Welcome to Vanderbilt: Commodores Add 21 Signees to Football Team in 2012
by Christian D'Andrea on Feb 1, 2012 2:41 PM EST
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PrintCoach James Franklin unveiled Vanderbilt's 2012 recruiting haul on National Signing Day today, garnering commitments from 21 highly ranked recruits in his bid to turn around the football culture on Natchez Trace. The Commodores added six players who earned four-star ratings from either Rivals.com or ESPN in what is the university's best recruiting class in school history. Tailback Brian Kimbrow of Memphis was the centerpiece of the incoming class, but there could still be more players on the way for Franklin and his staff.
The list of recruits doesn't include All-American kicker Colby Cooke, who will greyshirt next year and couldn't be counted amongst the official signees. Vanderbilt also lost four-star defensive end Josh Dawson when he decommitted from the 'Dores to choose Georgia. However, the signing day swipe of Alabama linebacker Harding Harper should help Vanderbilt cope with the loss. Franklin is said to be so pleased with the work his staff has put in that he's rented five limousines to take his coaches out for a proper night on the town in Nashville once their work is done. Whether or not that will end with a trip to Lonnie's is currently unknown (it will).
The full list, as of 1:30 PM CST, is below:
| Recruit: | Position: | Height: | Weight: | Total Stars (ESPN, Rivals, Scout) |
| Brian Kimbrow | RB | 5'9" | 165 | 12 |
| Caleb Azubike | DL | 6'5" | 240 | 10 |
| Darreon Herring | LB | 6'2" | 220 | 10 |
| Andrew Jelks | OL | 6'6" | 270 | 10 |
| Jacob Sealand | LB | 6'2" | 220 | 10 |
| Stephen Weatherly | DE/LB | 6'6" | 215 | 9 |
| LaDarius Banks | DT | 6'2" | 265 | 9 |
| Brandon Banks | DB | 5'11" | 165 | 9 |
| Cory Batey | WR | 6'0" | 185 | 9 |
| Adam Butler | OL | 6'5" | 290 | 9 |
| Blake Fromang | OL | 6'8" | 280 | 9 |
| Barrett Gouger | OL | 6'5" | 285 | 9 |
| Harding Harper | LB | 6'2" | 215 | 9 |
| Paris Head | DB | 6'1" | 170 | 9 |
| Kevin McCoy | OL | 6'6" | 280 | 9 |
| Patton Robinette | QB | 6'5" | 200 | 9 |
| Torey Agee | DL | 6'3" | 250 | 8 |
| Will Holden | OL | 6'6" | 280 | 8 |
| Torren McGaster | DB | 5'10" | 185 | 8 |
| Tip McKenzie | WR | 5'8" | 170 | 8 |
| Ja'Karri Thomas | LB | 6'1" | 195 | 8 |
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no offense
but unless you are comparing this class to Bama/FSU/UGA how can you possibly give it a grade lower than A/!?! It is undoubtedly the best class we have ever had.
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I gave it a B
No doubt that it is the best class and great to build on. But there is room for improvement especially considering we will likely still have the lowest ranked class in the SEC.
by ATLVANDY on Feb 1, 2012 5:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
We're beating out a few SEC schools
via Rivals, we are 9th in the SEC, and ranked higher than:
Mississippi State
Missouri
Arkansas
Ole Miss
Not bad.
by Christian D'Andrea on Feb 1, 2012 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
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Based upon that would you still call it an A? An A to me equals GA or USC (average SEC). By the way, I don’t buy into the hyped rating system.
by ATLVANDY on Feb 1, 2012 8:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well if you don't believe in ratings, then I would suppose that you should have given it a N/A
as no way to know for another three year. If instead you do look at the stars and scouting and information given by the 4 major services then you would see the following:
- Rated prospect in TN
- OL prospect in TN
- DL prospect in TN
We filled in our two major needs with incredible depth 6 OL and 4 LBs is incredible for any class.
In my opinion, if you grade out any class and you can meet all of your needs, meet them with the best prospects in your home state that are being recruited by the likes of Alabama, LSU, Ohio State then yes, I think you can consider it par to USCe and UGA.
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crap formating
its meant to say:
Number 1 rated prospect in TN
Number 1 rated OL prospect in TN
Number 1 rated DL prospect in TN
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Lonnie's
Might I suggest Miley’s “Party in the USA” to the coaches?
by Peabody Power Hour on Feb 1, 2012 3:02 PM EST reply actions
Hustlin' by Rick Ross
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BRB, have to rewrite my resume
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
QB?
What rank (even though it’s purely speculative) did Vandy get for the class this year?
Also, what are the thoughts on the Robinette kid?
Elite 11 camp QB
Ridiculous academic credentials, too, and when I mentioned his high school program, my cousin (Georgia Tech alum) immediately responded that it was a really good HS program without any prompting. Nowhere near the hype factor of a Gunner Kiel but there certainly seems to be an undercurrent that he is the QB of the future and possibly a Jay Cutler-type performer.
As to class rankings, I think ESPN had us ~25 or so while other services said mid-40s. Depends on individual star ratings per service, I suspect, although it looks damn good compared to years past.
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Robinnette
I have heard some knowledgeable people compare him favorably against Kiel.
by ATLVANDY on Feb 1, 2012 8:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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