You do? Immediate need?
I can't say I agree. Tackle HS prospect with offers from LSU, FSU, Texas vs JUCO guard prospect with MWC offers. We lost out big time there imo.
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You do? Immediate need?
I can't say I agree. Tackle HS prospect with offers from LSU, FSU, Texas vs JUCO guard prospect with MWC offers. We lost out big time there imo.
Oregon looked up Sully but we had him booked according to coach at luncheon today. LSU, FSU, and Tx showed up after us on Rod. Yup we got poached.
Sully is a 3.7 pre-law, interning in a local law office to pay the freight for school. Bet the steady parade of JUCO talent to ASU would be envious of that.... Naw.
That's wonderful, but who plays tackle in 2014/2015? The coaches tried to get two different JUCO tackles and they both signed elsewhere. Rodriguez could have pushed for early playing time there as well. You can't win games if you can't protect your QB.
Agreed. ASU is definitely not envious of our program in the least bit. I think we can all agree on that.
I liked Rodriguez as much as the next guy, but if our game plan for protecting Sefo in 2014 consisted of him solving our line problems, we were probably going to have some issues in 2014 regardless.
Sully maybe. Maybe one of the OL that redshirted/greyshirted last year. Either way ER would likely have RS this year for us anyway.
Good to know. We'll save yours for last, then...
I am not out to be like ASU. Journeymen players and a Journeyman coach. Do I want a guy who left his Pitt players to learn of his departure via a text? Load our team with Juco versus attempting to give this staff a bit of time? Naw
I have expressed concerns per O line and they are real. Appreciate your concerns. But we cannot get better wishing for someone who rejected us. Rod was a lucky find and yes we got poached. Next up.
FlatironsBuff
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Thats right. Coach said tjat as soon as news got out about Sully committing to CU they were trying to set up a official visit for him to UO. Mac said they convinced him to cancel it. Also Mac complimented Toby N a couple times, saying tjat the recruits he was on had serious bcs and PAC 12 competition but he closed the deal with them. Said that after the championship game for Wantanabe, EVERYONE was trying to land him and Grant shut them down. Said Neinas pulling him out of Texas was impressive when every Texas team wanted him after that performance.
FlatironsBuff
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What? You trust him to follow through with nobody to monitor him?
Doesn't. But we were 6 months ahead of the horns in their backyard. Wish he had stuck frankly, but he's a Horn now.
FlatironsBuff
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Mac talked about some 4 star tight end that everyone in the PAC had offered but us. We didn't like him but liked Keeney (sp?). He camped with us, they ran him trough every drill we have for TEs, and he blew us away.
Then they go to another camp with Keeney and the 4 star. And the other PAC teams see our commit. And go nuts. They start offering him and Mac said they all stopped pursuing the 4 star.
Just goes to show that our staff is doing their homework. They seem to find guys before many other teams do. Mac did brag about that a bit. Mentioned several times how we offer and get a commit then other PAC teams seem to suddenly find interest in our guys.
You all can bitch. I am not sure we make a bowl this year but I think we will see more improvement.
Mac also said that relationships are growing with the high schools and led us to believe that 15 class will be even better.
FlatironsBuff
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He wouldn't be if 1. The whorns had kept Mack one more year, or 2., ER didn't have the several generation family ties to UT. Hard to overcome that.
He was a good find, but if we can't get them to CU it doesn't really matter.
Do you honestly think other schools coaches aren't saying the same thing?
fatbuff
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Geez. Sniff one jock, and all the sudden you have a label on you.
We were, but the big risk of offering and taking Texas kids is that they are likely gone if Texas comes calling. It sucks, but it's a risk I'm willing to take. Although with the emergence of the schools in Texas I'm not sure if we should spend a bunch of time there going forward. Really wish we could have held onto him.
Agreed
ASU JUCO signees: 6
CU JUCO signees: 3
So, their JUCOs get nailed with the "journeyman" tag while ours are pre-law and pre-med, so we can feel superior to them? Meh.
Graham is a tool, you'll get no disagreement from me on that front.
Rodriguez was a really good prospect with offers from legit programs. Losing him while bringing in a guy that was headed to CSU (or Oregon if you want to assume they were going to offer) is not a good thing imo. The only positive I can think of is that he will contribute quicker than Rodriguez probably would've, albeit at a position of lesser need.
I really don't get why we're even debating this. Losing Rogriguez hurts, no? We were better off with him than without him.
Hey...... I may be 50 something but I hate Radish sandwiches :lol:
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