Heh. Ron is in my Rotary Club. Dude is one big fellow. I can't imagine him playing QB.
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2015: Recruiting News, Notes & Official Visitors
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Heh. Ron is in my Rotary Club. Dude is one big fellow. I can't imagine him playing QB.
Bernardi was at Tucson Sahuaro/Williams Field last night to scout Derik Hall, Cade Cote, probably some others on WF.
On Bartlett, impressive athlete. His footwork for 6-4 is what stood out the most to me. Not sure he has a big enough arm to be a Pac-12 quarterback. They absolutely throttled Laramie so it was difficult to get a good read on his game.
On Bartlett, impressive athlete. His footwork for 6-4 is what stood out the most to me. Not sure he has a big enough arm to be a Pac-12 quarterback. They absolutely throttled Laramie so it was difficult to get a good read on his game.
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FlatironsBuff
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And den????
Ok, saw the resultant post after making my (already made) joke. Thanks. Hope he is a Buff. If they want to let him practice some at QB, fine, but most practice needs to be a LB. He could be amazing there.
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Think he would be a S/OLB hybrid.
SuperiorBuff
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Mark Johnson is horrible. Just call the ****ing game, save the "best play in history" voice for actual big plays.
I got confused when I heard his voice on 104.3 a few minutes ago while driving in the car - he's calling the UCLA v. Oregon game.
FLounda
Think Positive and life will be Positive.
Not with Gordon.
Unless someone switches pledges, I am guessing no.
lawdogg
Club Member
Curious query, Duff, why do you ask?
Very interesting article. A lot of comparisons can be made between the comments made by D. Mullen and those made by HCMM. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/dan-mullen-mississippi-state-into-big-time/
I wonder if we can count on Gordon from day one. With his past grade issues, would a redshirt year to get him acclimated to school be a good idea?
Bufffan68
Club Member
I hope not...we can use him immediately.
lawdogg
Club Member
Maybe a JUCO RB who can come in and contribute right away?
I agree. Not only because an injury or two would leave the position way too thin, but because excess numbers of RBs mean "excess numbers of the type of athlete that can easily convert to WR, DE, LB or S". Recruiting RBs is basically recruiting athletes. You can get them on the field.
BuffLuke80
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We still recruiting that kid from the Woodlands? I wouldn't mind having him. I do think another back would be a good idea. That's no knock to Gordon.
Putting ourselves into position to do this as a regular course of is a good idea. How often is that true freshman year a season of limited productivity and three years later we are wishing we had another year. Your point about acclimation to school is a good one. Not saying it's right for every kid or even a great majority but certainly it would make sense for some.
If we can find one who can be a solid contributor, absolutely. Even a 5th year transfer kid who is stuck behind a younger guy might make sense.
Powell is a concussion waiting to happen, we saw Adkins struggle early this year, Lindsay is small and missed a year coming out of HS due to injury, and Crowder has been hurt as well. Our "depth" is much less than it looks on paper.
Another consideration with RBs is that they tend to be excellent athletes. Lots of RBs contribute on STs, you also find safeties, WRs, LBs and others starting at a lot of schools who came in as RBs.
FrankRizzo
Active Member
They were discussing Landon Donovan on the Dan Patrick Show yesterday. 32, retired, kicked a 60 yard field goal one time, and never attended college. Would be eligible to play without a scholarship...
Plus, he could really sell the "roughing the kicker" thing.
chitownbuff
Club Member
Thank you Slider for the updates. So, who do we like at WR if we miss out on Brown? I understand the numbers game, but I think it's such a cop-out when people justify skipping a skill position in any one class.
The implication that Lindsay and Crowders past ACL tears are suggestive of further injury problems has no scientific basis.
But I also would like to see 2 RBs added. We lost Abron and Payne to grades and Adkins will be a JR already, so we really, really need to get 2 in here.
I heard something that we seem to have stopped recruiting Brown. Not because he isn't good enough.
The Ogre
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Rep sent for scientific backing.
Certainly no guarantee that another injury is on the way but some guys are more prone to injuries than others (See Knowshon Moreno.)
I hope that everybody stays healthy but considering our injury history and the limitations our RBs have in skill sets I'd be more comfortable with additional depth, especially if it is quality depth.
