12/12/04 - New COMMITMENT

by **MustangFan** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:38 pm

Rivals says DT Chase Smith (6-4, 275, 5.0) of Flower Mound has committed to SMU.

by **Stallion** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:42 pm

2 star-5.1 ranking by Rivals- (unverified) 5.0 in forty- "picked SMU over an offer from Louisiana-Monroe". About 70 tackles, 3 sacks and 19 pressures as a senior.

by **whatasteve** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:57 pm

More beef for the defensive line.
Where's BUS on this?

by **Corso** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 3:05 pm

Isn't this the guy who's supposed to be a conditioning/powerlifting freak? If I'm thinking of the right guy, he's supposed to be extremely strong. Got to make Coach Faucette's job easier, getting these guys in recent years who come to campus already pretty strong, rather than undersized and "hoping to grow."

Good job, coaches!

by **Stallion** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 3:22 pm

he apparently didn't go to a Nike camp so I couldn't find his strength numbers

by **HorsePower** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 4:42 pm

Congratulations, coaches!
Keep the big boys coming to the Hilltop.

by **SWC2010** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:05 pm

Good idea, coaches. Another 'Chase'!

Welcome, Chase Smith!

by **HorsePower** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:12 pm

SWC2010 wrote:Good idea, coaches. Another 'Chase'! ....

As in Vincent and Bobby, or Chase Schavrda? I'm a fan of all three.

by **RGV Pony** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:20 pm

How about how they rank in Texas at their positions? Ratings?

by **DallasDiehard** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 11:43 pm

Stallion wrote:he apparently didn't go to a Nike camp so I couldn't find his strength numbers

How's this?
Bench: 400
Squat: 520
Deadlift: 470

Pretty impressive, if you ask me.

by **PonyFan** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:07 am

That's EXTREMELY impressive. 400 bench in high school? Personally, I like that squat total even better. At DT, upper body strength is important, of course, but you get your power in the butt and legs. Those are good totals for a college junior/senior, let alone a HS senior.

Somewhere Chuck Faucette is celebrating.

by **BUS** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:31 am

The HERD is growing - Hot dam.

Go Coashes. Now we need 6 more!!! :twisted:

by **PonyPride** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 1:04 pm

DallasDiehard wrote:How's this?
Bench: 400
Squat: 520
Deadlift: 470 ....

I spoke with Chase last night for the Recruiting Roundup. Very impressive guy. He confirmed the numbers listed here.

However, for clarification: Chase is a serious powerlifter who is extremely meticulous about his workouts and about what he puts in his body (i.e. protein, etc.) He confirmed that he has benched 400 when he max-ed out, and this is not the "projected" max lift that some schools claim, where a guy lifts a lower weight a certain number of times, and through some mathematical formula that projects out to a higher "max" lift.

In powerlifting competitions, it's done a little differently than when testing football players. In powerlifting competitions, a lifter doesn't take the bar, lower it and then push it straight back up (when the downward momentum actually can increase the lifting power). In competitions, the bar is grabbed and lowered on to the lifter's chest, where it must come to a complete stop while resting on his chest. A judge then says "UP!" - at which point the lifter lifts the bar. In those competitions, Chase has benched 370 pounds - which is a huge amount for a high school student-athlete.

by **SCAMP6381** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 1:41 pm

PRETTY STRONG KID :!:

WE NEED TO GET HIS COMMITTMENT ON PAPER QUICK :!:

by **50's PONY** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 1:58 pm

Chase had this to say in the Star-Telegram --
"The education is really good there and its real close to home and I thought it was an ideal situation," Smith said. "They are starting to get their program together and I really want to be a part of bringing them to the top."

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