You are correct I believe. This one is a done tater. Too late to the party as this guy came out of nowhere.
DE Chris Jones Updates (Miss. State Commitment)
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You are correct I believe. This one is a done tater. Too late to the party as this guy came out of nowhere.
I know kids can get overlooked, but where was this kid on the camp circuit? If his coaches really are steering him to MSU, is there a chance, they intentionally kept him low profile?? It's tough to imagine a kid with his size and athleticism not getting invited to combines/ camps and not standing out. He may be somewhat raw technique-wise, but his athleticism would've stood out in a major way.
TIFWIW, but I heard the reason his coaches are slightly shielding him, is that MSU was there when he was a relative nobody. They recruited him from the beginning, and gave him his first offer before he was on anyone's radar. So they think, as it seems he does, that they deserve all the face time...
Going to be a lot sooner than you think, with the rise of OM and all of the attrition MSU will have this offseason. If he is still there after three more seasons I would be floored.
Not that any of that apparently matters to Jones, of course, who looks MSU bound.
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Mullen is a good enough coach but I think their absolute ceiling is 9 wins. They're probably going to hover around that 7-5/8-4 threshold. Still, consistent winning seasons is good for them. The fans will start to expect more though...and he'll get canned after one bad year.
Nine wins is the absolute ceiling, and that is with a laughable OOC schedule and a patsy bowl opponent. If they play some quality non-conference competition and get a halfway decent bowl opponent, the ceiling is probably seven, maybe eight with a bit of luck.
As I've said on here before, with all of the seniors he had this year at MSU, this was as good as it will ever get in Starkvegas under Mullen, and he still only went 8-5, got blown out by the SEC powers, and had 14+ point losses to Ole Miss and Northwestern. And the only thing that even kept them at that level of success was the implosions from Auburn and Arkansas, otherwise they would have been languishing around 6-6.
Again, it's all downhill from here in Starkvegas for Mullen. Goofy, little brother billboards and porous recruiting classes only do so much.
yep. he said earlier coach wilson was why he picked msu, but he changed his tune after coach wilson was hired away to uga. if he is to visit anyone it would be to uga due to coach wilson, but i doubt that happens. i don't see his coaching staff allowing him to go anywhere else.
HA HA HA Dude your trolling IF he visits ,it will be OLE MISS and BAMA. Other than MSU. UGA in't in the mix at all. He called UF and told them thanks for your intrest ,but no thank u.
didn't say uga was in it for him. I said i can see him visiting uga due to his relationship with coach wilson. they are very close. i meant to say I don't see him visiting anyone, but msu and if he was going to visit uga it was only due to coach wilson. his staff is going to do what they can to make sure he stays an msu commit.
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Rivals has given Jones his fifth star and now ranks him the #20 prospect in the nation.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrec...ones-141646;_ylt=Atbaid9dL.NfF1NXoJXyi5ZGPZB4
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrec...ones-141646;_ylt=Atbaid9dL.NfF1NXoJXyi5ZGPZB4
In terms of substantive updates on Jones, he essentially turned down all of the overtures from Florida. We are still trying to get him on campus for an official visit, but we're running out of time and it doesn't seem like he intends to renege on Mississippi State.
MSU got on him early. They've got a rooted relationship now and I think he respects that they offered when others didn't even think he was CUSA caliber.
I just read this article that seems to answer my question (at least, in my mind). I don't think the kid visits and would be shocked if he landed anywhere else that Starkvegas.
http://nemisspreps.com/2013/01/23/full-plate-for-jones-as-signing-day-approaches/
Doubtful he'd visit; even if he visited, he's got a lot of pressure to stay home from what I've read. Assuming he continues to develop and doesn't have injury/school/ character problems, he's in the NFL regardless of where he goes to college.
Given State's history, Urban Ultra Lite would be a clear improvement.
Meanwhile, the "Every Kid Should Want to Play for the Best Program" argument ignores history -- our own. When we were floating belly up, thank god some kids fell back on love or loyalty or some other reason for casting their lots with us.
There can be more to this decision than picking the best team. Why belittle it?
He may have intended for it to be secretive, but if so that didn't work at all. Most highly-touted recruiting weekend of the year for OM, and Jones is right there.
Don't know if it means anything, but he has the MSU people worked up in a frenzy. Would love to see Alabama get an official visit next weekend, but nothing to indicate that just yet. Hopefully the door is slightly open, though.
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