Recruiting Weekend a Success

by Gamecock Man on Jan 17, 2010 4:38 PM EST in South Carolina Gamecocks Football

Reports are that some of the big name recruits that were in town over the weekend had good visits and plan to sign with the Gamecocks. First of all, some sources have indicated that Marcus Lattimore has said that he plans to commit. Lattimore denies these reports, but you have to admit that his denials have the smell of Marcus just trying to have fun and wanting to wait until the day before signing day to make everything official. I'm fairly confident that Marcus will be a Gamecock in the end.

The Gamecocks also got good news from a couple of verbally committed players that were considering other schools. Eric Mack says he is done. Mack had been hotly pursued by Auburn and Florida, and he had indicated that his commitment wasn't firm. Now it is. Trammell Williams also firmed up his commitment over the weekend.

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good to hear

I agree that Marcus will (and always was going to) sign the letter of intent to play at USC in 2010. He wants to create the buzz and actually by him going that route should create some signing day buzz for the gamecocks overall…which is always good.

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by Flounder on Jan 17, 2010 6:21 PM EST reply actions

The denials make it seem like he's just upset that the cat is out of the bag.

Like you say, he wants the buzz.

So much for Auburn being 100% for Mack and Lattimore, huh?

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by Gamecock Man on Jan 17, 2010 6:27 PM EST up reply actions

Hey now,

let’s not count our Gamecocks before they’re hatched.

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by The Feathered Warrior on Jan 17, 2010 6:37 PM EST up reply actions

I would be shocked if Lattimore doesn't come play for us.

I’m being completely honest. Everything points to him committing to us. Can’t wait to see him on the field next year.

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by Gamecock Man on Jan 17, 2010 6:47 PM EST up reply actions

Marcus Lattimore's mother on Steve Spurrier:

“Everything went well, we enjoyed ourselves,” she said. “It was a fun visit for the entire family. Everybody enjoyed themselves. Everyone (at USC) seems to be very supportive of him. That in itself is enough, to have that community support. I think the whole process that’s been going on with USC has been great. Coach Spurrier has really loosened up. I made the comment in the past where I felt he was unapproachable. He’s made a 360. I had this coach doing the cha-cha slide with no music. He was just great. He had his arms open wide every time he saw me. He speaks to me personally. He’s been so personable with us lately. He’s really changed as far as myself. He came over to the hotel and sat around with use and we had a really good time.”

Maybe you’re onto something, Gamecock Man.

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by The Feathered Warrior on Jan 17, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions

Great to hear that SOS is busting his butt to get Marcus in garnet and black...

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by Gamecock Man on Jan 17, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions

Of course there is this as well:

Smith said she has no indication of a favorite for her son. “He’s agonizing over this,” she said. But Lattimore told AUTigers.com Sunday night that Auburn holds a slight lead on USC.

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by The Feathered Warrior on Jan 18, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah. Hard to know what to make of all of this with that coming out today.

On the one hand, you have his mom praising Spurrier, you have Marcus standing up in the crowd, pointing to his hat, and then pointing to himself at the basketball game, Kornblut’s supposed source. And now this. Maybe we should just wait until NSD.

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by Gamecock Man on Jan 18, 2010 1:11 PM EST up reply actions