Star-Studded Weekend - Visitors 1-27-2012

Jan 27, 2012

2012 LB Josh Harvey-Clemons ★★★★★
2012 DE Darius Hamilton ★★★★★
2012 CB Tracy Howard ★★★★★
2012 RB Duke Johnson ★★★★★
2012 S Deon Bush ★★★★
2012 DE Leonard Williams ★★★★
2012 WR Leonte Carroo ★★★★
2012 WR Angelo Jean-Louis ★★★★
2012 CB Antonio Crawford ★★★
2012 LB Gabriel Terry ★★★
2012 TE Brandon Holifield ★★★
2012 WR D'mauri Jones ★★★
2012 WR Herb Waters ★★★
2013 LB Quinton Powell NR

*Notes*
-Leonard Williams reportedly not coming according to D$ but TOS's have him coming so I grey him out, trusting D$..

-Quinton Powell was supposed to come with close friend Leonard Williams on his official visit to UM this weekend..
Not sure if he is still coming since Williams cancelled. He says he likes Miami and the coaches told him they are
working on a new defense and want him to be part of it..

-Josh Harvey-Clemons was going to visit Louisville this weekend but said Coach Barrow was relentless and came after him hard..
Clemons said it was Barrows persistence that made him change his mind, he will skip the visit to Louisville and visit Miami this weekend..
Miami is a late comer but you can't win if you don't play. He will spend time with his friend Raphael Kirby on his visit..

-Leonte Carroo says he called Miami for a visit but it's not final yet because UM is working on his paperwork so he can come this weekend..
Wanted to come on a visit with teammate Darius Hamilton and says Darius is serious about Miami..
He will take his time and not rush into anything regardless of what Darius does..

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jevoasis

Jan 27, 2012

I can live with the TEs on the roster for now, assuming that we see a jump in quality from Walford and Dye. Would rather use the spot on a game changer at either DB, WR, or DL.

Problem2

Jan 27, 2012

Carroo is no longer coming

bigmont80

Jan 27, 2012

Larry said:
pcitycane said:

almost a perfect class, except for...

WE ARE ****ED at the TE position.

Figured we would take AT LEAST 1 more. Luckily TE isnt a major game changing position, but as we have seen in the past, incorportating the receiving TE has KILLED alot of teams, the Hurricanes most definitely included. The blocking TE can pay huge dividends in the run game. I dont know whats going on with Cleveland, but if Im looking at this right we have:

Cleveland (if he ever sees the field again)
Walford (Should start from jump street)
Dye (blocking)
Perry? Not sure if he will be TE or DE
and Hollifield, someone who has basically played 3 full games of football his whole life.

Just one stud at TE would have filled that need, but we will still have a hole there next year.

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Even with a class this big, with the volume we needed to acquire and talent...one position will always be left out...it just happened to be tight end. We swung for the fences with Sean Price and after he cut us...there just wasn't anyone out there interested that was of any quality.

What was the deal with Price? From what I remember he never showed much interest in us. Seems odd to me that he would opt to play at S. Florida when we have such a glaring hole at TE and a long line of TE tradition.

umhurricane2511

Jan 27, 2012

Problem2 said:
Carroo is no longer coming

paperwork problem?

jmbflame21

Jan 27, 2012

Problem2 said:
Carroo is no longer coming

Source?? I havent seen anything saying this. Did you talk directly to Carroo?

kendallcanes

Jan 27, 2012

I like this 2013 Quinton Powell prospect. Saw him play twice. Can chase down running backs and makes plays. Get em Golden.

DrJay23

Jan 27, 2012

jevoasis said:
I can live with the TEs on the roster for now, assuming that we see a jump in quality from Walford and Dye. Would rather use the spot on a game changer at either DB, WR, or DL.

i agree with this

i think we will see a lot out of Walford this coming season year

BisCane

Jan 27, 2012

jmbflame21 said:
Problem2 said:

Carroo is no longer coming

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Source?? I havent seen anything saying this. Did you talk directly to Carroo?

Reread the OP and on top of that DBC said someone reported in NJ that he's not coming this weekend...didn't rule out coming, just not this wknd

bomb

Jan 27, 2012

Larry said:
5Ringz said:

We will land none of them

Sigh. Im so conditioned to expect a swing and a miss

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I got us at ONE and a backup to the backup plan...and I'd be ecstatic.

THIS. We are taking our hacks, but swimming upstream. I hope the fan base understands the probabilities in play. Golden has a winning strategy.

Larry

Jan 27, 2012

bomb said:
Larry said:

5Ringz said:

We will land none of them

Sigh. Im so conditioned to expect a swing and a miss

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I got us at ONE and a backup to the backup plan...and I'd be ecstatic.

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THIS. We are taking our hacks, but swimming upstream. I hope the fan base understands the probabilities in play. Golden has a winning strategy.

I just don't think we have spots for everyone that we are inviting or "in the mix for" this late.

Bakas said 4 spots...I'd think two is more likely...split the difference...3 players.

If he can land one big fish (my preference is Howard, but I'll take any big fish)...retain Northrup or get a commit from an adequate backup...bring in Crawford...throw one more on top...that's a nice finish for a gigantic class of players.

I still even think all that without the Big Fish is a strong effort by the staff...I think they really worked their *** off this year in all facets...now lets see if that work pays off, because this is only half the battle. If they were correct on evals and get guys that come in and work...it should be a nice fun ride over the next few years.

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ImU2daDEF...CLF

Jan 27, 2012

I'll say this; after the last few years of the ho-hum attitude going into signing day, I'm really pumped about the potential to close strong. Of the group named in the original post, I think the most likely scenario is Crawford or Howard and Hamilton or JHC. I think we get at 2, though which 2 I'm not sure, but either way, I think we'll be heard from on Wednesday.

tsimonitis

Jan 27, 2012

You can "hide" a TE in an offense, by using unbalanced line, extra lineman, 4 wrs sets, FB in slot etc. But you can also enhance a TE by surrounding him by WRs that can draw coverage and open space on the field. So not having that stud at TE doesn't hurt as much as missing stud talent elsehwere.

DrJay23 said:
jevoasis said:

I can live with the TEs on the roster for now, assuming that we see a jump in quality from Walford and Dye. Would rather use the spot on a game changer at either DB, WR, or DL.

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i agree with this

i think we will see a lot out of Walford this coming season year

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GoldCane

Jan 27, 2012

Howard
Crawford
Young
Northrup

would be an epic finish to the class and a decent possibility.

add in one of Hamilton/L.Williams and it would be greatest close ever

JHallCanes

Jan 27, 2012

jmbflame21 said:
Problem2 said:

Carroo is no longer coming

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Source?? I havent seen anything saying this. Did you talk directly to Carroo?

Bakas reported he isnt coming and was sure to remind everyone that he said that yesterday.

D Hamilton is here though and thats great news even if he is a longshot.

JHallCanes

Jan 27, 2012

GoldCane said:
Howard
Crawford
Young
Northrup

would be an epic finish to the class and a decent possibility.

add in one of Hamilton/L.Williams and it would be greatest close ever

I would take the first 3 and swap out Young for either of the last two you mentioned, and i would be doing friggin cartwheels.

AllbouttheU

Jan 27, 2012

Williams isn't visiting and I'm pretty sure we're out of it for him now.

Larry

Jan 27, 2012

JHallCanes said:
jmbflame21 said:

Problem2 said:

Carroo is no longer coming

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Source?? I havent seen anything saying this. Did you talk directly to Carroo?

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Bakas reported he isnt coming and was sure to remind everyone that he said that yesterday.

D Hamilton is here though and thats great news even if he is a longshot.

I'm intrigued to see what happens to the Rutgers class.

Hamilton was basically a Rutgers/UF matchup with supposedly him being a Rutgers lean...I guess we'll see...but its nice to get that last visit. There is obvious connections here...would be a nice late get, but I strongly doubt it.

Bennubird

Jan 27, 2012

Star-Studded Weekend - Visitors 1-27-2012
2012 LB Josh Harvey-Clemons ★★★★★ (Great that we got the visit, I am hoping on top of hope that we can sway him, but I feel he'll ink with Georgia)
2012 DE Darius Hamilton ★★★★★ (This one is intriguing; I love that we got the final visit.)
2012 CB Tracy Howard ★★★★★ (I'd say the chances we get him to come to UM are right at 50/50)
2012 RB Duke Johnson ★★★★★ (Who better to recruit for us than Duke! Kid is a leader.)
2012 S Deon Bush ★★★★ (Deon will undoubtedly be covering Tracy this weekend.)
2012 DE Leonard Williams ★★★★ (Hope grandma feels better soon!)
2012 WR Angelo Jean-Louis ★★★★ (Get your grades up! Seriously though he is a weapon.)
2012 CB Antonio Crawford ★★★ (Welcome to the U!)
2012 LB Gabriel Terry ★★★
2012 TE Brandon Holifield ★★★
2012 WR D'mauri Jones ★★★ (Looked at his highlight film and came away very impressed. 6-4 195 pounds physical with good wheels)
2013 LB Quinton Powell NR
2012 WR Herb Waters ★★★ (Herb has been described as an old school Cane. Love that he thinks enough of our program to come recruit as well.)