That reminds me, I wonder if UNC has ghost tweeters for the players?

8/4/2013 8:06:18 PM

^^autocomplete, recruiting not reading

8/4/2013 8:58:30 PM

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"Kentavius Street ?@SupaStreet35 2h Look what came in the mail today!!!!!! http://instagram.com/p/csYl2BTcwG/"

8/7/2013 12:15:55 AM

^that would be nice

8/7/2013 9:52:15 AM

Mild racist undertones.

8/7/2013 10:23:50 AM

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"Still on the board A significant number of North Carolina's top in-state prospects have already made their college decisions - 54 of 92 with offers from current major or soon-to-be major programs have committed. Those players have made pledges to a wide variety of schools ranging from Brigham Young to Kansas State to Georgia, Notre Dame and Texas. The most highly rated prospects remaining uncommitted are Havelock running back Darrell Scott, Greenville defensive end Kentavius Street, Winston-Salem defensive end Lorenzo Featherston, Durham running back Donte Thomas-Williams and Durham wide receiver Trevion Thompson. N.C. State is looking strong in the battle for Scott, Street and Thompson. If the Wolfpack could land all three, it would mark a banner finish to a successful class for first-year head coach Dave Doeren. North Carolina is also a player for Thompson, as well as Featherston. Thomas-Williams is likely headed out of state to either Clemson, Florida State, Notre Dame or West Virginia."

http://fayobserver.com/articles/2013/08/07/1274339?sac=fo.sports

8/7/2013 3:57:21 PM

Kentavius Street should pull the trigger soon.

8/7/2013 7:10:39 PM

Fayetteville Observer article on 2014 commit Jefferie Gibson:

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"Gray's Creek quarterback Jeff Gibson and second-stringer Derrin Little started practice with a relaxed game of catch, which gave Gibson an opportunity to show off one of his primary talents. Projected to play wide receiver, or possibly safety, at N.C. State, Gibson snagged Little's passes with just an open right hand. "Just getting my hands ready for the next level," Gibson said with a smile. The 6-foot-4, 195-pound Gibson committed to the Wolfpack two months ago, picking new coach Dave Doeren's program over Clemson, and he showed up for the first official day of preseason practice with N.C. State bands on both arms. After playing safety while senior Joe Wallace worked at quarterback last season, Gibson has moved under center to lead coach David Lovette's run-first offense. Gray's Creek is also moving forward without departed fullback Ken McDowell, who ranked eighth in the state with 2,684 rushing yards as a senior, but Gibson is surrounded by plenty of talent. He has a powerful arm, and he's tough to tackle with his combination of size and speed. "He's got probably the strongest arm of any kid we've had here since I've been here, maybe anybody I've ever been around," Lovette said. "With his long arms, he's got some levers on them and can sling it, and he's just real athletic. We did some stuff last year with Joe running the football, so we're going to do some of the same things this year." Gibson was known more for his basketball skills when he moved from Gloster, Miss., to North Carolina before his freshman year of high school, and he's averaged 13.5 points per game over the last two seasons. Playing junior varsity football as a freshman, he attracted immediate attention because of his long, lean frame and ability to crack block. Coaches called him "Thriller" because, like Michael Jackson, Gibson often wore only one glove, and he has lived up to that nickname. With three junior varsity quarterbacks hurt, Gibson stepped in at quarterback against Terry Sanford and ran for a 25-yard touchdown on a waggle play. As a sophomore on the varsity team, he intercepted a pass in the season opener. He picked off another pass a week later against Pine Forest and showed off his athleticism by returning a punt 70 yards for a touchdown in the opening minutes of a 42-13 rout. Gibson was a receiver for most of that season, catching three passes for 34 yards and one touchdown, and the Bears needed him more at safety last year. He made 69 tackles and recorded four interceptions, scoring twice on returns. "One of the guys has said he's a safety in a wide receiver's body," Lovette said. "I still think he's probably going to be better with the ball in his hand at the next level. He got recruited by everybody in the world as a safety, but he's special with the ball in his hand." Gibson will have a chance to play some safety as a senior. He's considered the backup to Justis Richardson, but running the offense will be the priority. Even though Gibson will spend most of his time at a position that didn't factor into his college recruitment, he's having fun with the switch to quarterback. "I get the ball in my hands every play," Gibson said, "so I won't ever complain about that.""

http://fayobserver.com/articles/2013/08/08/1274763?sac=fo.sports

8/9/2013 10:38:50 PM

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"picking new coach Dave Doeren's program over Clemson"

WOOT!

8/11/2013 5:51:24 PM

^^^Street said a while back that he is planning on taking all his OV's and won't announce until November or even signing day, so we still have a battle for him after he visits some of these other places. Remember he didn't "fall in love" with NC State until his first unofficial visit here, so could see some other place making a big jump with a great visit. Was really hoping he'd commit before taking any OV's, haha.

Featherston is a big Clemson lean. Have heard varying reports on Scott/Thompson, have heard top 3 for both, but some have put us potentially leading for both but then others have us in 3rd, so not really sure what is accurate. Probably going to take a great OV to land either of them.

8/12/2013 8:07:56 AM

updated Scout rankings, fwiw:

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"Deshaywn Middleton DT NR 3* --> 86 3* = initial rank Terronne Prescod OG 48 3* --> 42 3* = up 6 Marcelias Sutton RB NR 2* --> 60 3* = initial rank Bradley Chubb DE 46 3* --> 45 3* = up 1 Deonte Holden DE 36 3* --> 47 3* = down 11 Justin Jones DT 44 3* --> 44 3* = unchanged Jaylen Samuels FB NR 2* --> NR 2* = unchanged Maurice Trowell WR NR 2* --> 179 3* = initial rank A.J. Cole P NR 3* --> NR 3* = unchanged Cole Cook TE 27 3* --> 26 3* = up 1 Dexter Wright S NR 2* --> 99 3* = initial rank B.J. Hill DE 63 3* --> 51 3* = up 12 Kalen McCain S 64 3* --> 56 3* = up 8 Jefferie Gibson S 86 3* --> 94 3* = down 8 Tony Adams C 7 3* --> 7 3* = unchanged Eric Shute OG 46 3* --> 49 3* = down 3 Germaine Pratt S NR 3* --> 64 3* = initial rank Jalan McClendon QB 41 3* --> 19 4* = up 22 Coult Culler MLB 43 3* --> 40 3* = up 3 Micah Till TE NR 0* --> 45 3* = initial rank Garrett Bradbury TE NR 2* --> 53 3* = initial rank Bo Hines WR 149 3* --> 167 3* = down 18"

McClendon now a 4*. I think rivals has Jones and Pratt as 4*s

[Edited on August 19, 2013 at 3:02 PM. Reason : scout has us at #19, rivals has us at #23]

8/19/2013 3:01:31 PM

Gg Doeren

8/19/2013 3:14:25 PM

It's raining 3s

8/19/2013 4:18:22 PM

Adding Street and Scott would be a very good cake topper to this class. As it stands, its a darn good one. I don't feel like we'll get Thompson or Featherston. Street and Scott however, we stand a very good chance.

8/19/2013 4:20:18 PM

I think we're in the lead for Street, and top 2 for Scott and Thompson. Would love to add those 3. Featherston I've heard we're top 2-3 for, but I think it's Clemson or bust for that kid, though I'd love to add him and Street to be the next Mario/Manny duo here.

8/20/2013 8:20:37 AM

Elijah Hood decommits from Notre Dame. Wonder if Coach D and staff will put out a feeler or if we're Scott or bust at RB. Apparently, a UNC homer posted that UNC is his leader now.

8/20/2013 5:23:06 PM

Reading his reasons for decomitting from ND he is definitely looking to go somewhere close to home. So you would figure UNC, USC, NCSU, Clemson, UT, VT. Of course in this state it means UNC which is where he can go to play football and not worry about classes and get free cars, its hard to compete with that if your dreams are the NFL.

8/20/2013 9:17:29 PM

He supposedly has a 3.4 GPA and has an offer from Duke, so the whole "no classes" thing may not be a deciding factor.

8/20/2013 9:41:07 PM

I think we're all-in on Scott, think our staff feels pretty good about our chances.

Everyone wants to move UNC to Hood's top spot because they were in his final 2 previously, and it's a logical move to make. But I think he's going to open it back up, take some OV's, and he'll commit in a couple of months.

Could see USC getting involved in case they miss out on Scott, would love for them to cool on Scott and go hard for Hood.

8/21/2013 8:34:57 AM

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"GO HARD FOR WOOD"

8/21/2013 10:09:19 AM

i wonder what happened on hood's visit to ND:

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"Hood's father, Vee Hood, told The Charlotte Observer that something happened recently while his son was on an unofficial visit to South Bend, Ind., and that was a big factor in his decision to open things back up. "Something changed his mind immediately," Vee Hood told The Observer. "He was scared to tell us. I said there's no need to be scared. It's his decision. I told him, 'You've got to be happy wherever you choose to go.'"

8/21/2013 10:30:23 AM

Maybe he rewatched the tape of the title game last year

8/21/2013 10:41:43 AM

Or saw the coeds

8/21/2013 12:42:16 PM

or found out he had to go to class??

8/21/2013 12:50:37 PM

He found out all the girlfriends of ND players are actually fake and also that the black guy from Rudy is not the janitor anymore.

8/21/2013 1:11:18 PM

8/21/2013 3:13:21 PM

Sounds like he got a toothy bj

8/21/2013 3:40:45 PM

I don't know if anyone else is watching the high school football game on ESPN right now. But the kid playing quarterback on Byrnes (SC) is a pretty good. Shuler Bentley is his name and he has a verbal to Old Dominion. A little on the "short" side, 6', runs a 4.6 40, arm looks great, and his sideline demeanor looks great. Real leadership qualities. Talking to his teammates about the coverage, making adjustments between series, just really being a good leader and involved more than just going out there and throwing the ball. I know we are deep in the QB position, but I would imagine he gets a few looks from SEC or ACC after today.

[Edited on August 24, 2013 at 1:45 PM. Reason : ]

8/24/2013 1:43:11 PM

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"but I would imagine he gets a few looks from SEC or ACC after today"

this had to be #1-10 on the talking points list for the commentators today.

8/24/2013 2:26:58 PM

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"I know we are deep in the QB position"

LAUGH OUT LOUD

8/24/2013 2:49:13 PM

^I didn't say anything about quality. If you've looked at the roster, there are about 7 QB's on the roster.

8/25/2013 12:42:35 PM

Jefferie Gibson decommitted today, though he said State and Clemson are his top two schools.

8/25/2013 2:24:16 PM

Quote :

"If you've looked at the roster, there are about 7 QB's on the roster."

well i guess every single college football program ever is pretty deep at QB, too.

[Edited on August 25, 2013 at 2:53 PM. Reason : ^lol so he is going to clemson then, right?]

8/25/2013 2:52:47 PM

^Oh so how many QB's did we have on roster last year? Or the year before? We have more QB's on roster this year than the previous 2 years. I believe 4 or 5 is what we usually have, but 7 is more than normal. My previous point is that we have a lot of guys at the position. I don't see us pushing hard after him, when we have a lot more holes to fill. Sorry if I offended anyone.

8/25/2013 4:45:31 PM

people confusing quantity with quality ITT

8/25/2013 5:01:58 PM

not really, he specifically said he wasn't talking about quality.

We do have an above average number of qbs on the roster.

After Brandon Mitchell leaves, and if Pete Thomas doesn't transfer, we should have him, Jacoby, and McClendon next year, who were all 4-stars in high school. and Manny Stocker who was a high 3-star. And Shirreffs is supposedly a decent QB too, although it seems that he won't be playing there.

8/25/2013 5:21:58 PM

With the position change, don't think we're "full" at QB, esp. with speculation that Stocker won't be here when the season ends.

With all the attrition in college football, esp. at the QB position, don't really see a top flight QB worrying about it. I mean Florida brought in a 5* QB that came in and beat out Brissett for the job despite Brissett being there before him. I imagine most 4 and 5* QBs are highly competitive and think they can win the job given the chance. I think it would be harder if say Brissett had 3 years to play and came out and lit it up this year and solidified his starting spot for the next 2-3 years. We're going to have 2-3 QBs on roster next year and potentially none of them with a ton of starting experience for us(barring Pete Thomas playing an extended amount this year).

8/26/2013 9:54:31 AM

Hood to UNC.

Quote :

"Jeff Gravley ?@jgravleyWRAL 5m Changed from Notre Dame. RT @InsideCarolina: HUGE Commitment News: Charlotte RB Elijah Hood is a Tar Heel. Story to come …"

8/27/2013 6:48:44 PM

Who can pass up not having to go to class and free car rentals?

8/27/2013 7:21:03 PM

And weed

8/27/2013 7:30:12 PM

All the undiagnosed concussions you can eat.

8/27/2013 7:50:26 PM

Any word on who all visited last night?

9/20/2013 10:43:25 AM

nyheim hines was

9/20/2013 11:20:56 AM

^^a ton of highly rated dudes. Can't remember all their names though.

9/20/2013 12:41:45 PM

I knew at one point they talked about Street and Scott, didn't know if they ended up making it or not.

9/20/2013 1:05:07 PM

article about Street from last week

http://www.wnct.com/story/23532460/street-leaning-towards-nc-state

9/30/2013 9:34:30 AM

man I hope we get him

9/30/2013 10:43:57 AM

OT Tyler Jones may have flipped from Mississippi State to us tonight, he was on a visit for the Central Michigan game this past weekend:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/156663/tyler-jones

9/30/2013 10:33:29 PM

Ohio state had Everett Withers recruiting that guy. Glad they are trying to clean up their program.

10/1/2013 7:33:56 AM

^^ Confirmed, he committed.

10/1/2013 9:00:56 AM