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Had the pleasure of meeting up with Mark Richt again when he stopped by for an in home visit. Actually the visit started at Shaq's High School. Coach Richt and Coach Brown stop by Oakleaf where he was met with the familiar excitement from students, teachers and administrators. We sat down with Shaq's Head Coach in a conference room and talked for about 5 minutes at a time because of the constant interruptions of teach and administrators wanting to drop in and a take picture... but we really didn't mind the interruptions actually enjoyed watching the excitement of those getting a chance to shake hands and take pictures. For the most part it was mostly small talk but I did ask if he had a defense of scheme in mind 3-4 or 4-3 for UM and he was uncertain and stated it would hinge mainly on his D-Coord, but what he was certain of it will be a defense that will play down hill, getting after it. He said he has ran both defenses successfully and found flaws in both. IMO I think the next DC will decide and have a significant amount of control over the D while he concentrate on the offense of side of the ball.
He did go to the board and show us some of the Ds he has ran in the past and pointed their similarities in alignment and differences in assignment... He is right... you could be what appears to be a 4-3, then stand the Rush End up and call him an OLB with the same responsibilities and many will argue that you are now in a 3-4... I guess we will have to wait and see... He left Oakleaf HS to go over to Trininity to see another kid and stop by our home a few hours later. We sat and had more small talk and enjoyed some of his personal stories of old, while he was a student at Miami... with the purpose of pointing out to Shaq that he is about to embark on some of the best memories he will have... and he is about to meet friends that he will have forever.
After about an hour and meeting some friends of the family that has to be the biggest Richt fans ever, we went out to dinner and met up with Mike Pinckney and his parents. It was a good time. Our family and the Pinkney's family are already forming a bond... We all will hang out again this weekend down in Miami... Pinkney's dad is from Carrol City and he plans on showing me some spots... He mentioned this one place I'm guessing its an establishment where you go to play cards based on its name... lol I'm kidding.. Zach McCloud's name came up positively in the conversation as it always do, whenever we are all together...
I have to say this. Hanging out with Coach Richt most be the same as hanging out with a Rock Star... everybody recognizes him and have nothing be good things to say and a whole bunch of love for him... And he handles that attention in the most humble way possible... I know its recruiting right now and in a couple of weeks both Shaq and Mike will be tools used to build a machine down in Miami.. but I'm confident that those kids will not be missed used and he will keep their best intention in mind. In summary of their visit the came up to mainly to see their EEs Shaq and Mike, but also took time to go by the schools of A. Ross 2016 safety commit. Aundre (Rico) Kearny 2017 LB commit ... saw Nick Roberts while at Shaq's school but he could not sit down and really talk with him because he is still an underclassmen and finally he went by a saw Dominique Ross at Trinity. I'm not sure but I bet he talked with a Guard at Pinkneys school big Sulli who gets better each time I see him play... I think he will be a nice addition to Swag16.. I tell you he, deserves a break he has been really busy since his presser and you can see it in his face that he is ambitious for great things in Miami.
He did go to the board and show us some of the Ds he has ran in the past and pointed their similarities in alignment and differences in assignment... He is right... you could be what appears to be a 4-3, then stand the Rush End up and call him an OLB with the same responsibilities and many will argue that you are now in a 3-4... I guess we will have to wait and see... He left Oakleaf HS to go over to Trininity to see another kid and stop by our home a few hours later. We sat and had more small talk and enjoyed some of his personal stories of old, while he was a student at Miami... with the purpose of pointing out to Shaq that he is about to embark on some of the best memories he will have... and he is about to meet friends that he will have forever.
After about an hour and meeting some friends of the family that has to be the biggest Richt fans ever, we went out to dinner and met up with Mike Pinckney and his parents. It was a good time. Our family and the Pinkney's family are already forming a bond... We all will hang out again this weekend down in Miami... Pinkney's dad is from Carrol City and he plans on showing me some spots... He mentioned this one place I'm guessing its an establishment where you go to play cards based on its name... lol I'm kidding.. Zach McCloud's name came up positively in the conversation as it always do, whenever we are all together...
I have to say this. Hanging out with Coach Richt most be the same as hanging out with a Rock Star... everybody recognizes him and have nothing be good things to say and a whole bunch of love for him... And he handles that attention in the most humble way possible... I know its recruiting right now and in a couple of weeks both Shaq and Mike will be tools used to build a machine down in Miami.. but I'm confident that those kids will not be missed used and he will keep their best intention in mind. In summary of their visit the came up to mainly to see their EEs Shaq and Mike, but also took time to go by the schools of A. Ross 2016 safety commit. Aundre (Rico) Kearny 2017 LB commit ... saw Nick Roberts while at Shaq's school but he could not sit down and really talk with him because he is still an underclassmen and finally he went by a saw Dominique Ross at Trinity. I'm not sure but I bet he talked with a Guard at Pinkneys school big Sulli who gets better each time I see him play... I think he will be a nice addition to Swag16.. I tell you he, deserves a break he has been really busy since his presser and you can see it in his face that he is ambitious for great things in Miami.
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