Who is this dude OM just signed?
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Apparently, Pete Golding is having a positive effect on recruitment of Mississippi high school defensive players. OM has committed three of the state’s top defensive linemen in Franklin, Rush and Beavers. Throw in Echols, who may end up on the OL, and this will be their best DL haul in awhile.
Mississippi high school talent is generally under appreciated but apparently there has been a shift in OM recruiting under Golding to more emphasis on local high school talent. The more slots filled by high schoolers, the less available for the portal down the road.
Mississippi high school talent is generally under appreciated but apparently there has been a shift in OM recruiting under Golding to more emphasis on local high school talent. The more slots filled by high schoolers, the less available for the portal down the road.
I kind of wonder is it good to give NIL to guy out of high school. I say save it for Portal and guys who you know pan out that is already on the team. We had two really important guys go into the portal than backed out. I kind of figure some NIL money was sent their way. If our NIL guys have wasted, it on a high school kid who we don't know if he is going to pan out or enter the portal once they get their money. School like us and Ole MIss have to smart and not careless like A&m.
Key words “he’s committed” but not signed. We’ll see what happens between now and December.
Apparently he never gave state a second glance. Don’t know, other than what I see on websites. Strange considering what’s in the league now that came from msu.
With auburn and tenn on the list things about to get impure
He's definitely a "Chris Jones/Jeffrey Simmons" level player. Great get for them. They don't usually get these type DLs......normally we do.
No he is not at the level of those guys. Not even close. Those were generational talents. Franklin is a very good player who I'd love to see us get but he's got some work to do to be considered at that level.
I agree. I read that his motor is off and on. A beast when he turns it up but takes plays off. I hate that we aren't getting him.but seems we were never even in it
We'll see what happens between now and December. And then we'll see what happens between this December and next December, and so on until the player has exhausted their eligibility.
Yeah, I never really saw anything over the last year or so other than wishful thinking on our part that he was interested in MSU. I know Kirby Smart had made a visit and Heupal at UT was trying hard too, but basically no MSU mention. Freezer, I thought, had a great chance, but apparently not.
The bottom line is the have now placed an emphasis on Mississippi recruiting and have stopped our recruiting momentum cold. They did it by offering NIL sums we aren't going to give or match. It's legal to pay players and they have always excelled at that. We are getting spanked right now
Rumor is.... Auburn offered 400 and OM doubled it. That's what one kid said that goes to LC.
What I do know. OM put a lot of effort into recruiting him. Also in Desoto County, OM is a common destination for many students. With that said, I thought he would head to Tennessee. We shall see come December.
It's still a long way to go. But there are some serious challenges with this kid. I don't think he's a bad kid and I don't think ole miss has done anything wrong either, so it's not sour grapes. It's just going to be interesting watching it all play out.
$800k for one HS player that's not a QB? Unless you have unlimited NIL money, that seems like a mistake. If I were an Ole Miss fan, I would hope that isn't accurate.
Something I heard that I believe is accurate: Spencer Sanders has a top-5 NIL tag among players currently on Ole Miss's roster. That's high for someone that likely will not be your starting QB.
I don't think the Ole Miss NIL push to impress Lane Kiffin is sustainable, especially if they don't win 9+ games this year.
I'm not exactly sure if he wasn't interested in us or the coaches weren't that impressed by him. What I read gave me the impression that they preferred Hibbler possibly because of effort or attitude or something of that nature. He definitely has impressed a lot of people and got the stars but you never know how it will progress.
Hard for me to comprehend a DL not being interested in State when 3 of the highest paid DL in the league graduated from State.
1-2-3 highest paid DL in the NFL are MSU guys. This guy is an idiot.
He's the best DL prospect since Robert Nkemdiche, some say he could even have a bigger on-field impact than him.
So is this a one time $800 k over time or is this per year, or all one lump sum?
There's definitely more to the story than just "OM lands a 5-starrrrr!!!" The posters saying 'wait and see' are right. I wouldn't put too much thought or concern into this one.
It has to be over the 5 years he'll be on campus (assuming he redshirts which he probably won't). It may also be a back-loaded deal, with incentives and such.
Still a lot to pay for a high school player that hasn't proven his effectiveness in a collegiate program.
From what I read/understand, sounds like money between the four (Ole Miss, Miami, UT, Auburn) was somewhat similar, but Ole Miss threw in the "extras"—free scholarship for girlfriend, etc.
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He might not even be top 10 in Mississippi. It has long been known that he is a tad overrated.
Something I heard from someone in Oxford...OM has 75%ish of their NIL tied up in 4 players. QB, QB, RB and one other.
It's incredibly stupid to throw out big money to high school guys in this era of recruiting.
They hit him with "yeah yeah becoming a high paid DL in the NFL and winning Super Bowls is great and all, but have you ever been a total bust in the league and jumped out a hotel window while you're high on bath salts? That is the 17ing bomb."
I think they made another fundraising push off the commitment of Franklin. I just want to see the fan reaction to 8-4. I would love to know how much they pay (HC salary + NIL) for each win. Maybe second only to Texas A&M?
Much as I hate it. OM has a lot of old money just sitting around. They haven't even scratched the surface of what's available to them.