recruiting Stories - The Smoking Musket
The Challenges Awaiting Greg McGarity as He Assumes the Athletic Directorship in Athens
While Doug Gillett was putting on his pessimist’s hat in West Georgia, MaconDawg was breaking out the pessimist’s accessories in Middle Georgia, and I was stirring up trouble in metro Atlanta, goo...
WO Recruiting Update: JW Walsh
The QB of the Future? I think it's safe to say that typically, quarterbacks who are the son of a coach are intelligent and talented in additi...
We Have Very Realistic Expectations For Herschel Sims
Meet Oklahoma State's newest 5-star recruit for the 2011 season, Herschel Sims. Despite his his high profile, we here at wastedoptimism are committed to maintaining realistic expectations for the Ru...
Bourbon Shots: Focusing on the Broncos Edition
I'm back from vacation and the ol' RSS reader is full of great stuff from around the ACC blogosphere. So much so that I've broken Bourbon Shots into to two posts. This one will focus solely on Hokie-r...
Better Know a Freshman: Nic Jacobs - Mr. Replicant
Let's all stand up and give Don Yanowsky a big round of applause. Thank you, thank you, the three of you can now sit down. I've seen the question raised on more than one occasion... "So what, exactly,...
Ole Miss Offseason Recruiting Report: We're Doing Alright, Y'all
Let's not kid ourselves here; recruiting is creepy. Following the maneuvers of 16-18 year old youngsters, gawking at their shirtless bodies, and semantically breaking down every statement they make (m...
Georgia Bulldogs Prepare to Battle Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Movie Monsters
(Author’s Note I: If you’re looking for me to gloat at the expense of our division rivals in the wake of recent rumors regarding Maurkice Pouncey and Weslye Saunders, you’re going to be disappoi...
UTEP Football Recruiting: Miners Offer OLB Rodney Young & DB Michael Mudoh
Gonna be a busy day, but I wanted to pass on some quick recruiting hits. Again, Gerry Hamilton has come through in the clutch with some new key UTEP recruiting information. Remember it was...
Florida coaches were Facebook creepin'
From our favorite Gators' beat writer, Jeremy Fowler, comes word that UF committed NCAA minor violations. By using Facebook. Seriously. A Florida assistant posted comments on the Facebook walls ...
1 and 2: UTEP Lands A.C. Patterson and Wardell Crutchfield III
Finally. The Miners have reportedly landed the first two recruits of the 2011 class. First, Wardell Crutchfield III, an outside linebacker prospect out of Baldwin Park, California, appea...
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