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'11 CA WR Nelson Spruce (Signed to Colorado)
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Can't wait either, gonna be a long 6 months till we destroy Hawaii and the Lambs.
buffalofart
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I sincerely believe Nelson Spruce will have a huge impact from the start of his career at CU. Welcome young man. We are excited to have you here. Get a snowboard, some gloves and goggles. It's not all football here. Embo may not like that statement.
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
Somehow, I missed these vids. Thanx Nik and Nova.
I loved the move he made on the cb at about the 3:10 mark of the vid. To this day, that DB is still looking for his jockstrap.
Oh, and Nelson seems fearless. I noted on multiple clips that he went across the middle or on a slant, got the ball, took the hit, and hung on. Very impressive.
So does he line up first year as a deep threat? Slot?
buffalofart
Member
I thought the same. He did a gig as a sports guy in denver and went away. Spruce reminds me of Eddie. Possession receiver but with size and speed.
So a giant, fast McNight?
buffalofart
Member
Regardless of the action here, we are proud to have Nelson Spruce coming to Boulder. He will get a great education and play for some great coaches and learn about life before he goes live it. He and his parents have made a great decision.
buffalofart
Member
Scotty was unique. He had a connection with Cody. I think Nelson is more athletic than Scotty, and faster. Time will tell.
Hook up, connnection, what ever you wanna call it, who's got it with who right now? I forget who TH's favorite target was.
I think Spruce will be more like Eddie McCaffrey was with the Broncos, a guy who gets open and makes catches using toughness and technique but more explosive that people think and surprising people with unexpected big plays.
Scotty was less explosive athletically than Spruce looks to be. At the same time I think that Spruce will have to do a lot of work to match Scotty in toughness and a sneaky ability to get open in seams and zones. Spruce will probably end up doing some of the things that Scotty would have had Hawkins been a competent coach and given him an offense that allowed him to do more work downfield before the pressure forced the QB to bail out and included enough other threats to take the pressure off him.
buffalofart
Member
Who ever is throwing, Prich and Clemons have to be primary receivers. They need to step up and I believe they will. Sounds like Embo wants Will Jefferson out there too, not at running back. Spruce in a slot position. He plays as a true freshman imo.
I guess that's my point. Prich never really showed up until Cody started slinging the rock again. Any one know if Hirschman or Tyler had a favorite target that's still on the field?
should be noted Hansen's favorite target was Simas before he went the way of the dodo. Once Simas was gone it was Scotty.
I remember that too. So it's wide open?
:stupid: Plus, since he was 2d string for most of the year, he got a lot more reps with Cody. Whoever wins the #1 job this year won't have such a disadvantage.
I'm really rooting for TH here. Hawk destroyed his confidence. If he gets that back, he could be very dangerous. He has a great long ball when it's not coached out of him.
cutaekwondo
Member
I may have missed it but, did anyone else catch that he was an All Decade WR in his area? Not sure who all came out of that are but still...Decade!! not bad.
buffalofart
Member
Agreed. TH has an edge to him and he can throw better than the former regime allowed him to show. Simply the fact that there will be true competition at QB is encouraging. Kills me that weasel signed his son. Nepotism will be better tolerated in Cali.
fervorfactor
Active Member
I became a fan of Spruce yesterday. Glad he came to sunny Colorado!
Was this written 3+ years ago, or right after the Hawaii game?