He's still there, I honestly thought it was a little odd we didn't see more of him
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He's still there, I honestly thought it was a little odd we didn't see more of him
Depth and Special Teams. Glad to see the staff doing this..
Depth breeds competition and competition breeds success.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
Actually, Degroots rating is higher than Blankenship on 247 sports. Degroot 82 and Blankenship 81. Both are considered athletes as well.
Trakis
- Chicago, IL
Just offered Elijah Teague. 2018 class. 3-star. In-state. Offers from Minn and Wisco.
https://twitter.com/elijahteague3/status/826514879901233153
https://twitter.com/elijahteague3/status/826514879901233153
Yes, still there. But much like Vaughn, makes you wonder when a projected starter just disappears like that. I think this staff was still figuring out what they had well into the season and that's why we saw some guys go off the radar.
FT35
- Naperville
I really enjoyed watching Degroot's highlights. It looks like he could help us on either side of the ball.
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3904395/57e73d7f90f99324981c373a
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3904395/57e73d7f90f99324981c373a
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
I saw that he is supposed to announce tonight.
I also enjoyed watching it, but I think he is a DB all the way. I have really liked seeing these young men we are after at DB, all hitting people. not just diving at their feet and hoping they fall down, but hitting guys and knocking their feet off the ground
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
The only thing he is missing is top end speed. He can hit,tackle and catch the ball. If he were a little faster, he would be a top 100 player in Florida and would have a ton of offers from D1 schools.
Double Down
- Chicago, IL
Big fan of this article about Lawson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...onal-signing-day-spt-0201-20170131-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...onal-signing-day-spt-0201-20170131-story.html
I do not know the odds of him sitting out a year, but it does kind of make since. He would get a year to learn things, and it would give the team a year to get older. I think spring ball for JGJ will have a lot to do with the decision
Covered upstream in this thread :thumb:
FT35
- Naperville
I would rather he sit out a year but I really don't want to see JGJ if Crouch is injured. Plus, if we can get Patterson/Taylor, these are guys who could be ready by 2019.
The staff is really high on Chayce so I think he could be the #1 starter regardless. However, we all know from watching him play that it is very likely that he will get injured at some point plus he's coming off of a pretty serious injury.
It would have been so much better if Lawson could have enrolled early and had more time to learn the offense. Our non-conference schedule is brutal after the Ball State game so it's not like we can give him garbage minutes before we play Conference games. I really don't have that much faith in him learning the offense in a month given his struggles at VT and Garden City.
No I saw. I made a mistake thinking I was giving him a dedicated announcement thread as all commits deserve.
Fair enough, I usually just leave those to Dan, but appreciate it, didn't realize there wasn't one yet :thumb:
Dan
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Thanks for posting (was away during the commitment) :thumb:
t7nich
- Central IL
3 star on 247, as previously noted. Offers from Boston College, Cincy, Uconn, LA Tech, etc
I think your selling JGJ short, he was 3rd string didn't get to practice with the 1st or 2nd team , now he will have all spring to himself. I also understand what your saying about 2019 but still rather have a 5th year Qb with a rs FR as his backup if we can get to that point. Guess we just have to wait and see how everything plays out. I just hate the thought of wasting a year when I see 2017 as a rough one, but should be a lot more fun watching then it has been, win or lose
Jalen Harris sticking with Arizona
All the best to him
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