2021 Recruiting - Football

More TFB --

I’ve been talking to folks from around the country who are either coaches, trainers, 7v7 guys, etc. and one thing is very clear – Sark and his staff are very different than the previous staff.

They are extremely aggressive and they are very well liked and they are absolutely hitting the ground running.

No more of this, well let’s see how few offers we can make. If they like a kid, they offer him. It’s getting the attention of a lot of people. Earlier today, I spoke with someone close to Raleek Brown who shared a few interesting insights which I’ll post later. ​
 
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Joe Fan said:
Commit Alert
ND transfer OLB Ovie Oghoufo (6'3,215) - we will put him at DE probably, maybe OLB depending on the scheme, but edge rusher either way, something we needed more of. And just like that, with 2 transfers, we are suddenly in better shape than we were
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Ketch ranked him as the top DL prospects among the portals
Ahead of Big Cat
 
Joe Fan said:
More TFB --

I’ve been talking to folks from around the country who are either coaches, trainers, 7v7 guys, etc. and one thing is very clear – Sark and his staff are very different than the previous staff.

They are extremely aggressive and they are very well liked and they are absolutely hitting the ground running.

No more of this, well let’s see how few offers we can make. If they like a kid, they offer him. It’s getting the attention of a lot of people. Earlier today, I spoke with someone close to Raleek Brown who shared a few interesting insights which I’ll post later. ​
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If they improve on Herman's recruiting (which was dam good until the wheels fell off), we are looking to compete for championships.... finally
 
Joe Fan said:
Oregon guy thinks we have a shot with JT Tuimoloau

Ohio State and Alabama have been the two schools standing out front for the five-star for the past few months and each is trying to eliminate the remaining contenders as signing day nears. Oregon isn’t going to go quietly though as the Ducks push to break the distance that Ohio State and Alabama are working to create.

While not in his top five, Texas is making a late entrance to the party with Steve Sarkisian coming to the Longhorns from Alabama and bringing a top notch staff with him that includes Washington’s former defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski. USC also is looking to improve their standing and is hoping to make a run as well.

The one thing that can almost be assured at this point in the race for JT is that this won’t be settled early next month. In fact, I’d make the wager that we’ll see this outlast the dead period meaning that there’s the possibility that JT can make the desired visits to his finalists before making a decision.​
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With a last name like that, perhaps someone needs to alert the play-by-play announcers.
 
Joe,

In his speech to donors, Sarkisian mentioned watching the portal specifically for DE & RB, stating that we were "lite" at those positions. Hence, the kid from ND may be targeted for that, although I'm happier with the RBs than I am with LBs.

:hookem2:
 
p_town_horn said:
Any idea the reason for the transfer? Was he deep in the depth chart or just looking for a better location that Indiana.
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Last 2 seasons, just 21 tackles and 2.5 sacks
He does have 2 seasons of eligibility (possibly 3)
He certainly identified a team that will give him an opportunity
 
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SabreHorn said:
Joe,

In his speech to donors, Sarkisian mentioned watching the portal specifically for DE & RB, stating that we were "lite" at those positions. Hence, the kid from ND may be targeted for that, although I'm happier with the RBs than I am with LBs.

:hookem2:
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Agree on RB. Not sure on the status of Daniel Young but he is still on the team as of now (unless I missed it)
And without Ossai, we basically have no edge rush. Of the returning edge players, Ojomo had 2 sacks and Jones had 2. LOL. that's it. Someone must step up or the D is going to be in trouble. The options are Bimage, Dorbah, the transfers or one of the freshmen. Maybe Coach K can scheme his way to QB pressure?
 
Here is a possible explanation for what is going on at LSU
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p_town_horn said:
Any idea the reason for the transfer? Was he deep in the depth chart or just looking for a better location that Indiana.
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Here is also something from the ND site on all of that

1. Oghoufo was likely going to be the 2nd string rush end behind Isaiah Foskey... at Notre Dame. It was a surprise to many that he decided to transfer, but he had his mind made up since at least the end of October that he was leaving Notre Dame. He stuck it out for his teammates over the last few months.

2. He was somewhat positionless at Notre Dame, which was somewhat unfortunate. He was originally recruited to play LB, but then started his career at rush end. He never quite put on enough weight to play the spot, so he was more of a sub-package guy. I think he'll be fine in the B12 as he won't be facing power run programs as much, so it'll give him a better shot to stay on the field as a 3-down guy.

3. Oghoufo did play against Alabama and quite a bit as Notre Dame’s starter (Daelin Hayes) didn’t play much due to an injury. I wouldn’t take too much from that game as he was in over his head against Alex Leatherwood. Overall in 2020, Oghoufo played around 15-20 snaps a game. Notre Dame rotated quite a bit so he did get some snaps on first and second down, but right now, he’s a better pass rusher than anything else.

4. He looks longer than he is, but if he can develop some pass rush counters and better hands he can be effective. He can also drop and be pretty decent there. The tools are there, but he didn’t hold the edge enough at Notre Dame for him to see consistent time. He was also stuck behind Julian Okwara and Daelin Hayes for the first two years and then Hayes and Isaiah Foskey in 2020. He’ll be good enough to plug and play, but not sold him being a game wrecker.

5. High character kid and a character. He committed super early to Notre Dame as his high school teammate Khalid Kareem played for the Irish (now with the Bengals), so he has a good support system around him. I think a fresh start will be good for him. You guys will definitely enjoy getting to know him.​
 
BurntOrangeLH said:
Truth is "social.". Perhaps. Stupid is a choice. Herman and Strong were each dismissed for basically the same reason. And it was not really football.

First 5hing Sarkisian had to do was endorse the compulsory participation by the players in singing TEOT. It will be odd when the band does not play. Or maybe Texas will create the KKK Band of the Southwest?
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Burnt, you seem to be in denial or perhaps you are a troll.

Not everything is about racism. Why did SFU fire Strong (after he left Texas) after a 4-8 record in 2019? Was that racist too?

You are doing yourself a disservice by defaulting automatically to a position that enables you to bypass an objective analysis.
 
If stupid is a choice, he made it!

Strong was fired due to him being the worst coach in the history of Texas football. If he can’t understand that, there’s no helping him.

He-Man was fired due to a 1-4 record against OU, no conference championships, and losing control of the team. Any success in any of those three points and he’d have kept his job. But 0-3 and he’s on the street. As he should be. You compare and contrast the coaching staff now and the one Texas had a month ago. If you’re ticked by the difference, you know nothing about football.

As for the Band, they can either play the official school song, or be replaced by a MP3 file, their choice, and I care not.
 
OK, so, if we assume Ibraheem will be in, where does that leave us?
Four spots left?

1. Abiara or Lawrence (w/ Bimage, Dorbah, Thornton, Oghoufo and maybe Jones, I thinks that's it)
2. LJJ
3. Uke (OL)
4. Transfer RB Eric Gray? (sounds like ou, but he has not yet announced)

if not Gray, then another RB? what if neither LJJ or Gray, which is possible?
 
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Can we keep the political stuff out of this thread? See a bunch of new posts, get excited that someone committed only to see the same tired arguments about a topic that was covered in full last year. BurntOrangeLH is a troll. Engaging him is what keeps him around. I vote that we stop
 
SabreHorn said:
Win or lose or tie, he alienates everyone by breathing. There is no place in athletics for someone like Bo Pelini, not even coaching PE at Youngstown Middle School.
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Spot on. After the debacle pelini created after the 09 big12 championship, I sent an email to Tom Osborne about how that guy did not represent what Nebraska had been and it was an embarassment to the university. Osborne responded with a long letter. Class act Osborne, dumpster fire pelini.
 
Joe Fan said:
Youngstown holla
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Youngstown makes Port Arthur look like a garden spot. Add Port Arthur has good food and music, and Youngstown is truly in a class by itself.

I won't say that Youngstown is the ******* of the world, but if God ever decides to give the world an enema, the people of Youngstown better be watching the sky for the nozzle.
 
Legend,

I agree that Pelini has set standards in classless shitheadery that would be hard to equal, but Osborne is in my Top Ten for classless coaches.
 
Joe Fan said:
OK, so, if we assume Ibraheem will be in, where does that leave us? Four spots left?
1. Abiara or Lawrence (w/ Bimage, Dorbah, Thornton, Oghoufo, I thinks that's it)
2. LJJ
3. Uke (OL)
4. Transfer RB Eric Gray? (sounds like ou, but he has not yet announced)
if not Gray, then another RB? what if neither LJJ or Gray, which is possible?
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Gerry Hamilton agrees with my post above (is he a Hornsfan lurker too?) and thinks the 2 transfers will push Lawrence to UH
He thinks Abiara "remains a heavy Texas lean"

Personally I have mixed feelings about Abiara. But the team is in serious need of edge rushers so onward we go

Hamilton does think we would, of course, jump at the chance to land 5-star J.T. Tuimoloau. But for us to even have a chance, this recruitment would need to go past Feb and into the Spring.
Other possibles for the edge are --
Dylan Brooks (Handley High/Roanoke, AL)
KaTron Evans (St. Francis Academy/Baltimore)
 
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