2019 Buffs Football hype thread

[Highlander]

Love to hear this about Mark Perry. Kid is going to be a stud. A few other good tidbits in there on some other younger guys. Should be a free article.


https://247sports.com/college/color...-players-exploring-transfer-options-127866941

Nothing we don't know here, but I still liked this comment as well

Laviska Shenault is just a freak. He'll get 10 pounds bigger and it doesn't hurt his speed at all.

 

[patebuff]

Frank Fillip getting up to 290 for the season would be pretty awesome. The possibility of moving Sherman inside would give Kap his best starting 5.

 

[ahoelsken]

New free Q&A with S&C coach, Drew Wilson:


Drew Wilson is a good interview (and Adam a good interviewer), so what is usually an off-season fluff piece instead has some interesting info.

My takeaways:

• More football focused meetings this summer than in the past, without sacrificing S&C. A result of better time management.
• New GPS tech implemented that allows them to push players to their limits and avoid pushing those recovering from injury too hard. I’m sure Tucker learned this and the above point at places like Georgia and Alabama.
• Laviska doesn’t squat all spring then squats 405 right away this summer (BEAST).
• Wilson alluded to the fact that under the last staff, he used to be told to get way undersized recruits to playing weight, which was unfeasible (e.g. they’d need to gain 60lbs). Much easier to bring in guys like Austin Williams, who is now at 330 (down 7 lbs already). Wilson thinks he’ll be a special player.

Viska's the one kid I'd like to see the Broncos make a move up/suck for.

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

Frank Fillip getting up to 290 for the season would be pretty awesome. The possibility of moving Sherman inside would give Kap his best starting 5.

I would be intrigued to see Sherman at LG next to Hambright at LT. Two big and talented dudes anchoring the left side with Lynott at Center. Then you'd have Kutsch, Pursell, Roddick and Ray battling out for RG and the other backup, with Fillip at RT. On paper, that's a pretty studly OL.

 

[Duff Man]

Frank Fillip getting up to 290 for the season would be pretty awesome. The possibility of moving Sherman inside would give Kap his best starting 5.

290 still seems light.

 

[J.R. Ewing]

290 still seems light.

Especially for someone that tall.

 

[onealcd]

Great to hear about Perry. He looked college-ready as a junior.

Would have been really really really nice to have him here for the Spring but hopefully he is pushing for freshman Pac-12 player of the year at seasons end.

 

[patebuff]

290 still seems light.

Yeah, Kap/Tucker obviously wants their oline at 300-310lbs (as they have stated), but he is feasibly 20-25 pounds bigger then last year. Is he big enough now to accomplish what they are wanting to do on the oline and not be a negative due to size? I think the only thing holding Fillip back has been his weight, IMO.

 

[Duff Man]

Yeah, Kap/Tucker obviously wants their oline at 300-310lbs (as they have stated), but he is feasibly 20-25 pounds bigger then last year. Is he big enough now to accomplish what they are wanting to do on the oline and not be a negative due to size? I think the only thing holding Fillip back has been his weight, IMO.

Not sure he is definitively a part of any "best five" just yet. I think that is a year away.

 

[MtnBuff]

290 still seems light.

For his frame yes but it would at least allow him to compete.

I'd rather he play a little light with quality weight while he continues to develop and is over 300 next year.

He was much too light last year but I think at 290 he could contribute.

And I agree he isn't one of the best five but he certainly could help providing some depth and get enough time to help his development.

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

290 still seems light.

It may be less than the 300+ they want, but I wouldn’t let 10 lbs stop him from being the guy at RT if he can play.

 

[Duff Man]

It may be less than the 300+ they want, but I wouldn’t let 10 lbs stop him from being the guy at RT if he can play.

Sherman is the better option in 2019 and it is not that close either IMO.

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

Sherman is the better option in 2019 and it is not that close either IMO.

Sure, but is Sherman at RT and Kutsch at LG better than Fillip at RT and Sherman at LG?

 

[Bliff Cranch]

Sure, but is Sherman at RT and Kutsch at LG better than Fillip at RT and Sherman at LG?

Until they prove otherwise, I’m going trust the coaches to put the best five on the field. I’ve done that before and they proved they had no idea what the f__k they were doing. I think this time will be different.

 

[Duff Man]

Sure, but is Sherman at RT and Kutsch at LG better than Fillip at RT and Sherman at LG?

I think the guard spots are far from settled. The coaches have some time to figure it out with both tackle spots and center figured out.

 

[buffaholic]

Not sure he is definitively a part of any "best five" just yet. I think that is a year away.

I'd bet you are right, but am open to pleasant surprises. If he doesn't get a lot of P/T I hope they preserve his R/S. I'd rather see him in the class with Ray/Roddick/Jynes as the only OT.

 

[SerenityBuff]

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

Have to imagine Landman will be on the Butkus watch list as well, with Viska also on the Biletnikoff and Heisman watch lists

 

[Trufflesauce]

 

[onealcd]

Washington should be one the untouchable group too.

 

[Darth Snow]

Washington should be one the untouchable group too.

nah. meh.

 

[onealcd]

nah. meh.

UCLA Washington and Colorado clearly have the beat unis in the conference.

 

[4BienemyTDs]

Colorado, Washington, UCLA, and unfortunately USC are the untouchables. As much as I despise USC, they have good looking uniforms because they usually have unbelievable athletes in them, and when you are chiseled, you make the threads look good. Colorado's uniforms will always be epic, especially if we can keep adding the athletes we need.

Utah and Arizona have the most boring uni's by far

 

[patebuff]

UCLA Washington and Colorado clearly have the beat unis in the conference.

USC uniform is pretty damn iconic

 

[onealcd]

USC uniform is pretty damn iconic

Yeah I’m just not a fan of the yellow. But their helmet and symbol is legit.

 

[slider]

Does anyone have a link to this Perry article? The one I click goes to a transfer portal

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

Does anyone have a link to this Perry article? The one I click goes to a transfer portal

Weird. Pretty sure it was one of the Drew Wilson Q&A articles. Not sure why it linked the transfer portal one. I don't have the link handy

 

[Big Jim]

Purple as a uniform color is only exceeded in it’s ugliness by orange.

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

Purple as a uniform color is only exceeded in it’s ugliness by orange.

I don’t think UWs unis are bad, but they are certainly not untouchable

 

[DeNiro]

Purple as a uniform color is only exceeded in it’s ugliness by orange.

Green is pretty rough to look at too