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That is a little surprising..but that's OK. I hope Perkins is alot like Dwyer. We miss him more than I originally thought.

God help us if he ever starts. Very dissapointed we can't compete for more talented BBs. (no offense Z)

why are you so disappointed to get one of the top RB in the state of GA last year. Seems to me your all about the hype in recruiting. Do you know how to evaluate talent? All this kid did was lead his team to the AAAA state championship game in GA. He went against some pretty stiff competition and shined. He posted better numbers last year than Crowell who played in AA and I don't see you complaining/whining about him. All you seem to do is complain that the glass is always half empty. I as a true fan of GA Tech and Coach Johnson I am tired of reading your same comments over and over about our recruiting. Look and study the facts for yourself before you speak/write.

ATC, sorry to come across as so harsh. I do put a lot of value in how other schools view our recruits as reflected by their offers. I certainly don't want to downplay his HS achievements; I just hope CPJ & co. know what they are doing. Maybe I'm being too shallow. I probably do sound like a miserable SOB on here, but I give credit where credit is due and stay quiet when I don't know what to think, but unfortunately I have a lot of opinions and this is my only outlet (you should've been around for the Sports Bar glory days!)....sometimes that can outshine my fanhood.

But....I do have a pretty darn good track record

Confed.. I think you are a dawg.

CPJ wants a JD. I know we can't have one more often than not, but there's got to be an in between...like Perkins. I will simply say we should not be competing with AF and Navy for our only BB recruit of the year. I hold GT to a higher level. I don't want GT to look like Navy. Remember, when we brought CPJ in everybody said, "imagine what he can do with BCS level talent!" and we saw the answer in his first 2 years but we haven't done much to replace that talent. Granted, GT is a hard place to recruit. We will see. But if you want to win championships, act like it!

Good luck ZL, prove me wrong!

Jim, I don't really have an opinion (wow!). I think TW should star off with SD getting PT here and there to see how he does in game situations, but there is no way I see CPJ starting SD on day 1 if TW is healthy. I havent seen enough to know who should be the main guy, but for right now it's TW in game 1. I think SD has to mature as a passer based off what I saw in the Spring game...and thats not saying a lot because the bar is pretty low.

What say you?

I pray that neither is the starter next year. TW's probably just about reached his god given potential, almost, and SD probably won't ever be the efficient passer we need, granted I've only seen him play once...love his tough running but we need a better passer to beat the big boys, especially if we are going to have 215lb caucaians in the backfield ;)

Patience! Forget about 2011 and think about 2016 with a 5 yr RS Sr QB and 3 years of starts under his belt (What JN would be this year).

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If Zack were black he would probably be a four star recruit. I don't mean that to sound racist. It is what it is. That is the way the stereo type works. Sorry if I offend. You don't have to agree.

Not true...look at Jacob Hester. 3* with offers from Texas, LSU and Miami. The 205 pound Caucasian RB doesn't exist at this level. Need to be at least 225+.

Honestly, you can't tell a difference between this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvv1kvGeMuo

and this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3gY41ndkvs

Kid is a helluva athlete, but this is a whole other universe. Again, best of luck to the kid, I'm just having a cold hard look at him as if he were some kid off the street, no GT biases at all.

Once a freshman steps foot on campus, recruiting rankings and stars don't mean anything anymore. Zach has his opportunity.

The offensive players we recruit aren't ranked in relation to our offense. For example, Vad Lee is rated 3 stars by the recruiting services but a couple of the national analysts I spoke with said Lee is a 5 star rated player for Paul Johnson's offense... as good as it gets.

I'd say same thing with Zach. His recruiting rankings and ratings weren't assessed in relation to how he fits in Paul Johnson's offense. He's a very good fit for the B-back position with his package of skills.

Looking at his video I like the quick first step, low pad level and explosiveness. In the videos he looks like the quickest player on the field.

With the players we have on campus right now I think we're in great shape at the B-back position for the next few years.