'14 JUCO OT Dontavius Blair (UT SIGNEE 12/18/13)

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sanddune50 said:
The Auburn streak will come to an end this year. Unfortunately, we will probably have to wait a little longer for the other 2.
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I actually have a good guy feeling about beating UF this year...CBJ has a history a getting 1-2 games per year he shouldn't. Probably wishful thinking but I think we might get UF this year...they have flaws. Bama on the other hand has none. AU should be a win at home.
 
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KBVol said:
I actually have a good guy feeling about beating UF this year...CBJ has a history a getting 1-2 games per year he shouldn't. Probably wishful thinking but I think we might get UF this year...they have flaws. Bama on the other hand has none. AU should be a win at home.
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The UF game will depend on QB play. The Gators have a strong D, and we can't have any silly mistakes or experience an entire game of 3 and outs. It's winnable simply from the standpoint that UF doesn't really have any dynamic playmakers. I just have a hard time penciling in a win here due to it being at the swamp, coming off a road game in Eugene, OR and our question mark at QB. I would love an early season surprise.
 
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"Right now I'm mostly looking at Tennessee, Florida State and the Southern schools," Blair said.

"I'm trying to go wherever I have a chance to play right away," Blair said.
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- Per USCw Rivals
 
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Auburn rivals has a hot board they update weekly and last week they had Blair at 60%. This week they dropped him to 50% and said this...

AU leads for 4-star JUCO OT. FSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee contenders, Vols closing the gap.
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Phat-Phil said:
That's pretty funny. Too bad that won't even be true much longer (or at least not in terms of Sumlin being there as I think he'll be coaching in the NFL soon).
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Hope not, want them to work hard and be a serious contender in the West...like to see aTm and UT meet in SECCG frequently :)
 
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WhatInVolnation said:
Adding Blair plus another JUCO DL and holding on to Weatherd, Lauderdale, Lambert, and Kameel could mean UT improves rather than regresses next year. C'mon Blair!
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Let's withhold that speculation for a while.

Losing Blair would be a great addition to the OL, no doubt. However, we still have to see how the second string (that will be first string) progresses. I don't see any scenario in which we don't take at least a slight step backwards on the OL. That's not a negative on our depth, that's a compliment towards our current line. Going to be hard to step in and replace this line. I knew 4 years ago this line would be special.

Lauderdale and Kameel will certainly help the WR corp. Thinking about Kameel Jackson, Lauderdale, Josh Smith, Marquez North, Josh Malone (hopefully), Dominique Booth, as well as the players like Croom, Bowles, Jenkins and Howard and the others will certainly give us potential to have an amazing WR group. Looking forward to seeing that.

Lambert will help a depleted DL, but losing Couch, McCullers, Smith and Miller will be hard. Just like the OL, we will have to see how some underclassmen step up. If they don't, it may be a hard road next year. Hopefully, we will land Hendrix, Barnett and Henderson, and that will help with depth there.

I think next year is still going to be rough, but I think that because we are playing so many underclassmen this year, that experience will pay off.

But I would love to have all of the players you mentioned, no doubt.
 
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TNHopeful505 said:
Let's withhold that speculation for a while.

Losing Blair would be a great addition to the OL, no doubt. However, we still have to see how the second string (that will be first string) progresses. I don't see any scenario in which we don't take at least a slight step backwards on the OL. That's not a negative on our depth, that's a compliment towards our current line. Going to be hard to step in and replace this line. I knew 4 years ago this line would be special.

Lauderdale and Kameel will certainly help the WR corp. Thinking about Kameel Jackson, Lauderdale, Josh Smith, Marquez North, Josh Malone (hopefully), Dominique Booth, as well as the players like Croom, Bowles, Jenkins and Howard and the others will certainly give us potential to have an amazing WR group. Looking forward to seeing that.

Lambert will help a depleted DL, but losing Couch, McCullers, Smith and Miller will be hard. Just like the OL, we will have to see how some underclassmen step up. If they don't, it may be a hard road next year. Hopefully, we will land Hendrix, Barnett and Henderson, and that will help with depth there.

I think next year is still going to be rough, but I think that because we are playing so many underclassmen this year, that experience will pay off.

But I would love to have all of the players you mentioned, no doubt.
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McCullers is the only DL player we lose that will have a substantive negative impact on this team.

The DL should improve next year as the young DE's (Vereen, Lewis, Miller ) take a step forward and the talented freshman DE's (Henderson and Hendrix) come in and compete, along with the veteran Jordan Williams. At DT Lambert, JUCO #2, O'Brien, Saulsberry, and Carr could be a very formidable group.

Walls, Corey Miller, Couch, and Hood are just experienced bodies. Smith is slightly above that group, but nothing special.

We will obviously take a step back at OL, but if we can find a respectable LT our OL will still be in the top half of the conference IMO

2015 will be a solid team.
 
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Auburn rivals has a hot board they update weekly and last week they had Blair at 60%. This week they dropped him to 50% and said this...
AU leads for 4-star JUCO OT. FSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee contenders, Vols closing the gap.


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volssam said:
Auburn rivals has a hot board they update weekly and last week they had Blair at 60%. This week they dropped him to 50% and said this...
AU leads for 4-star JUCO OT. FSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee contenders, Vols closing the gap.


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If Butch pulls this off I will literally neal before him.

Well, not literally. But maybe.
 
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Madkins8 said:
McCullers is the only DL player we lose that will have a substantive negative impact on this team.

The DL should improve next year as the young DE's (Vereen, Lewis, Miller ) take a step forward and the talented freshman DE's (Henderson and Hendrix) come in and compete, along with the veteran Jordan Williams. At DT Lambert, JUCO #2, O'Brien, Saulsberry, and Carr could be a very formidable group.

Walls, Corey Miller, Couch, and Hood are just experienced bodies. Smith is slightly above that group, but nothing special.

We will obviously take a step back at OL, but if we can find a respectable LT our OL will still be in the top half of the conference IMO

2015 will be a solid team.
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Pretty sure we told Lambert he's playing end.
 
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Madkins8 said:
McCullers is the only DL player we lose that will have a substantive negative impact on this team.

The DL should improve next year as the young DE's (Vereen, Lewis, Miller ) take a step forward and the talented freshman DE's (Henderson and Hendrix) come in and compete, along with the veteran Jordan Williams. At DT Lambert, JUCO #2, O'Brien, Saulsberry, and Carr could be a very formidable group.

Walls, Corey Miller, Couch, and Hood are just experienced bodies. Smith is slightly above that group, but nothing special.

We will obviously take a step back at OL, but if we can find a respectable LT our OL will still be in the top half of the conference IMO

2015 will be a solid team.
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Yet they're playing over everybody else.
 
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