OL recruiting looking up!

[Sandman.sixpack]

Hearing good things about Greg Eiland. May possibly commit today or this week.
He is huge! Tall, big, low body fat, etc. What an NFL lineman is supposed to look like!
If we land Scott Lashley and Eiland, we'll have a very good OL class.

 

[57stratdawg]

I agree. Hopefully Auburn doesn't offer that OG from Bama.

 

[aTotal360]

Good pickup but he's a bit of a project. His feet have to improve.

 

[dawgatUSM]

As have been all of our really good offensive linemen. Many of you guys don't like Heavesy but he's done a pretty bang up job of developing offensive linemen.

 

[Sandman.sixpack]

As have been all of our really good offensive linemen. Many of you guys don't like Heavesy but he's done a pretty bang up job of developing offensive linemen.

I agree. The only really highly rated OL's I can remember in past several years are Derek Sherrod (and he was signed by Croom) and Damien Robinson. But year in and year out Heavesy has one of the better O Lines in the league. So clearly he is very good at coaching them up.

 

[jacksonreb]

I've never understood the criticism of

Your online coach. Every yr your online seems like they perform well and usually better than maybe some folks expect. He seems to develope them well

As have been all of our really good offensive linemen. Many of you guys don't like Heavesy but he's done a pretty bang up job of developing offensive linemen.

 

[coach66]

Sounds like Eiland Committed

Nm

 

[dawgatUSM]

I think most of it has to do with recruiting but I'll take a development-type coach at Offensive Line all day. Because that's a group that requires good development (as they all do but more so here).

But without Heavesy we would have missed out on quite a few recruits as well, namely, Chris Jones

 

[57stratdawg]

I think in some ways the recruitment of Dion Mix was a bit of a fork in the road with out OL recruitment.

 

[Sandman.sixpack]

Yep....and you predicted it several days ago (that he'd be next).
6'7", 330 Wow!

 

[KurtRambis4]

It mainly stems

from morons pissed that we don't sign 10+ 5* O-Linemen every class.

 

[aTotal360]

Very few state fans complain about his coaching ability. It's his recruiting that leaves little to be desired. He's your stereotypical screaming, meat head coach. I think he's just bad with the mommas. He's turned chicken **** into lemonade since he's been here.

 

[AlCoDog]

Speaking of, is Mix even in the 2 deep at Auburn?

 

[DancingRabbit]

Apparently not, but noticed Austin Golson is expected to start at center.

nm

Speaking of, is Mix even in the 2 deep at Auburn?

 

[SSBGDog]

My bro in law is big time Auburn fan. Says Mix will likely never see the field. Hard to decide if he was a bust or if their other OL recruits have just been better.

 

[casinodog]

He gets his size honest. His dad is 6'9" and about 420

Yep....and you predicted it several days ago (that he'd be next).
6'7", 330 Wow!

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[HD6]

Probably a little of both.

 

[57stratdawg]

He was considered a project. I don't think OM really recuited him much.

 

[BiscuitEater]

I agree. The only really highly rated OL's I can remember in past several years are Derek Sherrod (and he was signed by Croom) and Damien Robinson. But year in and year out Heavesy has one of the better O Lines in the league. So clearly he is very good at coaching them up.

The 2012 Dandy dozen had four OL .. None have 'excelled' .. think Jake Thomas was a 4 star

KENT FLOWERS, Hollandale Simmons, 6-5, 300 – Signed with State; Just transferred to Co-Lin
JAKE THOMAS, Columbus, 6-5, 300 – Signed with State; backup guard
DEON MIX, South Panola, 6-4, 320 – Signed with Auburn
DARONTE BOULDIN, Canton, 6-4, 310 – Signed with OM, backup guard

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

It's his recruiting that leaves little to be desired. He's your stereotypical screaming, meat head coach. I think he's just bad with the mommas. He's turned chicken **** into lemonade since he's been here.

He managed to successfully recruit one Dakota Prescott. From this article:
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/...14/10/25/hometown-knew-dak-prescott/17942197/

The presence of Mississippi State added to the atmosphere. Hevesy stood on the Haughton sideline to scout Prescott. The offensive line coach was the first from the Southeastern Conference to ever attend a Haughton football game. He practiced with the Buccaneers the day before.
Hevesy became an honorary Buc when he took his shoes off and snapped for the punter.

 

[johnson86-1]

Your online coach. Every yr your online seems like they perform well and usually better than maybe some folks expect. He seems to develope them well

Some people blamed him for OL recruiting in general. We were having pretty bad luck there for a while as far as who we were targeting, and missed out on a couple of recruits that would have completely changed our 2011 season just by leaving us with some viable options after we suffered some injuries. People were speculating that we were losing recruits because they didn't want to play for Hevesy. No clue if there was any basis for that opinion, but that's what people thought.

 

[GloryDawg]

Your online coach. Every yr your online seems like they perform well and usually better than maybe some folks expect. He seems to develope them well

I agree. He took a walk on 1A private school guy and made him a All SEC team. If I am not mistaken that same guy was drafted.