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'16 CA WR Dymond Lee (Verbal to UCLA)
- Thread starter Joe Theismann's Leg
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Joe Theismann's Leg
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I take solace in the fact that apparently UCLA wanted him as a QB and that put them over the edge.
Honesty in recruiting - A primer
Why? It doesn't help us.
I remember a story about when John L. Smith was HC at Louisville. The beat reporter showed up on the first day of fall camp and John L. pointed to a QB and said: "That kid is going to be a great safety". The beat reporter asked, "Why is doing throwing drills with the QB's then?". John L. replied: "Because his Daddy hasn't gone home yet".
Joe Theismann's Leg
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Speaking of John L Smith. When my cousin went to Michigan State and I went to Fort Lewis we never imagined that our football teams would be coached by the same guy.
Wasn't Tulane known to have offered him as a QB?
Yeah but wasn't that before his junior season? he didn't finish the season as the QB but who knows.
Son, of course we told you that you could be a quarterback. Now we have a new formation just for you. Instead of you the quarterback lining up behind the center you line up outside and run a pass pattern. Somebody else throws you the ball and you run with it like a quarterback would if he were loose in the defensive backfield.
The tweet about Tulane wanting him as a QB came out on 4/7/15, so it was already after his Junior year. Clearly, he wants to play QB and if offering him a shot there is what gets his verbal and eventual signature, why not? What's UCLA got to lose by doing that? TBH, it's probably what CU should have done anyway.
Idot Buff
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you bitches should start paying attention to me.
White_Rabbit
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That's unfortunate. We'll get the next one guys! :highfive:
BuffLuke80
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Well kiss my ass. Dang it.
White_Rabbit
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Orr is down.
BuffLuke80
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:lol:
Big time over-signing.
http://www.bruinsnation.com/ucla_br...nded-by-ucla-for-alleged-recruting-violations
fwiw, Klemm was the guy I wanted CU to hire as OL Coach. I think Duff was with me on that one. Considering the play of their OL and these problems, I'm eating some crow. Dude gets it done on the recruiting trail, though.
https://colorado.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1777017
Recruiting notes: adidas California 7-on-7 (6/21)
Lee Still Listening
Lee, though, said he wouldn't completely shut down the recruiting process. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound prospect intends to visit the first four schools that offered him: Colorado, Miami, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
Recruiting notes: adidas California 7-on-7 (6/21)
Lee Still Listening
Dymond Lee
UCLA commit Dymond Lee, a four-star receiver from West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade, picked the Bruins earlier this month because they appear to be giving him the opportunity to come in as a quarterback. Lee, though, said he wouldn't completely shut down the recruiting process. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound prospect intends to visit the first four schools that offered him: Colorado, Miami, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
Can CU tell him they are willing to give him the opportunity to come in as a quarterback, too?
They can but I would think UCLA has that pitch locked down. I think other teams have to convince him that ucla really doesn't want him as a qb and will move him to receiver very quickly so where does he really want to play receiver?
Maybe he likes the idea of throwing to his brother at CU... Point is, give him a shot at QB if it gets him on campus, and maybe they'd be surprised.
Tell him that he has real talent at WR. Want to see him lined up next to his brother tearing up defenses. If he is set on playing the QB position, he will have every opportunity during fall camp to get on the depth chart at QB. If he doesn't make it, then he is going to be coached instead by a Biletnikoff winning WR.
That's the bottom line.
QB is the most important position in football. Of course any coach is going to give a great athlete a shot there if he's got experience and interest. Just like the CU coaches gave Awini (now a very promising LB) over a year at QB and even supported him attending a QB camp to develop his skills.
I don't think anyone is telling Lee "we're recruiting you exclusively as a WR and aren't willing to let you show us what you can do at QB".