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LOI signing day is Feb 3rd - next Wednesday. Things sure are quiet. I think we still have available scholies.

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Middle Tennessee State? We lost two players to a school i have honestly never heard of. There has to be something more to this story.

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That's the problem with low level recruits from far off places (like Ft Lauderdale). If they are no good, you are stuck with them. If they turn out to be talented they are then actively recruited by local schools. What do you think the odds are of him ending up at Miami, FSU, or Florida? Or somewher...

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I hope we get Helinski.

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I notice you don't list WR Majon Wright on your 2 deep. I'm guessing that he leads the team in receptions next year. WR has all of a sudden become quite deep. Lots of options, but no great player that requires double teaming. I think Wright has more upside than anyone though.

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I like this hire. Being part of the Alabama program will give him instant credibility amongst the players. If he was the assistant strength coach at New Mexico State it wouldn't carry the same pull.

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I wonder if Sumlin was waiting until after the hire of the D-Coordinator, so that that person (Rhoads) would be part of that search process. I would imagine that Sumlin has conducted more than a few interviews. Another thing i wonder about is LB coach. UA just named ex UA LB Hobson as LB coach a cou...

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Rhoads. Not Rhodes.

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Meh. Defense at Iowa State 2009 33rd 21.8 ppg 2010 74th 28.8 ppg 2011 82nd 29.4 ppg 2012 38th 23.9 ppg 2013 109th 36 ppg 2014 118th 38.8 ppg 2015 97th 32.7 ppg He was of course the head coach at Iowa State from 2009-2015, not Defensive Coordinator. His record as the DC at Pittsburgh was exceptional.

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azgreg wrote:Apparently there is a press conference scheduled for tomorrow at 2.

An ASU or UA press conference?

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I'm not sure I'm sold on Scalley, Utah's a defensive powerhouse cause of Whit, not the DCs (which they have rotated through the last few years). Just my thoughts from being familiar with Utah's program. I agree. UA must be careful. We all thought that Stoops was a great D-coordinator, and would cer...

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Gunnell, at 6'5", can actually see over the offensive line. It seems that in limited time he has dunked more passes across the middle than Tate has in the past two years. We should see TE's catching more passes now with Gunnell getting more playing time.

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LOL. I guess Siaumau is awake! Maybe he should call Roland and wake hime up!

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I believe Siaumau is from Pago Pago, American Samoa. Big time difference. He may not have woken up yet. I'm worried about Roland though. Supposedly USC was making a last minute bid for him.

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I have to agree with Gladiator Cat on the need for immediate OL and DL help. And some of those recruits need to be from the JC ranks for us to be competitive next year.

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Freshmen can play up to 4 games without burning their redshirt. I think Joyner in nearing that limit. I think we see Doyle a couple of times before the season ends.

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We only have 11 commits right now. I believe that the max per year is 25. Of course one must consider any greyshirts from last year, transfers, and walkons who are given scholarships. Anybody have a guess as to how many more high school and JC players UA can add to their current list of 11 commits?

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Wait until next week. Yates will revert back to the 3 man D-line until it's proven it doesn't work. I have no problem with a 3 man DL if you are playing a 3-4 defense. You have 4 LB's close to the line of scrimmage to help defend against the run or to pass rush. It seems like we are often playing in...

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Sumlin is supposed to do an at home visit today with OL Jarret Bell. Cristobal and Kelly also visiting him today. Big disadvantage for Sumlin. Bell i am sure has met the O-line coaches at every school in play. Sumlin might not even be able to tell Bell who the next O-line coach is at UA. Oh well.

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I would expect TE Wolma to leave. Rhett's closest friend. Would expect him to go back to the midwest. He's gonna be a good one. You would think these guys would wait just a few days to see who the next coach is.

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All kinds of strange things happening. It would be nice if the current (and former) players would take a deep breath and wait to see how things unfold. Youngsters can be so impetuous.

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This has got to be a joke. Tharpe wasn't even a starter, was he?

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Question for Whatisee. You mention 2 OL transfers. I am aware of Lukusa (spelling?), the big OT from Mich ST. Who is the other transfer?

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I wonder if we are waiting for some of these kids to get out of school? Or are they already on Christmas break everywhere?

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Do you mean that seriously Chief, or is that tongue in cheek?

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Armani committed to UA on 06/05/2017. Here is a retweet from Armani on 11/17/2017: Corey Bender‏Verified account @Corey_Bender Nov 14 More #Arizona DB commit Armani Adams locks in first official visit, and plans on visiting two additional schools as well. So it looks like Armani expected UA to honor...

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I just got word that Arizona is not honoring Armani Adams’ commitment. Sour grapes from his camp. They are trashing Rich Rod in Florida. This tends to happen but I’ve noticed RR has been more adept at this of late. Might be some shuffling for oncoming or silent commits plus rethinking on some playe...

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15 days before the early signing period. We sure have good timing.

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DT Niti Liu just decommited tonight from UCLA. He supposedly chose the Bruins over UA and Fresno State last summer.

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Thanks Whatisee. That sounds bleak. Especially with our needs on both lines. I'm hoping that we see a few greyshirts again this year. I didn't realize that we had quite that many (7) greyshirts last year.

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Anyone have any info on how many scholies we have available this year? We currently have 16 commits. I believe the ncaa allows a maximum of 25 per year. Of course teams can hand out scholies during the year to walkons and transfers. So do we have 9 scholies left, or is the number less than that? Any...

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Don't forget RB Gary Brightwell, the guy who flipped late from Temple to UA.

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Thanks Chicat. Interesting.

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From what i understand, greyshirting is when you come in the following january. What on earth is blueshirting?

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Wow. I wonder if Lamont married a 6' 6" woman. I Thought both Lamont and Lamar were around 5' 9".

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Son of either Lamar or Lamont i assume? I really hope he accepts that walk on offer. Both Lamar and Lamont were good players. But very small from what i remember. Do you know if Isaiah is taller that 5' 9"?

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He is a DB. I wonder if this means we lost Tony Wallace to Nebraska?

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So with Tilford enrolling early does that mean that he counts against last year, or does he still count against this years class? I was just wondering if this frees up another spot for 2017.

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There will be more transfers and more problems. The players are very unhappy and RR isn't cutting the mustard with player evals. I don't stand any gain for saying so. It'll be a long off season. Enjoy the bowl season. Are there any starters complaining about player evals? Didn't think so. But i'll b...

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The injury to Bundage looked serious. I hope that is not the case. One of the commentators said that Bundage looked like the best UA lineman.

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The NG that broke his foot. Was supposed to be out for a month. It seems like it has been that long. Hope he can contribute at least a little by the time we play Oregon.

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