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'11 TX S Will Harlos (Signed to Colorado)
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If he is that size and does have true 4.5 speed, of course he has a spot on any roster in the country... therein lies the problem.
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
add 15-20 pounds and use him at wr -- you create a mismatch. Too big/tall for most corners, too fast for most lb/s to cover. Lot of possibilities with this young man, but I'm not sure we're gonna lure him out of his initial commitment.
As I said, I was having trouble figuring out the positional math since we've got a lot of depth at safety and already had some LB commitments.
But I liked Harlos' film and think he will be a very good college football player. He's a ballhawk who likes to hit and has good intelligence for the game. He also has the frame to add 15-20 lbs without losing speed.
That said...
Welcome to the Buffs!
:dance: :dance: :dance:
But I liked Harlos' film and think he will be a very good college football player. He's a ballhawk who likes to hit and has good intelligence for the game. He also has the frame to add 15-20 lbs without losing speed.
That said...
Welcome to the Buffs!
:dance: :dance: :dance:
will he be a safety, lb or other...
Under estimated you...well played sir.
Supposedly he will come in as a safety and if he plays early, that's where it would happen. His thinking in an interview I saw was that he would likely grow into a linebacker as he got older and spent time training on this level.
AlferdJasper
Well-Known Member
Welcome to the Colorado Buffaloes, Will Harlos. You're gonna like it here.
5A All-Area Linebackers
Linebackers (from left): Trevor Mangold of Medina Valley, Austin Wood of Smithson Valley, Will Harlos (22) of Somerset and Skylar Nelson of Alamo Heights.
Photo: EDWARD A. ORNELAS/eaornelas@express-news.net
Will Harlos
Somerset, senior
Size: 6-4, 190
Notable: 27-3A Defensive MVP. ... Recorded 164 tackles, including 51 for loss, and had five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, three interceptions and eight pass break-ups for playoff team
5A All-Area Linebackers
Linebackers (from left): Trevor Mangold of Medina Valley, Austin Wood of Smithson Valley, Will Harlos (22) of Somerset and Skylar Nelson of Alamo Heights.
Photo: EDWARD A. ORNELAS/eaornelas@express-news.net
Somerset, senior
Size: 6-4, 190
Notable: 27-3A Defensive MVP. ... Recorded 164 tackles, including 51 for loss, and had five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, three interceptions and eight pass break-ups for playoff team
More than a few successful college coaches have worked with the idea that you bring in superior athletes and figure out how to fit your system to their talents. This is in contrast to Hawks idea that you tried to force the athletes to fit the system and that the system is more important than the players.
If your problem is that a guy is fast enough to play safety but hits and tackles like a linebacker and you have to figure out how to use him, that is the kind of problem you can win with.
Harlos looks like the kind of athlete who can do a lot of different things but it all comes down to looking like a football player. It looks like the Buffs are finally moving the direction of having the athletes to compete with BCS level teams.
If your problem is that a guy is fast enough to play safety but hits and tackles like a linebacker and you have to figure out how to use him, that is the kind of problem you can win with.
Harlos looks like the kind of athlete who can do a lot of different things but it all comes down to looking like a football player. It looks like the Buffs are finally moving the direction of having the athletes to compete with BCS level teams.
Nice to be turning athletes from other programs! Welcome to the BnG Will
I'm frankly shocked. Thought this was a no brainer against us. Won't argue against another good athlete tho.
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
Welcome to the B-n-G young man!
buffalofart
Member
Like this! I don't think the whole crop is in yet though.
"I just got done making my decision," Harlos told BuffStampede.com. "I switched over. I am going to Colorado.
More on Harlos' commitment in a new Rivals article: http://colorado.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1183512
buffalofart
Member
Interesting article in the paper copy of the DC today about the NCAA looking at the Texas/ESPN TV agreement and how it may affect recruiting and possible unfair advantages for UT. The story originated from the Dallas Morning News so the DC can't link it online and the Dallas paper wants you to put a quarter in the machine to read it. I'm fresh out of quarters. It is kinda interesting. The demise of the Big 12. I'm glad we are Pac12 bound.
AlferdJasper
Well-Known Member
Perhaps a little unfair of you?
Especially when you realize that was not an official photo, but something lifted from his facebook page - him goofing around with a friend on the sidelines. He's 17 or 18 years old and entitled to some swagger. I like him.
The concern I've heard is that they may be allowed to televise high school games on this network. If that's true, then they could use it as a recruiting tool..."if you commit to UT, we'll air all your high school games..." Reason #4398 why it's good to be leaving the Big 12!
fatbuff
Member
That would make sense if Hawk had a system that he ever stuck with.
That was one of the interesting things about the Hawk years. He always believed that his "system" of doing things, his way, was more important than the individual athletes yet he could never stick with one system himself. When you look at it now it is a wonder that he won as many games as the few he did.
class01
Well-Known Member
I think a lot of the guys we pick up this year are really just laying the foundation for future recruiting. Embree and the rest of the staff probably started calling up their old connects and asked "Hey you got anybody for me?". Since they were late coming to the party, the pickin's were slim...but next year when they go back to that same HS coach/program they've built some credit.
Also, they may be trying to up the overall team speed by bulking up these tweeners and shifting them "down" a position. eg Parker to DT, Daigh/Clark to DE, Harlos to LB etc
StevieJoeFan
New Member
Harlos had offers from Arkansas, UTEP, SMU, Georgia TECH, and Wake. I think going to school and playing with his child hood friend Stevie Joe Dorman was the deciding factor. Stevie and Will grew up together in San antonio and have dreamed of playing College ball together. They just wish they could get #18 Jacob Hillyer WR who comitted to Iowa to come with them. Jacob is 6"4" 194lbs and had 181 catches for 3000yards and 27 Tds. Next 24 hrs are going to be interesting in San Antonio.
AlferdJasper
Well-Known Member
I haven't seen him play in person, but I'm already a Steve Joe Fan.:thumbsup:
signed per rivals
