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Originally posted by Savannah:
Palazzone will never make it to class. He is the real deal. He'll go 1st round, big money.

I totally agree. Hard to pass up 1st or 2nd rd money, for college.

There are a couple key factors that no one seems to be taking in to account concerning the large recruiting class.

1. They clearly don't expect all 20 of their recruits to make it to campus.
2. They have not finalized their roster for the spring season yet. I'm sure there will be transfers thus reducing the size of their roster for '08.
3. They will also be losing several to both the '08 MLB Draft coming up in June including several to graduation.

Once I've received concrete info I'll update here....in the mean time here is an updated listing of the '08 recruits for GA w/ their revised rankings:

#3 prospect in GA, #9 in Nation, BA has # 20 in nation, Michael Palazzone, RHP, Lassiter HS in GA
#3 prospect in FL, #11 in Nation, BA has #18 in nation, Brett DeVall, LHP/1B, Niceville HS in FL
#4 prospcet in GA, #18 in Nation, BA has #25 in nation, Xavier Avery, OF, Cedar Grove HS in GA (football recruit) and baseball
#5 prospect in GA, #46 in Nation, BA has #44 in nation, Ezekiel Spruill, RHP, Kell HS in GA
#6 prospect in GA, #54 in Nation, BA has #27 in nation, Cecil Tanner, RHP, Ware County HS in GA
#9 prospect in GA, #100 in Nation, BA has #71 in nation, Chase Davidson, 1B/3B, Milton HS in GA
#10 prospect in GA, #106 in Nation, BA has #94 in nation, Brennan May, OF, Woodward Academy in GA
#5 prospect in VA, #113 in Nation, BA has #109 in nation, Peter Verdin, OF, Paul VI HS in VA
#15 prospect in GA, #189 in Nation, BA has #245 in nation, Christian Glisson, C, Lowndes HS in GA
#23 prospect in GA, #327 in Nation, Earl Daniels, MIF/3B, Valdosta HS in GA
#6 prospect in MA, #433 in Nation, Blaine O'brien, RHP, Scituate HS in MA
#22 prospect in VA, #456 in Nation, Levi Hyams, 3B, Colonial Forge HS in VA
#41 prospect in GA, #538 in Nation, Chase Hawkins, 1B/LHP, Brookwood HS in GA
#45 prospect in GA, #571 in Nation, BA has #159 in nation, Jonathon Taylor, OF, North Cobb HS in GA
#61 prospect in GA, #738 in Nation, Robby Hefflinger, RHP, Gainesville HS in GA
#62 prospect in GA, #789 in Nation, Kevin Ruiz, RHP/OF, Wesleyan HS in GA
#64 prospect in GA, #847 in Nation, Zach Cone, OF/RHP, Parkview HS in GA
#67 prospect in GA, #862 in Nation, Zach Laughlin, RHP, Columbus HS in GA
#73 prospect in GA, #916 in Nation, Tyler Maloof, OF/RHP, Norcross HS in GA
#109 prospect in GA, #1364 in Nation, Colby May, MIF, South Effingham HS in GA
Jeffrey Walters, RHP, St. Petersburg College, originally Windermere FL - transfer

Georgia recently updated their roster information for the 2008 season. This may help with your concerns.

2008 GA roster updated

What's up with pitching coach not listed on website at UGA?

I just noticed that myself today ! I'm trying to find out more

apparently, it was just a glitch on the website.
UGA Coaches

Good point. Even if 8 or so never make it to campus they'll still need to cut 15 after the fall.

That just doesn't seem reasonable to me. I'm gonna hate to see some of those kids disappointed when they could possibly be playing somewhere else.

On the other hand, if they (or their parents) did their research they'd know what they were getting into. HSBBW ought to be required reading & blogging for high school juniors who are looking to play beyond high school.