CAPITAL AREA TIGERS RECRUITING DINNER TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015 DRUSILLA SEAFOOD RESTAURANT DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 P.M. DINNER AT 6:30 P.M. PROGRAM AT 7:00 P.M. COST $30 PER PERSON National signing day is February 4, 2015. Join us as our guest speaker discusses this year's recruits. GUEST SPEAKER: Derek Ponamsky, Publisher of Bayoubengalsinsider.com PM me if someone wants a seat.
Early look at the National Signing Day schedule JON COOPER January 26, 2015 @ 4:58pm With just one week left in the 2015 recruiting class, let’s take a look at the full schedule for National Signing Day. Here’s an early look at the February 4th schedule, and if the times change, we’ll update those accordingly: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. TE Chris Clark Finalists: Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Georgia, UCLA 9 a.m. DE Byron Cowart (ESPNU) Finalists: Florida, Auburn, Florida State, Alabama RB Soso Jamabo (ESPNU) Finalists: UCLA, Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas A&M, Notre Dame 10 a.m. WR Ryan Davis (Bright House Network) Finalists: Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Kentucky 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. DL Terry Beckner (ESPNU) Finalists: Missouri, Ohio State, Florida State, LSU, USC LB Roquan Smith (ESPNU) Finalists: Georgia, Florida, Michigan 11 a.m. RB Dexter Williams (Bright House Network) Finalists: Notre Dame, Florida, Louisville 12:00 p.m. OT Martez Ivey (ESPNU) Finalists: Florida, Auburn 12:30 p.m. DT Daylon Mack (ESPNU) Finalists: Texas A&M, Texas, LSU, TCU, Miami 3 p.m. DE Cece Jefferson (ESPNU) Finalists: Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida State Expected to announce on National Signing Day: Arden Key (Auburn, LSU, South Carolina) Unsure of when he’ll announce: Damarkus Lodge (Ole Miss, Texas A&M, LSU)
The SEC’s hottest teams heading into NSD BRETT WEISBAND January 27, 2015 @ 8:45pm Recruiting is a fickle field. The way a team’s recruiting class looks today could change drastically on National Signing Day, with 17- and 18-year-old kids changing their minds in a flash. One of the most important factors in recruiting is program momentum. If things start to go badly, that can lead to a snowball effect — just look at South Carolina. The pendulum swings the other way, though, and teams that get hot can parlay that momentum into big signing days. Which programs are trending in the right direction heading into NSD? Tennessee — Coming off a 7-6 season that featured the Volunteers’ first bowl win since the 2008 Outback Bowl, there is no program in the SEC East as hot as Tennessee, with the Vols getting early buzz as the divisonal favorite. Preston Williams, the Vols’ top-rated receiver recruit, was just another example of Big Orange being on the way up when he was asked to leave his visit to Auburn after wearing Tennessee gear and trying to recruit other players to join him at UT. Butch Jones is having one of the best recruiting seasons in recent memory for Tennessee, with his class currently ranked in the top five in the nation. The Vols already have 10 players on campus and are so stuffed to the gills with recruits — 18 more players have committed — that they’ve had to rescind scholarship offers. LSU — After scuffling along with a class on the fringe of the national top 20, LSU has vaulted up into the top 10 of most services’ rankings in recent weeks. LSU got things moving in the right direction at the Under Armour All-American game, when five-star receiver Tyron Johnson picked LSU over a few other SEC programs, once again giving the Tigers the top player in their home state. LSU kept the ball rolling by hiring two excellent recruits, Kevin Steele and Ed Orgeron, on the defensive side of the ball, and those two have said they’re hoping to add a few more coveted pieces to this recruiting class. New Orleans athlete Donte Jackson was a good start for them. We’ll see if they’re able to snatch any last-minute jewels in the days before NSD. Auburn — How quickly is Will Muschamp’s impact going to be felt around the national recruiting scene? We could find out pretty quickly. Auburn is lurking on the fringes of the top 10 recruiting classes, with 14 four-star prospects already committed. Of any team ranked in the top 25 right now, the Tigers are the biggest threat to make a huge leap. Auburn has had a slew of heralded prospects on campus in the last few weeks, including top-10 players Byron Cowart, CeCe Jefferson and Terry Beckner Jr., all defensive line studs who could swing the fate of Auburn’s defense. If Coach Boom can get one or two of those three players on campus, he could have the defense performing at an elite level in his first year, vaulting Auburn into serious national title contention.
Visits this weekend....this is what I'm getting as to who will be in for the last weekend before signing day. LSU Four-star LB Leo Lewis, Ole Miss Five-star DE CeCe Jefferson, uncommitted Four-star S Jamal Peters, Mississippi State Justin Reid, Eric's brother. .
Signing Day Info: Two live radio shows add to National Signing Day coverage Wednesday on NOLA.com LSU commitment Tyron Johnson is one of several guests scheduled to appear on NOLA.com internet radio shows on Wednesday. (Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (Amos Morale III) Print By Jim Derry, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Follow on Twitter on February 02, 2015 at 6:32 PM, updated February 02, 2015 at 6:38 PM 0 Reddit Ready for National Signing Day on Wednesday (Feb. 4)? Join us at NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, as along with all-day coverage, we'll have live internet radio broadcasts to keep you in the know. First, join hosts Jim Derry and HSSN managing producer Jim Rapier from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., as they hold a live show from our downtown headquarters at One Canal Place. From across the metro area, our reporters will call and fill us in on signings as they happen on location. We'll also have taped interviews from earlier Wednesday morning from our staff with college commitments. ***************** Listening to the player is free and can be done through any computer, tablet or phone and DOES NOT REQUIRE adding any app. When the broadcast begins, a "play" button will appear on the player. Just click it and the broadcast will begin playing live! That's all there is to it! jimderryjr is on Mixlr IMPORTANT NOTE: If there is any trouble with the player, or if it were to stop suddenly, just refresh your browser and re-click the play button, and that should clear up any trouble. ***************** Later in the day, Jim Derry will be joined by recruiting expert James Smith from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bobby Hebert's Cajun Cannon Restaurant and Bar at 4101 Veterans Blvd., in Metairie, as several top-name commitments will be on live to answer questions and give insight on their decisions. Scheduled guests include Warren Easton's Tyron Johnson and Deshawn Capers-Smith, along with Riverdale's Donte Jackson, East St. John's Xavier Lewis and others. Also joining us will be many of our reporters who spent the day in the field and WVUE FOX-8 sports reporter Chad Sabadie to provide insight and analysis. Readers are invited to attend, and all can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the restaurant. You also will be able to ask our analysts and guests questions from the live mic. ***************** Jim Derry can be reached at [email protected] or 504.232.9944. He is scheduled to cover National Signing Day on Wednesday. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/JimDerryJr.
In da house at the Bash. Large spread of food. Looks to be the a better setup with food, big screens and booze
