Recruit survey: Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - There are a lot of committed players taking part in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas this week. Twenty schools are represented and there are a number of prospects considering a number of big time programs from all over the country. The prospects have visited campuses, talked to coaches and heard every pitch imaginable. Rivals.com asked players a series of questions on a wide range of topics about schools they were considering. A selection of responses is listed below.
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Notes: Committed prospects were asked not to choose their own programs.
BEST UNIFORMS
Most common answer: Oregon
"I don't want to say Oregon because everybody says them. I like Tennessee's gray jerseys."
"I liked Georgia's jerseys. Their red ones."
-- Colorado State commit Collin Hill
"I'd probably say Florida."
-- Rivals250 offensive lineman John Simpson
"Probably Oregon."
-- Oklahoma commit Austin Kendall
"I liked Georgia's and I thought Virginia Tech had a bunch of cool ones."
-- North Carolina commit Garrett Walston
"It will have to be between N.C. State and Louisville."
-- Rivals250 wide receiver Diondre Overton
"I would say Wake Forest."
-- North Carolina commit Jordon Brown
"I'd probably have to say Maryland. They have some fly uniforms."
-- Alabama commit B.J. Emmons
"Oregon."
-- Clemson commit Tavien Feaster
"I liked Ohio State's all-black, but also I liked Notre Dame's Irish Invasion uniforms. They were great. That green really popped out in everybody's eyes."
-- Troy Pride
"Oregon. Maryland's are cold, a little bit."
-- N.C. State commit Dylan Parham
"App State has some pretty good uniforms. They got the all-gold, so it looks pretty good. I like Clemson's all-purple, though."
BEST STADIUM ATMOSPHERE
Most common answer: Tennessee, South Carolina
Second place: Clemson
"Hands down, Florida."
"That's tough. I liked Arizona's and South Carolina's is pretty cool too."
-- Colorado State commit Collin Hill
"Tennessee."
-- Rivals250 offensive lineman John Simpson
"Tennessee."
-- Oklahoma commit Austin Kendall
"Georgia."
-- North Carolina commit Garrett Walston
"I would have to say Clemson."
-- Rivals250 wide receiver Diondre Overton
"South Carolina."
-- North Carolina commit Jordon Brown
"Neyland Stadium."
-- Alabama commit B.J. Emmons
"That's a tough one. I'll say LSU."
-- Clemson commit Tavien Feaster
"I would probably say South Carolina's. Everybody was hype; it was great, it was a great atmosphere."
-- Troy Pride
"I can't say N.C. State? I guess Carolina.
-- N.C. State commit Dylan Parham
"Definitely Clemson, best in the country."
FUNNIEST COACH
Most common answer: No coach received more than one vote
Second place: No coach received more than one vote.
"Clemson coach Dabo."
"Mike Furrey from Marshall."
-- Colorado State commit Collin Hill
"Coach Steele from LSU."
-- Rivals250 offensive lineman John Simpson
"I've met a really funny coach. I guess (former Tennessee) coach Bajakian."
-- Oklahoma commit Austin Kendall
"I'd probably say coach Lily at Georgia or coach Wiles at Virginia Tech."
-- North Carolina commit Garrett Walston
"Definitely coach Williams from Nebraska."
-- Rivals250 wide receiver Diondre Overton
"I'd probably say coach Hunter and coach Clawson at Wake Forest."
-- North Carolina commit Jordon Brown
"Coach Gillespie at Tennessee."
-- Alabama commit B.J. Emmons
"Bryan McClendon at Georgia."
-- Clemson commit Tavien Feaster
"Probably Coach Kelly (at Notre Dame), because Coach Kelly is a fun dude. He's just down to earth. He's great."
-- Troy Pride
"Probably Coach Venables, he's pretty funny. He's the Defensive Coordinator for Clemson."
BEST CAMPUS
"Southern Cal."
"Stanford."
-- Colorado State commit Collin Hill
"Probably Clemson."
-- Rivals250 offensive lineman John Simpson
"I'll say Georgia."
-- Oklahoma commit Austin Kendall
"I liked Georgia's."
-- North Carolina commit Garrett Walston
"N.C. State."
-- Rivals250 wide receiver Diondre Overton
"Virginia Tech."
-- North Carolina commit Jordon Brown
"Tennessee."
-- Alabama commit B.J. Emmons
"Miami."
-- Clemson commit Tavien Feaster
"It may be NC State. I took a visit up there and got a chance to see their campus and it was really nice."
-- Troy Pride
"Clemson."
-- N.C. State commit Dylan Parham
PARENTS' FAVORITE COACH
Most common answer: Mark Richt
Second place: Members of the Tennessee staff
"That's hard. I'll say coach Spurrier. The Head Ball Coach."
"Mark Richt."
-- Colorado State commit Collin Hill
"Probably coach Grimes from LSU."
-- Rivals250 offensive lineman John Simpson
"Coach Sheridan at Tennessee."
-- Oklahoma commit Austin Kendall
"Mark Richt."
-- North Carolina commit Garrett Walston
"It's between Clemson and Tennessee. They had a good time with both of them."
-- Rivals250 wide receiver Diondre Overton
"Coach Ruffin (McNeil, formerly of) ECU."
-- North Carolina commit Jordon Brown
"My mom likes coach Gillespie from Tennessee."
-- Alabama commit B.J. Emmons
"Early in the process my mom and my dad liked coach Malzahn."
-- Clemson commit Tavien Feaster
"I think my mother is really in tune with Coach (Torrian) Gray (at Virginia Tech), so that would be her favorite. My dad, I think he wavers because he likes to mess with guys, that's his thing."
-- Troy Pride
BEST MEAL ON A VISIT
Most common answer: N.C. State
Second place: Clemson
"N.C. State. It was called the Pitt. It was barbecue and chicken wings."
"I would say Stanford. We had rib, chicken, pasta, and everything."
-- Colorado State commit Collin Hill
"LSU. We went to a steak house and had some nice steak then we had some gumbo. It was really good."
-- Rivals250 offensive lineman John Simpson
"Penn State. They had literally every food. I had some chicken, steak, barbecue, burgers, ice cream…really anything you could imagine."
-- Oklahoma commit Austin Kendall
"I'll say Georgia."
-- North Carolina commit Garrett Walston
"Clemson. It was Thanksgiving style."
-- Rivals250 wide receiver Diondre Overton
"N.C. State. I just know they always have pretty good food. We had Mexican food, tacos and quesadillas."
-- North Carolina commit Jordon Brown
"N.C. State. I had their chicken wings and they were fly."
-- Alabama commit B.J. Emmons
"I had a great burger when I was in Ohio."
-- Clemson commit Tavien Feaster
"I had a filet mignon at NC State. It was great because it was the first time I had it. It was an eight-ounce filet mignon, and at first I had a hard time cutting it. It was a good first time."
-- Troy Pride
"Probably Carolina when they played Duke. Chicken tenders and burgers and everything, it was just a lot."
-- N.C. State commit Dylan Parham
"Probably Clemson. Actually, I didn't eat on my visit, so the cookout meal before."
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