Huh. I was glancing at 247’s early ‘21 Draft Preview, and was pleased to see that they had Brock as a potential choice.
Then I ran across the below. I know it’s way early and this is a hodge podge of guesswork, but at #10 overall he wouldn’t stick around for his senior year, folks.
The titular character from the “Danny and the Miracles” Kansas team that won the 1988 national championship, Manning’s hire brought him back to the Triad — he attended high school in Greensboro before moving to Lawrence, Kan., for his senior season after his father was hired at Kansas.
Wake Forest went 22-39 in Manning’s first two seasons at the helm, including a 1-15 skid to end his second season.
That was followed with Manning’s only winning season in Winston-Salem, a 19-14 season in 2016-17 that culminated in reaching the First Four, where Wake Forest lost 95-88 to Kansas State.
What was once seen as an ahead-of-schedule rebuilding effort collapsed in the three subsequent seasons. Back-to-back 11-20 seasons, and this year’s 13-18 slog, made the winning season in 2016-17 seem a distant memory.
It was requested by members that I create a thread to breakdown the 2021 recruiting class and include my analysis and other information.
I will post all the information in this first post. I will add to it when there is a new commit or when I have more information to provide. I will notify of changes to the first post by making a post and including the information added/changed. Let me know if you disagree with any of my information.
I won't be given a traditional star rating. I'll instead include when we could see them get significant playing time and attributes about them (Let me know if you need clarification or if I need to add anything)
ATTRIBUTE LIST
[Speedster] - denotes a player that is very fast
[WHOOP!] - denotes a player with excellent agility and the ability to juke. Think Chris Berman
[Raw] - denotes a player lacking technique and/or physique but has high potential.
[Freak] - denote a player whose athleticism almost defies physics
[Motor] - denotes a player that never gives up on a play
[Leader] - denotes a player is a natural born leader
[Jack of all trades] - denotes a player can do everything at their position (Breece Hall)
[Ball Hawk] - denotes a player can snatch the ball. This applies for both offense and defense.
[Lockdown] - a defensive back who can take a receiver out of the play
[Technician] - denotes a player has elite technique for highschool
[20/20] - denotes a player has great vision
[Downhill] - denotes a offensive player who runs with ferocity
[Ram] - denotes a player is a hard hitter
[Stretch] - denotes a player is tall for his position
[Rover] - denotes a defensive play that can cover the entire field
[Playmaker] - denotes a player who can make spectacular plays. He'll often make you say "How did he do that?"
NCAA FOOTBALL 14 RATINGS
It would probably be safe to assume that most guys in their 20's that follow CF still play NCAA football 14. I still do... about everyday. The NCAA Football games use a rating system of 0-100 for every detail of the players ability as well as overall rating. Here is a video that explains Madden Rating (which are the same as NCAA Football): Login to view embedded media
I will be giving each player a Freshman rating and Potential Rating. The Freshman Rating is the rating that the player would have if they were put in the game today. The Potential Rating is what I think they could be rated once they are a senior. Note: Potential is not what I think they WILL be, it's what I think the ceiling of what they could be.
NCAA Football games would rate their freshman players according to the star ratings.
61 below = 2 star
62-69 = 3 star caliber
70-77 = 4 star caliber
78-81 = 5 star caliber
Potential
80+ = Role Player
85+ = Starter for P5
90+ = All-Conference
95+ = All-American
98+ = Heisman
Notes: the above ranges are what NCAA Football would use to rate their players. Obviously, teams like Akron may not have anyone above 80 and BAMA may have 50 players over 85. It's just a scale for reference of their ability.
I will not be rating all 3 stars between 62 and 69. Some may be above and some below. Again, it's just for reference.
Name: Deon Silas Position: RB, Slot, KR/PR Height: 5'8" Weight: 170lb Other Measurables: 11.0s 100 meter dash verified NCAA Football 14 Freshman: 68 NCAA Football 14 Potential: 91 Player Comparison: Jarvis West, Dalvin Cook Significant Impact: Depending on how he is used, I could see him getting significant playing time his RS FR year after Johnnie leaves. Since he is a RB/Slot/Returner guy, I could see him used as a gadget guy. Think De'Anthony Thomas at Oregon his freshman year. He was the THIRD stringer and he was on Heisman lists the summer leading into his sophomore year. Deon is about the same size and has very good agility (DAT had HOF agility). If they don't use him in that respect, he will be the return man for 4 years and look for RB playing time his RS SO or RS JR year. Attributes: [Speedster] [WHOOP!] [20/20] [Downhill] Areas of Improvement: He's tiny. He will need some time in the weight room if he wants to be used as the feature back. Thoughts: I love this guy; Campbell does, too. He is a human highlight reel. He was a top target for the Cyclones. Campbell will need to get him on the field and give him the ball.
Wide Receiver
Name: Tristan Michaud Position: WR Height: 6'5" Weight: 200lb Other Measurables:
NCAA Football 14 Freshman: 63 NCAA Football 14 Potential: 88 Player Comparison: Brandon Marshall Significant Impact: WR is CROWDED. I see RS JR season will be his opportunity to break out. Attributes: [Raw] [Stretch] Areas of Improvement: Speed and everything about his game Thoughts: Whoever did the camera work for his highlight tape should be fired. It's really difficult to get a gage on this guy because some of the plays I can barely see. Anyway...
I think he is incredibly raw, but has the size and decent athleticism to be a P5 receiver.
He's from Canada also.
Name: Jaylin Noel Position: WR Height: 5'11" Weight: 175lb Other Measurables:
NCAA Football 14 Freshman: 67 NCAA Football 14 Potential: 91 Player Comparison: Josh Lenz Significant Impact: RS SO will fight to be a starter. Will get playing time RS FR Attributes: [Speedster] [Leader] [Technician] Areas of Improvement: 15 pounds of muscle and a bit more WOW factor. Thoughts: It's pronounced "Nole" not "No El". I LOOOOVE this guy. His game is cleaner than a brand new Lexus. Very polished. He has great burst and long speed. Hard to find very many flaws in his game; his routes are crisp and his catching technique is textbook. Not necessarily a draw back, but he doesn't excel at one particular thing or have something that makes him stand out. He's not lightning fast, he's not big, he's not flashy. He will be a good player and I think he will be playing on Sundays.
Tight End
Name: Tyler Moore Position: TE Height: 6’5” Weight: 245 lbs Other Measurables: 4.7s 40yd down from 5.2s NCAA Football 14 Freshman: 68 NCAA Football 14 Potential: 93 Player Comparison: George Kittle *hides* Significant Impact: RS So. This is due to depth in the TE room. We have some studs in that room and unless we run 4 TE sets (please Campbell), I doubt we see him much until RS So year. Attributes: [Stretch] [Freak] [Motor] [Speedster]
Areas of Improvement: Blocking. He’s never been on the line with his hand in the dirt, so he needs to learn how to block.
Thoughts: I wanted to wait on Tyler until I saw him Senior Year as a TE; He worked at MOVEWELL and he played WR as a Junior. I must say Wow! We found a gem in state that Hok didn’t want.
I worried about Tyler’s speed and his size when I saw his junior tape. He looked sluggish pretty underwhelming as a receiver. After his transformation in the offseason, he looks like an NFL TE. He’s the fastest and the biggest player on the field and is total mismatch against Iowa HS safeties. I really like him and he has a chance to be a part of a long line of ISU TE glory.
Offensive Line
Name: Dodge Sauser Position: OG Height: 6'4" Weight: 270lb Other Measurables:
NCAA Football 14 Freshman: 64 NCAA Football 14 Potential: 87 Player Comparison:
Significant Impact: It is hard for a OLineman to find playing time early unless they come significantly better than other lineman on the roster. The realisitic expectation for Sauser to make a significant impact is his RS JR year. He needs a year or two in the weightroom and to refine his skills. Attributes: [Leader] [Motor] Areas of Improvement: He needs to eat and get in the weight room. Thoughts: Dodge was something like 230 lbs as a Sophomore. ISU told him to gain weight, show he can still move and he'll get an offer. He got an offer and was our second commit of the class. He is also a HUGE leader for this class and is leading the charge on the recruiting trail.
Name: Jim Bonifas Position: OT Height: 6'5" Weight: 255lb Other Measurables:
NCAA Football 14 Freshman: 65 NCAA Football 14 Potential: 85 Player Comparison:
Significant Impact: RS JR Attributes:
Areas of Improvement: Jim will really benefit from a few offseasons with the program. He needs to eat and get in the weight room. He also needs to work on his toughness and physicality. With a name like "Jim Bonifas", he needs to want to punch people in the mouth every play. Thoughts: I stink at rating OL recruits. You can only tell how effective a OL player is through watching extensive tape and how he performs against top competition. I didn't get to see that with Bonifas. However, his tape lacks the typical number of pancake blocks that most OL recruits have. That concerns me a bit. A D1 recruit should make easy work of most of his competition in Iowa. However, he does have the frame and the athleticism to add an extra 50 lbs of meat and still be effective as a tackle.
I realize this movie has been discussed in other, past, movie related threads, and I remember there being very mixed reviews on this board when it came out and in the near immediate couple weeks after it’s release. Some down right hated it (naming it as the worst movie they had seen lately in one thread).
I really enjoyed the movie when it first came out in theaters, and I have watched it quite a few times again (nothing else to do) on STARZ. I personally feel like the movie gets better for me each time I watch it. I pick up on something new, little Easter eggs I didn’t notice before, more appreciation for certain scenes, etc.
Now that it has been on STARZ for a while, I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to take in another (or more) viewing lately, and if additional viewings changed your opinion of it, one way or the other.
Saw something about this on Twitter and thought I would check it out. Bill Self walks through final 6 minutes and OT of this famous game with the infamous no call charge and Withey not fouling out. Some interesting commentary.
I've got a crazy-long Spotify quarantine playlist of COVID- or quarantine-related songs. A few:
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" - The Police
"Gimme Shelter" - Rolling Stones
"Between Two Lungs" - Florence + the Machine
"Try Not to Breathe" - R.E.M.
"Untouchable Face" - Ani DiFranco
"Nobody Else Will Be There" - The National
"Bleach" - Brockhampton
"How To Fight Loneliness" - Wilco
So just thinking about this and I haven’t done the research.... yeah year over year they get a lot more drafted but with that being said if they have so much more talent why doesn’t that show up in their season records and winning major bowl games and being a contender for they national championships ..... and over let’s say the course of the last 12-15 years how many Hawkeye players make rosters and actually have decent careers in the nfl vs how many cyclones that make rosters and also have decent careers . I’m sure some of you guys that are far better than me in looking into this can get better numbers and names of this stuff.
Jeremiah Francis, an Ohio Native Freshman PG is leaving my Tar Heels, which i'm not happy about.
He was a bright spot Carolina, and honestly kind of shocked he's leaving. Don't let the Stat Line fool you, he's going to be a good College PG. I'd love to see Iowa State get involved.
Was a Top 50 High School Player before injury in 2017 that I just got healthy from this year. Kid has LOTS of Upside moving forward.
Maybe we can get some luck on the Transfer market!
Anyone have a go-to jerky recipe they might share? I have 2.5 lbs of eye of round I am thinking of using. Not much else to do to stay busy. TIA! This would be my maiden voyage in the land of making jerky.
