TE Arshad Jackson / Official Auburn Decommitment Thread

TheRealPokeChop said:

The Juno Rb had been committed b4 Gus's hire

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Boy, they are struggling if their top RB is from Alaska!!!:biggrin2:

Well, they won't need a punter since Gus can now unleash his full offense without Chizik screwing it up.

bamacpa said:

Well, they won't need a punter since Gus can now unleash his full offense without Chizik screwing it up.

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their offense HAS to be better...I mean, It can't get much worse...

Chizic was a terrible coach who lucked into a once in a lifetime player, and Malzahn was the architect that saw how to use him.

they'll still stink, but not as bad as under Chizic last season...

Everyone still gets the feeling that Lawson is ultimately going elsewhere, probably to UT, though some are thinking that Reuben Foster will stay on the Plains despite everything. We'll see what happens.

Definitely not going to be a star-studded class, but honestly Auburn will probably end up fortunate to "miss" on several of the guys who were committed to Chizik. A lot of kids who were going to the wrong place for the wrong reasons.

bamafaninOhiO said:

their offense HAS to be better...I mean, It can't get much worse...

Chizic was a terrible coach who lucked into a once in a lifetime player, and Malzahn was the architect that saw how to use him.

they'll still stink, but not as bad as under Chizic last season...

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don't think luck had anything to do with it

tidefan39817 said:

don't think luck had anything to do with it

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you're not implying the great ppl at the barn did $omething to get him to go there are you?

tidefan39817 said:

don't think luck had anything to do with it

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Luck no...........a $y$tem built for recruiting player$, ye$!:cool2:

NoNC4Tubs said:

Luck no...........a $y$tem built for recruiting player$, ye$!:cool2:

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Either way, players like that don't come along too often, to recruit OR buy.

My barner Mom still says he was the best player money could buy...

Anyone know how solid Carl Lawson's commitment is?

Has Carl Lawson mentioned why he isn't interested in Alabama or any other top tier programs? To be so highly rated, he has an odd list of schools - Auburn, North Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson & Ole Miss.

JeffAtlanta said:

Has Carl Lawson mentioned why he isn't interested in Alabama or any other top tier programs? To be so highly rated, he has an odd list of schools - Auburn, North Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson & Ole Miss.

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I don't know Lawson, but some kids just aren't interested in us; not from anything bad the player or the school did. There are also times WE don't show interest in the kid. I don't know this particular kid's situation, but he's never been negative towards us; I think it's just the case where you have an attractive guy and girl in the same room, but they just don't connect (no real reason in particular).

JeffAtlanta said:

Has Carl Lawson mentioned why he isn't interested in Alabama or any other top tier programs? To be so highly rated, he has an odd list of schools - Auburn, North Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson & Ole Miss.

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IIRC, Bama was late to give him the love and the attention he desired. he committed to auburn when his stocks were not yet on the rise. when Bama came callling, his interest really wane and we were never a contender.

sanjosecrimson said:

IIRC, Bama was late to give him the love and the attention he desired. he committed to auburn when his stocks were not yet on the rise. when Bama came callling, his interest really wane and we were never a contender.

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That's it in a nutshell. Auburn pursued him before his recruitment really took off, and he stayed with that. Alabama and Georgia didn't get on him until later, and he never gave the two any real consideration.

Has Carl Lawson mentioned why he isn't interested in Alabama or any other top tier programs? To be so highly rated, he has an odd list of schools - Auburn, North Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson & Ole Miss.

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Lawson has always struck me as a guy who was interested in being the big fish in a small pond.

Former AU assistant Curtis Luper landed a job yesterday as the WR coach at TCU. All things considered, that is about as strong of a soft landing as he could have reasonably expected. Truth be told, going from Auburn to TCU these days isn't even really much of a step down, it's almost a lateral move.

Meanwhile, Trooper Taylor remains unemployed. You never know, but it's late January and he still doesn't have a job. I would assume that in all likelihood he won't be back until the end of the 2013 season. Not sure if it was the cloud of the NCAA investigation holding him back, but it is kind of strange that he couldn't get a job anywhere given his recruiting abilities.

I thought we was a five star when he gave the Barn his verbal.

BigEasyTider said:

Former AU assistant Curtis Luper landed a job yesterday as the WR coach at TCU. All things considered, that is about as strong of a soft landing as he could have reasonably expected. Truth be told, going from Auburn to TCU these days isn't even really much of a step down, it's almost a lateral move.

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Wonder if his son joins him at TCU after decommitting from A&M two weeks ago.

Cameron Luper committed to TCU - 1/13/13

RTR91 said:

Wonder if his son joins him at TCU after decommitting from A&M two weeks ago.

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RTR91 said:

Wonder if his son joins him at TCU after decommitting from A&M two weeks ago.

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Interesting. I wondered if Johnny Manziel's overnight success and future career at A&M may have had something to do with it. Wasn't Luper's kid a QB? He may have worried about playing time and not being able to fill JM's shoes. Of course, having your dad at another Texas school could be the main reason.