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Originally posted by Shoalsarea:
Spidey, if you have a national, top-5 QB, in state...you would at least like to be considered. Trooper ruined it, but anyway. As for Kiehl Frazier...he will be a good fit for AU since he runs Malzahn's O in high school. He probably does have a good chance at taking over b/c the other QBs on Au roster are not very good. I guarantee you that AU will sign another QB in next year's class. Most sign one every year b/c you never know what will happen.
As for the 2012 Qb from Hueytown, I doubt he would be afraid of competition. He is considering Bama and we signed the nation's #1 QB last year (Sims) and McCarron will still be there. What happened with AU was that Troop was telling the kid how great one of the programs (not Socioology lol)is at Au. The kid called him out on it b/c Au doesnt have that program.
I keep up with recruiting year round and hear some about AU from people in my company. Some schools sell themselves and others use negative recruitng tactics against others. Craig Sanders is a classic example. He was told by the Au staff that he would never see the field at Bama. Saban's response, "So your gonna let them tell you that your not good enough to play here!" I guess he did.
If that happened with Troop... whoopty doo!!! lol. Like I said, Troop is not the only recruiter to "say or do the wrong thing" with a high school kid. It happens every year, multiple times, at every school. If he signs with Auburn I'd be excited to have another kid joining the Auburn family. If he signs else where, wish him luck til if/when his new team plays Auburn. The reasons why don't concern me.
And you saying that about Auburn's recruiting tactics means nothing. Positive and negative recruiting is older than Bear Bryant, and will live longer than Joe Paterno. Once again, that's not a breaking story. As for Craig Sanders... whoever told you that was said probably didn't listen to the convo or know the context. Look at Sanders, then look at Bama's defensive ends. Sanders is not a 3-4 DE, and his skill set doesn't translate into a LB either. I don't doubt that was a focal point in his recruitment by Auburn, but to make it sound like they were telling him he's not good enough is ridiculous.
I think Sims transfers from Bama myself. He will be a RFreshman while McCarron is a RSophmore in 2011. That's 3 years holding a clipboard if he doesnt beat out McCarron this spring.(and if that happens then McCarron would split) Also, Bama is set to sign... is his name Ely???? something like that I think, who is supposed to be a top prospect as well. If Sims sees the writing on the wall that he won't be playing, he'll most likely transfer after the spring to make sure he gets to see the field. Just my opinion on that.
And as for Auburn's QB's, Trotter knows the O, runs and throws better than Todd for sure. The O definately would look different than with Cam if he chooses to go pro, but Auburn would still be a top 10 to 15 offense no matter who the QB is next year IF the O-line shapes up. Those 4 seniors leaving there will be a big replacement job. Green and Mosley will most likely be the tackles and both have starting experience so that's good. Blake Burgess is a walkon backup at center this year who the coaches like. If he puts on 10-15 more pounds look for him to take over there as a Rsoph. But that's my biggest concern for the '11 Tigers. Realistically I see a simialar season next year for Auburn as Bama had this year due to all the seniors leaving.
