Where’s the beef in recruiting class?
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2019 will be focused on getting, as Keith Jackson used to say, the "big uglies" on both sides of the ball. But yes, this year is lean on them. Hopefully the injury bug will stay to a minimum this coming season.
I feel like this post should be pinned cause it’s asked about every 5 days. No knock on the OP, not everyone can catch every post. Just say this questioned been asked and answered several times. Anyways...
MR & Cav took 8 O-lineman in the last two classes. All of them are still on scholarship making it dam near impossible for Frost & Austin to try to take some more this year. The Max they can land is about 2, & 1 is already signed (for better or worse). Recruiting is a numbers game but I Have 100% faith that Greg can develop a good amount of the current roster into a a very good O-line... So whatever you do, don’t notch the lack of numbers up to poor recruiting.
As far as D-line, there is 4 DEs in this class already and DT will be signed. This years DE recruits are freaks. Very good DE class, may be the strength of the class IMO. Also, last year had like 4 D-lineman, so again, a numbers game.
MR & Cav took 8 O-lineman in the last two classes. All of them are still on scholarship making it dam near impossible for Frost & Austin to try to take some more this year. The Max they can land is about 2, & 1 is already signed (for better or worse). Recruiting is a numbers game but I Have 100% faith that Greg can develop a good amount of the current roster into a a very good O-line... So whatever you do, don’t notch the lack of numbers up to poor recruiting.
As far as D-line, there is 4 DEs in this class already and DT will be signed. This years DE recruits are freaks. Very good DE class, may be the strength of the class IMO. Also, last year had like 4 D-lineman, so again, a numbers game.
I think with regards to OL what is a bit confusing, given the numbers above, is that we appear to be making a couple last ditch efforts with some pretty significant reaches to add another offensive lineman
I think the scary thing is, is the coaches have seen the current players now in the weight room and may be saying, we need something different on the O-line
I also have noticed the lack of beef. Apparently we're going to run the basketball equivalent of the four guard system. I hope no one notices teams like Iowa and Wisconsin live and breathe with massive lines on both sides of the ball. Controlling the line of scrimmage won't be our specialty.
Yes, I've looked at past recruiting classes. They've averaged four OL per class (not including position changes). So there should be 16 linemen standing around waiting for Scott Frost to say go. Except that the line was pathetically bad last year. So either they were total recruiting busts, they lack any self-motivation to get better, they're no longer linemen, or they have been poorly coached. Personally, I'm not even that concerned about next year, but 3-4 years down the road. If they take none this year, then it means added pressure for following classes to take up the slack.
This class will have a combined weight of 4000 lbs.
We are at 3887lbs with 19 commits, averaging 204.58lbs per, hitting the 4000lb arbitrary "beef" mark is all but a certainty for this class. I would say 3 tons or bust for 2019!
We are at 3887lbs with 19 commits, averaging 204.58lbs per, hitting the 4000lb arbitrary "beef" mark is all but a certainty for this class. I would say 3 tons or bust for 2019!
Two of the walk ons are OL. I wounder if that makes a difference in the number of scholarship OL.
I think this class exposes the glaring weakness at the skilled positions. There are some decent young linemen, they just need coaching, strength and conditioning, and the opportunity to play. Coach cav and his ignorant philosophy of playing only five linemen is rearing its ugly head. Frost didn't exactly have 5* guys across the front line, and they did just fine.
With so little activity around Linemen, the coaching staff must be very comfortable with the Recruits that have visited, and those they are talking to.
We won’t take “none” this year, we will take at least two OL. Also not sure why you assume we will have some equivalent of a “four guard basketball system”, UCF’s line was huge. And I don’t care what Iowa and Wisconsin do, trying to be like them will get us nowhere.
Main reason is we have 15 schollies eating up the oline. We have had misses on the dline but gotta be picky and not just bodies rather take a hit one year for quality next year.
Because Austin and Dawson aren't that good of recruiters. Two more failures of O-Line and D-line Coaches, more of the same at Nebraska.
What? If they are just a little better than wiscy at recruiting linemen and also a little better at player development, I'll be happy.
I'd guess some of that comes from the Juco ranks in next year's class. Right now the immediate priority seems to be concentrating on speed.
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