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Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:19 pm
by Rebel10
Smu97186 wrote:Huge pickup, definitely an upgrade from Gaines. Every team in the world needs a tall, quick safety
I don't think it was an upgrade. Probably about even. But June wants to possibly move him to linebacker.
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:41 pm
by mrydel
Stallion wrote:well if he's so perfect at Safety why did June say he might move OLB. Remember I know some of you love the NFL but those tall guys are freaks-not easy to locate in college at the non-BCS level. If they don't have the speed, hips and agility they can't play in the secondary. See Parks and Randolph. Everybody always drools about the tall guys-in SMU's experience the smaller guys are better. Greenbauer is definitely better than Randolph and every SMU CB starter has been better than Parks. I'm not in love with the comparison to NFL DBs until we can recruit better players
Safety and corner are very different. Banjo would have been drafted if he was 6 inches taller. This kid may not be made for safety and could be much better fitted for linebacker, but Greenbauer is not better because he is 6" shorter. He is better because of the 6" between his ears.
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:22 pm
by SMU2007
Stallion wrote:StallionsModelT wrote:He probably recruited himself like Gresham.
2014 SMU Recruiter of the Year- The Receptionist
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 11:11 am
by ponyinNC
2014 SMU Recruiter of the year:
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:19 pm
by StallionsModelT
Just wait until this staff starts using technology from the 90's like fax machines and pagers!
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:39 pm
by ponyboy
SMU2007 wrote:Stallion wrote:StallionsModelT wrote:He probably recruited himself like Gresham.
2014 SMU Recruiter of the Year- The Receptionist
That was a good one indeed.
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:26 pm
by PonyPride
Rebel10 wrote:Smu97186 wrote:Huge pickup, definitely an upgrade from Gaines. Every team in the world needs a tall, quick safety
I don't think it was an upgrade. Probably about even. But June wants to possibly move him to linebacker.
No, June wants to play him at safety but said there's a chance he could grow into a linebacker if he keeps getting bigger.
Derrick Odum recruited Sutton.
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 2:02 pm
by Rebel10
PonyPride wrote:Rebel10 wrote:Smu97186 wrote:Huge pickup, definitely an upgrade from Gaines. Every team in the world needs a tall, quick safety
I don't think it was an upgrade. Probably about even. But June wants to possibly move him to linebacker.
No, June wants to play him at safety but said there's a chance he could grow into a linebacker if he keeps getting bigger.
Derrick Odum recruited Sutton.
Sounded a little different to me on the live stream feed. Thanks for the clarification.
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:38 pm
by PonyPride
OK, that's fair - maybe I misheard it. But at either the press conference or the alumni shindig in the evening (I forget which one), he said "we're going to start him out at safety." My guess is that the consideration of a future move to linebacker centers around his physical growth. He's already 6-4, so if he adds straps on another 30 or 40 pounds, they would have no choice but to move him, wouldn't they?
Either way, he looks like a really good athlete, and should be interesting to watch as he develops.
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:06 pm
by bigrude
Check out his hudl page his junior and senior seasons
Re: Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:55 pm
by Buddha
This kid looks like he's going to be a hell of a player. Let's hope.