TomVH: Kent Turene Update
Boyd Anderson LB, Kent Turene told me that Tony Dews will be at his school to evaluate him sometime this week. This is good news for Turene, as he's been wanting to hear more from Michigan.
He's been racking up offers from everywhere, with the latest from UCF for a total of 16. Kent is really high on Michigan, and depending on how the evaluation goes, he's hoping Michigan extends an offer his way.
Also, he has a snake in his highlight video. You can't really go wrong there.
cuz a TomVH update don't stop!!!!
Can you get a feel from him how much Dorsey's pending enrollment is a factor? Or is his interest in UM independent of Dorsey?
I don't think that will play into it. If Dorsey doesn't make it, then he's going to work to eventually get in to Michigan, so they're probably still talking about it. It obviously wouldn't hurt, though.
Can they use this time to talk to Dorsey and check on his grades??
Somehow he seems able to become larger and glow just before he's about to make a tackle. That's got to be intimidating as hell to opposing ballcarriers.
It's because of the stadium expansion. He understands that there are Michigan fans who sit way up in rows 90+ and he wants them to be able to see him perfectly whenever he makes a play for us.
The guys who used to do Fox's hockey broadcasts must have handled the editing on this one.
It probably has something to do with the snake.
Offer now
Than commit now
All badass Boyd Anderson football players need to play for Michigan
The highlight tape really doesn't show him doing any significant pass coverage. Hopefully, his skills in that area are equally impressive....
A snake.... oooooohhhhhhh... A SNAAAAAKKKKKEEEE!
Mushroom, Mushroom...
his long waited offer and if dorsey is qualifed he might commit right on the spot.
Love the instincts and aggression.
Snake and bake baby!
Would he be playing ILB at Michigan or would he be another one bumped to the two hybrid positions?
He's already 225lbs, likely a year and a half before he gets on campus (depending on when that weight was taken). That's already pretty big for those hyrbid spots. In fact, most of the LB's we have are in the 225-235 range.
That clears things up a bit.
Wouldnt that make him eligible for the Roh hybrid spot? I mean if hes 225 now he could easily be 250-260 after workouts.
That's probably more likely, I was only thinking of the spur/bandit spots. However, Turene is only 6'2", a lot shorter than Roh, and because of this, he might have a harder time putting on the weight for the Roh spot without looking like a DE. 6'2" 260 would be a very stout LB.
A guy like Beyer is a better fit for the Roh spot, and Turene better for Ezeh's LB spot, maybe Mouton's LB spot if he doesn't put on much more weight.
It could be that 225 is a little inflated or he might have 5-10 lbs he needs to burn off before he's in Barwis shape. Either way, a 6'2" LB probably won't be more than 240lbs or so. I think he's a MIKE.
You know who else is 6'2" 260 dont you?
Are you referring to muthafuckin BG?
Yessir! Although it is both premature and unfair to even mention Kent Turene in the same breath as BG!
Haha, I think it might be. BG was a unanimous 5 star (looks like they got that right) and was 250 coming out of high school (according to his Rivals profile). I'd be OK with Davis Harris, though.
BTW, where in Cali are you?
I work in Pasadena and live in East LA.
Very cool, I live in Burbank.
Ahh yes. Have not spent too much time in Burbank but I have in Eagle Rock. Two of my favorite lunch spots are the Oinkster and Senor Fish in Eagle Rock on Colorado Blvd.
There's a Senor Fish that I've been to a handful of times on 1st street in Little Tokyo near downtown. That's a solid place.
I'm in East LA for work occasionally (I work in sales), where is a good lunch place to eat that I wouldn't know about?
You will be punished for hijacking a TomVH thread.
No way, Tom's taking notes for his next trip to LA. He now as 2 additional lunch options. This info hurts no one.
*secretly writes down lunch mentioned locations*
Haha you know whats funny? I dont eat out at all in East LA. My wife and I dine out exclusively in Pasadena/Eagle Rock/South Pasadena area. When we are home we make our food haha! If you are ever in Pasadena there is a place called slaw dogs that is great. Its pricey for a hot dog (6 or 7 bucks) but it is good. There is also Roscoes Chicken and Waffles and Big Mommas Rib Shack. There are quite a few good places to eat in Pasadena.
Yeah, we go into Pasadean quite a bit, my fiancee used to live in old town. I've never been to Slaw Dogs though, so I'll have to check that out. I'm not in Pasadena all that much during the day because I sell to hospitals and there's only one there, plus it's not really on the way to anything.
It is, don't do it...that's like handing out the number one jersey to any hotshot wide receiver, it just ain't done 'til it's deserved...
He looks neither impressed nor intimidated by that giant snake. He seems stoic.
How self-possessed.
- Mark Twain
Is this the kind of guy where if we offer, we become his front runner?
Who knows why we're delaying, because I believe he'll end up a solid 3/low 4 star prospect and we need linebackers like whoa. Makes me wonder whether it's strategic (want what you don't yet have) or if they're still doing their background research. I like him.
It looks like he does a good job of making his reads instead of reacting immediately. He showed good explosion at the point of contact, making sure that when hits someone they don't fall forward. As long as he continues to wrap up on big hits then that is awesome. A couple times when being blocked in space, it looked like he went around the blocker(slow O-lineman) instead of fighting through the block, but that's common and easily coached. He did have enough speed to make the stop even after rerouting to go around the blocker. He apperas to be a good athletic middle linebacker.
His offer list is really impressive, I think it can only be a plus to the school's chances that offered him before the in state school's
Impressive highlight tape, hopefully we offer him soon. I think with the Barwis weight room factor he could be really good. Would be nice to have a linebacker with Florida speed.
Good instincts, nice speed and anticipation. Sign him up please.