Should We Buckle Up this weekend?
Patrick Kugler will be taking his official visit this weekend, and it just so happens Cameron Hunt is also taking his official visit this weekend. I know a lot of people really like our chances of landing Cameron Hunt, including Tom VanHaaren. Cameron Hunt is a current Cal commit, but he seems to be really high on Michigan. That would give us 6 OL commit, all who played in All American games this year. Ohio State is in hot pursuit of Cameron Hunt as well, but I'm hoping the visit with Patrick Kugler in his ear sways him to go with the good guys this weekend.
Taking my official visit to Michigan this weekend!! #GoBlue
@Kugleybear57 @s_morris12 yeah I'm going up this weekend!
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Cameron-Hunt-137094
January 8th, 2013 at 6:14 PM ^
buckling up is always a proper safety precaution when reading or discussing recruiting.
January 8th, 2013 at 6:19 PM ^
January 8th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
Are we still recruiting him much after we picked up Delano Hill?
January 8th, 2013 at 8:40 PM ^
Delano Hill is primarily a safety, and we're recruiting Dawson as a corner.
January 8th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
He did play Strong Safety in high school, but with his skills he could also be a good fit as a boundary corner. I know the Safety spots are theoretically interchangeable in Mattisons scheme, and I'm certainly no expert, but it would seem that D Thomas is better suited to play SS, and see the field earlier that way with Jarrod Wilson already at FS. Hill could be a decent physical Boundary corner in run support, with Stribling either at the boundary too, or possibly at FS with his great play reading and ball hawking skills. Another way of putting it is of all the DBs in this class, I would pick Stribling as the best FS candidate.
January 8th, 2013 at 6:20 PM ^
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January 8th, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
It may have been accurate at one time, but it sounds like all of our OL commits have been helping to recruit one more.
January 9th, 2013 at 7:19 AM ^
But if it turns out to be accurate, then is it really outdated? I mean, we spend a lot of time on this board praising our coaches for their consistency and honesty with recruits throughout the entire process. Perhaps this is a prime example of the veracity of that notion.
I like to entertain myself by thinking that instead of this 6th OL for 2013 being the coaches' reaction to Lewan's departure to the NFL, as some have speculated, it's their reaction to the realization that at least one of the 2012 OL is so damned good (say Kalis for example), that he'll be gone to the NFL after the 2014 season.
January 8th, 2013 at 6:20 PM ^
It'd be nice to land Hunt and Dawson this weekend, and hopefully Green within the next week.
January 8th, 2013 at 6:52 PM ^
January 8th, 2013 at 6:53 PM ^
January 8th, 2013 at 6:20 PM ^
I have three family members that were seriously injured in a message board related incident. There was a guy who was drinking and posting and wasn't paying any attention (or couldn't) and he ended up causing quite the scene. Fortunately everyone healed and are back to 100%.
January 8th, 2013 at 6:40 PM ^
I'm glad everyone is okay!
What the heck is this guy talking about?
January 8th, 2013 at 6:56 PM ^
Sort of relates to the thread topic of "should we buckle up"... Probably would've made more sense if it was the first comment.
January 8th, 2013 at 6:22 PM ^
I was perusing the Scout message board, may have been rivals, and apparently Da'Shawn Hand tweeted his top 5 and we are one of them. Yay.
January 8th, 2013 at 6:34 PM ^
January 8th, 2013 at 6:57 PM ^
This is true, only midwest school to make the cut and he hasn't visited yet.
@jcshurburtt: No. 1 for 2014 DaShawn Hand tweets top five (alpha)- #Bama, #Michigan, #UNC, #SouthCarolina, #VirginiaTech
January 8th, 2013 at 7:14 PM ^
Although he did see Michigan play in Columbus.
January 8th, 2013 at 7:11 PM ^
From twitter, in real person (non-twitter) speak:
Da'shawn Hand: "My top 5 is: Alabama, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Tech."
"OSU is #6"
"But I'm sticking with my top 5".
Not really sure what the last two lines are meaning, whether he is only looking at 5 teams now, or if someone said something and he said he OSU is close but he's keeping his top 5 the same or what have you. But that's what I have from the twitters.
January 8th, 2013 at 7:25 PM ^
Seems like a polite way of saying that he isn't interested in being a Buckeye.
Of course, that's also what I want it to mean.
January 8th, 2013 at 8:32 PM ^
I took it as a polite way of saying, "Juuuuuust a bit outside"
January 8th, 2013 at 6:23 PM ^
even if you are not driving.
January 8th, 2013 at 6:23 PM ^
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January 8th, 2013 at 6:33 PM ^
okay "Kugleybear57" is a pretty legit username
January 8th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
To me, that revelation is the highlight of the thread.
January 8th, 2013 at 6:36 PM ^
I know this topic is about Hunt, but Green also said that he was going to commit in "early" January and when he commits he is a "man of his word." I would not be surprised to see a couple commits by this time next week. GO BLUE!
January 8th, 2013 at 6:44 PM ^
Don't tease me like that, I thought you had better information,
January 8th, 2013 at 7:01 PM ^
Seems like we have a good shot at landing him. Though, Oregon is also in his top-three and I think them retaining Chip could hurt our chances a little.
January 8th, 2013 at 7:16 PM ^
His favorite has always been VT because of his relationship with Bud Foster. After that it probably is yet to be determined. Would be nice to get him on campus though.
January 8th, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
I think you're referring to Hand
January 8th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^
I like Reon Dawson, but i'm not sure he's needed in this class now. Delano Hill likely filled the need at that position. Plus we're able to take 4-5 more DBs next year. No real need to try and flip him from his Illinois commitment.
Hunt on the other hand can fit in this class easily because his technique and athleticism lets him project anywhere from Center to Tackle. They'll all redshirt anyways and he can sub across the line, or even push the starters. Flipping him from Cal would make more sense for him, and us. Plus Michigan better fits the type of education he was looking for.
January 8th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
I'd like to see us pursue another WR, even if it's a 3* kind of guy. After next year, our depth at that position is not going to be looking very good.
January 8th, 2013 at 8:35 PM ^
Outside of TE's we've got 5 behind Gallon and Dileo, but we could use some kind of deep threat, unless Amara Darbohs 4.42 proves to be legit like we all hope. Chesson was pretty raw, but reportedly had some speed, too. Jaron Dukes could end up developing into our best downfield threat, but all these kids are still untested projects, so we don't even really know what we have yet. It'd be nice if a guy or 2 could stretch the field, as opposed to just having TE's and a stable of freakishly tall possession types.
January 8th, 2013 at 8:54 PM ^
Chesson has more than some speed - he's probably the fastest receiver we've had since...Carl Tabb? I'm not sure yet how good of a WR he'll actually be, but speed won't be the issue.
And I'm 100% sure Darboh doesn't run a 4.42, but if he's a legit 4.6 that would be awesome for a guy his size.
January 8th, 2013 at 9:02 PM ^
Yeah Chesson is quite the track star, and should be able to run with more than just a quick burst. I don't think Darboh actually pulled a 4.42 either, but I'm sure at Florida they'd credit him with a 4.3 and put it on their wall of fame, lol. Not as fast as Jourdan Lewis, but still should be fast enough with his height.
January 8th, 2013 at 9:17 PM ^
Yeah - a lot of schools like to inflate (or deflate?) their players' 40 times, which affects how fans view what a "good" 40 time is. For example, Florida speedsters Chris Rainey and Percy Harvin ran a 4.45 and 4.41, respectively, at the NFL combine. Don't get me wrong, those are very fast times, and those are two of the faster players in the NFL. Torrey Smith ran a 4.43 and Randall Cobb ran a 4.46 a couple years ago, and we know how fast those guys are. Over the last 7 years, a total of 9 RBs have run sub-4.4 40s at the combine. And this is all after these guys train like mad for this event. In the same period, not a single LB ran under 4.4 (one guy, Jon Alston from Stanford, ran a 4.40), and only 10 safeties total have run sub-4.5.
Just a little perspective for everyone. People talk about recruits who run 4.4 40s, and that's almost never true.
January 8th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
January 8th, 2013 at 8:18 PM ^
But it's not one or the other. Assuming we get Green, we'd still have room for Dawson and Hunt, and maybe another after that.
Our CB recruiting has been a little thin the last few years, so taking an extra isn't a bad idea. Plus, and this relates to Libertine's response, if we get Dawson then it allows a guy like Jourdan Lewis to move to WR where he might be a better fit (and the need is just as great). We're not in on any WRs who would be as good as Lewis.
January 8th, 2013 at 8:47 PM ^
I was speaking from a redundancy at positions pov, instead of overall class numbers, but I suppose if Countess is healthy then Lewis wouldn't need to sit behind him. Corners don't really sub much anyways, but the dropoff from Countess to Dawson next year would be about as noticable as the dropoff during the bowl game. He's pretty fast, but I don't think either he or Stribling or Hill would be a good fit as a field corner out on an island.
We do have 7 receivers and 3 pass catching TE's, one of whom was an All American. We have no idea who 5 of them are yet, really, but we have more WR's than cover corners for now. I guess it'll come down to how the coaches feel.
January 8th, 2013 at 9:04 PM ^
petition to nickname Kugler "Great Kugley Moogley"
January 8th, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
January 8th, 2013 at 10:33 PM ^
scout has David Dawson as taking official to Alabama this weekend and Sparty next weekend.I think hunt takes Dawson's spot in this class.
January 8th, 2013 at 10:40 PM ^
January 8th, 2013 at 11:30 PM ^
Don't you think that might just be outdated info? I see you aren't new here. You must realize if those visits were still planned they wouldn't go unmentioned here.
January 8th, 2013 at 11:43 PM ^
Hunt would be a huge get this weekend. After seeing his drills at the UA game, he would make an great addition to an already stellar O-line haul. And after watching the MNC game last night, I think everyone realizes what a dominating O-line can bring you.
January 9th, 2013 at 6:47 AM ^
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:25 AM ^
It's been used for the past few years, so it's not that new. Apparently you don't spend enough time on mgoblog.