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I don't think you would make 5a all Dade first team unless you can play some damn good football...whether that's SEC level we'll find out
There's a big difference in a LB and a QB. As Driskel showed, you have to have a lot more than a great arm and raw athleticism to be an effective QB (you can actually do it with neither).You dog Trask a lot but he makes the tight throws in his tape the other higher rated QBs arent making. Dont be shocked if he starts this season.
Agree. It's a position of need and we have the luxury of being able to redshirt this kid. If he gets up to 225-ish a rsFr he'll be fine, especially for ST's....and could eventually be a starter. I'm just not going to sit here and act like we "stole" one from the big-boys of CFB. He's a project, but has a lot of upside.
That's exactly how see it. I wish we would have targeted a DT like this.
Yeah...I know it sucks we got stuck with all those 4* DT's... o_O
JK... I assume you're meaning you wish we had gotten another DT, even if it meant taking on a project for future depth purposes...
We signed 3 DT's. I was hoping we'd reach 4. Getting 3 wasn't a disaster though.Yeah...I know it sucks we got stuck with all those 4* DT's... o_O
JK... I assume you're meaning you wish we had gotten another DT, even if it meant taking on a project for future depth purposes...
Al, I'm still bent that we didn't bring in a Plan B DT in last year's class. We only had the one DT committed and he bails on signing day (and then didn't qualify, so he wouldn't have been here anyway). DT is a position you have to sign EVERY YEAR....and if it's a Plan B, so be it. Had we taken a low 3-star (an FAU or USF type of player) he could have come in last year and redshirted....put on 10-20 pounds and had a full year in the program. He may not be a starter, but he'd certainly be ready to play a dozen or so snaps a game (like Bryan & Clark did 2 years ago). Instead, we got nada. That's inexcusable. I hope these true freshman come in ready to play. We literally have 2 DT's on our roster right now - SEC DTs. CeCe is NOT a DT. Polite still needs to put on weight. And I still think we need to move Riles over....and a lot of this is because we didn't sign a DT last year.
Gotcha... I thought you were talking about this years class.
It's really unbelievable that we didn't sign one DT in TWO years. And it's asking an awful lot for a true freshman to be able to play at that position right away. I'm hoping they're men amongst boys. They'll have to be.
I also agree they need to move Riles over to that side of the ball as well. With his size, he could definitely contribute... I think DT is his more natural position anyway.
Im not really sure why he is a two star, but if you are going to reach, reach for a 2 time All Dade guy.He's a 2 time All-Dade 1st Team LB.
Stephen Harris was a 3 star. https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/81538Last great 2-star find...Steve Harris? (DT)
Stephen Harris was a 3 star. https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/81538
Last good 2 star? Maybe a punter or FB?
Rivals didn't exist back then but Chris Doering was probably a two star.
Going back as far as i can on Rivals (2002), it is hard to find any production out of the 2 stars we have signed. Again, kickers are pretty much it. I guess those two games Tyler Murphy played would be next. Wondy played some but he was terrible. Hard to call that production.Keivonnis Davis was in on quite a few tackles in some games this year.
Let's talk about last year a second. How does a sports academy, whose sole purpose is to get athletes to the next level, not have their kids academically qualified? It's not like you can blame their crackhead mom or non existent dad, who provide zero guidance. These kids literally have staffers that are supposed to help them. What does that say about a sports academy who can't qualify their kids.Al, I'm still bent that we didn't bring in a Plan B DT in last year's class. We only had the one DT committed and he bails on signing day (and then didn't qualify, so he wouldn't have been here anyway). DT is a position you have to sign EVERY YEAR....and if it's a Plan B, so be it. Had we taken a low 3-star (an FAU or USF type of player) he could have come in last year and redshirted....put on 10-20 pounds and had a full year in the program. He may not be a starter, but he'd certainly be ready to play a dozen or so snaps a game (like Bryan & Clark did 2 years ago). Instead, we got nada. That's inexcusable. I hope these true freshman come in ready to play. We literally have 2 DT's on our roster right now - SEC DTs. CeCe is NOT a DT. Polite still needs to put on weight. And I still think we need to move Riles over....and a lot of this is because we didn't sign a DT last year.
Doering was a walk-on. So he didn't "sign" (an LOI).
How long has the "star" system been around? All I remember from "back in the day" is the All-State teams, the local All-Area teams, and the USA Today/Parade All-American teams.
Going back as far as i can on Rivals (2002), it is hard to find any production out of the 2 stars we have signed. Again, kickers are pretty much it. I guess those two games Tyler Murphy played would be next. Wondy played some but he was terrible. Hard to call that production.
2002 Pat Kelly, McCollum twins, Bunce, Mackenzie Pierre (really a terrible class looking at it, transition year from Sos to Zook)
2003 Billy Griffin and Johnny Dingle
2004 Eric Rutledge
2005 none (exc Jonnathan Phillips)
2006 Wondy
2007 none
2008 Byran Jones (who?) (and Sturgis)
2009 none
2010 Tyler Murphy
2011 none
2012 none. (exc Hardin)
2013 none (exc Townsend )
2014 none
2015- Ancrum, Keyvonnis Davis, Rayshad Jackson
2016- Trash and Putu