IMO, Dooley earned an A+ for the way he held our class together in the three weeks between when he was hired and NSD. Kept the majority of the class together and picked up several other big name recruits as well.
But I've also been really impressed with the work he's done for the 2010 class after NSD (not to mention how our 2011 class is shaping up and how he's laying the foundation for 2012).
Since NSD, we've picked up:
Greg Clark DT - Major position of need; might have been underrated, too, because his grades put him under the radar. He might not be All-SEC caliber, but at DT, we really are at the point of just needing bodies.
Darin Gooch C - Another major position of need, especially after what we saw in spring practice. Picked up a guy who is instantly in the 2-deep and a starting job might be his to lose as well.
Brent Brewer S - Won't beat out Jackson/Myles for a starting job, but we didn't have much depth at safety. Bringing in Brewer with Loften/Randolph/Martin(knock on wood!) is helping solve those depth issues. Plus a 22-year-old freshman could be a great leader, too.
Matt Darr P - We now have the #1 PK and #1 P in the country. 'Nuff said.
Malik Jackson DE - Similar to Brewer, he might not win a starting job this year, but our depth at DE (especially for next year) was not too good. Excellent pickup to solve depth problems and stick it to USC.
IMO, that's a really good job at finding players in our positions of need who were available for a variety of reasons (under the radar due to grades, JUCO, minor league baseball, position coach abandoned him, school was hit with sanctions). Excellent job rounding out the 2010 class, and hopefully there will be a few more flying over from LA to join Malik!
edited to add - I realize Malik and any other USC transfers aren't technically part of the 2010 recruiting class. But they are still guys that Dooley's gone out and targeted to play ball at UT in 2010.
But I've also been really impressed with the work he's done for the 2010 class after NSD (not to mention how our 2011 class is shaping up and how he's laying the foundation for 2012).
Since NSD, we've picked up:
Greg Clark DT - Major position of need; might have been underrated, too, because his grades put him under the radar. He might not be All-SEC caliber, but at DT, we really are at the point of just needing bodies.
Darin Gooch C - Another major position of need, especially after what we saw in spring practice. Picked up a guy who is instantly in the 2-deep and a starting job might be his to lose as well.
Brent Brewer S - Won't beat out Jackson/Myles for a starting job, but we didn't have much depth at safety. Bringing in Brewer with Loften/Randolph/Martin(knock on wood!) is helping solve those depth issues. Plus a 22-year-old freshman could be a great leader, too.
Matt Darr P - We now have the #1 PK and #1 P in the country. 'Nuff said.
Malik Jackson DE - Similar to Brewer, he might not win a starting job this year, but our depth at DE (especially for next year) was not too good. Excellent pickup to solve depth problems and stick it to USC.
IMO, that's a really good job at finding players in our positions of need who were available for a variety of reasons (under the radar due to grades, JUCO, minor league baseball, position coach abandoned him, school was hit with sanctions). Excellent job rounding out the 2010 class, and hopefully there will be a few more flying over from LA to join Malik!
edited to add - I realize Malik and any other USC transfers aren't technically part of the 2010 recruiting class. But they are still guys that Dooley's gone out and targeted to play ball at UT in 2010.
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