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6 minutes ago, The Murphinator said:

 

Is he a take if Savea doesn't go our way or roll the dice with the portal? We appear deep at that position with some youth coming up so he'd have time to develop.

Sounds ready to bolt

4 minutes ago, Decked said:

Falck and Martin are not bad. But if they are your top 3/4 guys then you are in a world of hurt. 

It's a results based business and I can't argue with that. I'm just saying I'm not letting a full year and this disjointed mess of a year say that those two can't contribute in their next three full seasons. 

6 minutes ago, Decked said:

If they can’t start over Warner, Falck, Liewer, & martin by now they are basically done for. Let’s be honest. There’s a very, very small chance they pan out. 

Falk and Martin are talented guys that have more experience than either of those two guys. Liewer is a different story, but the other two were brought in because they were thought to be able to have an immediate impact. With three seasons left and one regular season and this weird covid one being their only opportunity, I don't think I'm going to write them off but obviously I may be in the minority there.

1 minute ago, Husker in WI said:

 

I have no expectations for those two, they're just guys who have been here. It would be nice to see one or both of them find a role, but yeah the focus is more on the next wave. Just not sure the new signees will immediately leap past them.

 

Also a good point, those 3 would all be among our best signees this year. But I think Savea and Dickerson will both need a year or two wherever they go, and Ho'ohuli happens to play a spot where we do have some young guys emerging. But he could easily push for time if we get him signed. 

Aren't Houston and Nance RS Sophmores? There is still time there. 

28 minutes ago, Decked said:

Good luck with Nance & Houston I fully imagine between last class & this 2021 group they will be pretty far down the depth chart. 
 

 

 

If they land Savea, Dickerson, & Ho’ohuli I see more impact players there. 

Three guys here could definitely alter the final perception of this class. Where it stands is pretty fantastic and if we miss these three I really hope it doesn't completely damper the mood on this haul. Though that would be a very disappointing, but possible end.

2 minutes ago, Warrior10 said:

Saw Sommerville signed with them, that helps. However, Arden Walker was silently committed to them this past weekend and signed to Mizzou today per reports. 

Saw that. UCLA must really need some ends in this class.

UCLA just had a few CB's come in for another SDE today around 9. Maybe a good sign.

45 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

Ya my bad,  1,309

Much better!

57 minutes ago, Warrior10 said:

I don't necessarily think him signing with a school that isn't N is a worry today. The worry is he is considering not signing with N today as he planned. 

This is the reverse Dickerson where we are in Minnesota's shoes.

1 hour ago, Archy1221 said:

Could always be the added fear of something happening back home when he is a couple thousand miles away.  Covid just amplifies that   

Couple thousand eh

10 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

This type of QB would be nice for a change 

I mean his rating is almost identical to what AM's was

41 minutes ago, Hedley Lamarr said:

Exactly, he has raw tools such as fantastic arm strength but mechanics etc will need some tweaking as well as footwork. IE What Coach Verdu says he is doing with Adrian and Luke and to a lesser extent Smothers...

Had a hard time deciding between +1 or laughing face

I'm not QB guru but I'm going to pretend to be right now. Seems like he throws falling backwards at even the slightest hint of pressure. He definitely looks like a big work in progress while being a really good athlete. Smothers is going to really have to step up or Luke/Adrian will have to learn to be better with progressions and accuracy. It's hard to imagine Heinrich being ready to go in his first two years.

Minnesota 247 guy stated he has heard some not great rumblings for Minnesota with Avante. He had been pretty optimistic up until that recent post. This may actually be playing out in our favor. 

That's a cool offer! Hopefully he keeps developing and can be some one we build with down the line.

4 hours ago, YetiJR said:

At some got adjusted slightly by 247. Now a composite .8701, the #29 rated ILB. An 87 by 247, and the #26 ILB. 

Rivals rated him as the #21 ILB, 3 star

ESPN has him as a 76 (3 star), #91 ILB. 

Also, all of the sites have him at 220 lbs now.

@The_Fan_Manjust watched it as well. Looks like he loves to blitz, with pretty good awareness (not sure of the school size).

What was he before

40 minutes ago, Husker in WI said:

 

I think it's being blown out of proportion a little bit anyway, he didn't claim he'd be immediately better than Allen. And he has more physical talent, so he should be down the road. But I also think even though he said "at one point," he does actually believe that will be next year - and that I love. Will he be better than Allen right away, probably not. Allen has been really really good, like you said. But we need guys who are trying to pass other guys, not just waiting their turn. He's probably not passing Allen and Vokolek right away, but he's much more athletic so I could see him being used as the #2 even if he's really the #3.

 

 

That's pretty high for low expectations, our starting TE has only hit that mark 3 times in the last decade. Kyler Reed had 395 in 2010 and 357 in 2012, and Tyler Hoppes had 377 in 2017. Allen is technically on pace for ~360 if we assumed 12 games for this year. But if Fidone gets 350 as a true freshman probably not even starting, I will be all aboard the hype train! I'm already mostly aboard anyway.

I think we completely agree on this subject and my statement was more of there is talent and the room and bring on the competition. We need that competitive drive.

Allen will have a lot to say about this. He's really coming into his own. That being said, the internal competition and fire needs to be stepped up a bit and the more guys like this the better. Hope he can back it up.

3 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

That's a blast from the past

Posted on Woods too, but so oddly quiet on the top 2 guys in the state for next year.

Is there much going on with this one? I know those Bell West guys are going to be a challenge to snag but haven't heard much about Woods despite being the highest rated guy so far. 

Sure hope that the waiting until February is the case. Staff would have done a spectacular job with in state recruits this year if they can make this flip. Johnson may be arguably the best, but to secure 6 out of the top 7 true D1 talents would be a big deal.

Especially heading into a year where it may be a challenge to snag even half of the current rated 4 for 2022..

Florida State CBs. Not the Florida school I'd have guessed.