Jump to content

Scout.com Open Article On Willie Taylor (they Were The First To Announ

OldTimer

By OldTimer
in Mean Green Football

 Share

Recommended Posts

OldTimer Newbie

OldTimer

Posted
Posted

By Matthew Stepp

DFW Writer

Posted May 29, 2007

After former Dallas Hillcrest and current North Mesquite HC Mike Robinson alerted us to QB Willie Taylor, we knew we had a future Division 1 recruit on our hands that no one knew about.

Well it didn’t take long for some big time programs to take notice and today the 6’0 170 pound QB/WR with blazing 4.4 speed committed to the University of North Texas today.

“I knew about it for a couple of weeks,” said Taylor of his decision “but I made the announcement today. It’s an honor to have the chance to play for North Texas, I’m really excited.” The Hillcrest QB who likely will move to slot receiver in HC Todd Dodge’s spread offense, will not only be close to home but he’ll have a familiar face on staff in OC Clayton George who coached Taylor at Hillcrest High in 2005.

Besides UNT, Tulsa, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and West Virginia had shown interest in the versatile athlete out of Dallas who led the Panthers to a 7-5 record and a trip to the Class 4A area playoffs throwing for 1634 yards and 19 touchdowns and chipping in 739 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns.

”North Texas was the first school to really come after me and I appreciated that so I was loyal to them. It’s close to home and my family can come to see me play and I like the changes they are making. It just felt like home,” said Taylor. Willie now that the big decision has been made can now focus on leading his Panthers to an even deeper playoff run in 2007.

UNTLifer Grand Master

UNTLifer

Posted
Posted

If he were dead, DD would be spinning in his grave!

I love the benefit of other ballplayers reading about this signing and thinking about NT earlier in the process. Our past history of not recruiting the Metroplex and waiting to see who fell through the cracks made it look like we didn't take ourselves seriously.

NTPhiKap99 Newbie

NTPhiKap99

Posted
Posted

Now we've got 2 LOCAL kids committing early in the process. This can only help spread the word about UNT as an option.

People have to take notice of us now we are actually competing for talent and not just taking the leftovers.

MeanGreenBuzz Newbie

MeanGreenBuzz

Posted
Posted (edited)

This kid had an offer from A&M and chose NT. Speaks wonders to what TD is doing already.

Its amazing what being a household name in Texas will do for recruiting will do for you. I wouldn't be suprised to see a lot of names of players that have played against TD come up on the recruiting lists over the next couple of years. I am sure they wish they could have played for TD in HS and won multiple state championships and most of them won't pass up the chance in college. People want to play for a winner and TD is a winner. We can see that and recruits can see that thus kids like this taking an offer from TD over aTm. Also it doesn't hurt when you can tell them they can come in and compete to start from day one and it not just be a line to get them to sign.

Side note on Taylor, is he 5-10 or 6-0 anyone know for sure?

Edited by MeanGreenBuzz

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Tell a friend

    Love GoMeanGreen.com? Tell a friend!

  • What's going on Mean Green?

    1. 5

      Who did better? PAC 12 or Mountain West?

      MWC is a push in overall terms from before the raid to after. Still a solid G6 but lower than the AAC in my mind. PACx has survived, which is all one can really expect for a conference that got shattered in the realignment. But the 2 legacy P4 schools cannot elevate that new version higher than the G6 bunch. Both of the conferences will get low-to-mid TV coverage, and fill the late schedule spots. For the AAC, I'm happy with Army over SMU. I wish we could have pulled Air Force, but so be it. I do expect the PACx to make another run at Memphis, that should be interesting. Fun fact: I've been tracking the realignment via a spreadsheet. As of the NIU change, 46 teams have changed conferences since OUT announced their move to the SEC.
      TripleGrad in Mean Green Football
    2. 26

      Transfer Portal Hits pre First Responder Bowl

      Because Morris & Cobbs believed they didn't need to. I think McGill, Harris, & Evans are returning, but who knows if Harris or Evans will even be healthy? We added Becks from MOSt, and Hawkins from HS in OK, but who knows what they bring? I don't know that McGill is a starting caliber RB in the AAC. If you think Porter should have been scholarship'd, you're second-guessing Pat. I doubt anyone around here really wants to second-guess Pat's judgement of talent. OR (and this is doubtful), Pat pushed to have Porter 'shiped, but Morris said "no". If that's the case, and Porter goes on to ball-out at UTEP while we struggle in the run game, it's another log on a growing fire under Morris' seat.
      MeanGreenTexan in Mean Green Football
    3. 5

      Who did better? PAC 12 or Mountain West?

      The PAC stands a real chance of becoming the 'Big East of the West', but I think they'll still be fighting to get into the CFP each year with the rest of the G5. MWC obviously is a huge downgrade since they're the conference that got raided. The best thing they have going for them is stability. Outside of AFA and, to a lesser degree, NIU and UNLV, no one has any interest in those schools. AAC did well with the Army pickup. What happens in the next few years under the new commissioner will be important. As a conference, we've scheduled ourselves into a one bid joke like Sun Belt or CUSA. They've gotta figure out some strategy there. For football, it's hard to say we're better or worse off than last year. SMU going to the CFP was a fluke compared with the past 30 years, but I imagine they'll be a stronger program in general than they were in the AAC due to the amount of money and attention the ACC brings. At least while it lasts...
      • 2
      • Upvote
      ColoradoEagle in Mean Green Football
    4. 3

      Mean Green Travel to Tulane for Midweek Matchup

      I started to do "official" game threads almost 20 years ago for the men's games to try and create some order, but I don't mind when others do.
      CMJ in Mean Green Basketball
    5. 5

      Who did better? PAC 12 or Mountain West?

      In terms of the Pac12/MWC tweet above and what they both started with (not the legacy Pac, the WSU and OSU Pac), the Pac12 came out way ahead of the MWC. They need 1 more right? Where do they get it or do they try to add more than one. In terms of the AAC, SMU out and Army In. Love having another service academy as a conference mate and it was probably the best move the conference could make...national recognition and following. The whole Army/Navy game piece is kind of a monkey wrench. Overall, with SMU's performance and getting into the CFP this year makes the loss of SMU a bit more that the addition of Army (at least this year). Let's see how the next couple years pan out.
      • 1
      • Upvote
      keith in Mean Green Football

  • Popular Contributors

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      15,508
    • Most Online
      1,865
    Jepper
    Newest Member
    Jepper
    Joined

  • Most Points

    1. 1
      El Paso Eagle
      El Paso Eagle
      171,144
    2. 2
      NT80
      NT80
      140,073
    3. 3
      KingDL1
      KingDL1
      132,770
    4. 4
      greenminer
      greenminer
      126,520
    5. 5
      TheReal_jayD
      TheReal_jayD
      109,619

  • Biggest Gamblers

    1. 1
      EdtheEagle
      EdtheEagle
      26,592,647
    2. 2
      UNTLifer
      UNTLifer
      4,487,749
    3. 3
      untphd
      untphd
      843,227
    4. 4
      flyonthewall
      flyonthewall
      671,592
    5. 5
      3_n_out
      3_n_out
      578,480
    6. 6
      SteaminWillieBeamin
    7. 7
      UNT_FH_FR_YR
      UNT_FH_FR_YR
      467,039
    8. 8
      cousin oliver
      cousin oliver
      448,120
    9. 9
      meangreenfaninno
    10. 10
      South Texas Green

WE BELIEVE IN THE MEAN GREEN!

News

Recruiting

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Please review our full Privacy Policy before using our site.