What I'm Hearing Re: Fotu ...
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I don't mind not offering him, either. You basically said exactly how I feel. I think Pete is the kind of guy that will just stick to his plan and sometimes that means not offering a guy who has 4* offers in your back yard.RoadDawg55 said:I don't mind not offering him. I just think it's pretty evident this guy is good. Saying he only blows up guys on special teams is kind of coogish. He's making all kinds of plays on that tape to go along with the big hits on special teams.
I wish he could take Manu or another guy's spot, but we know Petersen would never do that. BBK and Beavers are undersized LB's. Lewis from last year is another one. We have enough of those guys.
I, like you, am nonplussed at our tremendous bounty of undersized, hyphenated linebacking recruits.
Manu was only interesting to me given that he would pair with Rex Manu for the 'Manu Manu' defense.
BBK is not particularly inspiring.
Beavers looks okay on film, but is small and ultimately not impressive.
Bartlett is the only guy I think has a chance to be All Pac-12.
What do I know, though?
When Sark came in, he took about 25 undersized LBs too and I couldn't figure out why he was doing it. I think the real answer is that they are the easiest players in HS to find. 6-0.5, 195, 4.6 LBs listed as 6-2, 220, 4.5 are everywhere. Every now and then they pan out, but their ceiling is generally becoming Princeton Fuimaono. -
They have told Manu they want him to play 'Buck'. He seems a bit Andrew Hudson for that, but we'll see.HuskyInAZ said:
So why take a guy who is smaller than all 3 you referenced?RoadDawg55 said:I don't mind not offering him. I just think it's pretty evident this guy is good. Saying he only blows up guys on special teams is kind of coogish. He's making all kinds of plays on that tape to go along with the big hits on special teams.
I wish he could take Manu or another guy's spot, but we know Petersen would never do that. BBK and Beavers are undersized LB's. Lewis from last year is another one. We have enough of those guys.
And I'm not sure you saw the picture of Manu on his visit, but he is far from undersized. -
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B-B-K- and Fotu look like the same player except BB-K is bigger and played against better competition and did it for at least 2 years and was All-State in CA. And while I'll take Kidd Valley any day over In-n-Out, CA is a better a football state, no?
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Is that from an interview? Would be strange because Manu is only 6'1" right?
We just don't know what goes on behind closed doors and on recruiting boards. I actually like BBK and would love to have both players but could it throw the balance of the class out of whack? Reading between the lines, it seems like the staff is more concerned about the DL and WR positions than the LB position where we might be full.
I guess for me it's great if we can get Lotu aboard but I'd understand if the timing / fit just didn't work out.Dennis_DeYoung said:
They have told Manu they want him to play 'Buck'. He seems a bit Andrew Hudson for that, but we'll see.HuskyInAZ said:
So why take a guy who is smaller than all 3 you referenced?RoadDawg55 said:I don't mind not offering him. I just think it's pretty evident this guy is good. Saying he only blows up guys on special teams is kind of coogish. He's making all kinds of plays on that tape to go along with the big hits on special teams.
I wish he could take Manu or another guy's spot, but we know Petersen would never do that. BBK and Beavers are undersized LB's. Lewis from last year is another one. We have enough of those guys.
And I'm not sure you saw the picture of Manu on his visit, but he is far from undersized. -
BBK also plays in a terrible league according to Biggins and Huffman.AEB said:B-B-K- and Fotu look like the same player except BB-K is bigger and played against better competition and did it for at least 2 years and was All-State in CA. And while I'll take Kidd Valley any day over In-n-Out, CA is a better a football state, no?
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Hopefully he goes Oklahoma. His tape looks pretty friggin* impressive and the last thing the huskies need is a guy with a chip on his shoulder head hunting on special teams. Fragile Ross would be broken in half if he connected.
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Looks that way. However, his team did win the Central Coast Section championship beating Bellarmine in the process. There's a few teams in the playoffs that usually put PSA into college every year, Bellarmine (KJCS last year), Valley Christian, Los Gatos, Oak Grove for example. So while his league does look weak, the section looks decent. I don't have an ax either way regarding BBK and/or Fotu, and generally I believe in abundance. I just think Pete is taking undo flak on this one (plenty of ammo to go around on other topics which I'm happy to namely Jonathan Smith).RoadDawg55 said:
BBK also plays in a terrible league according to Biggins and Huffman.AEB said:B-B-K- and Fotu look like the same player except BB-K is bigger and played against better competition and did it for at least 2 years and was All-State in CA. And while I'll take Kidd Valley any day over In-n-Out, CA is a better a football state, no?
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BBK is two-time all area player of the year, and two-time state small school player of the year. One thing I would be curious about is what types of local league awards Fotu has won.
Just checked, Fotu won defensive player of the year for SPSL 2A -
SPLS 2A Defensive POYCokeGreaterThanPepsi said:BBK is two-time all area player of the year, and two-time state small school player of the year. One thing I would be curious about is what types of local league awards Fotu has won.
http://www.theolympian.com/2014/11/24/3444120_football-all-2a-spsl-teams.html?rh=1
