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Postby SMUFan » Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:25 am

Quarterbacks
Braden Smith
Bo Levi Mitchell

Running backs
Quincy Whittington

Receivers
E.J. Drewery
Cole Lofton
Cole Beasley
B.J. Lee
Bryce Lunday

Offensive linemen
Andrew Robiskie
Jimmy Chase
Josh Emshoff
Blake McJunkin
Jordan Free

Defensive linemen
Taylor Thompson
Evan Huahulu
Kevin Grenier

Linebackers
Andrew Ellison
Alex Odiari
Robert Parker
Victor Jones
Zach Line

Defensive backs
Keith Robinson
Chris Banjo
Deyon McElroy
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Postby SMU21TCU10 » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:34 am

also add jordan free to the O-line 8)
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Postby Roach » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:00 pm

So that's 22. How many do we end up with?

I'm betting we exceed 25, not fall short as Coach Jones said we might.
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Postby BUS » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:22 pm

Getting close to my 40% BIG MEN goal.

At 33.3....... right now.

Maybe we get one more and make it 36%

NICE CLASS if you ask me and I still want t JUCO DT.
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Postby me@smu » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:35 pm

There you go Bus...Zach Boyd is another big man
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Postby Junior » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:57 pm

Which ones are not 2-stars?
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Postby SMUmustang02 » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:02 pm

Junior wrote:Which ones are not 2-stars?


Scout.com has these two as 3 stars.

TE 38 Taylor Thompson
TE 58 Andrew Ellison
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Postby George S. Patton » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:04 pm

It may be me, but it looks like the dimensions of the OL/DL who have committed to us appear to be larger than is past year. Of course, their ability level is another matter.

The Honolulu kid is short but I he's turned into something. Perfect size for your nose guard.

This rush of commitments has caught me by surprise. I really thought we were going to be judicious with them and probably announce a class of about 12-15. Hope 1/3 of these guys can make a difference.
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Postby Stallion » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:24 pm

Looks to me that ALL the lineman are SMALLER than what you'd expect at the D1A level except for the Center position. 6-5+ is what you look for at Tackle, 6-4+ is what you hope to get at guard-6-3 sometimes. You look for about 6-3 in a Center although I think most would agree that there are plenty of successful centers even at 6-2 or even 6-1.
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Postby Big Hoss » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:28 pm

Stallion wrote:Looks to me that ALL the lineman are SMALLER than what you'd expect at the D1A level except for the Center position. 6-5+ is what you look for at Tackle, 6-4+ is what you hope to get at guard-6-3 sometimes. You look for about 6-3 in a Center although I think most would agree that there are plenty of successful centers even at 6-2 or even 6-1.


True, but what is the average height of the starting O-lines in CUSA?

And what was the average height of the starting line at Hawaii?

I think we can make a dent with smaller guys, get some wins, and hopefully the bigger guys start to follow in subsequent recruiting classes.
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Postby George S. Patton » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:37 pm

Stallion wrote:Looks to me that ALL the lineman are SMALLER than what you'd expect at the D1A level except for the Center position. 6-5+ is what you look for at Tackle, 6-4+ is what you hope to get at guard-6-3 sometimes. You look for about 6-3 in a Center although I think most would agree that there are plenty of successful centers even at 6-2 or even 6-1.


It appears, you're trying to compare this BCS kids. I'm not because that's unrealistic until we start developing a pattern of success. I'm talking about kids who fall into the CUSA, MWC and WAC. I'm going by what we are getting vs. what we were getting in Bennett.

I just don't remember us picking up a 6-7 kid who will play DE. I still height can be overrated. My first concern is the feet. If they can't move on them, then their height doesn't help them.
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Postby Stallion » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:16 pm

No it appears you are still grading on the traditional SMU curve. 9 out of 10 TCU Offensive Linemen on their two deep meet or exceed the general standards I posted. Just tell me when we are going to start grading on the Top 25 curve-that is the goal I thought.
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Postby Pony Fan » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:28 pm

And they went 6-6, right, and barely beat our sorry [deleted] team
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Postby Junior » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:37 pm

Pony Fan wrote:And they went 6-6, right, and barely beat our sorry [deleted] team


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Postby Pony Fan » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:39 pm

No question but with all of that beef, they scored zero offensive touchdowns on that thing we called a defense.
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