Sekai Afoa-Asoau, 3* 2022 (JC) DL/EDGE, (Fife/San Mateo JC) (Committed)
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"Asoau-Afoa's other choices include a who's who of lower-level schools in Alabama A&M, Buffalo, Campbell, Idaho State, Jacksonville State, Lamar, Lynchburg, Nevada, North Texas, Northern Arizona, Robert Morris, Southern Utah, Tarleton, UTEP, Weber State and Western Illinois."
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Thanks Taft!
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I blame Pete/Lake/Gregory for the current situation at LB, but I'm not impressed with how DeBoer is addressing it.bananasnblondes said:"Asoau-Afoa's other choices include a who's who of lower-level schools in Alabama A&M, Buffalo, Campbell, Idaho State, Jacksonville State, Lamar, Lynchburg, Nevada, North Texas, Northern Arizona, Robert Morris, Southern Utah, Tarleton, UTEP, Weber State and Western Illinois."
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Cam Bright was great, but he's here 1 year and gone. This is supposed to build depth, but it doesn't really leave you inspired -
The guy who just committed looks good to me. Good enough that I'll be somewhat surprised if he stays with UW.whatshouldicareabout said:
I blame Pete/Lake/Gregory for the current situation at LB, but I'm not impressed with how DeBoer is addressing it.bananasnblondes said:"Asoau-Afoa's other choices include a who's who of lower-level schools in Alabama A&M, Buffalo, Campbell, Idaho State, Jacksonville State, Lamar, Lynchburg, Nevada, North Texas, Northern Arizona, Robert Morris, Southern Utah, Tarleton, UTEP, Weber State and Western Illinois."
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Cam Bright was great, but he's here 1 year and gone. This is supposed to build depth, but it doesn't really leave you inspired
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20 tackles at a Junior College! Sign him up.
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He's visiting this weekend and will probably commit. He can't be less impressive than the guys we've had at DT the last few yearsRoadDawg55 said:20 tackles at a Junior College! Sign him up.
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We are trying to sign a guy that barely played at South Carolina too. The coaches seem to have very little faith in either Tuitele or Bandes. And both have been bad to outright terrible when they have played. I don’t think it’s entirely impossible that one or both of the lowly rated twins we signed pass up those two either.bananasnblondes said:
He's visiting this weekend and will probably commit. He can't be less impressive than the guys we've had at DT the last few yearsRoadDawg55 said:20 tackles at a Junior College! Sign him up.
Tuli, Pephoa, Tuniffi, and Ale are the top 4. I know Voi also plays DE in certain packages because he’s a little undersized. Tuitele is hurt.
I’m gonna take my bi-monthly shot at TSIO for their evaluations and Dennis actually thinking he is good at it. He always said he didn’t care about stars (even tho he did) and looked for rare characteristics. Awhile ago I went back to old threads. Eklund at 81% hits on way more commits than Dennis did and I’m not joking.
Neither Bandes or Tuitele have anything that stands out. Smalls is another one. These guys aren’t physical freaks and are sub par athletically. “But Tuitele has a torn peck!” He hasn’t gotten it fixed and his true freshman year our coaches should have made him get it fixed unless it’s not really bad and is a mostly made up injury. -
@RoadDawg55, I agree with just about everything you typed out there, but Tuitele is definitely a weird one. In other threads, you've pointed out that a true blue chip player should really stand out and be wrecking shit in high school. I'm on your side in that argument, for what it's worth. The thing with Tuitele is it wasn't just star rating and "physical freak" stuff, but that his film showed exactly that: He seemed completely unblockable in high school. His film was similar to JTT's. Then the whole torn pec thing was one of the stranger things I'd seen in recruiting. "Wait, so you're just not going to get that fixed? One arm is plenty for D1 football?"
It never made sense and still doesn't make sense. I don't know what his deal is when it comes to not living up to expectations, be it from the pec that was never fixed or just a complete misevaluation, but I definitely expected more from him. -
He was also a guy that went from being in the top 10-15 recruits (edit: #9) in the country to ending at #83. When that happens, it’s almost always a bad sign. They don’t like to drop guys that far, so it often means they peaked early.1to392831weretaken said:@RoadDawg55, I agree with just about everything you typed out there, but Tuitele is definitely a weird one. In other threads, you've pointed out that a true blue chip player should really stand out and be wrecking shit in high school. I'm on your side in that argument, for what it's worth. The thing with Tuitele is it wasn't just star rating and "physical freak" stuff, but that his film showed exactly that: He seemed completely unblockable in high school. His film was similar to JTT's. Then the whole torn pec thing was one of the stranger things I'd seen in recruiting. "Wait, so you're just not going to get that fixed? One arm is plenty for D1 football?"
It never made sense and still doesn't make sense. I don't know what his deal is when it comes to not living up to expectations, be it from the pec that was never fixed or just a complete misevaluation, but I definitely expected more from him. -
It is so stupid to rank these kids and assign stars to them when they are freshmen and sophomores in high school. Foster Sarell, Savell Smalls, Julien Simon. None of those guys who were ranked as freshmen in high school have amounted to shit. Even, Kayvon Thibedeaux, who had success in college, came nowhere close to living up to his billing as a "once in a decade" talent. Would I trade his production at Oregon for what we got from Greg Gaines, Sydney Jones, or Vita Vea? No.RoadDawg55 said:
He was also a guy that went from being in the top 10-15 recruits (edit: #9) in the country to ending at #83. When that happens, it’s almost always a bad sign. They don’t like to drop guys that far, so it often means they peaked early.1to392831weretaken said:@RoadDawg55, I agree with just about everything you typed out there, but Tuitele is definitely a weird one. In other threads, you've pointed out that a true blue chip player should really stand out and be wrecking shit in high school. I'm on your side in that argument, for what it's worth. The thing with Tuitele is it wasn't just star rating and "physical freak" stuff, but that his film showed exactly that: He seemed completely unblockable in high school. His film was similar to JTT's. Then the whole torn pec thing was one of the stranger things I'd seen in recruiting. "Wait, so you're just not going to get that fixed? One arm is plenty for D1 football?"
It never made sense and still doesn't make sense. I don't know what his deal is when it comes to not living up to expectations, be it from the pec that was never fixed or just a complete misevaluation, but I definitely expected more from him.
It's also a business. I have no doubt that the "talent scouts" for 247 are getting money under the table from coaches, parents, etc. How much more money did Josh Connerly get for getting bumped up to a 5* rather than staying at a 4? Will he have a more productive career than Nick Harris? Maybe? If Jayden Wayne has a mediocre senior season and drops out of the top 20 players or whatever, how much money in NIL does that cost him and his handlers? How many clicks does it cost 247? Once they assign these arbitrary rankings to 15 year old kids, they essentially have to stick with them
