re: I just got back from scrimmage............

I knew he would be, wouldn't be surprised if he overtakes Claiborne.

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Really? How did Mo do in the scrimmage? Looks like the recruiting sites missed the boat on Tyrann, and college coaches I guess. He wasnt a big time guy from what I remember.

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Rivals had him the #1 cover corner in the nation fwiw. Was the only corner that could handle Landry at the UT clips I saw. Evidently, he's the real deal!

Thanks... finally some informative analysis!

isnt there a bama message board thats what i got from reading this.seems the gumps are scared and are trying to find out all they can about our tigers.are we picked 4th in the west.they need to hit up the hog and other tigers message boards lol.

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Looks like the recruiting sites missed the boat on Tyrann, and college coaches I guess. He wasnt a big time guy from what I remember.

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He was rated the #1 player in the state in the rankings that came out after the season.

Rank Name Pos Location Stars Ht Wt School
#1 Tyrann Mathieu DB New Orleans, LA
St. Augustine 4 stars 5'10" 175 LSU
#2 Tharold Simon ATH Eunice, LA
Eunice 4 stars 6'4" 185 LSU
#3 Alfred Blue RB Boutte, LA
Hahnville 3 stars 6'2" 203 LSU
#4 Eric Reid DB Geismar, LA
Dutchtown 4 stars 6'2" 210 LSU
#5 Jordan Allen DE West Monroe, LA
West Monroe 4 stars 6'6" 266 LSU
#6 Jarrett Fobbs ATH Shreveport, LA
Huntington 4 stars 5'11" 180 LSU
#7 James Wright WR Belle Chasse, LA
Belle Chasse 4 stars 6'2" 180 LSU
#8 Trovon Reed ATH Thibodaux, LA
Thibodaux 4 stars 6'0" 173 Auburn
#9 Nick Jacobs TE Many, LA
Many 3 stars 6'5" 245 LSU
#10 Ronnie Vinson ATH New Orleans, LA
Isidore Newman School 4 stars 5'11" 186 LSU

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JJ no different? Great

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Another's take on the scrimmage:

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1. The kicking game is unreal. Jasper was kicking field goals from 67 yards before everyone came out on the field. He hit 5 of 6 from 60 yards.

2. Helton had some nice punts, but Wing is the real deal. He was kicking from the 20, and trying to kick out of bounds on the other 30. He was within 2 yards on about 10 kicks in a row. His hang time was about 5 seconds.

3. We have a very good D.
D-line can rotate 9 or 10 players without any drop off in talent. Mingo may be light, but he is oh so fast, and there will not be an off. takle in the league who can pass block him. He may be susceptible to running plays, but Chavis will have to protect him.
Line backers - Even without Baker, the lb corps was outstanding. Minter, Barrow, and Jones are all SEC ready.
DB's are the best in the SEC. It is really difficult to judge our passing game against this group. The pick 6 by PP was a wide receiver screen, that PP recognized and jumped the route. JJ's throw was on the money, and it is very doubtful that any other corner in the league would have recognized the play. Mo C. is the real deal. He can cover RR and TT as tight as anyone. Our safeties all looked good. Loston ran with the ones on several series.

O-Line was difficult to judge. We had a few sacks, but Chavis was bringing the heat today. Multiple times, when he thought it was a run, he would have 5 men with their hands in the dirt. This made running difficult at time, but all the RB's had some nice runs, including the freshmen. Russell Shep will not be a punt returner. Muffed 2 punts. PP was money in the return game, and may return 4 or 5 for TD's this year. The QB's did not have a great day passing, but there were 2 or 3 dropped balls by non starters, and we really didn't throw very much. Of the 22 passes, they were split between 4 QB's, and 7 and 8 did not complete many. I thought JJ looked the best . The option is still in the play book. Shep and Ware ran the wildcat.

Shep in the slot is a weapon that must be accounted for. Took multiple handoffs while in motion, then same formation and fake to him and he runs a short route. He will have 15 touches a game.

Barksdale is a beast. I was worried about him moving to the left side, but he will do well there. But Mingo could get around him, because Mingo is a freaking speed demon. If Chavis can pick his spots to put Mingo in, our sack totals this year will improve. I am not a coach, or a super knowledgeable guy, but these are my observations based on playing HS ball and watching college and pro ball for 40 years. I feel pretty good tonight.

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I like that summary.

It must be DandyDon

Return one or two, and he'll never see the ball again.