That map is fan-freaking-tastic

2/13/2008 5:06:47 PM

I thought it was pretty cool too. Posted again for page 2

http://www.mapgameday.com/recruit2007/school/NC%20State/

2/13/2008 5:07:47 PM

it's nice, but it's for last year's class

2/13/2008 5:09:54 PM

Revisiting the 5-star recruits from 2004
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7762724

Quote :

"18. DT DeMario Pressley, NC State A fixture on the Wolfpack defensive line since his sophomore season, Pressley started three seasons in Raleigh, flashing the kind of quickness and closing speed that's caught the attention of NFL scouts. Although a variety of nagging injuries prevented him from fulfilling the hype of being the nation's top defensive tackle of 2004, Pressley still had a productive career worthy of a 5-star prospect. Revised Rating: 3.5 stars"

2/25/2008 11:10:35 PM

I really hope o'brien works out.

2/25/2008 11:14:37 PM

god help us if he doesn't.

2/25/2008 11:17:26 PM

This incoming class's recruiting map. Notice the big clump covering North Carolina.

http://www.mapgameday.com/recruit/school/NC%20State/

2/25/2008 11:44:40 PM

uhhh that's already posted on this page

2/25/2008 11:53:00 PM

^ That's last season's, Fuckstick. But thanks for playing.

2/26/2008 12:10:12 AM

We've offered 4* WR Je'Ron Stokes. He reportedly has 15 offers right now.

Ht: 6-1 Wt: 185 40: 4.42
Position: WR
High School: Northeast HS
(Philadelphia, PA)

Schools of Interest (schools that have offered in italics)
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
North Carolina State
Penn State
Tennessee
Texas Tech
Maryland (unsure who else has offered after this)
UCLA
Rutgers
Michigan State

2/26/2008 5:56:27 PM

not a fan of the smile is he

2/26/2008 6:01:40 PM

DE Brian Slay committed few hours ago

3/1/2008 10:07:53 PM

^not quite

3/1/2008 10:41:46 PM

This guy?

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=3629786
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=66470&sport=1

Brian Slay
Strongside defensive end
Ashburn (VA) Stone Bridge

Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 240 lbs
Forty: 4.9 secs
Bench max: 300 pounds
Squat max: 405 pounds
(Scout lists him at 6-3 250)

Quote :

"After moving to Ashburn, Virginia from Georgia, Slay contributed right away from Stone Bridge, anchoring a defensive line that led the Bulldogs to a state title. He tallied 60+ tackles and six sacks during his junior season."

Schools Interested
Auburn
Clemson
Connecticut
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Maryland
N.C. State
West Virginia

3/1/2008 10:45:37 PM

Yea, I see a few topics on Packpride that say FYI on Brian Slay on the premium thread. Someone said Slay commited to us at about 9:30 p.m. on rivals. That information might be inaccurate, so I'll edit my post until there is more information.

I might have some inaccurate information, and if that's the case I apologize. Currently his commitment is just a rumor.

[Edited on March 1, 2008 at 10:48 PM. Reason : ]

3/1/2008 10:45:53 PM

^i wasnt tryin to prove you wrong or anything, just that its not totally official yet. BTW, here is his myspace page.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=30566469

3/2/2008 12:41:24 AM

^ looks like a solid commitment to me

3/2/2008 1:02:32 AM

does anyone know more about this guy. What does he project as, a 3*???

3/2/2008 1:33:44 AM

^^^
lol from the looks of that, i'd say he'll be going to ncsu

3/2/2008 1:58:57 AM

3/2/2008 3:58:40 AM

Quote :

"Schools Interested Auburn Clemson Connecticut Georgia Georgia Tech Maryland N.C. State West Virginia"

Lets play a game.

Which one of these doesn't belong?

3/2/2008 4:09:25 AM

PackPride (front page) reporting Slay's commitment now. That myspace page gave it away, of course, but thought I'd post that it was "official" now.

3/3/2008 10:20:59 AM

Since this is the only active football thread around right now, can some one post that pic,(I think it was taken on the field before the Carolina game), of TOB and the team doing the pledge of the allegience? They had their helmets off, and TOB in the front lookin like a general with his hand over his heart.
I was trying to explain that picture and its awsomeness to some one else; but I cant find it.

3/3/2008 12:57:04 PM

nevermind, i found it.

3/3/2008 1:07:59 PM

Pretty sure they were playing the alma-mater in that pic

3/3/2008 1:22:12 PM

Oh sorry, you can't hear the song that was playing when you are looking at the picture.

3/3/2008 1:31:50 PM

how are we looking on recievers right now? Any hidden gems?

3/3/2008 1:36:01 PM

Quote :

"Oh sorry, you can't hear the song that was playing when you are looking at the picture. "

Eh, I've seen him do it during the alma mater after games.... and how many times have you seen a team recite the Pledge of Allegiance?

3/3/2008 2:19:50 PM

^^We are looking at WR's, and we really don't appear to be looking for any hidden gems, we are targeting some big-time guys. There is a WR out of NC, name escapes me, but he's suppose to be a 4-5 Star caliber player and we're going after him. Hopefully Glennon can get in the ear of some of these guys.

3/3/2008 3:43:14 PM

^^ i think he meant star-spangled banner. but anyways

3/3/2008 3:55:54 PM

Star Spangled Banner, Russian National Anthem, whatever.

3/3/2008 4:12:21 PM

Brian Slay is on the ESPN 150 watch list. So I expect him to at least be a 3* prospect. If he makes it he'll definitely be a 4*.

http://tinyurl.com/27q5vx

I'd also like to point out that there is a highlight video that anyone can watch over on his Rivals page. Although he projects as a DE, it looks like his high school played him mostly at DT. It looks like he can shoot the gap well and he got into the backfield a lot in the video.

[Edited on March 4, 2008 at 12:05 AM. Reason : ]

3/3/2008 11:51:23 PM

I know it's been mentioned before, but the Rivals and Scout.com star system is pretty much BS. Just found this....

http://rivals100.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?Year=2002&School=53&Sport=1

Some surprising 2 stars that class eh?

Also, I forgot T.A.'s first name was Tristan haha

[Edited on March 4, 2008 at 3:16 PM. Reason : ,]

3/4/2008 3:15:19 PM

Elijah Dukes, wow I forgot about that

3/4/2008 4:44:24 PM

haha there was a big thread about him somewhere

Quote :

"Since 1998, he has been arrested 6 times on charges including possession of marijuana, assault, and resisting an officer. On May 23, 2007 it was reported that his wife filed a restraining order after he threatened to kill her. On June 12, a 17-year-old foster child who was living in the care of a relative of Dukes accused him of impregnating her. Police say the sex was apparently consensual, and no crime was committed, but they are investigating. When the girl confronted Dukes, he allegedly got angry and threw a bottle of Gatorade at her."

3/4/2008 4:50:51 PM

http://www.wral.com/sports/story/2524709/

Brian Slay found the sincerity he was looking for in Raleigh, while Jared McAdoo realized there’s no place like home.

Those factors led both the junior defensive linemen to make oral commitments to N.C. State and North Carolina this week.

Slay, a 6-foot-3, 255-pounder from Ashburn, Va., became the first player to join the Wolfpack’s recruiting Class of 2009 after visiting the Raleigh campus last weekend.

“I think he really liked the straight honesty and the way (N.C. State defensive line) Coach (Keith) Willis approached this,’’ said Mickey Thompson, Slay’s head coach at Stone Bridge High School. “You know in the recruiting process you’ve got a lot of people telling you this and that. He just wanted to go where somebody had been straightforward with him.’’

N.C. State was the first school to offer Slay a scholarship, but he was receiving serious interest from Southeastern Conference programs like Auburn, Georgia and Georgia Tech, according to Thompson.

Slay was probably more well-known to the SEC recruiters prior to last season because he began his prep career at Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Ga. He was an all-district, all-region and second-team all-state selection as a sophomore at Harrison after making 88 tackles and 10 sacks.

But Slay’s father changed jobs after the 2006 season and the family moved to Ashburn where he immediately became a key performer in Stone Bridge’s tradition-rich program.

“We’ve really had a weakness up front on defense over the years,’’ Thompson said. “But he came in and took care of one side of the football. Nobody could run or throw to his side.

“I don’t think we’ve had many guys in our program with his size and athleticism.’’

Slay produced 65 tackles and six sacks for a 13-1 team that won the state AAA division 5 championship.

3/5/2008 8:23:42 AM

Quote :

"he was receiving serious interest from Southeastern Conference programs like Auburn, Georgia and Georgia Tech"

3/5/2008 9:17:19 AM

lol, I didn't know the T in TA stands for Tristan. What is he up to now?

3/5/2008 9:30:45 AM

Quote :

"On September 10 , 2007 McLendon was arrested in his hometown of Albemarle for drug possession following a routine traffic stop. McLendon was charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to sell and deliver drugs, driving with license revoked and maintaining a vehicle to keep a controlled substance. McLendon's bail was set at $5000.00 and he is scheduled to appear in court on October 8, 2007."

Don't know what happened after that though

3/5/2008 9:56:59 AM

Donte Moss to Carolina. Thought he was a state guy. Oh well.

3/10/2008 6:39:30 PM

^Not according to Scout.

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=9&c=8&toinid=657&yr=2009

[Edited on March 10, 2008 at 6:52 PM. Reason : ^]

3/10/2008 6:51:45 PM

^Yeah they have it wrong on there. He chose UNC according to what his mother told InsideCarolina.

3/10/2008 6:55:04 PM

Maybe his mom got it wrong?

3/10/2008 7:06:30 PM

if they get xavier nixon, that will be a big pickup. They have a nice D-line, but their o-line recruiting leaves MUUUUCH to be desired.

3/10/2008 7:12:34 PM

What is going on, I thought Moss was a lock. Freakin smurfs have 10 commits.

3/10/2008 8:06:42 PM

son of a bitch! I was sure that we'd get Moss.

3/10/2008 8:12:09 PM

Someone please post his myspace pic I just saw on packpride. Wow

3/10/2008 8:13:28 PM

3/10/2008 8:42:04 PM

So ... do we get the jacket back?

3/10/2008 8:53:01 PM

Quote :

"Someone please post his myspace pic I just saw on packpride. Wow"

[Edited on March 10, 2008 at 9:46 PM. Reason : .]

3/10/2008 9:45:24 PM