2017 SEC Off-Season Thread

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pretty damn slow for a CB....

[h=1]Stock fading? Florida CB Teez Tabor struggles again in 40-yard dash[/h]
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/f...teez-tabor-struggles-40-yard-dash-uf-pro-day/

Teez Tabor timed at 4.73, 4.75, 4.77 in the 40 from scouts here in Gainesville. #Gators

[FONT=&quot]The stopwatches at team pro days are notoriously quick, as both teams and players would stand to benefit from their draftees’ success. Not even the best of conditions could help Tabor, however, as every measurement since that first run at the Combine has clocked in even slower.[/FONT]

 

[CoachCB]

pretty damn slow for a CB....

Stock fading? Florida CB Teez Tabor struggles again in 40-yard dash


https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/f...teez-tabor-struggles-40-yard-dash-uf-pro-day/

Teez Tabor timed at 4.73, 4.75, 4.77 in the 40 from scouts here in Gainesville. #Gators

The stopwatches at team pro days are notoriously quick, as both teams and players would stand to benefit from their draftees’ success. Not even the best of conditions could help Tabor, however, as every measurement since that first run at the Combine has clocked in even slower.

That kid cost himself a shit-ton of money w/ his combine and pro day workouts. He was a 1st round lock this time last year. He needs to shut his mouth and train a little harder!

 

[CoachCB]

Another SDS article:

5 Auburn Freshman that could standout:

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/auburn-football/5-auburn-freshmen-who-could-shine-in-2017/



1. Chandler Wooten
Position: LB
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225 pounds
Skinny: Wooten, a 3-star prospect, was by no means Auburn’s most highly rated recruit in the 2017 class. That hasn’t stopped him from making a positive impression on the coaching staff since arriving on the Plains in January.
“He made some plays the first two days that don’t look like a freshman getting ready for his prom,” defensive coordinator Kevin Steele told oanow.com when asked about Wooten’s progress this spring.
It’s looking like the 6-2 225-pound linebacker from Kennesaw, Ga., might have a chance to push for playing time at one of the outside linebacker positions. It’s not likely that he will start considering Auburn returns starters Tre’ and Darrell Williams.

Still, look for Wooten to have a chance to earn a role on special teams and see some snaps on defense at some point in 2017.


2. Markaviest Bryant
Position: DE
Height: 6-4
Weight: 226 pounds
Skinny: Unlike Wooten, Bryant was one of the stars of Auburn’s 2017 recruiting class. The 4-star defensive end from Cordele, Ga., chose the Tigers over Alabama, Georgia and LSU.
Bryant won’t enroll until the summer, but he is fully expected to make an impact at some point in 2017. The former Under Armour All-American has nice burst off the edge, and his athleticism should allow him to compete for snaps at the Buck linebacker position vacated by former standout Carl Lawson.
At only 226 pounds, Bryant needs to add weight and strength this summer if he wants to be more than a pass-rush specialist early in his career. If he can manage to get to 235-240 pounds, he would give himself a better chance to make a more complete impact in 2017.


3. Calvin Ashley
Position: OT
Height: 6-6
Weight: 310 pounds
Skinny: Ashley won’t enroll at Auburn until the summer as well. Similarly to Bryant, Ashley has the talent to make an early impact despite his late enrollment.
Ashley was a 5-star prospect who was the No. 6 rated offensive tackle in the 2017 recruiting class. At 6-6, 310 pounds, he already has the ideal size for an SEC offensive tackle. With Austin Golson’s move from right tackle to center last season, Auburn struggled to replace him.
On top of that, starting left tackle Robert Leff graduated, so Ashley should have every chance to earn a starting spot early on. The only thing that could put a hitch in that development would be the potential addition of Cal grad transfer Aaron Cochran.
Cochran is a 6-8, 350-pound mammoth who appeared in 28 games with 16 starts for Cal. Ashley has more talent than the former 3-star, but Cochran’s experience could play a factor if there is a competition in fall camp.


4. Malik Willis
Position: QB
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185 pounds
Skinny: Jarrett Sitdham is the Auburn quarterback who has received all the hype, but Willis has shined in the early portion of spring practice.
Willis wasn’t a highly rated recruit coming out of Atlanta, Ga., but the former 3-star athlete has made strides since arriving in January.
“He’s a stud, there’s no doubt about it,” center Golson told Auburn Undercover when asked about Willis. “He’s going to be really good. He kind of reminds me a lot of Nick Marshall.”
That’s high praise for the true freshman considering the type of impact Marshall had on Auburn’s offense in 2013 and 2014. There is no guarantee that Willis will even see the field in 2017. If he continues to impress like he has in spring practice, however, it is possible.


5. Bill Taylor
Position: LS
Height: 6-4
Weight: 235 pounds
Skinny: This is strictly speculation, but Bill Taylor is an extremely talented long-snapper. The Tigers have Ike Powell returning for one more season, so it’ll be tough for Taylor to earn playing time.
Still, Taylor was the N0. 2 overall long-snapper in the country according to 247Sports. He was suppose to blue shirt for the 2017 season, but coach Gus Malzahn decided to bring him on board after seeing him snap live.
That speaks volumes for Taylor’s chances of earning playing time in 2017. Don’t be surprised if you don’t hear his name at any point in his Auburn career.
That would just mean that he was doing his job effectively.

 

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Happy to see a long long-snapper is one of the barn's 5 key incoming freshman

Tennessee: Per source, former Cleveland Browns outside linebackers coach Ryan Slowik has joined Tennessee as a defensive analyst. Slowik spent one year with the Browns and has also coached with the Jets, Cardinals, Broncos and more. See the full list of full-time coaches moving to off-field jobs here.
Tennessee: Former Georgia State defensive backs coach / special teams coordinator Eric Lewis has joined the Tennessee staff as a quality control assistant, according to 247Sports. Lewis spent two years at Georgia State and previously coached at Buffalo, Weber State and Eastern Michigan.

 

[CoachCB]

LSU opening a "beer garden" - test case for rest of SEC?


[FONT=&quot]Sneaking alcohol into SEC football games is about as American as apple pie, but LSU is leading the charge to make sure patrons can have their brews legally this fall.

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[FONT=&quot]A report from the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report states that LSU plans to move forward on building an in-stadium beer garden for fans, a move that is unprecedented in the SEC.

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[FONT=&quot]While talking to the Business Report, a university spokesperson made no secret of the university’s enthusiasm towards the project:

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“We are aggressively working to have it in place in the fall,” says LSU Spokesman Ernie Ballard. “But we are still working through everything to make it happen.”


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[FONT=&quot]SEC regulations have kept legal alcohol sales out of their stadiums, but the success of other programs have led to revenue streams that are hard to ignore. The Texas Longhorns, who recently allowed alcohol sales in their stadium, have seen sales of 1.3 million dollars bolster their bottom line.

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[FONT=&quot]This beer garden would exploit a technicality in the SEC rules by consolidating all taps in one area, as opposed to making beer available at all concession stands in the stadium. LSU will be a test case for any other SEC schools, and the success of the project could see other schools give the idea a test run as well.[/FONT]

 

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Tennessee, eh? ok....

[FONT=&quot]Here’s the complete ESPN FPI Top 25:[/FONT]

1. Ohio State
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Florida State
5. Auburn
6. LSU
7. Clemson
8. Penn State
9. Washington
10. Wisconsin
11. Stanford
12. USC
13. Georgia
14. Louisville
15. Florida
16. Miami
17. Michigan
18. TCU
19. Tennessee
20. Notre Dame
21. Oregon
22. NC State
23. UCLA
24. Texas
25. Washington State

[FONT=&quot]Outside of the Top 25 from the SEC: No. 27 Texas A&M, No. 32 South Carolina, No. 33 Mississippi State, No. 34 Kentucky, No. 36 Arkansas, No. 38 Ole Miss, No. 41 Missouri, and finally No. 46 Vanderbilt.[/FONT]

 

[MackDonald]

FWIW: Conference breakdown of teams in the top fifteen: SEC- (5), Big-10-(3), Pac-12- (3), ACC, (3), Big 12. (1).

The beat seems to be going on.

 

[rolltide]

a couple of Saban notes from Bama's scrimmage:


on Hurts: “I think he has a good understanding of what we’re doing and did a much better job in the pocket,” Saban said. “He did a really good job with the play-action passes.”


on Daboll: "I thought the transition on offense was pretty smooth with the things we were doing, the carryover of things we've done from the past as well as the new things that we did,” Saban said. “I thought we were much more effective passing the football today. A lot of big plays, a lot of explosive plays throwing the ball, especially play-action passes. I think all the quarterbacks did a fairly good job and they all got a good opportunity.”


on the WR's: “Calvin Ridley had a big day. I think he has like eight catches or something,” Saban said. “Robert (Foster) had three catches. T.J. Simmons had seven catches. The backs had quite a few catches. I was pleased with the receivers. I think that's one of the areas of concern where we need to make considerable improvement when I talk about consistency in performance. But most certainly, Calvin Ridley had a big day and Robert Foster was good."


of course with great QB and WR stats comes some issues in the secondary....


on the DB play: “I think a lot of the young players made a lot of mental errors, but that's OK. I think that's why we put them out there,” Saban said. “They'll learn from the mistakes that they made and we're going to have an opportunity to get some of those guys better. It's pretty obvious to me that we don't have enough respect for the deep part of the field in the back end, especially past the first team because we gave up quite a few explosive plays with the second and third secondary when they were in there.”

 

[CoachCB]

Florida spring game was uneventful. Franks looks like he'll win the job....unless Del Rio comes back in the picture. If the D stays healthy I think they'll, once again, carry the team.

Next up, Michigan on September 2nd in Dallas.


http://www.gatorsports.com/article/...-Blue-Debut-Franks-pulls-ahead-of-Trask-at-QB


Florida’s Friday night under the lights turned out to be very revealing. Three items stuck out.

[h=3]Facts[/h][h=4]Up next[/h]What: AdvoCare Classic

Who: Michigan vs. Florida

When: Sept. 2

Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

One, Feleipe Franks has pulled ahead of Kyle Trask in the quarterback race and enters the offseason as the clear No. 1.
Two, the Gators starters are clearly superior to the subs at this stage, as evidenced by the final score: Orange (starters) 31, Blue (backups) 0.
Three, coach Jim McElwain is pleased with the direction this team appears to be heading following 15 spring practices.
“We got better. We had a really good spring,” McElwain said. “The momentum we have taken just even from our bowl game, how our guys attacked Swamp Life. How they came back after spring break.
“I’m excited about this team. I really like this team. I think we’re going to be all right. We had some good things happen tonight.”
Earlier in the week, McElwain revealed that there has been separation in the quarterback competition, but did not say which one has pulled ahead.
On Friday night, everyone in The Swamp (and watching on the SEC Network) saw that the guy is Franks.
Working with the No. 1 offense for the entire first half, Franks was clearly the best quarterback on the field. He got off to a quick start with a 46-yard strike to wide receiver Josh Hammond and kind of took it from there, completing eight of 14 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown and then sat out the second half.
“He did all right,” McElwain said. “He’s ahead.”
Franks showed poise Friday night. And it appears he’ll keep it as he moves forward in the competition for the starting role, which, of course, is not over.

 

[CoachCB]

NCAA votes on the 10th assistant this week:

http://coachingsearch.com/article?a...-assistant-coach-addition--whenever-it-starts



How schools have prepared for a 10th assistant coach — whenever it starts

Posted by: Chris Vannini on Friday April 07, 2017

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One of the biggest changes to the college coaching profession is likely coming within a week — the addition of a 10th full-time assistant coach.


From April 13-14, the NCAA Division I Council will meet to vote on several big changes, including an early signing period, more satellite camp restrictions and individuals associated with a prospect. But the 10th assistant coach in FBS would greatly change how staffs function.

 

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[FONT=&quot]With six spring scrimmages in the books, here are the attendance figures from each school (listed alphabetically).[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Auburn: 46,331[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Florida: 48,000[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Mississippi State: 16,630[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Ole Miss: 8,000[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]South Carolina: 12,345[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Texas A&M: 21,000[/FONT]

 

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Florida spring game was uneventful. Franks looks like he'll win the job....unless Del Rio comes back in the picture. If the D stays healthy I think they'll, once again, carry the team.

watched some of it. thought Franks had his moments...made some really nice throws but some real stinkers too. Run game looked real decent and Callaway looked ready for SEC 1st team level of play if someone can throw him the ball.


the backup (Trask, Trast...something like this) was so freaking awful. no internal clock at all. would have taken about 14 sacks in a real game. yikes


funny how many times your analyst called Feleipe Franks, ahemm, Feleipe Franco.

Michigan opened -3 at Westgate ... that game could set college football back 50 years offensively

 

[CoachCB]

watched some of it. thought Franks had his moments...made some really nice throws but some real stinkers too. Run game looked real decent and Callaway looked ready for SEC 1st team level of play if someone can throw him the ball.


the backup (Trask, Trast...something like this) was so freaking awful. no internal clock at all. would have taken about 14 sacks in a real game. yikes


funny how many times your analyst called Feleipe Franks, ahemm, Feleipe Franco.

Michigan opened -3 at Westgate ... that game could set college football back 50 years offensively

Honestly, if McElwain doesn't get the offense turned around this season (it's been ranked worse than ANY of Muschamp's offenses at UF; how is that even possible?). I'd like to see him dismissed. But they're not going to can him after 3 years, after winning the East twice (although winning the East is like being the smartest retard these days). Unless he loses 5 or more games in ugly fashion I see him getting another year. If Franks isn't the answer, or if he starts Del Rio, he might as well pack his bags.

 

[DeadLast]

wrong again, deadlast.


Everyone is expecting the new 10-coach rule to go into effect in April meeting so if Saban brings Werner on now as an analyst he can slide him into that 10th coaching slot for 2017 before Werner becomes a hot commodity. good try, though...way to come up big. let me know when you get something right

Thought I'd let you know I got something right - Approved earlier today, Football Bowl Subdivision schools can hire a 10th assistant coach (effective Jan. 9, 2018).

 

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Thought I'd let you know I got something right - Approved earlier today, Football Bowl Subdivision schools can hire a 10th assistant coach (effective Jan. 9, 2018).

congratulations...mommy's boy is all grows up

 

[rolltide]

Honestly, if McElwain doesn't get the offense turned around this season (it's been ranked worse than ANY of Muschamp's offenses at UF; how is that even possible?). I'd like to see him dismissed. But they're not going to can him after 3 years, after winning the East twice (although winning the East is like being the smartest retard these days). Unless he loses 5 or more games in ugly fashion I see him getting another year. If Franks isn't the answer, or if he starts Del Rio, he might as well pack his bags.

yeah, tough spot. Don't think any Florida fan sees a real foundation in place for improvement but schedule should not allow for a 6-6 year that would make sense to fire him and Nuss. 7 home games, 2 neutral, and only 3 true away (all winnable = at UK, at USCe, at Missouri) has to be good enough for 8 wins

 

[cloverleaf]

Honestly, if McElwain doesn't get the offense turned around this season (it's been ranked worse than ANY of Muschamp's offenses at UF; how is that even possible?). I'd like to see him dismissed. But they're not going to can him after 3 years, after winning the East twice (although winning the East is like being the smartest retard these days). Unless he loses 5 or more games in ugly fashion I see him getting another year. If Franks isn't the answer, or if he starts Del Rio, he might as well pack his bags.

Coach, not telling you anything you don't already know but the Defense carried the Gators the past two years. Now here's the rub for the coming season. The Defense lost three-quarters of its starting D-Line, all three linebackers, and two lock down corners. The defense will have a hard time covering for an offense that has ranked 99th and 107th in points per game the last two seasons when you consider no idea who the QB will be and no defined playmakers. Because of McElwain's spotty recruiting, I question the talent level on this team.

The light at the end of the tunnel is the schedule. Eight games will be played in the state of Florida. Seven home games and Georgia in Jacksonville. The Gators could easily be 1-2 after three games. We shall see my friend!

 

[Albatross]

[FONT=&quot]With six spring scrimmages in the books, here are the attendance figures from each school (listed alphabetically).[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Auburn: 46,331[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Florida: 48,000[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Mississippi State: 16,630[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Ole Miss: 8,000[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]South Carolina: 12,345[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Texas A&M: 21,000[/FONT]

Ole Miss.....lol.....the wheels are falling off.

 

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my o/u for A-Day attendance is 77k...don't think we will surpass the Buckeyes this year

 

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don't agree with all of what is written in here but it is one writer's take on how the new rule changes affect SEC....

one thing that isn't made clear below is that there is NO REASON a high school coach cannot join a FBS program as one of the 9 (soon to be 10) ON-FIELD full time coaches. It only prohibits them from moving into an off-field administrative or analyst role. Hiring a high school coach to be your LB coach, for instance, is completely fine but hiring them to be an offensive analyst will not fly.

https://www.seccountry.com/sec/sec-...abama-lsu-georgia-tennessee-ncaa-rule-changes

Early signing day (pending conference commissioner approval)

On the surface, this feels like a win for recruits who know where they’re going to college — assuming they’re committed to a program with stability. The addition of a Dec. 20 National Signing Day, in addition to the one that already exists in early February, allows prospects to officially end their recruitment about six weeks earlier than they could have under the old system.
With just about three weeks between the end of the regular season and the early signing day, things could get chaotic for schools that fire coaches, or lose them to other job opportunities. This could result in more firings taking place in November, as the season winds down, as opposed to the first week of December. But you never really know how often that’ll happen in practice.
The early date would more likely affect coordinators and position coaches who find themselves on the move in December and early January.
High school players still weighing their options can still choose to delay signing a letter of intent until Feb. 1 as they could before. There’s technically nothing forcing prospects, but as we know, coaches can and certainly do put pressure on kids to make their decision when it best suits the school.
One can only assume that a handful of the country’s top prospects who don’t enroll early would choose to sign on Dec. 20. That obviously takes some of the drama out of January and February. Sorry, recruiting fanatics, but the day-long frenzy of signing day will be diluted from here on out.
As many have noted, this sweeping shift in the college football recruiting model will not take effect until the Collegiate Commissioners Association vote in favor of the changes in June. It’d be pretty surprising if that didn’t happen, though.
Early official visits

To compensate for an early signing period, the NCAA now allows juniors to take official visits between April 1 and the last Wednesday in June. The OVs cannot coincide with their participation in a school camp or clinic. Before, players couldn’t officially visit campuses until Sept. 1 of their senior year.
Some around SEC territory, such as Arkansas coach Bret Beliema, weren’t fans of this rule; some folks up north believed the SEC was trying to protect its recruiting turf by fighting the rule, which would ostensibly allow kids to visit places like Michigan and Ohio State when their schedules aren’t consumed by football season.
With an early signing date likely in place, however, adding early official visits makes a ton of sense and should in theory help both coaches and recruits get to know each other sooner.
Close associates

FBS schools cannot hire “people close to a prospective student-athlete” in the two years before or after he expects to enroll.
Ole Miss, for instance, hired Shea Patterson’s older brother Sean as an off-field analyst while Patterson was committed to the Rebels. Under the new rules, that hire would not be allowed.
The rule most affects high school coaches trying to make a jump to the college ranks, especially those who coach at schools that produce a high number of big-time prospects. Guys like Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt and Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee fall under this umbrella. So high school coaches will have a much, much tougher time jumping right to the FBS level. But there’s nothing stopping them from following the career arc of Phil Longo, who jumped from high school to D-III, then FCS and finally the SEC.
A 10th on-field coach

This change is the simplest, and maybe the most-needed. Alabama and other SEC schools have begun hoarding analysts and other off-field staffers to help out assistant coaches, whose workloads have grown by leaps and bounds as recruiting becomes a year-round task.
Recruiting should be the focal point for just about every team hiring that 10th assistant, too, because of how time-consuming it tends to be. As for how schools choose to shuffle the on-field coaching duties, you’ll probably see more special teams coordinators or defensive assistants split between cornerbacks/safeties and, in 3-4 schemes, outside/inside linebackers.
So long, satellite camps and two-a-days

The SEC finally wins its battle with Jim Harbaugh over the contentious issue of satellite camps, which quickly became the hot topic of the summer last year. The new rule requires that camps “take place on a school’s campus” or in facilities regularly used by the football program.
In addition, the camps and clinics are now officially limited to 10 days in June and/or July.
So the NCAA rightfully nipped this one in the bud before it got out of control — because you know everything related to football recruiting naturally trends in that direction. Coaching staffs get to keep what little summer downtime they have, too.
As for two-a-day practices:

• “A single day may include a single, three-hour, on-field practice session and a walk-through”
• “Three continuous hours of recovery are required between on-field practice and a walk-through”
• “Activities such as meetings, film review, medical treatment and meals are allowed during recovery time

Old-school football fans and coaches probably don’t like this change. Given the legitimate health and safety concerns, however, it’s not hard to see why the NCAA passed this rule.
Bottom line

The NCAA’s changes are significant, to be sure. But unless you’re a high school coach or a die-hard follower of the recruiting world, you probably won’t notice much difference outside of the early signing day.
Maybe the new rules make it easier for Southern football recruits to visit the Michigans, Ohio States and West Coast powers of the world. But let’s be real: The players those programs tend to target are elite, and the truly top-notch recruits with the most to gain make time to visit wherever they want regardless.
There is so much talent in SEC recruiting territory that, frankly, it’s surprising more don’t venture outside the region on the simple basis of opportunity. Recruits and coaches are drawn to SEC schools because of the league’s proud reputation. Will spring visits to Ann Arbor really change that? I think not.
The only true change we can expect — between the coaching carousel and the anticipation leading up to the early signing date — is a potentially very chaotic December in the days and weeks before Christmas.