UGA Recruiting Daily 13-July-2016

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UGA Recruiting Daily 13-July-2016

UGA football recruiting prospect – Christian Tutt
Christian Tutt
Photo: Greg Poole/Bulldawg Illustrated

 
 

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CHRISTIAN TUTT

#2 Junior CB FS
Thomson High School
Thomson, GA
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4207263/5721cc6ac124573b5472e43a
 
 

CHANDLER ELLERBE

#17 Senior WR SS
North Springs High Varsity Football
Atlanta, GA
http://www.hudl.com/video/2/7154/5721a3190dcb0d12f824a787
 
 

DEONTREY HILL

#55 Junior T DT
Houston County High School
Warner Robins, GA
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4732252/5721da0d9a91677e74ad0d85
 
 

JAMES OHONBA

#70 Junior T G
Woodland High School
Stockbridge, GA
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4816098/5721d84cbd746d007c7a1844

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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367 responses on “UGA Recruiting Daily 13-July-2016”

  2. revtizzy

    Greg Poole I know it can’t help to have Sony & Nick hurt, but transition from high school to college seems to be about the easiest at RB position.  EH will def play and I think we will be okay, even with the uncertainty at the position.

  3. 1mandawgpack

    BahitsDawg 1mandawgpack Greg Poole  LOL – I like where our program is headed and hope that CKS and this great staff can turn our current roster into overachievers (and maybe, just maybe, have a bit of lady luck on our side for a change), but I do agree that we have some issues in key areas on this team (he left out the kicking game, which is also a bit of a mess at the moment).

  8. 1mandawgpack

    BenKellam 1mandawgpack Greg Poole  LOL – since he’s a UGA commit, it’ll get taken from him again when they need an extra star to award to one of the Ohio St. or ‘Bama commitments.

  10. 1mandawgpack

    Greg Poole  Auburn over Clemson – give me some of what those guys have as it must be the really good stuff.

  11. BenKellam

    1mandawgpack Greg Poole That may be true but I’ll take it anyway lol. It might even help make him an even better recruiter for us with that magical 5th star.

  14. Greg Poole

    “It will take several years for Kirby Smart to get Georgia to a national title contender.  You look at Georgia and there are some real significant issues on this team.  Not the least of which is their backup running back Sony Michel broke his arm in an ATV accident last week and now you have lost all of your margin for error in the run.  Nick Chubb is going to come back but we don’t when or how good he is going to be.  Georgia is very thin on the offensive and defensive lines.  They are uncertain at quarterback, so I think Georgia has a chance to finish second or third on the East but they are not good enough to win a championship.”
    http://texags.com/s/21173/tony-barnhart-discusses-sec-storylines-heading-into-2016

  15. 1mandawgpack

    BahitsDawg Greg Poole  Over the past few years, he only had to devote time babysitting Kiffin.  Now he has to split that time babysitting Kiffin and Pruitt (I’m appreciative of what Pruitt did for our team, but he is another who appears to be extremely difficult to work with, based on the stories I heard coming out of Athens from an extremely reliable source).  Not a position that a guy Saban’s age wants to be in, for sure.

  21. BenKellam

    BahitsDawg BenKellam Greg Poole Its still showing him at 37 when i click that. Dont know whats up. Are you seeing different?

  22. BahitsDawg

    Greg Poole The old man is getting edgy.  The loss of Smart might be getting to him more than anyone suspected.

  24. 1mandawgpack

    Greg Poole  I’m happy for RL as he should have always been a 5* as he is clearly a very special, gifted athlete.  However, as I said below, I think way too much emphasis is placed on the Rivals and Nike elite camps and I’m much more interested in seeing a kid play in real game situation in pads with hitting.  It’s easy for a WR to go over the middle and make a catch when he knows he’s not going to get thumped by a hard-hitting LB or safety.  That all changes for many of these WR when the defense is in pads.

  30. 1mandawgpack

    BahitsDawg 1mandawgpack BenKellam Greg Poole  IM wasn’t identified at a camp – he never visited UGA before committing, primarily based on the hard-sell that Sony put on him.  The only reason we were able to take IM is because we had unfilled slots available.  I don’t see CKS having unfilled slots on NSD.

  32. BahitsDawg

    1mandawgpack BenKellam Greg Poole I hate the thought of missing out on a kid like Isiah McKensie, but you have to play the odds and Bama has certainly shown the way.

  33. Greg Poole

    BenKellam Not you – I didn’t make it clear with the sarcasm font indicator (##)

  34. Greg Poole

    This North Carolina newspaper considers the UNC/UGA game to be the Tar Heels 2nd most important game of the season:
    2. vs. Georgia (in Atlanta), Sept. 3
    Is this the most important season-opener in school history for UNC? The case can be made. A victory on this kind of stage, against this kind of opponent, could do wonders for the Tar Heels. A loss and the national perception will be set – true or not – that UNC is more pretender than contender.
    Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/unc-now/article89316302.html#storylink=cpy

  35. BahitsDawg

    1mandawgpack BahitsDawg Greg Poole Reminds me a lot of GT years ago with Ralph Friedgen and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_O%27Leary.   O’Leary was a #1 jerk in those days and took all the credit while Friedgen was the real force behind their victories.

    I loved it when he went on to Maryland and beat O’Leary.

  36. 1mandawgpack

    BenKellam Greg Poole  Unlike prior years where we didn’t have a lot of our more pressing needs already met, that is not at all the case this year as we currently have 15 announced commitments for the ’17 class with likely a few more silent commitments if I was a betting man.  So, for a class that will likely end up between 27 and 30 (on the very high end) and a bunch of our top targets still having us in the programs that they are strongly considering, I just don’t see us taking a kid who was previously completely off the radar as we did under the previous staff.  Plus, the current staff has “thrown such a wide net” that I don’t see that many prospects that would have otherwise been “under-the-radar.”  With where our class currently sits, I would think that the staff could be very selective in who they take commitments from as I’m not sure UGA is going to have a “grey-shirt” fallback plan that CKS was accustomed to at ‘Bama when they had more players commit than they had slots available.

  37. BahitsDawg

    Rank your top 5 SEC coaches that you can’t stand, but your level of disgust for them.

    My least favorite starts with Freeze because of his dirty recruiting.

    1. Freeze
    2. Bielema
    3. Butch
    4. Gus (but, it is good that he is our whipping boy)
    5. ?

  38. 1mandawgpack

    BahitsDawg Greg Poole  So weak that a bunch of players and other coaches went over to his house on a weekend morning and begged him to not take the UGA offer.  Also, if he was so weak as a teacher and technician, why wasn’t he fired?

    BB is such a tool that I honestly don’t know why anyone would want to work for that man.

  39. BenKellam

    Greg Poole BenKellam I’m pretty terrible with the sarcasm online. I’m pumped about this camp though. I’ll be waiting around to see the recruit list for the event. Should be a good one.

  40. BahitsDawg

    Greg Poole I wish there was a hate button…. but, then I would be too much like Beilema

  41. BahitsDawg

    Greg Poole lol, even though Saban should suspend those players, it is refreshing seeing anyone stand up to talking heads.

  48. Greg Poole

    BenKellam  Yeah, meant my comment to be somewhat sarcastic – I’m thinking he’ll be there – maybe not as a camper though.

  49. BenKellam

    I don’t know the guest list at all. But if this whole silent commit/announcement planning thing is real, I could see this weekend being a good time to use one if we don’t get a commit directly related to the event.

  50. Bulltoad

    rugbydawg79 Greg Poole Bulltoad  WLOCP can be our party.  We invite new teams every year.  We allow recrutis for both us and our opponent to attend the game.  We invite the Ohio States, Michigans, Notre Dames to join us in the WLOCP.  We just don’t invite Florida anymore.