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#21 |
Starter
Male Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SC
Posts: 1,333
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![]() Is it too late to snag anyone remaining (anyone out there even worth looking at?) to fill their spots?
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1st Team All-American
Male Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Mt. Pleasant
Posts: 10,568
CockyCash: 13862 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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And they are not leaving big holes - Wideman had all but disappeared, Taylor would have been more of a reserve and we have plenty others (Stallworth, Ulric, Kinlaw, Kobe, Webb) that would have been ahead of him. |
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#23 |
Two Deep
Male Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Posts: 1,153
CockyCash: 2700 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Pretty certain Taylor has a young child back in La and is transferring to get closer.
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#24 |
Heisman Candidate
Male Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Phoenix
Posts: 16,422
CockyCash: 100500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#25 |
1st Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Bluffton, SC
Posts: 4,503
CockyCash: 10200 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Wideman had fallen almost completely off the depth chart and is transferring to SC State where he will get to play on athletic ability alone and get a degree. He only has 2 years of eligibility left and is not going to play at the next level so this was the best decision for him. I wish him well.
Taylor was injured last season and a good bit of this Spring so we will never know if he has what it takes to succeed at this level. With what's been reported he just wants to be close to home so you can't blame a 19 year old kid for that either. I wish him well also. The reality is that you never truly know how a kid will transition to playing at the next level or being so far from home. I will never blame a kid for leaving for PT or being close to home since he only has a very short window of eligibility and college life. |
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#26 | |
2nd Team All-American
Male Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: land de la rich
Posts: 9,968
CockyCash: 6000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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muschamp did mention taylor along with thompson and smith as guys he was hopeful of making a jump this spring. wideman has 3 years of eligibility remaining. |
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#27 |
Apparent Sunshine Pumper
Male Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: On $100 mill of cash
Posts: 13,790
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![]() Tell that to Alabama and Clemson. There is obviously a direct correlation between stars and success. Just look at recruiting rankings and the teams who have won the title in the past 15 years.
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#28 | |
1st Team All-American
Male Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbia, SC
Posts: 10,914
CockyCash: 10500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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FWIW I do agree that you have a much better chance of winning more games when you have better athletes at more positions. |
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#29 |
1st Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Charleston
Posts: 4,531
CockyCash: 10500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#30 |
1st Team All-American
Male Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbia, SC
Posts: 10,914
CockyCash: 10500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Very true, might as well add in a crap ton of luck and running a questionable pick play.
Speaking of pick plays, I hope that it has been added to our playbook, if they aren't going to call it, might as well run it! |
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#31 | |
2nd Team All-American
Male Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: land de la rich
Posts: 9,968
CockyCash: 6000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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roster balance has been a huge issue since going back to 2013 and obviously it started before that, we just had difference makers that helped make up for it. |
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#32 |
1st Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Surfside Beach, SC
Posts: 4,924
CockyCash: 7500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() We get sloppy seconds to what teams like Bama gets. So don't think just because our guys was rated a 4 star by some recruiting agency and their guys is a 4 star to that they are are equal. Bama does very good research and they don't have to chances with recruits they don't like. We DO have to take chances on guys.
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#33 |
Recruit
Male Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Laurens
Posts: 150
CockyCash: 500 ![]() |
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#34 |
Class of 2013
Male Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charleston
Posts: 18,710
CockyCash: 1061017 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Saying stars are useless because of 2 outlier cases is a little ridiculous don't ya think. Gotta look at the big picture.
Taylor is a little surprising but Wideman you had to see coming.
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#35 |
Blue Chip
Male Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: SC
Posts: 920
CockyCash: 1750 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Losing Taylor hurts. I am pretty concerned about the state of our defensive line right now.
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#36 |
4-Star
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Posts: 467
CockyCash: 3000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Agree (I am also concerned about the state of our defensive line) - I was thinking Taylor would be a definite contributor immediately and hoping Wideman would "wake up" (sometimes that is all it takes - best example, Melvin Ingram considered a bust until he "woke up")....
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#37 | |
1st Team All-American
Male Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Mt. Pleasant
Posts: 10,568
CockyCash: 13862 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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In other words - not a big immediate loss, but we might need to backfill with a JUCO because he could have been heavy in the rotation for 2018. If he had legit talent, unlike some of our more recent 4* recruits. |
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#38 | |
Household Name
Male Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Charleston
Posts: 6,571
CockyCash: 50700 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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If it was just a crap shoot and they didn't mean anything the percentages would be fairly consistent across all star levels.
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#39 |
Buckle up, BOOM Comin'
Male Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 3,712
CockyCash: 10480 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() I think we would be fine without them. DT has a ton of guys with skill there,
Dante Sawyer Ulric Jones Kobe Smith MJ Webb Aaron Thompson Taylor Stallworth Javon Kinlaw
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#40 |
5th Year Senior
Male Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Hemingway
Posts: 2,472
CockyCash: 5236 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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