Don't know if this has been mentioned on here or not (Kentucky FB recruiting)

[JacksonDevilDog]

but Kentucky just picked up a commitment from 5 star QB Morgan Newton. Newton is a guy that we offered and were thought early on in the process to have a slim chance at. They also got a commitment from Ryan Massakowski, a 4 star QB as well. I don't understand how Kentucky and Vandy can get NFL QB's and MSU struggles to find someone to that level. I think Russell will be good, but he's a couple of years away from sniffing the field.

So far for Kentucky at the QB position for the '09 class:</p>

</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="415"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0c0 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 3px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0 1px solid" valign="top" width="120"><a>

</a></td> <td></td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0 1px solid" valign="top" width="290"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">Ht:</font> <font color="#000000" size="1">6-5</font> <font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">Wt:</font> <font color="#000000" size="1">215</font> <font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">40:</font> <font color="#000000" size="1">4.5</font>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td><font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">Position:</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="1">QB</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">Year:</font></td> <td valign="top" align="right"><font size="1">Class of 2009</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1"><nobr>High School:</nobr></font></td> <td valign="top" align="right"><font color="#0047A9" size="1">Carmel HS</font>
(<font size="1">Carmel, IN)</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<table style="BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0 1px solid" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E3E3E3" colspan="3"><font size="2">2009 Scout.com HS Football Rankings (<font color="#0047A9">full list</font>):</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font style="FONT: bold 15px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="3">Pos:</font> <font color="#000000" size="3">QB</font></td> <td><font style="FONT: bold 15px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="3">Pos Rank:</font> <font color="#000000" size="3">#7</font></td> <td><font style="FONT: bold 15px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="3">Pos Rating:</font>

</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="415"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0c0 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 3px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0 1px solid" valign="top" width="120"><a>

</a></td> <td></td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0 1px solid" valign="top" width="290"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">Ht:</font> <font color="#000000" size="1">6-4</font> <font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">Wt:</font> <font color="#000000" size="1">203</font> <font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">40:</font> <font color="#000000" size="1">4.8</font>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td><font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">Position:</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="1">QB</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">Date of Birth:</font></td> <td valign="top" align="right"><font size="1">08/28/1990</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1">Year:</font></td> <td valign="top" align="right"><font size="1">Class of 2009</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><font style="FONT: bold 11px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="1"><nobr>High School:</nobr></font></td> <td valign="top" align="right"><font color="#0047A9" size="1">Centennial HS</font>
(<font size="1">Frisco, TX)</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<table style="BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0 1px solid" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E3E3E3" colspan="3"><font size="2">2009 Scout.com HS Football Rankings (<font color="#0047A9">full list</font>):</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font style="FONT: bold 15px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="3">Pos:</font> <font color="#000000" size="3">QB</font></td> <td><font style="FONT: bold 15px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="3">Pos Rank:</font> <font color="#000000" size="3">#26</font></td> <td><font style="FONT: bold 15px verdana,arial,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="3">Pos Rating:</font>

</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

 

[Goat Holder]

so, basically I think you have to lure in one prospect who pans out and proves to everybody that you can develop a QB.

I think we have that in Russell. Maybe even Carroll.

 

[patdog]

is a coach on staff who can develop a QB. Carroll, Russell, Lee, etc. will never develop to their potential as long as McCorvey is coaching QBs. Even if you buy into him being a decent offensive coordinator (which I don't), all of his experience has been in coaching RBs. I still think the biggest mistake Croom has made was in hiring a bunch of RB coaches on his initial staff.