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That is terrible for the family and for his players. My condolences to all those who knew Coach Pass.Since he was mentioned here, I will post this. Breon’s dad passed away unexpectedly this morning.
https://www.greensboro.com/rockingh...cle_f0b3b659-84fd-5d57-a541-6cd0de6264b4.html
My wife is a teacher at Reidsville and taught Breon for 2 years. Words can’t describe how shocked and hurt this community is right now. This was a very close family and Curtis was a fantastic coach and person. Breon needs our prayers because this young man is really hurting right now.
Reminds me a lot of Coby White’s situation. I just hope he can channel his grief the same way Coby did, regardless of whether we see him in Chapel Hill or not.
true. i also remember mark playing behind a not-so-great OL and taking lots of hits, but always bouncing back -- a very tough guy physically and mentally....many of us felt that only the coaching of Dick Crum could hold Mark Maye down, as in not All ACC. Mark Maye was a great guy and a natural leader.... ..
I thought I'd read somewhere that they liked playing with one another.Yes. He was extremely happy for Myles yesterday.
They could be part of building something in Chapel Hill, building a program in this state that could challenge for the ACC title year in and year out. I’d think that would be attractive to young recruits, especially those from this state.I thought I'd read somewhere that they liked playing with one another.
They can do that at UNC and be close enough for all family and friends to drive to Home games and many Away games.
School Offered Visit Date
Clemson Yes
Alabama Yes
Auburn Yes
Charlotte Yes
Colorado Yes
Duke Yes
Florida Yes
Florida State Yes
Georgia Yes
LSU Yes
Louisville Yes
Maryland Yes
Michigan Yes
Mississippi State Yes
North Carolina Yes
Notre Dame Yes
Ohio State Yes
Oklahoma Yes
Oregon Yes
Penn State Yes
Pittsburgh Yes
South Carolina Yes
Syracuse Yes
Tennessee Yes
Texas Yes
Texas A&M Yes
Vanderbilt Yes
Virginia Yes
Virginia Tech Yes
Wake Forest Yes
West Virginia Yes
Wisconsin Yes
Quite an offer list already for Page. Clemson is currently the favorite. Absolute game changer.
Indeed it would.Finding a way to win games this year will have a big impact on the 2021 class. If it looks like Mack is making a quick turnaround in year one then a lot of high profile recruits will take notice. A bowl win would be huge this year.
Desmond Evans could potentially be one of those transformational players if he were to choose the Heels. At Clemson or Alabama, he’s just another 5* DE. At UNC, he’s the beginning of something new.
Damn right it could help built momentum.According to the crystal ball on TOS he's now 100% to us. If that prediction is accurate then hopefully he will commit soon to help build some more momentum with other recruits.
Guys like this visiting and giving us serious consideration makes me smile. And Evans could be a game changer for our recruiting.Ritzie was on campus today.
I think that is especially true with the Bateman D.Desmond Evans could potentially be one of those transformational players if he were to choose the Heels. At Clemson or Alabama, he’s just another 5* DE. At UNC, he’s the beginning of something new.
I said when we received the commitment from Hornsby that a 4* QB did not impress me all that much considering the young talent we have at QB. I also said that Hornsby was not the kind of highly ranked QB who could bring top D talent to play with him, to have his back on the other side of the ball.
That is a way to see the importance of Drake Maye and the 2021 class. Maye will be at least a high 4* recruit - he could become a 5* before it's all done. Before his dad was injured, many of us felt that only the coaching of Dick Crum could hold Mark Maye down, as in not All ACC. Mark Maye was a great guy and a natural leader.
Drake Maye can be everything that we thought Mark would be: All ACC and perhaps All American. For those who do not know, Mark Maye narrowed his choices to UNC and Bama. He had offers from the entire ACC, FSU, UGA, Tenn, Auburn, WVU, Penn St.
The NC HS class of 2021 has a lot of talent on D. My dream would be that we land Maye, and that his plays a role in reeling in the best class in UNC history. Look at this NC talent -
Payton Page of Greensboro Dudley could be the top DT in the class. He can be a program changer at DT.
Jahvarie Ritzie of Kernersville will be a high 4* SDE.
Zaire Patterson of Winston-Salem and Travali Price Lincolnton both will be high 4* WDE recruits.
Right now, I expect Jack Hollifield to follow his brother to VT, but who knows. Plus, Power Echols of Charlotte is also a high 4* ILB, and Dameon Wilson of Kings Mountain also is 4* talent. Both Echols and Wilson can move to OLB and shine.
Kamarro Edmonds of Havelock is a high 4* CB.
4* S Dontavious Nash of Gastonia has already committed, and DenAndrea Bokins of Concord is at least as high a 4* S.
There is enough D talent in the NC class of year 2021 to win a couple of National Championships, if it were to play together. and have a top QB.
Yes, we now have a large group of larger-sized DL players. If they all develop nicely, we may take no more than 2 such recruits in 2021.I wonder how many spots we'll have open for SSDE/DT types in 2021. I ask because the 2020 DL will have zero true seniors and zero rs/seniors. Xach Gill will be a RS/JR, everyone else is younger than him.
We took a bunch of interior guys this yr. Varner (274), Hester (271), Tomari (278), Wisdom (295). Add Vohasek (280), Brant Lawless (290), rs-frosh Jahlil (300) and ballooned-up Lancine Turay (280) - and you've got a really young group.
Murphy, Beaty, Kedrick, Pinder are all interior, so I count 13 guys who are NOT wsde/olb types (like Fox and Defranco), none will graduate unless Gill takes his degree and moves on.
Obvious we a NT like Page in 2021, but there might not be much room for other interior DL unless we see some rs-frosh and sophomores depart.
I am always about the D first, and I want the DL stocked before you even worry much about DBs and even LBs. That's the reason I think Payton Page, 5* DT from Greensboro Dudley, is the most important recruit to land for the 2021 class.
And I always have seen UNC's days being 1000 yard RB U as very important, more important to sustained success than WRs and even QBs. And that is the reason that I say the 2nd most important recruit we could land for 2021 is not a flipped Drake Maye (which I would love to see happen) but 5* Matthews, NC RB Will Shipley.
If Mack and staff could land commitments from that pair of top NC recruits, they could have UNC in the National Championship hunt no later than 2022.
He may be the 2nd most important of the many top recruits on D in the NC class of 2021.Another recruit I really hope we can sign is Jahvaree Ritzie, SDE from Kernersville Glenn HS.
Mack said close to 100 recruits will be at the game. A big win would be huge. I think we win the Victory Bell back.