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Levi Onwuzrike Officially Committing Jan. 20th

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  • CokeGreaterThanPepsi
    CokeGreaterThanPepsi Member Posts: 7,646

    HOW WILL I SLEEP THE NEXT 5 DAYS??!!

    Nyquil!
  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,270 Founders Club

    HOW WILL I SLEEP THE NEXT 5 DAYS??!!

    Instead of counting sheep, you could try counting teen boys with bulging hips and well-developed thighs!
  • bananasnblondes
    bananasnblondes Member Posts: 15,508
    I want to hear Bob Rondeau trying to pronounce this kid's last name
  • MrsPetersen
    MrsPetersen Member Posts: 724
    Levi Africa works for me
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter

    Levi Africa works for me

    You simply couldn't hold back, could you
  • DugtheDoog
    DugtheDoog Member Posts: 3,180
    Damn, his girl is pretty fine
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    I finally got around to watching his Hudl. Looks pretty damn good. Quick, strong & mean.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098

    I finally got around to watching his Hudl. Looks pretty damn good. Quick, strong & mean.

    You can definitely take away from the film that for a kid his size, he's got some special athletic ability to work with. I thought he was a little raw with technique and whatnot but even playing in one of the best HS districts not only in Texas but probably the nation, he was able to consistently get away with it.

    He's the kind of kid that in my mind if we're able to redshirt him, bet him a year in the weight room, and really work on harnessing his technique could be a dynamite contributor as a RS Frosh in a similar manner to how Greg Gaines was.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    Any theories on why his ranking is so low in Rivals and ESPN? I know recruiting rankings suck, but generally if a kid is this exciting the rankings reflect that. Scout likes him a lot but the others don't. Curious.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    dnc said:

    Any theories on why his ranking is so low in Rivals and ESPN? I know recruiting rankings suck, but generally if a kid is this exciting the rankings reflect that. Scout likes him a lot but the others don't. Curious.

    Cause Scout works for Kim.
  • FremontTroll
    FremontTroll Member Posts: 4,744
    Tequilla said:

    dnc said:

    Any theories on why his ranking is so low in Rivals and ESPN? I know recruiting rankings suck, but generally if a kid is this exciting the rankings reflect that. Scout likes him a lot but the others don't. Curious.

    Others may have better insight to that than I do, but this at least in my mind could be the case where the recruiting fucktards rank kids as much on what they do today versus what they will do down the road whereas coaches are focused more on what they will be down the road versus what they are now.

    I'm not sure how much he participated in the camp circuit or whatnot (not participating I'm sure could also have dropped him), but if he showed up to a few and had a rough day or two (possible with some of the technique issues I noted - notably that he can play a little too upright at times), he could have been downgraded by those that are focusing more on the here and now.

    By all accounts it sounds like he fits Pete's mold of getting players that are working with something in the brain department. His performance in a top league is more telling to me than any camp circuit or whatever in terms of what he does on the field. This is a very, very strong get and proves that @CokeGreaterThanPepsi and @Dennis_DeYoung really don't know what they are talking about when it comes to Texas recruiting (see the greatest podcast ever ... TSIO ... for more details).
    TL;DR: I don't know.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    2001400ex said:

    dnc said:

    Any theories on why his ranking is so low in Rivals and ESPN? I know recruiting rankings suck, but generally if a kid is this exciting the rankings reflect that. Scout likes him a lot but the others don't. Curious.

    Cause Scout works for Kim.
    So Kim's getting random DE's from Texas an extra star way before they seem like UW has a legitimate chance with them?

    I'm all for bashing Kim, but I doubt he had anything to do with this.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098

    Tequilla said:

    I finally got around to watching his Hudl. Looks pretty damn good. Quick, strong & mean.

    You can definitely take away from the film that for a kid his size, he's got some special athletic ability to work with. I thought he was a little raw with technique and whatnot but even playing in one of the best HS districts not only in Texas but probably the nation, he was able to consistently get away with it.

    He's the kind of kid that in my mind if we're able to redshirt him, bet him a year in the weight room, and really work on harnessing his technique could be a dynamite contributor as a RS Frosh in a similar manner to how Greg Gaines was.
    Other than Dissly, Kawasaki has redshirted all frosh linemen. I have a feeling he will continue with this. Especially since we have Scrempos, Potato, McCoy, etc. all coming off a redshirt year. Unlike Sark, he can wait a year to play with his new toys
    I think the Gaines model is exactly the model that we'll see with this staff going forward.

    If a true freshman is far and away one of our better options in the 2 deeps and could be needed in depth, etc., then you play him. This has happened a lot with our secondary over the last couple of years, Gaskin last year, Browning, etc.

    Last year, Gaines was definitely good enough to be in the rotation. However, with Shelton, Hudson, and Qualls in play (among others), Gaines wasn't going to get enough snaps to make it worth his while to play early.

    I expect that that's the plan for the entire roster going forward.
  • doogsinparadise
    doogsinparadise Member Posts: 9,320
    I like to say that one Dallas commit justifies spending all that time whiffing on the other Texas recruits, I do that. @Tequillafs
  • AEB
    AEB Member Posts: 2,994
    If we land King Kong the DL rotation and competition will be awesome, aka 10 win-ish.