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Based on Perry coach Andy Scott’s description of his junior guard, there’s little reason to wonder why schools such Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, South Carolina and Tennessee have extended scholarship offers to Johnnie Farms.
“He’s just a dominating offensive lineman who will maul a defensive lineman,” Scott said. “He squats over 500 pounds, benches around 400 and is a physical specimen. He can physically dominate people.
“He has got a tremendous motor. He plays hard, from snap to the echo of the whistle.”
The Crimson Tide and Gators appear to be the co-favorites to score a commitment from Farms.
“I think there’s a good amount of interest [in the Dogs] with him being a Georgia boy, but if I had to say right now it would come down to Alabama and Florida,” Scott said.
The 6-foot-3, 305-pound Farms will likely wait until the fall to commit.
“I think he enjoys the recruiting process,” Scott said. “I think he wants to make the absolute best decision he can. He studies it, looks at internet sites and looks at depth charts.
“He’s gone through just about every junior day and gone to a lot of unofficial visits. He even took an unofficial visit to Notre Dame.
“It will be a shock to me if he didn’t wait until September or October to commit. He’s already marked his calendar. There are quite a few good football games he wants to see first before he makes a decision.”
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By boots
April 1, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this
Maybe he will get a phone call from Teebow when he wakes up every morning from now til signing day. Or maybe an Alabama booster will give him a big payout and Fulmer will turn them in again.
By David
April 1, 2008 10:10 PM | Link to this
UF isn’t a bad choice. If you like watching the Dawgs dance in your inzone.
By asswipe
April 1, 2008 10:12 PM | Link to this
I think he knows he will best be served by staying in Ga. He will be out of althetics for most of his life and staying in Ga will mean a lot to him during that time.By mike
April 1, 2008 10:14 PM | Link to this
lets see, If I had a son, would I want him so spend 5 years with Richt, Meyer, or Saban. if only all decisions were that easy.
By cgros
April 1, 2008 10:18 PM | Link to this
I concur with David. However - I might offer the chance to dance at the National Championship game as an extra incentive for the next 3-4 years. Go Dawgs.
By oldgold
April 1, 2008 11:27 PM | Link to this
If he is a top recruit the rules require that he go to UGA. Nothing ever happens after that but he still must play or ride the pine in Athens.
By oldgold
April 1, 2008 11:29 PM | Link to this
If he is a top recruit the rules require that he go to UGA. Nothing ever happens after that but he still must play or ride the pine in Athens.
By ButlerDawg
April 1, 2008 11:29 PM | Link to this
Not sure about Farms. What I do know is that I would like to take on Obama in a few frames in a local bowling alley. What a limp-wrist!!!
By oldgold
April 1, 2008 11:30 PM | Link to this
If he is a top recruit the rules require that he go to UGA. Nothing ever happens after that but he still must play or ride the pine in Athens.
By oldgold
April 1, 2008 11:30 PM | Link to this
If he is a top recruit the rules require that he go to UGA. Nothing ever happens after that but he still must play or ride the pine in Athens.
By King Nick Saban
April 1, 2008 11:39 PM | Link to this
he’s mine…
By Gators1
April 1, 2008 11:45 PM | Link to this
Lets see you cgros you have to offer dancing at the national championship game the next three or four years. How can you promise that you punk since it has now been 28 years since that happened. Were you even born the last time the fake A$$ dawgs won the NC??? Just curious! So how can you promise what you have never seen? SO any recruit who really wants to see a NC or Heismam should come to UF and not a school living on HW # #34 dreams of the past!!!!
By Gators1
April 1, 2008 11:46 PM | Link to this
Lets see you cgros you have to offer dancing at the national championship game the next three or four years. How can you promise that you punk since it has now been 28 years since that happened. Were you even born the last time the fake A$$ dawgs won the NC??? Just curious! So how can you promise what you have never seen? SO any recruit who really wants to see a NC or Heismam should come to UF and not a school living on HW # #34 dreams of the past!!!!
By PRESS POST ONCE!!!
April 1, 2008 11:51 PM | Link to this
press post once, how many times must we go through this? —so what? he’s a big strong kid right now. good luck to him. we would love to have him at UGA, if not, there are plenty other big strong 6ft whatever 300whatever kids out there.
By Harry Butt
April 1, 2008 11:53 PM | Link to this
Farms won’t go to UGA. He would probably have to redshirt and would stuck brhind a 3 deep chart for two years.
By Andrew
April 2, 2008 12:37 AM | Link to this
College Football National Championship is a joke. Only sport without a playoff.
By GATORNATION
April 2, 2008 1:25 AM | Link to this
If your not a Gator Your GATORBAIT!
By GATORNATION
April 2, 2008 1:26 AM | Link to this
If your not a Gator Your GATORBAIT!
By GATORNATION
April 2, 2008 1:26 AM | Link to this
If your not a Gator Your GATORBAIT!
By capstone1
April 2, 2008 2:02 AM | Link to this
BAMA sounds like they are still on the same track as last years #1 class…BAMA is playing in ATL in 08, New Orleans 09, and had Jacksonville in 07…Spreading the BAMA seeds…So brillant recruiting!!!
Los Angeles in 2010??? more recruits
By capstone1
April 2, 2008 2:04 AM | Link to this
BAMA sounds like they are still on the same track as last years #1 class…BAMA is playing in ATL in 08, New Orleans 09, and had Jacksonville in 07…Spreading the BAMA seeds…So brillant recruiting!!!
Los Angeles in 2010??? more recruits
By Bamafan
April 2, 2008 6:11 AM | Link to this
Picking the 3 schools is hard. Florida is a great school to party and chase the girls. Georgia good school and better coach than Florida’s coach. Richt nice man and can trust want it says. Alabama good school to play football,football,football only thing we Bama fans care about. Coach Saban will get the best out of you and will get you to class!! Hard to choose between the schools!!! ROLL TIDE!!
By Paddy
April 2, 2008 7:15 AM | Link to this
I agree with the comment that staying in Ga can turn in to long term benefits. CMR is great to play for and the fan base is loyal and will help players after graduation. Have fun with your choice process. I love it when all good players stay in their home state and play football.
By AltamahaDawg
April 2, 2008 7:18 AM | Link to this
oldgold, what is it with you? You are so obsessed with the Dawgs that you feel compelled to post in here every day, irrespective of having nothing to say.
….and then repeat it 4 times.
By Paula
April 2, 2008 7:31 AM | Link to this
Johnnie: Georgia wants you! You are a Georgia boy, not a Gator-lizard or Ebb-Tider! Go Dawgs!
By EverGator
April 2, 2008 8:08 AM | Link to this
Dancing in the endzone? Just another in a long line of classless actions by the dawgs…
By SecIsFootball
April 2, 2008 8:20 AM | Link to this
David….You act like UGA is whipping UF every year. Let me remind you….Of the last 18 games…UGA 3, UF 15!!!
By JJ
April 2, 2008 8:21 AM | Link to this
Good luck to this young man whatever he chooses. However, for the life of me, I cannot figure out why anyone from the state of Georgia would not want to go to Georgia, unless he is just desperate to leave home for 4 years. In this case, going from Perry Ga to Gainesville FL or T-town AL is not exactly the same as going to Big Ten country or to Los Angeles. Seems to me like if he is going to stay in the South, he mind as well go to the in-state power. Especially when (at the very least), UGA is on par with Florida and Alabama as a program. Oh well, as I said, good luck to him whatever he does.
By mpd
April 2, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this
Most of the comments and spelling on here are absolutely horrible….did anybody study in school???? And most comments seem to be made by people who never got a whiff of a scholly…
By bob
April 2, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this
before you talk about national championships, play in one for a change. the last time you had a chance was 1981.
By corey
April 2, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this
You Gator folks kill me. Always throwing up the “havent won in 28 years” thing. We’ll just continue to whip your arses in J’ville, the new home of “Dancing with the Stars”
By smartalec
April 2, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this
Georgia fansd sure talk a lot of smack for what, three wins in 18 years against Florida?
By Bllitz
April 2, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this
If you’re not a gator, you’re lucky
By sec fan
April 2, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this
Corey,
Actually you Georgia fans kill me. In a weak year of college football last season, you guys still haven’t stopped crowing about your two-loss, self-proclaimed national championship season.
As a South Georgia resident, I am a fan of the SEC but I am sick and tired of all the band-wagon jumping Georgia fans who just a few years ago were Florida State or Auburn fans. It seems being a Georgia fan is in style right now.
Georgia fans love to talk about how obnoxious Florida, Tennessee, Auburn and Alabama fans are when in actuality, they need to look no further than the self-proclaimed national champions of 2009.
According to this blog, there is no need to play the 2009 season because Georgia has already won the national title. I can hardly wait for the Bulldogs to lose so I can see what excuse you Georgia fans come up with.
By Rupert
April 2, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this
If he’s intelligent, he’ll ignore all of us idiots and do what he thinks is best, in consultation with his family.
By Rupert
April 2, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this
If he’s intelligent, he’ll ignore all of us idiots and do what he thinks is best, in consultation with his family.
By Jess
April 2, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this
Hey boots, your a typical sour Georgia fan. If we can’t get ‘em, let’s spread evil about the other schools. It’s working well, last NC: 1981..Hehe. And Georgia has taken over SEC with most obnoxious fans.
By Jess
April 2, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this
Hey boots, your a typical sour Georgia fan. If we can’t get ‘em, let’s spread evil about the other schools. It’s working well, last NC: 1981..Hehe. And Georgia has taken over SEC with most obnoxious fans.
By Jess
April 2, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this
Hey boots, your a typical sour Georgia fan. If we can’t get ‘em, let’s spread evil about the other schools. It’s working well, last NC: 1981..Hehe. And Georgia has taken over SEC with most obnoxious fans.
By Blackdawg
April 2, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this
Johnnie, will be a DAWG. Trust me, I’ve got his keys to his Caddy Escalade waiting right here for him.
What color would you like Johnnie, we got red and we got black?
…oh yea, you do like to spoon, don’t you?
By David
April 2, 2008 4:58 PM | Link to this
Geogia people just assume everyone wants to go there. The thing I can’t understand is every year they think they are going to win the national championship. I would be surprised if they beat Florida 2 years in a row.
By Jim
April 2, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this
BAMA BOUND BABY!!!
By Danimal
April 2, 2008 6:11 PM | Link to this
What a brain trust we have on this blog. Hit the post button only once!Gator fans have very short memories. It is like Football did not exist before Spurrier. Meyers is a fake. Dawgs will rule for years to come and I did not see a word about the intelegence level of Mr. Farms. Fla and Ala. will cheat to get him enrolled if they have to. CMR will not.
By Tenn Man
April 2, 2008 6:39 PM | Link to this
What’s his GPA? Everybody knows everything but that! Someone’s hiding something? Sounds like another “fun with the hula-hoop” degree.
By RAMBLE ON!
April 2, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this
Typical fleabag danimal…dude, spell intelligence correct, before you try to insulting the “brain trust we have on this blog”
…what a moron, I mean dawg.
Here’s a word about your intelligence level danimal, stupid
By Dr. Merkwurdigliebe
April 2, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this
The Tide and Gators are also fighting over Billybo Gruntfanger, the 4’11” right tackle out of Huskavarna Norway. He squats 800 lbs. and breaks wind constantly.
By Scotto
April 2, 2008 7:46 PM | Link to this
Its his choice and if Alabama is where he wants to be that is his decision. Players should not be slammed because they leave the state. Where ever Farmer goes he will excel. GO DAWGS GO
By tenn.DAWG
April 2, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this
If this kid truely wanted to be a Dawg he would have already commited.Lets wish him the best of luck where ever he lands and concentrate on players who want to be Dawgs.
By batide
April 2, 2008 10:25 PM | Link to this
Got 12? We do…in fact, since 1925, the ONLY decades Alabama did not win a national championship were the ’50s and the 80s! Don’t forget, we still have a couple of years in this decade for the cream to rise.
Roll Tide!
By Charles
April 2, 2008 11:52 PM | Link to this
Here we go with the bammers and their “We got 12 NCs” BS. Give me a break. The NCAA recognizes 6 NCs for Bama and that is extremely generous. They have earned only two NCs in the modern college football era unanimously.
By zinoDawg
April 6, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
Hey Gator fans - Knowshon says hello. You remember him don’t you? See you in Jax!
By VirginiaDawgMan
April 6, 2008 8:58 PM | Link to this
Looks like he’ll go to Ft Valley State.
By pio2u
April 8, 2008 9:38 PM | Link to this
Good luck J. Farms wherever you go!
By Shelton Jones
April 10, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this
McKeller and Farms…GO TO BAMA!!
By Shelton Jones
April 10, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this
McKeller and Farms…GO TO BAMA!!
By Shelton Jones
April 10, 2008 9:34 AM | Link to this
McKeller and Farms…GO TO BAMA!!
By Edgewatermike
June 4, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
Every school in our conference and their respective states have home grown players that go elsewhere. It happens. I don’t like Bama boys going to be vols or dogs or gators, but they do sometimes, and it too is part of college football. It cuts the deepest when their cuts win games.
Grow up. Enjoy the ones you get and we will too. Especially when we steal them from our neighbors.
One other thing, about the Tide and their twelve, and the NCAA. Check their records, they’ve got us with 17. We only claim twelve and that’s not even mentioning 1966, the greatest injustice in college football history. See y’all on the field. Roll Tide.