why is Drae Bowles not getting mentioned?

#51
#51
livefaith said:
With the loss of Arnett, Rogers, and Rodgers, plus the possiblity of losing Hunter and Patterson this year ... I would say the red shirts are going to get burnt early and often with this new group.
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Why would you say that....?

No, really.... Why would you say that???
 
#52
#52
stevenrich2003 said:
I completely agree with ya man I live in jackson as well and got to see him play a couple of times and the coaches at jcs just didnt use him anywhere near his potential.

Drae is super kid. I hope my son grows up and has the head this young man has.
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Same here. Great kid and example to others. Good points made but given the league and competition, I think the general consensus around these parts was that Drae was recipient of being "over-hyped". All the tools to be a great one and a physical specimen, yet didn't see the production his senior year to warrant a 4-star rating. Knowing Drae, he will prove me wrong...
 
#53
#53
MZTERRY said:
idk... i'm in atlanta and my rule is, as long as I haven't received a phone call to come visit him in a hospital, then he's good.

I haven't received that call.:)
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You gonna be at the NCSU game with us?

We'll be in Sec 201! Look for the drunk guys in orange!
 
#54
#54
MZTERRY said:
I tell people that I help with recruiting ALL the time, and I'm not being disrespectful to you by this saying this, but
ranking and ratings mean absolutely nothing once the kid has graduated. Rankings are based on CAMPS and reporters who like you as person. Most times they're unfair and kids that really deserve some of the ranking get overlooked.

when I educate my upcoming parents and student-athletes, this is one of the first things I teach. Use camps and rankings to your benefit. Don't let them use you for theres. I need a thread for this one all by itself.

Rankings are based on State, school classification, some performance, some elvauation. Use "CAMPS" during high school thru the summer of your 11th grade year ONLY! if you don't have any offers or serious lookers by that time, start using recruiting agencies.

You can be ranked top 100 by all these agencies... but what does that mean really? Top 100 in position, state, city, county, or country? It makes a difference.

I'm going to stop there because there are SO many factors in that game of ranking. I know first hand and I used everyone of them to our advantage, and once we found what we wanted which is UT. A senior in high school should NEVER do camps any more. Camps at that point can do more harm than good. One mistake in a camp, and you name becomes boo-boo the fool. My son was all county - all american - mvp -blah blah blah....it was all good in high school. That's so over but it got him where he needed to be. Once they hit college, it's back to the basics because now they're competing with the top players from all over the country.

I love DRAE, and as fans I think some of you believe he's being overlooked. I don't! The media is hyping up other players. I think he is the surprise of this class. I think I'm going to start calling Drae the "HULK" he's gonna put the that uniform on and show OUT and dang it I can't wait to see him do it.:):loco:
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I agree with the things you said regarding the rankings process (and you would know the ins-and-outs far better than I would). My point is that people are infatuated with these rankings (I'll include myself here), but it seems like he's talked about less than than his WR peers despite the rankings. None of these guys are slouches; they were all highly rated. We're excited to see your son for his size (among other things), and Pig because of his speed. IMO Drae seems to be a good compromise between the two and should hold it down over the middle. It'll be exciting to see how they come along.
 
#57
#57
jasonvol18 said:
Blanc will have more catches than ZR. And our WR recruits definitely arent middle of the road.
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The last 2-deep depth chart I looked at (last week) had Blanc at a back up receiver slot. Not bad for a 2-3 star guy who was listed as an athlete coming in.
 
#58
#58
back to Bowles.....he is non-existent on the depth chart due to his current lack of knowledge on the playbook. Rucker/Swain are actually talking about it right now on their show.
 
#59
#59
BerryBros'n'2014 said:
back to Bowles.....he is non-existent on the depth chart due to his current lack of knowledge on the playbook. Rucker/Swain are actually talking about it right now on their show.
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Probably shouldn't expect anything different for most freshmen. He'll get his chances this year. Hopefully he'll give them no choice but to play him at some point.
 
#61
#61
for the first time in my Volnation life I have an inside source...hahaha...today I spoke with a friend who ministers in Jackson and knows Drae's family very well...he said Dooley and or the staff called Drae into the office after Da'Rick was booted and informed him that he should get ready for some playing time.

I think we will search through the available guys until we find a reliable third option at receiver...I anticipate that everyone will get a crack at it...Drae, Croom, Pig, ZRogers, and Blanc.
 
#62
#62
its always good to have the redshirt luxury, but if all the freshman WRs get some good reps and playing oppritunity this year they will be leathal in years to come. We are loaded with fr WRs, the competition there should be great. I expect one (or more) of them to break out this year and make some big plays.

GO VOLS!!!
 
#63
#63
C-town Vol said:
for the first time in my Volnation life I have an inside source...hahaha...today I spoke with a friend who ministers in Jackson and knows Drae's family very well...he said Dooley and or the staff called Drae into the office after Da'Rick was booted and informed him that he should get ready for some playing time.

I think we will search through the available guys until we find a reliable third option at receiver...I anticipate that everyone will get a crack at it...Drae, Croom, Pig, ZRogers, and Blanc.
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This is consistent with what I know as well.
 
#64
#64
C-town Vol said:
for the first time in my Volnation life I have an inside source...hahaha...today I spoke with a friend who ministers in Jackson and knows Drae's family very well...he said Dooley and or the staff called Drae into the office after Da'Rick was booted and informed him that he should get ready for some playing time.

I think we will search through the available guys until we find a reliable third option at receiver...I anticipate that everyone will get a crack at it...Drae, Croom, Pig, ZRogers, and Blanc.
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my insider can confirm that this meeting did in fact take place...however i'm told it took place on the sideline at the practice facitlity
 
#65
#65
CDH said he's having some trouble with the system/play book. Blanc is most likely the freshman you'll see in game 1. Carter and Dallas as well.
 
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