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Junipero Serra (Gardena, CA)
Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 212 lbs
40: 4.38 secs
Rivals rating: 5*-6.1rr; #1 WR (#4 overall)
Scout rating: 5*; #5 WR
ESPN rating: 5*-85 grade; #2 WR (#13 overall)
Reported Offers: Colorado, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Florida, LSU, Miami (FL), Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Stanford, Tennessee, UCLA, USC, Washington
USC seems to be in the lead after Farmer camped with them.
Cal, Oregon and Florida have been Farmer's 3 visits.
Obviously, this would be the coup to trump all recruiting coups if the new staff could somehow land Farmer. Don't hold your breath. But it's fun to think about the possibility.
That's a fast dude...
"Fame can come in a moment, but greatness comes with longevity."
-Bill McCartney
really dude...Originally Posted by tgruenler
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No surprise. USC
I hate Troy
darn
Serious question with no real way to answer it.
A lot of these top guys go to USC because they are promised a pipeline into the pros. How many of them end up buried behind other guys who got there a year earlier or that the coaches just like more and never get the playing time to really develop.
SC has had a lot of 4* and even some 5* guys who never surfaced until very late in their careers. They had a lot of physical talent but didn't make it in the NFL because they hadn't really developed their skills. Patterson who transfered to CU this year is not the best example but a good one. Had he gone to a different school his athletic ability would have had him on the field 2-3 years earlier. Nobody knows if he would have developed skills to match his talent but we know that 4 years at SC and a year with a lot of injuries at CU and he never got a chance to show and develop what he could do with all that speed and quickness.
I know that every top end recruit figures that this won't be an issue because they are used to being good enough to force themselves onto the field but at certain schools they are going to run into a bunch of guys at their position who are just as gifted and have already been in the system. At SC this is the situation at WR and RB, at other schools this is the situation at other positions like OL or LB.
Mtn,
If you're among the best, you probably want to compete against the best.
I look forward to the day when CU's recruiting pitch is, "If you come to CU, we will win Pac-12 titles and compete for national championships. If you don't come to CU, we will win Pac-12 titles and compete for national championships. If you're afraid of competition, we don't want you."
Good stuff Stuart!! Matt Cassel ring a bell?? Did Matt even start a game at USC??
Agreed that this is where I want us to be. As a school you get the best talent you can get and if some of it sits that just means that you have somebody better. At the same time if a kid is an elite athlete he will have the competitive drive to think that it doesn't matter who else is there, he will rise to the top.
I remember during the 90's CU had some guys who were backups get shots at playing in the NFL including one or two who got drafted. Not going to take the time to research names.
My only point is that whoever is advising the kid should make sure that the kid knows what he is up against.
There have been a few guys like Cassel but at the same time and this is why I say the question is not answerable, there are other guys who have the talent that would have been developed at another school who never get a shot because of who they are behind.Good stuff Stuart!! Matt Cassel ring a bell?? Did Matt even start a game at USC??
and we all thought these NCAA sanctions would criple USC-
so far I'm not seeing it happen..
Lane's coaching should take care of it.
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