All Things RB Jeffrey Jones Thread

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jaymil said:
Missouri already has 25 commitments for this class including 2 RB's. Michigan St. also has 2 RB commits already. A lot can happen before February but I wonder if either team even has room for Jones.
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Have not looked at any of the players in question for those teams but seems like it could be possible that they are being recruited to play a different position in college. Like QB you put your best athletes at RB in high school as well, so even if that is their position now it might not be long term. Would assume if he is interested in those schools then they have space for him otherwise he is just foolishly wasting his time with them.
 



Unless you have some kind of learning disability, I've never understood why some kids have such a hard time getting grades in High School. I know not everyone can get a 3.5 but do you really have to try that hard to get at least a 2.5? Most teachers will help you out and maybe even give you a break or two if you are at least trying.

I can understand it a little more if it is someone who doesn't plan on going to college after HS, but for someone who knows they are going to college, I just don't get it.

I don't know the whole story with Jones, this is more of just a general statement.
 



GophersInIowa said:
Unless you have some kind of learning disability, I've never understood why some kids have such a hard time getting grades in High School. I know not everyone can get a 3.5 but do you really have to try that hard to get at least a 2.5? Most teachers will help you out and maybe even give you a break or two if you are at least trying.

I can understand it a little more if it is someone who doesn't plan on going to college after HS, but for someone who knows they are going to college, I just don't get it.

I don't know the whole story with Jones, this is more of just a general statement.
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Some people do poorly in high school and then get A's in college.
 



Who really cares what his GPA is? Its his business and if he can get into school here im sure with a little effort and a good support cast he will do fine.
 

Guys, I don't follow Football recruiting as much/if at all compared to how I follow Basketball.

I see he is committed per all sources yet we act like he is a question mark. Has he publicly stated his recruitment is open again?
 

Winasota Gopher said:
Guys, I don't follow Football recruiting as much/if at all compared to how I follow Basketball.

I see he is committed per all sources yet we act like he is a question mark. Has he publicly stated his recruitment is open again?
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I'm pretty much the opposite. In basketball if you publically "commit" doesn't that mean something and you need special permission to reverse your decision? In football, someone can say they commit to a school, but it means nothing until signing day. Jones said that while he is still committed to the Gophers, he is still looking around at options and there is no guarantee he will play for the Gophers. This was in Mayish?
 

Nate said:
I'm pretty much the opposite. In basketball if you publically "commit" doesn't that mean something and you need special permission to reverse your decision? In football, someone can say they commit to a school, but it means nothing until signing day. Jones said that while he is still committed to the Gophers, he is still looking around at options and there is no guarantee he will play for the Gophers. This was in Mayish?
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No, it's just that basketball has an early signing period where recruits sign a LOI in November.
 



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Per his HC, Rivals #92 overall player and 4* <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Gopher&src=hash">#Gopher</a> RB commit Jeff Jones (<a href="https://twitter.com/WaveyJJ_10">@WaveyJJ_10</a>) will be on an official visit to Minnesota on Friday.</p>— Ryan Burns (@RyanBurnsGI) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanBurnsGI/statuses/407991439998464000">December 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
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positively4thstreet said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Per his HC, Rivals #92 overall player and 4* <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Gopher&src=hash">#Gopher</a> RB commit Jeff Jones (<a href="https://twitter.com/WaveyJJ_10">@WaveyJJ_10</a>) will be on an official visit to Minnesota on Friday.</p>— Ryan Burns (@RyanBurnsGI) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanBurnsGI/statuses/407991439998464000">December 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Good news.
 


Let's get Jeff Jones locked up and in the fold. Who cares what his GPA is? That's for him and the coaches to worry about. As fans, it's none of our concern. He's a great player and we want him at the U. It's important to land a high profile in-state kid like him.
 

per Shama:

Jeff Jones, the Washburn four-star running back per Rivals.com, will make his official visit to the University of Minnesota Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Jones, who has verbally committed to the Gophers, will be picked up on campus Sunday morning by Washburn coach Giovan Jenkins and the two will attend the Mr. Football Banquet later that day.

Jenkins has accepted an invitation to play in the prestigious January 2 Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando. Jenkins is going to encourage Jones to finish all his official visits to schools before January 2 and he might announce his college choice at the Under Armour game.

Jones is one of 10 finalists for the Mr. Football award. The 2013 winner will be announced on Sunday, December 8 at the DoubleTree Hotel in St. Louis Park. Tickets are $15 and can be ordered on the MFCA website (click on MFCA ad on this page). The banquet begins at noon.

http://shamasportsheadliners.com/

Go Gophers!!
 

tpbeight said:
Let's get Jeff Jones locked up and in the fold. Who cares what his GPA is? That's for him and the coaches to worry about. As fans, it's none of our concern. He's a great player and we want him at the U. It's important to land a high profile in-state kid like him.
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How is it none of our concern? If his GPA precludes his ability to gain admission to the U (or to play major college football at all), I'd say his GPA is pretty damn relevant and important to any Gopher football fan.
 

dpodoll68 said:
How is it none of our concern? If his GPA precludes his ability to gain admission to the U (or to play major college football at all), I'd say his GPA is pretty damn relevant and important to any Gopher football fan.
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It is definitely our concern if he cannot gain admittance, but it's not our right to know what it is.
 

If his grades are a concern, that should be another reason why his parents would want him to go to the U. Kill has a history of making his kids accountable for going to class and getting good grades. Something he may need to get a degree.
 


GoldenUMNGopher said:
If he does end up coming here, this feels like Andre McDonald 2.0
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yeah, thats what i was thinking, or Royce White, i've had a feeling that he will do something stupid that will get him kicked off the team just because his grades are so low
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Congrats to <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Gophers&src=hash">#Gophers</a> RB commit Jeff Jones who was named Minnesota's Mr Football today!</p>— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) <a href="https://twitter.com/GopherHole/statuses/409796887144050688">December 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Rashede went to Washburn, had questionable character and grades, he turned out pretty good, why don't we let this play itself through before casting stones at Jones
 


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/lblesener">@lblesener</a> Jeff has and still is solid. People have overblown that situation by a mile.</p>— Ryan Burns (@RyanBurnsGI) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanBurnsGI/statuses/409016023912681473">December 6, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Congratulations to Jeff Jones on winning the Mr. Football award.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Congrats to <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Gophers&src=hash">#Gophers</a> RB commit Jeff Jones who was named Minnesota's Mr Football today!</p>— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) <a href="https://twitter.com/GopherHole/statuses/409796887144050688">December 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Anyone know if Jones is planning on wearing his HS number(Making his own name) at Minnesota or if he will wear one of the Big name numbers in Jersey #21 Barber or #22 Maroney? Those two numbers should still be reserved for the best running backs on the team.
 

gopherdudepart2 said:
Anyone know if Jones is planning on wearing his HS number(Making his own name) at Minnesota or if he will wear one of the Big name numbers in Jersey #21 Barber or #22 Maroney? Those two numbers should still be reserved for the best running backs on the team.
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Jones already wears #21 for his high school team
 

per Shama:

Jeff Jones, the Washburn running back who won the state’s Mr. Football Award yesterday, wants to visit Iowa State, Michigan State and Missouri before making his college choice. Those trips haven’t been scheduled but Jones took his first official college visit over the weekend to Minnesota, and pronounced it an “honest” look at the Gophers where he heard from players already in the program.

What would Jones decide if he chose a college yesterday? “If I had to commit this afternoon, yeah, it would be the University of Minnesota,” he said on Sunday.

The Gophers, with a bowl game remaining, have an 8-4 record, and the most wins since the 2003 team won 10 games. Winning in college is important to Jones.

“I grew up here in Minnesota. I watched Minnesota lose a lot of games,” Jones said. “Just to be from here and to see that they’re doing better, it puts a smile on my face because there are a lot of good players that came out of Minnesota that chose different colleges because they were losing. I feel like it gives us incentive to stay home now.”

Gophers coach Jerry Kill has made the right impression with Jones. “He changed that program around. They really believe in the brick-by-brick foundation.”

Jones will play in the prestigious Under Armour Game, a national all-star prep game to be held on January 2 in Orlando. He may announce his college choice around the first of the year. “If I get a couple more visits in before the Under Armour Game there is a good possibility,” he said. “If I don’t get any visits in I think I am going to have to wait until the signing day.”

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Go Gophers!!
 

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