'25 NV WR Derek Meadows (Alabama Verbal)

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Irish du Nord said:
Comparing reported 40 times from high school, he’s significantly faster. Take that for whatever it’s worth though
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Colzie was a 10.8 100 meter guy and 2nd in the state while Meadows is a hurdler with very good 200 meter speed. Usually go with the faster 100 metersprinter over the hurdler at shorter distances. Should be pretty even though
 
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Rocketman84 said:
Colzie was a 10.8 100 meter guy amd 1nd in the state while Meadows is a hurdler with very good 200 meter speed. Usually go with the faster 100 metersprinter over the hurdler at shorter distances. Should be pretty even though
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I remember when i read that a few years ago i thought colzie would be a stud, he just doesn't play with that speed/athleticism on the football field.
 
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a mike said:
Him and The Tobias Merriweather Experience will make me give pause before I crown Meadows
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What's happened with Colzie and Merriweather aren't really the same.

Colzie came in with much work left to do in terms of receiving mechanics. Good speed and great size, but he was fairly stiff in the hips and needed to develop his route running. The injuries haven't helped him in his development either. Seems like there's always a setback whenever he shows any progress.

With Merriweather, it was all about confidence and him being in his own head way too often. You could tell midway through '23 that he was out of it. He was also tall, fast and fluid as an athlete. He just didn't have it mentally while he was here. Maybe that changes in Berkeley.

We won't know how Meadows develops until he gets on campus and does it.
 
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Crazy Balki said:
What's happened with Colzie and Merriweather aren't really the same.

Colzie came in with much work left to do in terms of receiving mechanics. Good speed and great size, but he was fairly stiff in the hips and needed to develop his route running. The injuries haven't helped him in his development either. Seems like there's always a setback whenever he shows any progress.

With Merriweather, it was all about confidence and him being in his own head way too often. You could tell midway through '23 that he was out of it. He was also tall, fast and fluid as an athlete. He just didn't have it mentally while he was here. Maybe that changes in Berkeley.

We won't know how Meadows develops until he gets on campus and does it.
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I think the Irish illustrated podcast said that Colzie was struggling getting release at the LOS too.
 
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Luckylucci said:
Still my favorite WR prospect.
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Mine too, especially when considering how weak Notre Dame is this year in recruiting WR's. So far, the highest rated committed recruit is a three star ranked as the 94th best receiver in the class.

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Here's hoping we get some good ones before all is said and done. Meadows and T. Taylor are must gets imo.
 
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Irish#1 said:
Any idea what happened between then and now?
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Not sure. What I heard from a podcast today (Locked on Irish) is that his recruitment blew up recently and that the SEC schools have recently been pushing hard to land him. The guest on the podcast (Kevin Sinclair ) also said that he appears to be interested in playing in the SEC.

Here is the link to the podcast:
(around the 21 min mark)

You can interpret what Sinclair says however you want, but it doesn't sound like he is very optimistic. He has ND sandwiched in between Alabama and Georgia.
 
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Not sure. What I heard from a podcast today (Locked on Irish) is that his recruitment blew up recently and that the SEC schools have recently been pushing hard to land him. The guest on the podcast (Kevin Sinclair ) also said that he appears to be interested in playing in the SEC.

Here is the link to the podcast:
(around the 21 min mark)

You can interpret what Sinclair says however you want, but it doesn't sound like he is very optimistic. He has ND sandwiched in between Alabama and Georgia.
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Thanks for the link but I don't think you are characterizing Sinclair's take accurately.

Sinclair said, since the beginning of his recruitment, Meadows has been looking to get offers from "the big SEC schools." He mentioned the SEC first but then he also mentioned Clemson. His point was that Meadows has always wanted as many big offers as possible and wants to take visits. He wasn't saying Meadows' goal is to play in the SEC, just that the SEC has big schools he wants offers from and right now Tenn, UG, and UA are pushing hardest for him. Sinclair then made a point to reiterate that he thinks Meadows still has the best relationship with ND's coaches and that Deuce continues to push hard for him so he made it sound like ND still has as good a shot as the other teams he mentioned. He certainly didn't say ND was trailing.

Sinclair was also asked which of the following 4 WR scenarios was most likely: 1) ND gets Meadows only, 2) ND gets Boggs only, 3) ND gets Meadows and Boggs, or 4) ND gets neither Meadows or Boggs. Sinclair said that was a really hard question but thought it was more likely they would get 1 or the other but not both. He also threw in Terry as another WR that could commit but he didn't want to say who of the 3 was most likely because he really didn't know.

So you are probably right that Sinclair wasn't outright optimistic about Meadows and ND but I don't think that means he thinks someone else leads. He seemed to indicate it's anybody's guess right now who leads which probably means we're tied.
 
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bumpdaddy said:
Thanks for the link but I don't think you are characterizing Sinclair's take accurately.

Sinclair said, since the beginning of his recruitment, Meadows has been looking to get offers from "the big SEC schools." He mentioned the SEC first but then he also mentioned Clemson. His point was that Meadows has always wanted as many big offers as possible and wants to take visits. He wasn't saying Meadows' goal is to play in the SEC, just that the SEC has big schools he wants offers from and right now Tenn, UG, and UA are pushing hardest for him. Sinclair then made a point to reiterate that he thinks Meadows still has the best relationship with ND's coaches and that Deuce continues to push hard for him so he made it sound like ND still has as good a shot as the other teams he mentioned. He certainly didn't say ND was trailing.

Sinclair was also asked which of the following 4 WR scenarios was most likely: 1) ND gets Meadows only, 2) ND gets Boggs only, 3) ND gets Meadows and Boggs, or 4) ND gets neither Meadows or Boggs. Sinclair said that was a really hard question but thought it was more likely they would get 1 or the other but not both. He also threw in Terry as another WR that could commit but he didn't want to say who of the 3 was most likely because he really didn't know.

So you are probably right that Sinclair wasn't outright optimistic about Meadows and ND but I don't think that means he thinks someone else leads. He seemed to indicate it's anybody's guess right now who leads which probably means we're tied.
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That sounds right. In any case, if he doesn't commit, I place the blame squarely on...Del. BTW, I just recently discovered the podcast Locked on Irish and think it's pretty good.
 
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Irish#1 said:
Any idea what happened between then and now?
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Man that’s a hell of a list. Hate being in the middle, but we’ve everything right here going into officials.
 
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If we can out the win and get a commitment from a player that both Georgia and Bama really want that will be something special
 
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