"I just think overall it's the best place for me," Davis told the Toledo Blade. "I just decided it?s where I want to be. I?m also part of the top recruiting class in the nation and it?s considered one of the best recruiting classes of all time."
The Pete Carroll Recruiting Train just keeps rollin' along!
Next stop, New Jersey. All abooooooooooooooard! Choo choo
Pete Carroll: #1 recruiter
Move over Mack Brown, Saban & Stoops. Pete Carroll has established himself as the #1 recruiter in the country.
This class is even better than listed.
For instance, In addition to the 7/8 five-star guys that USC already has in the corral, there are a few guys that could/should be five-star guys.
Let's start with T Herring. He's the #6 OL in the US, but remember that there are 5 OL spots on any team. What would be his OT ranking? Top 2? Does this not warrant a five-star ranking?
Dale Thompson is the #3 TE in US. Why is he not a five star? At other positions, there are 5 star players that are ranked as low as #6...
Sekeli Faaeteete is listed as #12 RB in US, however, he is a fullback. To be listed that high in comparison to tailbacks, what is his national ranking as a Fullback? #1? Does this not warrant a five star ranking?
If you take this into consideration, USC would currently have 10 five-star players with Colvin still on the block. If USC lands Colvin, Jarrett, Jones, Germany & Rossman(K), I count 11 five-stars, 6 four-star, 6 three-star & 1 JC two-star for an average of 4.125 stars...
believe it or not.....on a side note....
Just to show how wrong these rankings "can be", Mike Williams was actually a three star recruit, the 64th ranked WR in the country. I trust the coaching staff's evaluation of talent more than any of the 'expert' opinions.
That is the difference between Carroll and say Mack Brown. Talent evaluation and development. Nobody here can say that recruiting rankings mean jack. It is all about recruiting and developing the talent. Also, Carroll and staff evaluate every single player on their own. They do not look at recruiting rankings. That makes all this even more impressive because there is little chance these players will be busts.
USC and OSU are going to battle heads again on another recruit. JARRET! This guy is a stud too. USC wants them all.
The same sources that broke the Davis story explained exactly where Jarrett and Colvin stood regarding their choice of schools. Both have verballed to Carroll but will they stick with it? I told you all that Davis had verballed to Carroll and I was blasted and bashed. Look who is laughing now. :nono: I also said USC is building a dynasty. USC has ton of young talent coming back next year, TON of Soph. and Juniors next year, and then USC still getting all these blue chip guys? HOW? Dynasty baby! Nobody will stop USC in the future except USC as long as Carroll is the head coach. Carroll is right, the best offense and defense USC will face will be everyday in practice. Thats what he wanted and that is what he is "building."
What is 100% clear is that with an absence of competition from the other two, both of these guys would be Trojans. Whether they will be able to withstand the barrage of phone calls from opposing coaches telling each of these guys they will never see the field at USC due to intense competiton is another story.
It's the potential fear of competition that clouds the issue on these two guys. One or possibly both may get cold feet and go elsewhere. Both however have told the coaches that they want to be Trojans.
USC already has verbals from....
WR Davis 5-star
WR Bumpus 4-star
Last year USC got 5 star WR recruits Lewis and Smith. SCARY!
My very uneducated guess is that USC ends up with one of the two (colvin or jarret), and possibly Derrick Jones as well who is a 4star speedy WR. Jones is just a throw in guy for USC, and he is a 4-star recruit. Pretty sick, uh?
Recruiting is almost as fun as the season. Congrats to LSU and OU for having great classes as well. Oh yeah, remember I spoke about rumor about Peterson. Well it is a fact now. #1 RB Peterson is not so solid with OU. He has been contacting the USC staff and USC been still recruiting him. He still a strong verbal to OU, but I do know now for a fact that the suprise bomb is/was Peterson. I still doubt he de-commits and comes to USC. Makes no sense except to win National Championships and compete like hell.
