DeMarcus Smith commits to Louisville
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 10, 2009 9:10 PM EST
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PrintSo this is already starting to get fun.
About 24 hours after being introduced as the Cardinals' coach, Strong met with and picked up a verbal commitment from DeMarcus Smith, Seneca High School's highly regarded junior quarterback.
Smith told The Courier-Journal that he talked with Strong by phone Wednesday night and went to the UofL football offices on Thursday to meet the former Florida defensive coordinator.
Smith said he was "very, very excited."
"I could tell he was just as good as advertised, maybe better," he said of Strong. "He let me know he was going to do whatever it was going to take to keep me here. He seems like a very cool guy. I told him I was his guy."
Smith threw for 3,227 yards and 32 touchdowns and run for 457 yards and three more scores during his sophomore season, but missed all of last year with a knee injury. Despite the injury, Smith was widely regarded as Kentucky's top recruit from the class of 2011 and was being courted by Kentucky, Oregon, Ohio State and Tennessee, among others.
According to Jody Demling, Strong will now turn his focus to landing Central linebacker Tim Patterson and Ballard wide receiver DeVante Parker. Patterson is the top-rated recruit in the state for the class of 2010 while Parker, a junior, is a football and basketball star who has previously stated his desire to play at PJCS.
Good god I've missed this.
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Wow
Forgive me for putting it this way but this is certainly a Strong beginning.
god and i don't see eye to eye on much,
but ‘good God’ indeed!!
by k.f.powers.uofL on Dec 10, 2009 9:34 PM EST reply actions
Realize some of these kids said they'd play for UofL when Krags was here but...
It’s a huge relief, nonetheless, to see us competing with BCS conferences again for recruits. Additionally, out-recruiting UK for the local kids will be a huge deal for Strong and I’m pretty excited about his ability to do just that.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Dec 10, 2009 9:55 PM EST reply actions
Totally agree...
It thrills me to death to once again compete for recruits agianst BCS schools, not mid-majors.
by LankySteve on Dec 11, 2009 1:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wow u talking about Great Start
Good to see we have a " STRONG HOLD " on the local talent again…This guy is as advertised …… He hasn’t been here a full 48 hours yet and has are ready locked up all the local elite talent….
wow....
speechless for a minute, that damn Krags, never seen his kid play, but he probaly would have lost him out of Trinity. Charlie Strong moves fast, can’t wait, it feels good to say that again!
by ville 606 on Dec 10, 2009 10:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Yes, it's cool
This is a get, but I don’t think it was hard to get. This kid wanted to come here, even said he would under Kragthorpe, but once he saw the direction of the program didn’t want to throw his career away.
Yea your right .......
This was an easy get but whats impressive is he wasted no time identifying the local talent… He could have easily let this kid slip right into the hands of OHIO ST, OREGON or one of the other schools that was recruiting him
I think this is just a start
Remember what he said in one of his radio interviews
" I wont go after Florida recruits that are done deals. I however will go after several that I know are backup plans"
Or something like that…. Im thrilled to hear that he already has plans to pull tallent out of the south..
Domino Effect
Sometimes all it takes is a few 4*’s to commit to make the 3*’s follow suit and the 5*’s take notice. It’s so nice to be excited about football again.
I mean I loved basketball when I was at Louisville, but nothing beat football tailgating and bowl trips. Basketball always felt like me and my close friends bonding, where football felt like me and the city of Louisville bonding.
Go Cards!
by Remote Cardinal on Dec 11, 2009 10:21 AM EST reply actions
looking at ESPN CFB recuiting page this morning
and there are some 4*’s taking notice of UL now – 2 RBs and and a Safety
this is great
KOOL AID
reverse psychology sarcasm font
by UL is my hot hot sex on Dec 11, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions
all I get is the headline
and “subscribe to red the whole rumor.”
They want me to pay? for rumors? LMFAO!
whoops, sorry
i have a “Mag” subscription, and I get “insider priveleges”… which is overrated
There are three four-star prospects still considering Louisville for 2010, and all three are from the Southeast region. S Rashad Knight, RB Brandon Gainer and RB Jamal Woodyard could all end up following Strong, but there’s a lot of work to do before he can think about them.
Scouts, Inc.
Evaluating Brandon Gainer
“What really stands out is his ability to consistently get north and run with square shoulder pads even when cutting laterally and bouncing to the perimeter. Displays good balance and smoother hips for his size; gears down very little cutting laterally, allowing him to maintain his downhill speed and power.”
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