David Oku Update

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

Reports by Rivals national editor is that it is Auburn is being reported as the team to beat for Oku.  B. Brown is seriously considering the Vols and Auburn leads now for Oku's services.  Supposedly Oku is to announce possibly early this next week.

[Saniflush]

Reports by Rivals national editor is that it is Auburn is being reported as the team to beat for Oku.  B. Brown is seriously considering the Vols and Auburn leads now for Oku's services.  Supposedly Oku is to announce possibly early this next week.

I really wonder if this kids has an attitude or if he is just trying to make a good decision?

[ssgaufan]

I  don't think that he wants to be on the same  team as Brown.  If its between us and UT, he is probably just wanting to make sure that he doesn't have to compete with Brown for playing time.

[Jumbo]

Reports by Rivals national editor is that it is Auburn is being reported as the team to beat for Oku.  B. Brown is seriously considering the Vols and Auburn leads now for Oku's services.  Supposedly Oku is to announce possibly early this next week.

Oku would be a big pick up for us.

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

According to same article, he got burnt out by the process and decided to wait until there was no pressure and he could sign confidently.  I"m sure there is an element of Brown/ showboating/ drama, but who knows.  I wouldn't turn him away either way.

[Buzz Killington]

I really wonder if this kids has an attitude or if he is just trying to make a good decision?

He's got Mower Stars, so I don't care.

[Snaggletiger]

I want my David Oku update.  Soemone tell me this kid is going to ink with Auburn.  Go ahead, make my day.

[AWK]

2.23.2009
Deliberance (or is it deliberate?)
MONDAY MORNING
Post No. 1,067

Hey everyone. Not much happening (yet) on a chilly February morning, so why not talk about football?

TB David Oku of suburban Oklahoma City still hasn't made a decision about where he'll play college ball next season. I thought my Gannett-mandated furlough could spark some profound moments of clarity for the young man. I was wrong.

He's still mulling offers from Auburn, Tennessee, Syracuse and now Ole Miss.

So what's his timetable? Oku isn't saying. The first major recruit to play The Waiting Game, Pennsylania quarterback Terrelle Pryor, made his decision in mid March last year. Could Oku go that long?

As Al Borges would say: "Oh, you bet."

Since an official Auburn depth chart hasn't been released since November, this list includes my best guesses as to what it'll look like in late August:

    * Ben Tate, Sr.
    * Mario Fannin, Jr.
    * Onterio McCalebb, Fr. (from prep school)
    * Eric Smith, Soph.
      ------
    * Dontae Aycock, Fr.
    * Brandon Jacobs, Fr.


Can Oku crack that rotation? He certainly could. He's a shifty tailback whose quickness could help him overcome his underdeveloped body. Oku is not ready to bang with SEC linebackers right now. The same was true for Carnell Williams in 2001, though, so being slight isn't a deal-breaker. Williams couldn't hide his love for high-speed collisions and missed parts of his first two seasons with injuries.

Oku looks like a different kind of back to me. He tends to elude.

http://jaygtate.blogspot.com/

[Snaggletiger]

Thanks.  I need a cigarette.

[War Eagle!!!]

It is now being reported by Rivals that Oku is movning to Nebraska to be close to a girlfriend, although he denies that she is pregnant. He is saying he is moving there to take classes that will help him prepare for college. He still lists his top 4 choices as the same mentioned above. Pretty wierd shit...

[AUChizad]

He's going to Tennessee.

[ssgaufan]

He's going to Tennessee.

This really doesn't hurt my feelings any.  I think we signed a pretty good group of backs this year.  Maybe he didn't want the competition.