get it out of them.
ga gator
February 9th, 2010
9:27 am
What??, Even though a life long (57 years) Gator fan, I attend all of the home (and jax) UGA games with my girlfriend. I go to the Dawg walk several times a year and what I notice most about your team is when they dont have their pads on, as Buck Belue says, ” they don’t look good getting off the bus”. I don’t think the problem is recruiting or CMR, I think it is your strength and conditioning coach. In Jax this year I saw the UF team getting off the buses and they looked like monsters, including their QB.
When Will Meyer Be Crowned King?
February 9th, 2010
9:29 am
Here’s the deal. You have to beat either New Mexico, Air Force, Auburn, or Texas A & M before you can be crowned King. Sorry, this is a no-wimp zone. Urban doesn’t get a ticket.
New Mexico? 0-2? Seriously? You’ve got to be kidding me. They have a football team there? 0-2 versus Auburn? Come on man.
#1 Recruiting Class Won't Save U.S.S. Meyer
February 9th, 2010
9:33 am
That ship is sinking folks. If Meyer couldn’t win with Charlie Strong, Tim Tebow as a Senior, and 22 starters back in 2009, Urban SURE can’t win in 2010. The #1 recruiting class won’t help him asnymore than it’s helped every ESPN #1 recruiting class award winner. NONE won the National Championship the next year. They all think recruiting is the problem instead of coaching.
Call Charlie Weis. Ask him about his “recruiting” skillz. Puuuuleeeze. 6-6 every year.
ga gator
February 9th, 2010
9:34 am
When Will Meyer Be Crowned King?, Sorry loser you have to beat Vandy and Kentucky at home and then not whine that the refs cheated you. Does CMR have any NC’s, I guess not he was cheated out of it in 07 when he couldn’t win the SEC EAST.
What??
February 9th, 2010
9:35 am
ga gator
I hear you.
Ultimately Richt is responsible for all aspects of the program. That is what I meant in my earlier post. Richt for whatever reason does not appear to be “tuned in” to all aspects of the program. The fundementals where coaching is concerned.
termigator
February 9th, 2010
9:35 am
Don’t even respond to the coolaid drinking fool that writes that stuff. He is so frustrated that he can’t say anything about UGA constantly losing to un ranked teams.
Urban Meyer--3-5 against good teams
February 9th, 2010
9:38 am
If Meyer is a good coach, why couldn’t he beat more than 3 teams with a .750 record in his 1st three years at Florida? 3-5? Not great. Not even good. Pathetic.
termigator
February 9th, 2010
9:39 am
Urban Meyer–3-5 against good teams but 4-1 against UGA. No more responses to you Bill King.
GaGator
February 9th, 2010
9:51 am
ga gator
Just for information. You know how these UGA folks always throw back that “we lead
the series 47-37-2” when we talk about the 17 and 3 dominance for the past twenty years.
Well I looked it up and that series record is correct, but here’s the catch. From 1904 to 1936 UGA lead the series 13-2-1. Since 1936 Florida leads the series 35-34-1 and the dominance is just beginning.
ga gator
February 9th, 2010
9:55 am
GaGator, I agree, but most rational UGA fans don’t talk overall record because something that happened 50 years ago really doesnt matter. For the record, I was born in 52 and we have a winning record since then. I for one respect their program and root for them except in Jax. It does irriatate me though when some of these fools want to disown Vince Dooley because he will be rooting for his son. If my son was the coach of FSU, I would have to root for FSU when they played UF because as the saying goes, blood is thicker than water.
English
February 9th, 2010
9:58 am
Go Georgia State!
Keith Olberman
February 9th, 2010
9:58 am
First.
ESPN Team Recruiting Rankings Proven LEAST Accurate
February 9th, 2010
9:59 am
If you take the last 5 years of ESPN team rankings, and create a top 25 based on that, 12 teams in 2009, who should have been there, were not. Thes teams all won the recruiting 5 year ESPN best recruiting team top 25 prize, but didn’t finish in the REAL top 25 final poll for 2009:
Auburn, Georgia, Ok, FSU, Notre Dame, Mich, Tenn, SC, NC, Texas A & M, UCLA and Cal.
ESPN is clueless when it comes to ranking recruiting classes.
ESPN does not know how to rank talent properly.
BEWARE FLORIDA–THE NEW NOTRE DAME.
If Meyer's So Good, Why Does He Schedule Charleston Southern?
February 9th, 2010
10:05 am
Ok, look at Meyer’s 2009 schedule.
Florida International (that’s a real school–they have a football team?)
Charleston Southern (who? Is that Div 1?)
Troy (Isn’t that a guy’s name?)
Just think about it. If Meyer is REALLY good, WHY DOES HE SCHEDULE THESE KIND OF GAMES?
GaGator
February 9th, 2010
10:07 am
When Will Meyer Be Crowned King?
What’s your problem jerk, are some facts that you have a
hard time dealing with.
10-25-03 NEW MEXICO LOST 35-47 10-2 for the season(his 1st year at Utah!)
10-1-04 at New Mexico (Fri.) WON 28-7 12-0 for the season
In his first year there, Meyer was named the Mountain West Conference’s Coach of the Year with a 10–2 record, the best ever for a coach’s first season at Utah.[16] He also earned honors as The Sporting News National Coach of the Year, the first Utes coach to do so.
In 2004, Meyer led the undefeated Utes to a Bowl Championship Series bid, something that had not been done by a team from a non-automatically qualifying BCS conference since the BCS’ creation in 1998.[20] He remained at Utah long enough to coach the team to a Fiesta Bowl win over 5th rated Pittsburgh, capping off the Utes’ first perfect season (12–0) since 1930
How2fish
February 9th, 2010
10:07 am
What?? tell you what we will keep CMR and you can have the field. I know I know you of course know more about coaching that the coach with the best record in the SEC 1999-2008. Please !
Urban Meyer Has 'Charlie Weis Syndrome'
February 9th, 2010
10:08 am
Urban believes:
Recruiting wins Championships.
So did Charlie Weis.
Good luck with that theory.
ESPN's #1 Recruiting Team Never Finishes #1
February 9th, 2010
10:12 am
Just me, or does anyone else find it odd that the team ESPN says had the best recruiting class, has never gone on to win a National Championship the next year with all that talent?
What does this say about ESPN’s recruiting team ranking 2010 winner Florida?
GaGator
February 9th, 2010
10:14 am
This is one sick puppy that changes his name with every post. And he’s just getting started. Who ever you are, run don’t walk to the nearest mental hospital; you are on the verge of a major brake down.
When Will Meyer Be Crowned King?
#1 Recruiting Class Won’t Save U.S.S. Meyer
Urban Meyer–3-5 against good teams
ESPN Team Recruiting Rankings Proven LEAST Accurate
If Meyer’s So Good, Why Does He Schedule Charleston Southern?
GaGator
February 9th, 2010
10:16 am
There he is again with 2 posts above mine.
Why did Urban Meyer Get to 1 Natl Champ As Asst Coach?
February 9th, 2010
10:17 am
If Urban Meyer is SOOOO good, why in 14 years as an assistant coach, did he only get his team to the National Championship 1 time in 14 years? Can he REALLY coach? Why no results for 14 years?
Mark Richt at FSU, got FSU to the National Championship 5 times in 10 years.
termigator
February 9th, 2010
10:20 am
Why did Urban Meyer Get to 1 Natl Champ As Asst Coach? Sorry Bill King, no matter how bad Urban is, he is 4-1 against Richt. Show your nads and explain that one boy.
GaGator
February 9th, 2010
10:21 am
To the immature, juvenile poster with multiple names, I’m going to give you a name so you will know I’m talking to you——–that would be “LOSER”
termigator
February 9th, 2010
10:22 am
How2fish, keep your coach and we will keep ours. I think their records (head to head) speak for itself.
termigator
February 9th, 2010
10:23 am
Please Gators don’t respond to Bill King unless he signs on as himself.
What??
February 9th, 2010
10:24 am
2fish…
How has Richt done the last 2 years?
His performance has fallen and continues to fall. This class is an example.
Dawg fans love a Mark Richt!
To bad you all do not see the decline in Richt’s overall performance. We will loose at least one season (2010) and probably another simply because Dawg fans can not get past this coach!
Why Is Urban Meyer Winless Against Auburn?
February 9th, 2010
10:30 am
Of all schools–Auburn? Richt has won against Auburn. What’s so tough about Auburn? Why does Urban Meyer keep losing to Auburn.
Meyer is WINLESS against his SEC rival, therefor, he is not a good coach.
GaGator
February 9th, 2010
10:32 am
Hey LOSER,
Here is some information to show how little you know, Richt never had 5
National Championships at FSU—–he was part of TWO!
While an assistant coach at Florida State, Richt coached two Heisman Trophy winners, quarterbacks Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke, and was part of two national championships (1993 and 1999).(1)
I wonder if Ward and Weinke won their Heisman Trophy’s INSPITE or because of Richt.
I will give you this, he is a very very good OC.
termigator
February 9th, 2010
10:33 am
Why Is Urban Meyer Winless Against Auburn? Sorry Billy boy.
Why Does Meyer Only Have 1 Heisman Trophy Winner?
February 9th, 2010
10:34 am
If Urban Meyer is a great coach, why in 24 years of coaching has Meyer only had 1 Heisman trophy winner?
Mark Richt has had 2 different Heisman trophy winners, one a passing QB, one a dual threat. Richt did it twice, with 2 different styles.
Why can’t Meyer?