'09 VA CB Jordan Love (Georgia Verbal)

[wadc45]

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6/8

By Alkire...talks about his visit to UGA this weekend...wants to visit UF soon and then decide soon after between Penn State, Wake Forest, Georgia and Florida (UGA leads).

[HotMic]

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7/10

By M Alkire. Committed to Georgia. He says Georgia and Penn State were neck and neck, but that he and his mother felt more comfortable with the Georgia staff and philosophy. He also had family in the area, which increased his comfort level there as well.

[PSU42Fan]

Good thing we have Givens, Morris and Thomas. I wanted this kid bad.

[FrankBooth]

yeah, win some, lose some . . . this disappointment is a bit easier to swallow after the big win last class with getting Lynn along with the kids so far this class

[Undercover Brother]

I hope Jordan will get the academic guidance and education at Georgia that he thinks he is getting. The education is there, but the guidance has been lacking there.

[AustinScottistheone]

Originally Posted by Undercover Brother

I hope Jordan will get the academic guidance and education at Georgia that he thinks he is getting. The education is there, but the guidance has been lacking there.

Isn't there a former Penn State player who is now an academic counselor at UGA or has something to do with academics? I don't want to throw a name out because I'm not sure it would be the right one.

[Undercover Brother]

Originally Posted by AustinScottistheone

Isn't there a former Penn State player who is now an academic counselor at UGA or has something to do with academics? I don't want to throw a name out because I'm not sure it would be the right one.

Wally Richardson.

UGA is a solid school. I'm talking more about the academic counseling. UGA's graduation rate for football blows.

[FrankBooth]

UGA's graduation rate for football blows.

36% in the 2007 NCAA graduation report. That ain't bad . . . for the SEC.

[GoRU]

The problem with those numbers though is that they're always 6+ years old. Since Richt took over in 2001, that means that the next set of numbers will be the first one that actually concern his recruits.

That doesn't mean UB is wrong at all, it's just a personal pet peeve of mine.

[immikefazz]

Originally Posted by GoRU

The problem with those numbers though is that they're always 6+ years old. Since Richt took over in 2001, that means that the next set of numbers will be the first one that actually concern his recruits.

That doesn't mean UB is wrong at all, it's just a personal pet peeve of mine.

I agree, to an extent. We'll have to wait to see Richt's numbers...but he's another in the SEC that will take 30-33 guys in a class with the advance knowledge that a bunch will not qualify. That's indicative of the SEC's "focus" on academics.

In fact, I'm pretty sure Knowshon Moreno was a borderline qualifier...PSU fans were wondering why they weren't pursuing him as hard as they would have liked...his grades scared teams off. At least those teams that care about academics.

[FrankBooth]

Originally Posted by GoRU

The problem with those numbers though is that they're always 6+ years old. Since Richt took over in 2001, that means that the next set of numbers will be the first one that actually concern his recruits.

I don't think this is quite right -- that 36% grad rate I quoted for UGA is a 4 class average which I believe starts with the class of '00, so Richt's recruits account for 1/2 - 3/4 of it (depending on how much of that class of '01 he recruited). So his recruits are being measured here; we just don't know yet whether they are pulling up or dragging down the grad rate of his predecessor.

[GoRU]

The four class average is for the preceding four classes (ie. '97 and onwards). There is no data in that report from anyone from the class of 2001 or later.

[Undercover Brother]

No matter how you break it down - 36% graduation rate is pathetic and is very on par with the others in that league absent Vandy and very few others.