Cruz Williams from Pulaski Academy will announce his college decision at 9:00

[The Recruiting Guy]

Cruz is a 6'5" Receiver from Pulaski Academy.

[TX HOG]

Sweet, come on Cruz
:razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback:

[Break & Run]

is Arkansas even in contention???

[thahawg]

Is it on the radio?

[oldtimerhog]

If its Arkansas, he's NUTTZ!

[Joe]

  :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: Congrats on your decision Cruz. You will make a great addition to the future of the Razorback football team.  :razorback: :razorback: :razorback:

[TX HOG]

  :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: Congrats on your decision Cruz. You will make a great addition to the future of the Razorback football team.  :razorback: :razorback: :razorback:

He's made his decision?

[TX HOG]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

He'll say "how many has Tulsa"?

[Shocktheman]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

Boo Williams and Jason Peters come to mind.  Peters coverted to tackle and Williams to TE.  I agree that the HOGS have not sent many to the league, but again, neither has Tulsa. 

[joebut18]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

He'll say "how many has Tulsa"?

You're right....how many has Tulsa??  Plus, it's Tulsa, a frickin' D-2 program.  If it's not Ark, Williams has offers from mch better programs who throw the ball, including Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State.

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

Boo Williams and Jason Peters come to mind.  Peters coverted to tackle and Williams to TE.  I agree that the HOGS have not sent many to the league, but again, neither has Tulsa. 

George Wilson is still with the Bills. Richard Smith was with KC for a couple of years.

[TX HOG]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

Boo Williams and Jason Peters come to mind.  Peters coverted to tackle and Williams to TE.  I agree that the HOGS have not sent many to the league, but again, neither has Tulsa. 

Exactly, so since neither has sent many to the NFL, would you rather play in an offense that throws a lot or hardly ever? 

[joebut18]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

Boo Williams and Jason Peters come to mind.  Peters coverted to tackle and Williams to TE.  I agree that the HOGS have not sent many to the league, but again, neither has Tulsa. 

Exactly, so since neither has sent many to the NFL, would you rather play in an offense that throws a lot or hardly ever? 

I'd rather play for a program that plays in a BCS conference and has coaches who know how to prep players for the NFL.  HDN has the track record, your boy Gus does not.

[Shocktheman]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

Boo Williams and Jason Peters come to mind.  Peters coverted to tackle and Williams to TE.  I agree that the HOGS have not sent many to the league, but again, neither has Tulsa. 

Exactly, so since neither has sent many to the NFL, would you rather play in an offense that throws a lot or hardly ever? 

GM's offense is still not proven.  Don't get me wrong, I am not bashing GM.  If I were a big time WR recruit, I would be leary of new, unproven OCs as well as a run dominated offense.  I would have to check out the other options. 

[RZRBack_FAN]

To bad we Just play in a BCS conference and not a BCS BOWL!!!

[TX HOG]

Gus is not my boy, I really could care less about the guy.  Why doesn't Arkansas get "big time" WR recruits? 

[joebut18]

To bad we Just play in a BCS conference and not a BCS BOWL!!!

That's something we can all agree on!  This season better see a BCS bowl, or major changes need to be made.

[TX HOG]

I WANT him to come, but I also understand why he might not.

[86jacketstchamps]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

Boo Williams and Jason Peters come to mind.  Peters coverted to tackle and Williams to TE.  I agree that the HOGS have not sent many to the league, but again, neither has Tulsa. 

Exactly, so since neither has sent many to the NFL, would you rather play in an offense that throws a lot or hardly ever? 

I'd rather play for a program that plays in a BCS conference and has coaches who know how to prep players for the NFL.  HDN has the track record, your boy Gus does not.

How do youknow Gus doesn't?  Take the time to look in the NFL at the leading receivers over the last 10 years or so year in and year out.  Not as many from the BCS schools as you would think, and in some cases from schools just like Tulsa.  Programs that have had a HC put some excitement in the program and is on the rise.  I am not saying that a receiver should choose a smaller school due to this, but one thing for sure....if the offense is not one that has the reputation for getting the ball in the open field to a receiver, then you can bet your sweet butt that the NFL will not take a chance on him.  Also, do not forget how we devote so much time to the running game, and trying to sandlot a playbook around whoever is hot that year for us.  Receivers & QB's live or die by what they get out of practice in the form of skeleton drills and timing...which in most cases we seem to abandon when the season hits, and spend little time prior to it hitting. 

[TX HOG]

Why did half of the top WR's last year go out of state to play college football?

[joebut18]

Gus is not my boy, I really could care less about the guy.  Why doesn't Arkansas get "big time" WR recruits? 

Right or wrong it's because HDN has a run-oriented offense.  This is the reason Ark does get "big time" RB recruits.

[Coondog Hog]

So whats the official word on Cruz

[whocares]

TX hog which are half the WRs in the state? The only one I know that we offered came to Arkansas so Im not sure what your talking about???

[joebut18]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

Boo Williams and Jason Peters come to mind.  Peters coverted to tackle and Williams to TE.  I agree that the HOGS have not sent many to the league, but again, neither has Tulsa. 

Exactly, so since neither has sent many to the NFL, would you rather play in an offense that throws a lot or hardly ever? 

I'd rather play for a program that plays in a BCS conference and has coaches who know how to prep players for the NFL.  HDN has the track record, your boy Gus does not.

How do youknow Gus doesn't?  Take the time to look in the NFL at the leading receivers over the last 10 years or so year in and year out.  Not as many from the BCS schools as you would think, and in some cases from schools just like Tulsa.  Programs that have had a HC put some excitement in the program and is on the rise.  I am not saying that a receiver should choose a smaller school due to this, but one thing for sure....if the offense is not one that has the reputation for getting the ball in the open field to a receiver, then you can bet your sweet butt that the NFL will not take a chance on him.  Also, do not forget how we devote so much time to the running game, and trying to sandlot a playbook around whoever is hot that year for us.  Receivers & QB's live or die by what they get out of practice in the form of skeleton drills and timing...which in most cases we seem to abandon when the season hits, and spend little time prior to it hitting. 

My point is HDN has a history of putting players in the NFL....Gus and his offense does not.  That is why a player would choose Ark over Tulsa (among other reasons).

[Big Dale]

if he is like most kids here it has always been his dream to be a razorback. my bet is that he is going to arkansas.

[TX HOG]

Gus is not my boy, I really could care less about the guy.  Why doesn't Arkansas get "big time" WR recruits? 

Right or wrong it's because HDN has a run-oriented offense.  This is the reason Ark does get "big time" RB recruits.

EXACTLY, that is why I understand if WR's don't want to come here, and it's wrong.  I know we have D-MAC but it's all about BALANCE.  If we have 9 defenders playing the run D-MAC is going to get killed.  Imagine how many yards DMAC would have if we had a decent passing game. 

[Cresthog]

Gus is the past. He is no longer a hog coach. Cruz is committing to us and we should be happy that he is choosing to be a hog. If he were to go out of state this entire board would be complaining about how Nutt never recruited him and never plans on having passing game. Now that he has recruited him and he committs people are complaining saying why in the world would he come here..he should go somewhere else. Cut all the crap and be happy Cruz is choosing to be a hog. He is a big time player.

and yes I'm back

[Silver Hog]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

He'll say "how many has Tulsa"?

You're right....how many has Tulsa??  Plus, it's Tulsa, a frickin' D-2 program.  If it's not Ark, Williams has offers from mch better programs who throw the ball, including Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State.

For the record, Tulsa is a D-1 program.  And they have beat the hogs before.

[OzarkHighs]

*Yawn*...what's the word? Is he a hog?

[scb12]

Gus is the past. He is no longer a hog coach. Cruz is committing to us and we should be happy that he is choosing to be a hog. If he were to go out of state this entire board would be complaining about how Nutt never recruited him and never plans on having passing game. Now that he has recruited him and he committs people are complaining saying why in the world would he come here..he should go somewhere else. Cut all the crap and be happy Cruz is choosing to be a hog. He is a big time player.

and yes I'm back

Is this confirmed Crest??

[TX HOG]

TX hog which are half the WRs in the state? The only one I know that we offered came to Arkansas so Im not sure what your talking about???

No, half the top WR's in the country went to play college out of their home state. 

[86jacketstchamps]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

Boo Williams and Jason Peters come to mind.  Peters coverted to tackle and Williams to TE.  I agree that the HOGS have not sent many to the league, but again, neither has Tulsa. 

Exactly, so since neither has sent many to the NFL, would you rather play in an offense that throws a lot or hardly ever? 

I'd rather play for a program that plays in a BCS conference and has coaches who know how to prep players for the NFL.  HDN has the track record, your boy Gus does not.

How do youknow Gus doesn't?  Take the time to look in the NFL at the leading receivers over the last 10 years or so year in and year out.  Not as many from the BCS schools as you would think, and in some cases from schools just like Tulsa.  Programs that have had a HC put some excitement in the program and is on the rise.  I am not saying that a receiver should choose a smaller school due to this, but one thing for sure....if the offense is not one that has the reputation for getting the ball in the open field to a receiver, then you can bet your sweet butt that the NFL will not take a chance on him.  Also, do not forget how we devote so much time to the running game, and trying to sandlot a playbook around whoever is hot that year for us.  Receivers & QB's live or die by what they get out of practice in the form of skeleton drills and timing...which in most cases we seem to abandon when the season hits, and spend little time prior to it hitting. 

My point is HDN has a history of putting players in the NFL....Gus and his offense does not.  That is why a player would choose Ark over Tulsa (among other reasons).

HDN has put some kids in the NFL, I will agree.  I am also not one that feels our program died when Gus left, although I was excited that he was here and looked forward to seeing what he could have done.  However, my point is that with Gus being fairly new to collegiate ranks, would you not think it would be fair to reserve the comment that he does not have what it takes to get them to the NFL.  I for one would say that he possibly does, due to his coaching placing quite a few HS kids at the major college level.   

[Cresthog]

Gus is the past. He is no longer a hog coach. Cruz is committing to us and we should be happy that he is choosing to be a hog. If he were to go out of state this entire board would be complaining about how Nutt never recruited him and never plans on having passing game. Now that he has recruited him and he committs people are complaining saying why in the world would he come here..he should go somewhere else. Cut all the crap and be happy Cruz is choosing to be a hog. He is a big time player.

and yes I'm back

Is this confirmed Crest??

just an educated guess. From gathering info I have read and heard on this kid he is a huge hog fan. I believe he was quoted by TRG saying "Arkansas boys should stay at home," or something of that nature. I just can't see him going out of state but I could always be wrong.

[PaleHorse]

For the record, Tulsa is a D-1 program.  And they have beat the hogs before.

Yea, we have a 0.743 win% vs Tusa.

Last coach to lose to Tulsa was Frank Broyles. (He Lost to Tulsa 4 times)

http://www.razorbacklegacy.com/features/opponents/?id=109

[scb12]

I agree...usually is a good chance that they'll commit to their homestate when they announce so early.

[Joe]

 :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: He will be a Hog and he has favored the Razorbacks since the beginning, this is fact.  :razorback: :razorback: :razorback:

[PiggyBack]

How many wide receivers has HDN put in the NFL?

[TX HOG]

How many wide receivers has HDN put in the NFL?

This was asked before, I think it's 3

[RZRBack_FAN]

Last I checked Houston didnt recruit Matt Jones to play WR he played QB here. So how would he count. Houston had nothing to do with him playing WR in the NFL. No way you can give NUTT credit for that!!

[solix]

anyone know if he committed yet so i can stop reading all this blah blah blah

[japhog]

I wonder if he getting on the Gus Bus where they throw the ball?

Hopefully he's smarter than that....and I think he is.

Why is that smarter?  If I was a WR I would like to go to an offense like that.  I LOVE the Razorbacks so I would probably choose the Razorbacks no matter who the coach was.

Because it's Tulsa....enough said.

How many Wide Receivers has Arkansas sent to the Pros in the last decade or so? 
And no, Matt Jones does not count.

Boo Williams and Jason Peters come to mind.  Peters coverted to tackle and Williams to TE.  I agree that the HOGS have not sent many to the league, but again, neither has Tulsa. 

George Wilson is still with the Bills. Richard Smith was with KC for a couple of years.

Anthony Lucas was on a couple nfl teams before getting injured...  that is 5, are there any others?

[hogtheznutts]

I guess the USC coaches didn't impress on their visit to watch him practice last week.  Oh yea he had several big time schools in and is a stud WR.  He will fill Monks shoes nicely and he's faster and as electric as any WR to come out of this state in a long time. 

[86jacketstchamps]

Cruz played last year at my home school in the semifinals when they beat Wynne.  He is a tall kid, with what appeared to be good field speed.  I will say that I hope that his hands are much better than they were that night.  He dropped more passes than he caught, with one where he was wide open with noone behind him to the zone.  The kid that impressed me the most was the young man who ended up breaking his brothers record for receptions that night, and walked on at Arkansas.  He is a hard nosed, get after it every play type player.  He caught everything thrown at him, in traffic and in the open.....With that said, I hope Cruz chooses Arkansas and has a great couple of years there.

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

Last I checked Houston didnt recruit Matt Jones to play WR he played QB here. So how would he count. Houston had nothing to do with him playing WR in the NFL. No way you can give NUTT credit for that!!

So he counts as a Qb?

[86jacketstchamps]

I guess the USC coaches didn't impress on their visit to watch him practice last week.  Oh yea he had several big time schools in and is a stud WR.  He will fill Monks shoes nicely and he's faster and as electric as any WR to come out of this state in a long time. 

He doesnt have the hands of Monk yet, or even close to it.  I am sure that is something he can work on and improve though.  Does have great size and seemed fairly fast on the field in the game I watched. 

[headalphageek]

Are we waiting on a press release or are we waiting on his brothers wife sister to call someone?

[joebut18]

Last I checked Houston didnt recruit Matt Jones to play WR he played QB here. So how would he count. Houston had nothing to do with him playing WR in the NFL. No way you can give NUTT credit for that!!

So he counts as a Qb?

Just what I was thinking.  HDN deserves credit for prepping Jones for the NFL....and as a 1st round pick. 

[whocares]

TX hog name ONE WR FROM LAST YEAR THAT ARKANSAS offered in state that left??? What are you talking about?? YOu keep saying half the top WRs from Arkansas left the state I believe Tuck was the only WR that we offered from last year inside Arkansas and we got him. Please tell me what you are talking about.

[TX HOG]

When you're 6'6 240lbs. and run a 4.38, you don't need prepping.  What did Nutt do to prep Matt?

[Big Dale]

Last I checked Houston didnt recruit Matt Jones to play WR he played QB here. So how would he count. Houston had nothing to do with him playing WR in the NFL. No way you can give NUTT credit for that!!

no sire you are wrong. a good college coach will go after the player and not the position that boy played in high school. in other words, when speaking of college coaches a gooden will always look for  somebody that got what he thinks it takes to make a good ball player