From Athens- Best Summer Camp

Interesting how Bryan McClendon's name continues to "pop up" when discussing very good football players. Coach is working his butt off, doing the things that are necessary to improve our lot in Athens. Have to say this . . . . Garner did not have the drive or commitment that McClendon has. Also notice that Grantham and McClendon were working together. Don't think that happened between Grantham and Garner.

Another thingy . . . . many good and great football players come from the Lakeland, Florida area. Has been going on for ages. One of the hot spots for gator recruiting. SS loved recruiting there. Central Florida has a spit pot load of D1 football players. Fact.

Picked this up from SB Nation.
One of the more intriguing commits is another Florida kid who was being courted heavily by the in-state Gators and Alabama. Kendall Gant, a 6' 2" 186 lb. hitter out of Lakeland (Lake Gibson) is a bit of an enigmatic prospect at this point, but the list of schools wanting his commitment and the fact that Todd Grantham and Bryan McClendon were on him fast and frenetically tells me all I need to know. He's a rapidly rising prospect in all the recruiting services and 247Sports lists him as a top 300 prospect nationally. More defensive backfield help? Why, yes please.

In Bryan McClendon I trust.

www.dawgsports.com/2013/7/14/4522820/get...as-seats-are-limited

Buc, I was just rolling some of your last posts around in my pea brain and how you speak of the link with CMR and his knowledge of south FL

Truly we have pull talent from New England with Artie Lynch and from New Jersey with KM. Least we forget MS from Texas.

Like the fact are coaches have their ears to the ground seeking good players across the country.

Say it again it's good to be a Dawg

yd1 the inroads that have been made in Florida and other states show me that much has changed over the years with Georgia recruiting. Also believe it comes from necessity.

Georgia and recently the Metro Atlanta Area is a target for talent from schools all over the nation. Every SEC school has full time recruiters in the area.

I go along with the way we are showing backbone by entering into other states and trying hard to pull talented players to Athens. Mark Richt was responsible for many of the better football teams at FSU, not only coaching, he was hard to beat when it came to recruiting. His time spent under Bowden at FSU clearly shows that.

Maybe a good example of out of state recruiting can be shown by Nick Saban and Kirby Smart. I would ask this question of those that prefer to see "only" young men from Georgia playing in Athens. Anyone think that Saban/Smart could produce National Championships if they relied on the players from Alabama alone?

Another example on Friday night. We get Dyshon Sims to commit. Our main opponent was Alabama and their star recruiter, especially in Georgia, Kirby Smart. Appears more and more that this group of coaches at UGA are gaining a foothold in Middle and South Georgia. We were getting beat in those areas not that long ago.

We can also look over the rosters at Auburn for the past zillion years, same story as Alabama, they recruit the State of Georgia as no other, lots of time spent by the Auburn folks on the Georgia side of the Chattahoochee.

We still lose players to other SEC schools, especially SEC schools. Young players understand that we (SEC) are at the top when it comes to football. Chances of playing in the NFL rise greatly when you are playing in the SEC. Fact.

Much more could and will be said about the above. I do know this, Isaiah Wynn is heading to Athens. Another Florida football player that wants to play for Mark Richt and his coaches. As far as a better place to play football than Athens, don't have a clue.

thriller, guarantee you that "other site" will pick up on this and have a similar article, with a lot of CAPS.

Buc, That wouldn't be the AJC and their gifted sport writers...paper has gone to salt in just the short ten years that I have been reading it. Waste of good GA Pine trees!

yankeedawg1, close but . . . . no cigar.

Although in years past the AJC were under scrutiny. AJC, think they have continued to burn bridges when it comes to UGA football. They tend to get real loud when everyone else gets the same information they do.

Buc, Damn I was looking forward to enjoying a Monte and brandy this evening

Like the wife says that's what I get for thinking..... Enjoy your Monday and the rest of the week

Oh one more thingy.... I agree we still have some treats left in this years recruiting bag.... Go Dawgs