Category Archives: ‘Cruitin

A Fall Off in Talent

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The preseason Athlon All Americans dropped yesterday.

Not surprisingly, Georgia wasn’t leading the way with the most. That distinction went to a familiar foe.

The 2025 college football season is slated to start in late August, and with the Athlon Sports’ College Football Preview Magazine hitting newsstands, it’s time to honor the best of the best for the upcoming year. The SEC leads the way with 43 selections on the 2025 Athlon Sports’ All-America Team with the Big Ten up next with 38. The ACC has 21 selections, while the Big 12 follows with 17. Clemson (eight), Alabama (seven), Texas (seven), Penn State (seven), and Georgia (six) lead the way for the most selections by team.

Pardon me if I’m unmoved by preseason anything, but I find it hard to believe that the team that got waxed in Atlanta by the 2024 version of the Dawgs is that talented. Much preseason ballyhooing is also being done on behalf of the Tide, who again lost to Vanderbilt and Tennessee and Oklahoma (!) last year before losing to a much downgraded Michigan team in a bowl game.

Were these guys just not playing last year and they were being reserved for the 2025 season? Help me likewise understand where all the talent went at Georgia? Two special teams players make up 33% of our selections, as though we don’t have any talent that we brought in at receiver, or that our tight end room suddenly became a liability despite top recruiting at the position?

55 days can’t pass more quickly, if you ask me.

Just West of Opelika Lies a Moral High Ground

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Here’s your daily reminder that Auburn sucks.

Much to everyone’s delight, Auburn is struggling on the recruiting trail. While Hugh Freeze and company are navigating the new NIL era with the collective competency of a dog that’s been shown a card trick, your eastern Alabaman slack-jawed yokels are summoning the moral superiority of Tommy Tuberville to explain away their troubles.

To be clear, Auburn Einstein is not only a delightful oxymoron, but it’s a troll account. On the other hand, I have to admit as someone who peruses the socials quite a bit that there are many a Barner who believe the above in all seriousness. We are not that far removed from the Cam Newton years and yet Auburn fans are quick to point fingers at other programs (notably Alabama and Georgia, of course) and conveniently forget what bullshittery that was used to get their championship*.

I would say I can’t think of another program more deserving, especially when Florida and Tennessee both exist, but damn it’s fun to watch. Almost like the Righteous Gemstones, except it’s not parody, it’s more like a 30 for 30 documentary.

And to think…Smart was the one who was supposed to be struggling right now.

Your Daily Reminder that Auburn Sucks

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I knew this could be a daily posting point, but at this rate, it’s becoming downright funny. Kirby Smart had one of the best recruiting months in history, the Gumps have landed four five star recruits while Saban has gotten active in recruiting again, and the trees at Toomer’s Corner are now just poisoning themselves.

Yes, they’re throwing it all away so they can solidify the number one pick in next year’s recruiting class. Or something like that, right?

Forget It, He’s Rolling

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Was it over when the Buckeyes bombed the College Football Playoffs?

Hell no!

In case you missed it:

And…

And…

How good is this class shaping up to be? Well…

It’s been a hell of a month:


HBTFD! (Still would like to see a few more OL recruits).

Looking Forward to the Class of 2032

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I’m estimating here, as I think Andrew is 12, but he’s also been showcasing in sports as the next talented athlete in the Smart lineage.

I’d have to assume here that he’s been at enough practices to know if he’d want to compete in his dad’s system…wonder where he’ll play in the coming years? Receiver? DB? QB?

Adjusting to the Challenging Times

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Shot:

Chaser:

Granted, nothing matters until the kids actually enroll and start practicing on campus, but Kirby had an absolute killer week in recruiting, which saw Georgia rapidly climb the recruiting rankings up to #2 in the nation.

Here’s a nice summary about seven recruits in seven days:

Go Dawgs!

You’re Always Welcomed Back in Athens, Dan

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Dan Lanning hasn’t been having a good month. After posting one of the most borderline concerning social media stunts with a top defensive line prospect, he saw the prospect decommit and move on to greener pastures at Texas. Note the necklace.

Not so long after, Lanning got another bad bit of news on the recruiting trail, losing the Ducks top QB prospect for 2026 to *checks notes* BYU.

It’s one thing for the Big Shoe money to lose out to Big Oil money…but to BYU? Dang it, Dan. This isn’t the Alabama or Georgia way, buddy. Let’s check the 2026 recruiting rankings to see how next year is shaping up.

Quick reminder, you just don’t lose to Georgia Tech. Especially in recruiting.

Of course, it’s June, so all that could swing in a moment the opposite direction. Or worse. Either way, it’d be lovely to have Lanning back in Athens if the whole west coast thing doesn’t work out for him.

Seemed to work for Saban, anyway.

Today, in Auburn Sucks

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Shot:

Chaser:

I like driving in my truck.

Go Dawgs.

Everything Is On the Table

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I can recall, as a freshman on campus at Georgia in the 90s, walking across the bridge by the Tate Center one spring morning and seeing something you don’t usually see on the bridge. A nice new red SUV came driving across the bridge, which was odd since you typically only saw buses take that route during the school day. More unusual, it pulled into a space by Memorial Hall that wasn’t really a space and parked.

Exiting the vehicle: Hines Ward.

I knew of Ward’s humble roots in Forest Park, and knew his mom couldn’t afford such luxury for Ward, so some simple math and a not-too-big mental leap could put two and two together to figure out how that might’ve happened. Back then, it was all under the table, I suppose.

Flash forward to 2025:

Sure, it’s NIL and all. I seem to also remember a picture when Brenton Cox was being recruited that showed a fleet of cars on the indoor practice field, which was pre-NIL.

So what do you think was the real under the table deals that were conducted prior to NIL? Dickerson’s gold Trans Am comes to mind.

But his grandma’s name was on the paperwork…with the promise that an Aggie booster would reimburse her.

Shenanigans, for the win.

Winning the Offseason

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In case you weren’t aware, the Dawgs have been on a recruiting tear of late. With the recent flip of Caden Harris from Vanderbilt, Donte Williams is proving why Kirby wanted him in Athens.

We like numbers ones. Let’s hope it translates into the same during the regular season.

Go ‘Dawgs!

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Update:

NIL be damned, Kirby’s gonna Kirby.