The Bank (5/14)

[JD08]

In my opinion, growing up in the country anything within 15 minutes is down the road

Live Oak FL (small) to Wellborn FL (even smaller) is roughly 15 minutes (10 miles) on a single road, no turns

Now in Greenville SC, down the road is probably 10 minutes. (7 miles)

This describes Jupiter. Down the road can be 9 miles away since it's all Indiantown Rd. It's 17 traffic lights, but just down the road.

 

[FakeZagacki]

Recruiting is speeding up even before official visit season, so it’s a good time to take the temperature of the class. Here is the latest I’m hearing:

- I haven’t heard any optimism yet regarding Mark Matthews (STA). With that said, his situation is different than Jackson Cantwell this time last year. Unlike Missouri, Florida does not permit early NIL deals. I don’t think it would’ve mattered with Cantwell anyway, but Matthews will be more vulnerable for a flip and Miami will push like crazy.

- The Canes could have likely landed Olu Olubobola (Jersey City, NJ) but the price got too high. There were two primary considerations: (1) he was less likely to play early than other players in that price range; and (2) we didn’t want to preclude the possibility of flipping back Matthews.

- David Folorunsho (Chicago) is more of a toss-up. That is still a heated battle in advance of his decision on Friday.

- I expect the Canes to make a big splash at DE. They’ve prioritized the position and have the resources. The three names I’m watching are DJ Jacobs (Atlanta, GA), Jaiden Bryant (Columbia, SC) and Jabarrius “Chicken” Garror (Mobile, AL). Taylor visited Garror this week.

- While the public discussion has been focused on Tampa’s Kaden Henderson (who we like), Coach Hetherman is enamored with AJ Randle (Raleigh, NC) and Jerrell Chandler (Knoxville, TN). He places a premium length and athleticism and those are the two highest-upside backers on the board. We are pushing extremely hard and have momentum.

- We also have momentum with another top-of-the-board prospect in OG Jatori Williams (Phoenix City, AL). Mirabal is visiting today and visited last week. Williams is Daylyn Upshaw’s cousin.

- Things seemed to be trending toward TE Jordan Karhoff (Columbus, OH), but I’m told we are now expanding the board. Don’t know if it was him or us, or the price tag. We may take that position into the season and evaluate senior tape. Demarcus DeRoche (Cardinal Gibbons) is already committed and tight end is typically a late-bloomer position (see Gavin Mueller last year).

- Shannon Dawson got his first in-person look at QB commit Israel Abrams (Chicago, IL) and loved what he saw. The staff is feeling very good about this evaluation.

- Our secondary board looks very strong. The theme seems to be South Florida inside, national outside. Jaylyn Jones (McArthur) is committed at safety, with Sherrod Gourdine (McArthur) locked up at nickel. They continue to push for Andre Hyppolite (North Miami Beach) and Loia Valade (West Boca) and are working to flip Zayden Gamble (STA) from Notre Dame.

At outside corner, Donte Wright (Los Angeles, CA) is committed and the other names they like include Oregon commit Ai’King Hall (Dothan, AL), Nash Johnson (Atlanta, GA), and Aamaury Fountain (Warner Robinson, GA).

- An underrated name to keep an eye on at DE- 6’5, 230-pound Adriel Rojas out of Forsyth, Georgia. Jason Taylor saw him in person and Rojas is scheduling an OV for the third week of visits.

- Miami does not want to let Jayvon Dawson (Santaluces) leave South Florida. He has some of the best testing metrics in America (6’4, 220 with speed), good grades and good film. The only question is whether he is a DE or LB.

How many cousins does Upshaw have ??

 

[ScubaCane]

Definitely different from Atlanta but also changing in Forsyth.

It was a bad place for minorities in the 70’s and 80’s. They had sundown laws in Forsyth. Today there are a lot of Rojas and Patels living in Forsyth. Not a lot of Muhammads. yet.

Think you meant better than Atlanta

 

[lfoliva9988]

we getting David Folo today team?? Missing on both him and Matthews today would sting, not gonna lie. If we get Folo, I'll take it as a win because Matthews simply just doesnt want to come here.

 

[AveragePilotCane]

 

[AtlAtty]

Think you meant better than Atlanta

Well not for me. I prefer living Inside the Perimeter.
I like my proximity to the city. I was at the Bill Burr show 2 nights ago in downtown ATL. I can get to the airport in 25 minutes. I get a million restaurants within 20 minutes. I’m 5 minutes from the Braves and 20 minutes from Midtown and my son just graduated from GTech.
And I never have to fight 285 traffic to get home, which is a big plus.

But the biggest advantage to me is that there is a lot more diversity ITP than there is OTP; of races, religions, languages and politics. I’m brown skinned and I like to see all the colors of the human rainbow on a daily basis. Which was the same reason I loved Miami. I love hearing different languages and observing and learning from different cultures.

I visited Atlanta in 1993 when looking at law schools and after seeing all the different people in the city I distinctly thought “the only thing that will prevent my success in this city is lack of effort”. I will never be stopped by my appearance. I can’t make that same comment for everywhere in America so I am blessed to live in a city that has given me every opportunity to succeed.

As far as the homeless in downtown Atlanta, h*ll when I worked downtown I knew every homeless person between my office and my car. I gave everyone a dollar, sometimes in change, and we spent 2 minutes checking on each other. That added 6-10 minutes to my walk to my car.

Different strokes for different folks, but I feed off this energy on a daily basis.

 

[dateline_]

In my opinion, growing up in the country anything within 15 minutes is down the road

Live Oak FL (small) to Wellborn FL (even smaller) is roughly 15 minutes (10 miles) on a single road, no turns

Now in Greenville SC, down the road is probably 10 minutes. (7 miles)

This describes Jupiter. Down the road can be 9 miles away since it's all Indiantown Rd. It's 17 traffic lights, but just down the road.

If you’re real country, it ain’t down the road. It’s “down yonder”

 

[JD08]

If you’re real country, it ain’t down the road. It’s “down yonder”

Jupiter hasn't been real country for 30 years.

 

[One9]

How many cousins does Upshaw have ??

call em all. family genes strong as ****. w/ 3 D1 players in 3 years.

 

[Canes2026Champs]

We’ve put ourselves in a great position to load up on the offensive and defensive lines, and corner. We’re set at QB, RB and WR. The TE’s we have will develop into really good ones. So now we can focus on the most important positions in football, which are the trenches and the secondary. If we land Kaden Henderson and AJ Randle, we’re set at LB as well. It could happen. I really want Folurunsho. He’s a game wrecker on the inside. He’s the kind of guy you can build a defense around.

 

[Graham]

Well not for me. I prefer living Inside the Perimeter.
I like my proximity to the city. I was at the Bill Burr show 2 nights ago in downtown ATL. I can get to the airport in 25 minutes. I get a million restaurants within 20 minutes. I’m 5 minutes from the Braves and 20 minutes from Midtown and my son just graduated from GTech.
And I never have to fight 285 traffic to get home, which is a big plus.

But the biggest advantage to me is that there is a lot more diversity ITP than there is OTP; of races, religions, languages and politics. I’m brown skinned and I like to see all the colors of the human rainbow on a daily basis. Which was the same reason I loved Miami. I love hearing different languages and observing and learning from different cultures.

I visited Atlanta in 1993 when looking at law schools and after seeing all the different people in the city I distinctly thought “the only thing that will prevent my success in this city is lack of effort”. I will never be stopped by my appearance. I can’t make that same comment for everywhere in America so I am blessed to live in a city that has given me every opportunity to succeed.

As far as the homeless in downtown Atlanta, h*ll when I worked downtown I knew every homeless person between my office and my car. I gave everyone a dollar, sometimes in change, and we spent 2 minutes checking on each other. That added 6-10 minutes to my walk to my car.

Different strokes for different folks, but I feed off this energy on a daily basis.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[Tinman64]

Thanks for the update

 

[Okefenokee Cane]

Jupiter hasn't been real country for 30 years.

Dang fellas even I no that Jupiter ain’t no contry, it’s a planet.

 

[JD08]

Dang fellas even I no that Jupiter ain’t no contry, it’s a planet.

It's pronounce Hoopiter in Hialeah. Does that help?

 

[supacane]

Well not for me. I prefer living Inside the Perimeter.
I like my proximity to the city. I was at the Bill Burr show 2 nights ago in downtown ATL. I can get to the airport in 25 minutes. I get a million restaurants within 20 minutes. I’m 5 minutes from the Braves and 20 minutes from Midtown and my son just graduated from GTech.
And I never have to fight 285 traffic to get home, which is a big plus.

But the biggest advantage to me is that there is a lot more diversity ITP than there is OTP; of races, religions, languages and politics. I’m brown skinned and I like to see all the colors of the human rainbow on a daily basis. Which was the same reason I loved Miami. I love hearing different languages and observing and learning from different cultures.

I visited Atlanta in 1993 when looking at law schools and after seeing all the different people in the city I distinctly thought “the only thing that will prevent my success in this city is lack of effort”. I will never be stopped by my appearance. I can’t make that same comment for everywhere in America so I am blessed to live in a city that has given me every opportunity to succeed.

As far as the homeless in downtown Atlanta, h*ll when I worked downtown I knew every homeless person between my office and my car. I gave everyone a dollar, sometimes in change, and we spent 2 minutes checking on each other. That added 6-10 minutes to my walk to my car.

Different strokes for different folks, but I feed off this energy on a daily basis.

Its always amazing when people talk about homelessness is city's. Homeless people go there because they wont be harassed by the police. The suburbs cops wont allow them stay. Alot of homeless people in whichever City are not even from there. They are nomads. Alot of them came from small towns and whichever place. There used to be places for people who are homeless, for people with mental issues. Certain people spent decades closing everything down and privatizing all that then acting like it happened like magic.

 

[Okefenokee Cane]

It's pronounce Hoopiter in Hialeah. Does that help?

Ain’t hialeah dat game they play with corn husks?

 

[JD08]

Ain’t hialeah dat game they play with corn husks?

That's exactly correct. Hoopiter is what you say when you've made the winning shot.

 

[Canedog]

Ain’t hialeah dat game they play with corn husks?

Dats wat I say win i sea Skeets sister Leah.

 

[TallyCaneFan]

Well not for me. I prefer living Inside the Perimeter.
I like my proximity to the city. I was at the Bill Burr show 2 nights ago in downtown ATL. I can get to the airport in 25 minutes. I get a million restaurants within 20 minutes. I’m 5 minutes from the Braves and 20 minutes from Midtown and my son just graduated from GTech.
And I never have to fight 285 traffic to get home, which is a big plus.

But the biggest advantage to me is that there is a lot more diversity ITP than there is OTP; of races, religions, languages and politics. I’m brown skinned and I like to see all the colors of the human rainbow on a daily basis. Which was the same reason I loved Miami. I love hearing different languages and observing and learning from different cultures.

I visited Atlanta in 1993 when looking at law schools and after seeing all the different people in the city I distinctly thought “the only thing that will prevent my success in this city is lack of effort”. I will never be stopped by my appearance. I can’t make that same comment for everywhere in America so I am blessed to live in a city that has given me every opportunity to succeed.

As far as the homeless in downtown Atlanta, h*ll when I worked downtown I knew every homeless person between my office and my car. I gave everyone a dollar, sometimes in change, and we spent 2 minutes checking on each other. That added 6-10 minutes to my walk to my car.

Different strokes for different folks, but I feed off this energy on a daily basis.

Well stated and totally agree. Worked for a TX-based company in ATL from 1998-2007 and loved the diversity ITP and right outside. Forsythe county was very different back then and lacked really any cultural diversity. Had a *** couple that worked in my office and lived in Cumming and they told us about trouble they initially had living there.

 

[AtlAtty]

Well stated and totally agree. Worked for a TX-based company in ATL from 1998-2007 and loved the diversity ITP and right outside. Forsythe county was very different back then and lacked really any cultural diversity. Had a *** couple that worked in my office and lived in Cumming and they told us about trouble they initially had living there.

Forsyth has changed a lot even since you lived in Atlanta, mostly because of a surge of Indian and Latino immigrants. The Indians moved there for IT jobs around Alpharetta and because Forsyth had good public schools and more affordable housing.

But it used to be pretty bad. I didn’t even like going to court as a lawyer in Forsyth in the early 2000’s because I felt like an “outsider” in a lot of ways. I live 2 minutes inside 285. If I moved in any direction it would be towards the city. Or way, way out into the country where I can’t see anyone for a long ways.