Dan Hoch chooses Mizzou

[Pitt Gorilla]

4-star offensive guard switches from Nubs to Tigers, per Rivals. He's the top-rated player in the state of Iowa. Nice get for the O-Line.

[Sure-Oz]

Excellent news, and yeah the TE Andrew Jones is my gf's cousin, he's supposed to be a pretty good athlete as well, recruited to play basketball at kentucky i heard.

[tomahawk kid]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

I think Compton's down between MU and Illinois, no?

I think we get him.

That's what I've heard.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by RustShack

He could of suddenly got mean this last year I guess, but he wasn't before. His JR year was my SR year at Creston and he didn't seem too mean in football or Basketball.

That's good info. Thanks.

[tomahawk kid]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I'm not convinced that Compton still has a spot at MU. We have around 3 scholarships left and are holding spots for Hall (WR), Williams (DE), and Gooden (S). There is also another 4* WR, Boyd, who is visiting soon and I hope we don't have to turn him away (however, we've already accepted quite a few good WR/TEs in this class, so that may already be a problem.)

You think we'd take Josh Williams over Compton?

I still think if he (Compton) decides to come to MU, he has a spot.

Williams had switched his commit to the Buffs as of 3 weeks ago.

[eazyb81]

Mizzou is also reporting that all five juniors that tested the NFL waters are coming back for their senior year:

http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-fo...010808aab.html

These last two days have been awesome.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

Mizzou is also reporting that all five juniors that tested the NFL waters are coming back for their senior year:

http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-fo...010808aab.html

These last two days have been awesome.

Excellent news!!!

[Archie Bunker]

I was worried Moore was leaving. Great news indeed.

[Sam Hall]

Originally Posted by GoBo

I don't care how many recruits we lose, it's still worth it to have Callahan gone. That dumbass would've wasted the guy's talent anyway.

You summed it up perfectly. Nebraska needs somebody who can motivate and maximize the talent. They need to get back to running the ball and stopping the run.

[tomahawk kid]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Excellent news!!!

Getting Willy Mo back for another year is beyond huge.

The kid sets the tempo for the defense.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by tomahawk kid

Getting Willy Mo back for another year is beyond huge.

The kid sets the tempo for the defense.

Yeah, he really came into his own when Pig went out for the season, that is huge along with Coffman.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Cochise

I'm not up on recruiting like you guys are. I see we've got the #1 player in Missouri and the #1 player from Iowa. I heard a kid from Smithville who is a TE that is really highly regarded will be there next year too.

Who are the other guys on the horizon? Who's Prince? Throw us out some info.

You've already mentioned Gabbert - the highest rated player ever from Missouri - and Andrew Jones, the TE from Smithville (who shined last week at the Army AA game camp). A couple of key players from the class:

DE Aldon Smith, Raytown. Tall, lean, fast, good athlete (I hear he's an outstanding basketball player). Would be a nice bookend in the class with Williams.

WR Wes Kemp, DeSmet(St. Louis). Kemp, who switched to Mizzou from Wisconsin yesterday, is a big, well-developed (6-4, 225) receiver who probably will become a WR/TE in Missouri's offense and fill a Martin Rucker-type role.

CB Kip Edwards, Arlington (Texas). Edwards starred on a Texas high-school power that went deep in the state playoffs and generally is regarded as the most underrated prospect in Missouri's class. The coaches seem to think he'll challenge for playing time as a freshman.

OG Daniel Jenkins, Gilmer (Texas). Jenkins' is regarded by some of his H.S. teammates as the best OL on the team - which includes Texas' top OL commit, four-star OT David Snow.

Then there's the 2009 crop...

QB Blaine Dalton, Blue Springs South. Will compete with Nate Scheelasse of Rockhurst and Ronnie Wingo of SLU high for top offensive player honors in-state in 2009. Dalton is likely to be the fifth straight Missouri-born QB to attend Bob Johnson's Elite 11 camp.

DT Sheldon Richardson, Gateway (St. Louis). Richardson is huge, but athletic enough to play TE for his high school. Should be the top defensive player in the state in 2009.

[Sam Hall]

I saw every game Blaine Dalton played last season, including the Rockhurst game. I'd have to say Scheelhaase is a slightly better athlete. Scheelhaase can take over a game and beat teams by himself. He showed tremendous poise in the pocket against Blue Springs South.

I know both teams were highly talented and Scheelhaase has a better supporting cast. Dalton's offensive line didn't help him against Rockhurst. However, if the quarterback battle at Mizzou came down to Dalton and Scheelhaase, I'd root for Dalton.

Dalton is a bigger version of Chase Daniel. He's exactly what Pinkel wants in a quarterback.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Sam Hall

I saw every game Blaine Dalton played last season, including the Rockhurst game. I'd have to say Scheelhaase is a slightly better athlete. Scheelhaase can take over a game and beat teams by himself. He showed tremendous poise in the pocket against Blue Springs South.

I know both teams were highly talented and Scheelhaase has a better supporting cast. Dalton's offensive line didn't help him against Rockhurst. However, if the quarterback battle at Mizzou came down to Dalton and Scheelhaase, I'd root for Dalton.

I get the impression that Scheelhaase will move to CB or WR in college, depending on which school he attends. If he comes to Mizzou, I don't think he'd be coming to play QB, with the Blaines already committed.

I think Scheelhaase's athletic ability makes him a little better high school QB (at least with what he has around him), though Dalton is no slouch, either, in terms of athleticism. I saw the BSS game, too - whatever Dalton did in that game, he did by himself.

[jjchieffan]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I'm not convinced that Compton still has a spot at MU. We have around 3 scholarships left and are holding spots for Hall (WR), Williams (DE), and Gooden (S). There is also another 4* WR, Boyd, who is visiting soon and I hope we don't have to turn him away (however, we've already accepted quite a few good WR/TEs in this class, so that may already be a problem.)

Wow! For MU to have more talent wanting to come here than they have scholarships speaks volumes for what Pinkle has done for this program. Hopefully a shot at the title is in the near future.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

I get the impression that Scheelhaase will move to CB or WR in college, depending on which school he attends. If he comes to Mizzou, I don't think he'd be coming to play QB, with the Blaines already committed.

I think Scheelhaase's athletic ability makes him a little better high school QB (at least with what he has around him), though Dalton is no slouch, either, in terms of athleticism. I saw the BSS game, too - whatever Dalton did in that game, he did by himself.

I haven't kept up with KC ball like in past years...only saw the Rock vs BSS game and wow...that Rockhurst QB was really impressive. Not that Dalton wasn't but...Schel really stood out.