'08 FL WR Martavious Odoms (Michigan Verbal)

[irishfan81]

I wouldn't want a small slow receiver we want those guys to go to U$C, scUM. Haha.

[johnnd05]

Can't we just trust CW et al's judgment on these things? If they've offered the kid, it's because they think he has the brains and athletic ability to cut it. None of us here know anything about Odoms beyond a few numbers that we've seen, so we have no license to talk smack about the kid. (Remember the Nwankwo incident ...)

[Jason Pham]

Originally Posted by johnnd05

Can't we just trust CW et al's judgment on these things? If they've offered the kid, it's because they think he has the brains and athletic ability to cut it. None of us here know anything about Odoms beyond a few numbers that we've seen, so we have no license to talk smack about the kid. (Remember the Nwankwo incident ...)

I agree, while it's perfectly fine to have a discussion, let's carry it about with a little intelligence and tact. I know a few of the recruits that have read through our boards and a few that have posted. Let's not turn someone away because of our need to be opinionated.

[Stalking_Eagle]

I think we all have to relax here and trust our coaches. They have shown us time and time again that they aren't just rolling the dice on kids. They gather as much information as they can and evaluate players and they seem to be pretty darn good at it. Plus I have notice a smurf WR in the NFL that has turned some heads. He is only 5-9 185 lbs.

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[robdog_5]

i've seen his highlights and i like him but not sure he is worthy of an offer this early. But he is currently rated in the rivals 5m.0 so Weis isn't the only one that thinks highly of him.

[BGIF]

Originally Posted by irishfan81

A 2.6 thats like a C- at best. Plus a kid that big 5-9 160 4.5 if it was 4.3 or 4.4 I would understand what makes Weis want the kid.

In the past 10 years, there have been a number of ND players on scholarship that had lower GPAs.

And his 40 has nothing to do with his academics, which was the your point of contention.

[NDBCSChamps]

Originally Posted by BGIF

In the past 10 years, there have been a number of ND players on scholarship that had lower GPAs.

And his 40 has nothing to do with his academics, which was the your point of contention.

I believe what he is trying to say is that he doesn't have big time speed or ideal size, compared to what is being defined as the protype wide receiver in todays game (big,tall,fast). And that just from what is listed here he might have trouble with admissions, which I doubt since aren't most of these guys cleared through admissions before they get an offer, saves us time on the backend if he commits. So what he is trying to allude too is if he isn't an elite player and might have trouble getting in then why go after him.