New Commit: Terrance Ganaway

[HFvictory]

Congrats on Ganaway. An exciting player and will be able to play at a high level at one of several positions. Most likely a DB (safety) at Div1 depending upon his development and could become a stud LBer. Should at least get a shot at RB.

[McClown27]

How do those grey shirts affect our recruiting? Does it mean we have 22 scholarships?

[PonyTales]

I must admit, this guy's 40 might not knock you out of your seat, but he sure sounds impressive on paper.

Welcome to SMU, Terrance!

[JasonB]

if he were a DB he would been 21st out of 46 DBs in the Forty and 45th out of 51 DBs in the Shuttle. If this assessment were accurate he might be classified as borderline SS speed.

4.64 is pretty slow for a DB or a saftey. MAYBE you can get a way with that at SS LB.

The guy has good strength and good athletic ability. I am thinking that he will fit in as that saftey/linebacker that Nnabuife filled.

[mrydel]

Often times too much emphasis is placed on 40 times. Yes it is important as a comparison, but just as explosion and strength, and foot work can be much more important in a lineman, reaction time is more important in a linebacker or defensive back. If you can react a half a second quicker than a 4.5 guy, you can "be there" quicker even if you run a 4.9. Granted, you can not get a true measure of reaction time. That can only be done by actually watching a player play. This is where coach evaluation becomes very important.

This is not a pro or con statement on Terrence, nor a statement on our any of the coaching staffs' ability to read talent. Just a statement that you do not have to base good or bad on a 40 time. Some slower DBs can excel because they have the ability to back pedal faster than others.

All else equal, however, big and fast will beat big and slow.

[PhirePhilBennett]

Often times too much emphasis is placed on 40 times. Yes it is important as a comparison, but just as explosion and strength, and foot work can be much more important in a lineman, reaction time is more important in a linebacker or defensive back. If you can react a half a second quicker than a 4.5 guy, you can "be there" quicker even if you run a 4.9. Granted, you can not get a true measure of reaction time. That can only be done by actually watching a player play. This is where coach evaluation becomes very important.

This is not a pro or con statement on Terrence, nor a statement on our any of the coaching staffs' ability to read talent. Just a statement that you do not have to base good or bad on a 40 time. Some slower DBs can excel because they have the ability to back pedal faster than others.

All else equal, however, big and fast will beat big and slow.

His shuttle wasn't very impressive. So with a sub-par 40 and a very sub-par shuttle, I don't know what you can say about him being 'explosive'

[mrydel]

I am making no statement on this young man at all. I am merely saying that a fast 40 does not insure greatness nor does a slow forty insure failure. It is just one of many measuring sticks. I ran a 4.7 40 but had good reaction skills that allowed me to get to the ball quicker than others that may have fiaster 40 times. My problem revolved around getting the crap knocked out of me when I got there.

[MustangIcon]

Often times too much emphasis is placed on 40 times. Yes it is important as a comparison, but just as explosion and strength, and foot work can be much more important in a lineman, reaction time is more important in a linebacker or defensive back. If you can react a half a second quicker than a 4.5 guy, you can "be there" quicker even if you run a 4.9. Granted, you can not get a true measure of reaction time. That can only be done by actually watching a player play. This is where coach evaluation becomes very important.

This is not a pro or con statement on Terrence, nor a statement on our any of the coaching staffs' ability to read talent. Just a statement that you do not have to base good or bad on a 40 time. Some slower DBs can excel because they have the ability to back pedal faster than others.

All else equal, however, big and fast will beat big and slow.

His shuttle wasn't very impressive. So with a sub-par 40 and a very sub-par shuttle, I don't know what you can say about him being 'explosive'

He did not say he was explosive. He was commenting on how reaction time can be important for a DB and cannot be measured by any sort of 40 or shuttle time. If you actually read his post before ripping it you would know that.

[Pony Fan]

Doesn't it make sense that if we offered him this early, that he must have been one of our top guys?

[50's PONY]

It does -- and he was.

[SMU Football Blog]

The guy had 2300 rushing yards. Averaged almost 8 yards a carry. Offensive player of the year as a junior for the state of Texas 2A.

2A or no 2A, good chance this kid can play somewhere.

[Stampede]

You're right. Blog. I visited with an SMU football coach last evening and he was estatic with this commitment.

Said Terrance is a really, really good athlete and can "play any number of postions".

[RGV Pony]

how does this guy compare, Rivals ranking and/or star-wise to our current resident 2A all-star turn Mustang, Blake Warren?

[Stallion]

OK I scoured the internet to see if I could find some track times that may shed some more light on Ganaway. He is a nice track star but it doesn't appear he really excells in the sprints even at the 2A Level. Not sure if he even runs the 100M or 200M because I couldn't find that he scored in those events in about 6 meets I found. He appears to be more of a 400 guy with a best time I saw of 52.90. However, he also scored in meets in the 4*100M Relay, the 4*200M Relay and the 4*400M as well as the Shot Put and High Jump. I did find that he ran for 1320 yards and 12 TDs as a mere Sophmore. I'll admit he is an intriquing prospects-you wonder also what kind of speed training a kid gets on the 2A Level. As far as comparisons to Blake Warren, Warren wasn't highly ranked out of high school and not nearly as productive. There usually are less than a handful of highly rated 2A players in Texas per year-the Burley types being a very rare exception. Warren was officially a 2 star and a NR which means none of the analyst had enough info on him to even give him a rating. As far as high school production he reminds one more of the Royce City kid who also had over 2,000 yards rushing also as a QB and also at a lower classification.

[KnuckleStang]

Jerry Rice was a 4.6. Nuff said.