2013 Texas TE Durham Smythe to Visit

Submitted by icefins26 on January 14th, 2013 at 10:41 AM

In an attempt to up morale on the board, it sounds like 2013 TE Durham Smythe will be visiting on the 25th of January according to Rivals and ESPN. ESPN actually has us in his final 3 visits with Stanford and Oregon.

This brings up the question: will Funchess possibly be moving to WR? Or does this provide Borges with more jumbo TE sets?

Kid has an impressive offer list with Miami (YTM), Florida, Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford and Oregon having offered.

He is a 3-star on Rivals and a 4-star on both ESPN and Scout.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Durham-Smythe-1…

Ace did an interview with him last February: http://mgoblog.com/diaries/interview-durham-smythe

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robmorren2

January 14th, 2013 at 12:21 PM ^

Does anybody else get the feeling that our offense is shaping up to mimic Stanford's style? I'm not saying it's good or bad, but it seems like that is where we are headed. A mauling, multi-TE, downhill, playaction style offense.

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Magnus

January 14th, 2013 at 12:39 PM ^

Yeah, I think we might be headed in that direction, although I'm hoping we can get some more dynamic guys on the outside.

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FrankMurphy

January 14th, 2013 at 1:06 PM ^

Given what Stanford has accomplished with that offense, and given the fact that we can probably recruit better talent than they can, I would say that it's good.

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GoBluePhil

January 14th, 2013 at 7:41 PM ^

is being recruited so well. I want to pound the ball down the throats just like Bama does. Run it a lot, throw in some screens, go deep when the defense cheats up. If that's Stanford that's what I like.

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FrankMurphy

January 14th, 2013 at 12:48 PM ^

Is Funchess fast enough to play WR? He has the height, and he can probably bulk up in the offseason, but speed would be the biggest concern.

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no joke its hoke

January 14th, 2013 at 2:23 PM ^

is Jeremy Jackson?

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Magnus

January 14th, 2013 at 2:41 PM ^

Jackson is slow, but he's just a shade over 200 lbs. Aside from keeping him stuck to the bench, there's not much you can do with somebody who's slow but not very big.

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Coldwater

January 14th, 2013 at 4:05 PM ^

No way does Devin have the speed or quicks to play WR. He's a TE period. Putting Devin at WR would reinforce the belief that the Big 10 is a slow, plodding league

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ca_prophet

January 14th, 2013 at 1:05 PM ^

... as Stanford is equal (at least) academically, their football team has been better than ours the last five years, and weather is never going to be a good point for us. That's before considering things that weather makes possible like all-year outdoor fun with scantily-clad people-of-appropriate-gender :)

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Maaly

January 14th, 2013 at 1:29 PM ^

We have women who are scantily clad beneath their turtle necks, bubble goose coats and ear muffs...... it balances out.

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DemetriusBrown

January 14th, 2013 at 1:30 PM ^

With added bulk he will be an every down TE that can be used in multiple sets including split out as a WR. He should be one of Devin's main targets next season.
Depth is still needed at TE and I'm sure the staff would like to redshirt Hill at the minimum.

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CRex

January 14th, 2013 at 4:25 PM ^

For the WR vs TE argument, don't knock the TE. If you can field a pair of truly elite TEs, you will often destroy everything in your path. On one play the TEs are mauling a pair of LBs or whatever happens to be on their side of the field, exploiting the fact they're much at run blocking than the LBs are at block shedding. That means that the first unblocked person your pulling guard and RB (or mobile QB) hits will be some safety. The very next play you can exploit the fact your TE has massive hands and enough body control to out jump the LB.

Athletic guys that can block in space and pull the ball down in traffic on the next play open up options. While a WR can be good at run blocking, they likely weigh less than the bigger LBs. Whereas big TEs will outmass the TE and have a better reach due to their height.

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