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<blockquote data-quote="AggieAngst" data-source="post: 856536" data-attributes="member: 65024"><p>KEENAN was never ever going to get an offer from Tcu. Dont know why some of you here were creaming yourselves over a Tier 3/4 OLineman. </p><p></p><p><strong>OLINEMAN LESSON # 1 </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>There are two types of OLinemen - </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>BIG FAT AND SLOW</strong></p><p><strong>or </strong></p><p><strong>BIG FAST AND ATHLETIC</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>You need the FAT AND SLOWs for the running game. Wisc is the best I have seen at getting large numbers of FAT AND SLOWs. They are the worst I have seen in getting FAST AND ATHLETIC. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The BIG FAT SLOWs are great in the running game but get you beat when you try to throw the ball in the passing game. Ask Wisc how that works, as this yr they realized their mistake and are still recruiting the BIG FATS but now Wisc is also after a few of the BIG FAST ATHLETIC tackles also. They learned that lesson the very hard way with an emotionally devastating loss in Pasadena, that they are still hurting from. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The FAT and SLOWs are very good for the running game, but not too good in the passing game. Tcu saw that very clearly in the Rose Bowl Game as the multiple Wisc All-American OLinemen mowed down Tcu defenders in the running game, but allowed Tcu </strong></p><p><strong>to constantly sack their QB with devastating drive killing blitzes that had the Wisc QB bloddy and beaten and limping by the end of the game. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>BIG FAST ATHLETIC OLinemen are what is needed for the passing game. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Tcu got only BIG AND FATS last year in their OLine recruiting class. No BIG FAST ATHLETIC types. Tcu in this year's class is trying desperately to find the BIG FAST ATHLETIC tackles and Tcu needs two of them. KEENAN, COLLINS, GREEN, SCHOMP, ADCOCK, IFEDI, HOPKINS, BAGGETT, etc simply dont qualify !!!! PERIOD !!! Collins is the only possible exception. He is fast (but not quick - there is a difference you know !) but he would be an enormously burdensome project because he is so raw. He may be worth it, but I just dont know. Personally, if it was me, I would look in another direction for a guy who had the potential to play sooner. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I am guessing that Tcu coaches would prefer to not take any BIG FAT SLOWS this yr, than to take a Tier 3 or Tier 4 guy like KEENAN or the rest. I think if Tcu coaches cant find the BIG FAST ATHLETIC ones they want, they will just shut down OLine recruiting this year and try again next year, because Tcu is chock fulla BIG SLOW FATS right now. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>So who is Tcu looking at? </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I hear (rumor) that they are looking at JOR WILLIAMS and DAN GLAUSER (both of them are BIG FAST ATHLETIC tackles). They are also scouring the country out of state, looking for more "BIG FAST ATHLETIC" tackles. They are also hot on the trail of about 4 "BIG FAST ATHLETICs", who have already committed to other colleges and who "might" reconsider if Tcu offers. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I never ever ever wanted KEENAN and I was hoping against hope he would commit elsewhere - soon !! Even though he had a good offer list, all those colleges who want him are either terrible teams or teams who are dropping the spread offense and going back to the run (Michigan) and they want BIG SLOW FATS like WIsc. Very few GREAT teams with high octane passing games (like Tcu) had any desire whatsoever for KEENAN !!!! </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Anyone here who actually wanted KEENAN just doesnt know what is going on and is pretty clueless. It would have actually HURT the Tcu offense, in my opinion, to take KEENAN (would have hurt the passing game badly by a BIG FAT SLOW taking up yet another of the precious very few tackle spots left - when Tcu desperately needs a guy totally different than him). </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I see Tcu getting LUTUI for OG (Tier 2 OG who may rise to Tier 1 this Fall). I also see Tcu getting either Jor Williams or Dan Glauser and still trying to get one more guy who is presently committed to another college - to change his mind prior to signing day. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>That is where OL recruiting is headed - I believe. I think the next OLine commit is going to come out of left field and surprise everyone. STAY TUNED !! </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AggieAngst, post: 856536, member: 65024"] KEENAN was never ever going to get an offer from Tcu. Dont know why some of you here were creaming yourselves over a Tier 3/4 OLineman. [b]OLINEMAN LESSON # 1 [/b] [b] [/b] [b]There are two types of OLinemen - [/b] [b] [/b] [b]BIG FAT AND SLOW[/b] [b]or [/b] [b]BIG FAST AND ATHLETIC[/b] [b] [/b] [b]You need the FAT AND SLOWs for the running game. Wisc is the best I have seen at getting large numbers of FAT AND SLOWs. They are the worst I have seen in getting FAST AND ATHLETIC. [/b] [b] [/b] [b]The BIG FAT SLOWs are great in the running game but get you beat when you try to throw the ball in the passing game. Ask Wisc how that works, as this yr they realized their mistake and are still recruiting the BIG FATS but now Wisc is also after a few of the BIG FAST ATHLETIC tackles also. They learned that lesson the very hard way with an emotionally devastating loss in Pasadena, that they are still hurting from. [/b] [b]The FAT and SLOWs are very good for the running game, but not too good in the passing game. Tcu saw that very clearly in the Rose Bowl Game as the multiple Wisc All-American OLinemen mowed down Tcu defenders in the running game, but allowed Tcu [/b] [b]to constantly sack their QB with devastating drive killing blitzes that had the Wisc QB bloddy and beaten and limping by the end of the game. [/b] [b] [/b] [b]BIG FAST ATHLETIC OLinemen are what is needed for the passing game. [/b] [b] [/b] [b]Tcu got only BIG AND FATS last year in their OLine recruiting class. No BIG FAST ATHLETIC types. Tcu in this year's class is trying desperately to find the BIG FAST ATHLETIC tackles and Tcu needs two of them. KEENAN, COLLINS, GREEN, SCHOMP, ADCOCK, IFEDI, HOPKINS, BAGGETT, etc simply dont qualify !!!! PERIOD !!! Collins is the only possible exception. He is fast (but not quick - there is a difference you know !) but he would be an enormously burdensome project because he is so raw. He may be worth it, but I just dont know. Personally, if it was me, I would look in another direction for a guy who had the potential to play sooner. [/b] [b] [/b] [b]I am guessing that Tcu coaches would prefer to not take any BIG FAT SLOWS this yr, than to take a Tier 3 or Tier 4 guy like KEENAN or the rest. I think if Tcu coaches cant find the BIG FAST ATHLETIC ones they want, they will just shut down OLine recruiting this year and try again next year, because Tcu is chock fulla BIG SLOW FATS right now. [/b] [b] [/b] [b]So who is Tcu looking at? [/b] [b] [/b] [b]I hear (rumor) that they are looking at JOR WILLIAMS and DAN GLAUSER (both of them are BIG FAST ATHLETIC tackles). They are also scouring the country out of state, looking for more "BIG FAST ATHLETIC" tackles. They are also hot on the trail of about 4 "BIG FAST ATHLETICs", who have already committed to other colleges and who "might" reconsider if Tcu offers. [/b] [b] [/b] [b]I never ever ever wanted KEENAN and I was hoping against hope he would commit elsewhere - soon !! Even though he had a good offer list, all those colleges who want him are either terrible teams or teams who are dropping the spread offense and going back to the run (Michigan) and they want BIG SLOW FATS like WIsc. Very few GREAT teams with high octane passing games (like Tcu) had any desire whatsoever for KEENAN !!!! [/b] [b] [/b] [b]Anyone here who actually wanted KEENAN just doesnt know what is going on and is pretty clueless. It would have actually HURT the Tcu offense, in my opinion, to take KEENAN (would have hurt the passing game badly by a BIG FAT SLOW taking up yet another of the precious very few tackle spots left - when Tcu desperately needs a guy totally different than him). [/b] [b] [/b] [b]I see Tcu getting LUTUI for OG (Tier 2 OG who may rise to Tier 1 this Fall). I also see Tcu getting either Jor Williams or Dan Glauser and still trying to get one more guy who is presently committed to another college - to change his mind prior to signing day. [/b] [b] [/b] [b]That is where OL recruiting is headed - I believe. I think the next OLine commit is going to come out of left field and surprise everyone. STAY TUNED !! [/b] [/QUOTE]
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