tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post4827921986952942558..comments2023-11-03T04:07:19.586-05:00Comments on Vanderbilt Sports Line: What Coach James Franklin and Staff are Reading this MorningSeamus O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-36357291239862209652011-02-09T13:31:22.971-06:002011-02-09T13:31:22.971-06:00I hope James Franlin is recruiting Ronald Darby ou...I hope James Franlin is recruiting Ronald Darby out of the Maryland area. Kid looks solid on the Under Armour HS all american show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-38480626309053347612011-02-09T13:04:03.462-06:002011-02-09T13:04:03.462-06:00McGriff is our new DB coach from Miami.McGriff is our new DB coach from Miami.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-91609913661108459262011-02-09T13:02:48.921-06:002011-02-09T13:02:48.921-06:00Changing the subject, has anyone heard about Latwa...Changing the subject, has anyone heard about Latwan Anderson, the 5 star recruit that left Miami? Would Wesley McGriff have an inside track to recruit this safety? Or would there be bad blood between Anderson and McGriff? Also, Latwan Anderson took a track scholarship, which if I understand it correctly doesn't use a football scholarship unless he plays???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-75993446520699850912011-02-09T11:05:27.592-06:002011-02-09T11:05:27.592-06:00If I was offered a scholarship from VU and Stanfor...If I was offered a scholarship from VU and Stanford, I would choose Stanford. I think Stanford is considered to be better academically and the weather is much nicer. VU is a great school but Stanford is consistently ranked in the top 5 with Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and MIT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-9723111162657466072011-02-09T10:47:35.846-06:002011-02-09T10:47:35.846-06:00Having graduated from one school (Vanderbilt), and...Having graduated from one school (Vanderbilt), and visited the other (Stanford) for a long weekend with one of my best friends growing up, Vanderbilt has hotter women. No two ways around it.Bobby O'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690105481225344056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-68519079174123785162011-02-09T10:33:30.269-06:002011-02-09T10:33:30.269-06:00The reason Vandy gets creamed every year by the li...The reason Vandy gets creamed every year by the likes of Florida and Georgia is that it gets creamed in recruiting by the likes of Stanford and Northwestern. That's our real competition. <br /><br />There are clearly enough real student-athletes in the country to propel two or three elite schools into the top 25 every year. We have not been getting our share of them.<br /><br />But why go to Vanderbilt if you can get into Stanford? That's the question VU recruiters must be prepared to answer.even more anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-66594490549124512832011-02-09T10:19:38.825-06:002011-02-09T10:19:38.825-06:00There's more than just 250 kids that Vanderbil...There's more than just 250 kids that Vanderbilt, Stanford and Northwestern can recruit, just not all of them would be considered high conference impact level prospects. <br /><br />Also, this is nothing new, Vanderbilt goes aggressively after the elite student athlete too, but Vanderbilt doesn't win as much as Stanford (even with their down years, Stanford's still had more success than Vandy in the last 40 years) and Nashville isn't as attractive as the Palo Alto. So Vanderbilt's biggest sell is the SEC, but most of these "blue chips", which is generally considered Top 50 kids only, are going to likely have a handful of other SEC offers too. So unless you can promise immediate playing time or truly hammer home that degree, it's still going to be more of an uphill battle for Vanderbilt than it is Stanford. <br /><br />Also, even if Vanderbilt improved it's facilities tenfold, the rest of the SEC is just going to improve their own every other year too. Vanderbilt will never be ahead in that arms race. Stanford doesn't really have to worry about such facility issues with most of the national recruits they go after either. <br /><br />Franklin and company will be aggressive and try to get the very best and elite prospects they can get, it's already been proven they will reach high and not take no for an answer. Still, people need to look closer and realize that Stanford has some advantages that Vanderbilt doesn't at this point...when it comes to reeling in some 5-star or "blue chip" prospects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-79810243465313749552011-02-09T09:47:42.324-06:002011-02-09T09:47:42.324-06:00And how well are we able to ID these kids? Is the ...And how well are we able to ID these kids? Is the quantity known, and is it a known quantity?<br /><br />The question's all yours, Bobby. My predicted response:<br /><br />"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know."ADhttp://questionspresented.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-18646605270852751092011-02-09T09:32:52.614-06:002011-02-09T09:32:52.614-06:00That's a great question. Someone should ask DW...That's a great question. Someone should ask DW in his "live-chat" today. If you won't, I will.Bobby O'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690105481225344056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-21553690165167616192011-02-09T09:30:39.506-06:002011-02-09T09:30:39.506-06:00I haven't ever paid a lot of attention to the ...I haven't ever paid a lot of attention to the minutiae of recruiting, despite recognizing its importance, but I've never seen that 250 number before. Has Vandy ever quantified the outer limit of its qualified recruiting pool in that way? Is 250 a number that represents our national relevant pool?ADhttp://questionspresented.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com