I am not high on Larsen. This year and Flanigan is a great trio. Add 2 studs next year. 5 TEs in 3 years is good!
He was one of the standouts from the Spring Game
I'm guessing he goes to Iowa State they didn't take a TE last year and haven't yet this year.
Power hour had a good take on this on Monday. If they take a 3rd or could create a log jam and scare away any 27s. Better to just go for 2 next year again which helps you land one of the elite guys next year instead of looking at the depth chart and being scared awayTaking/pushing for Jacobson verses going all in for Premer is the type of recruiting that takes this team from very good to elite. Maybe not a fair position to say that on as Kelly never had trouble recruiting TEs, but the staff won't settle for even top 200 guys if they think they can get
Larson could be very good but he's one that needs to be catered to. Doesn't have the size of the traditional TE nor the speed of the modern MOVE TE. However what he has is pretty good quickness to go with Elite hands and route running. Ideally IMO he would be pass catching FB if teams actually used FB's.
He's 6'3 250, Both Mcbribe and Bowers the top 2 receiving TE's in NFL last year are 6'4, the 3rd is Kittle who is 6'4 Jonnu Smith is 6'3 so to say he doesn't have the size is kinda funny.
Those dudes are on a whole other level athletically. Larson could certainly be a good/decent TE, but he is not Bowers/Jonnu. They are exceptions to the rule
Not really, they wanted 2 last year and go only signed 1. It's best to look at recruiting in 2 year cycles and 3 over 2 years isn't a huge number if your target was 4. Im fine with the 3 they have over 2, but they don't turn down the target number if they can reach it unless they value some prospects in the next class that much over him.
Unless something changed with Dembrock then this isn't true. It's been previously reported that he wants the TE room smaller than what ND had previously and only wants around 6 total on the roster and the aim would be 3 every two years.
He does want a slightly smaller room which is what he will have with attrition in the the room. 6 total every 3 years is an average number not a max, but 4 over 2 years or even 5 over 2 years still puts you on that pace for 6-7 over 3 years. There's always an exception made in recruiting and in this case he would take 3 and if it was a year where he only needed 1 and had one committed but the #1 TE decided he wanted to come you don't take him or do you make an exception?
Exactly. I'm a fan of Larsen but he's on the short side for a TE. Maybe he's a legit 6'3 now but even then it's only height it's all about length these days. That 250 lbs is new to him, can he move the same as before or is he slower? The point I was trying to make and that you pointed out that this a guys are the exception whereas Larsen is not tall or long, didn't have the size ie weight last season and is only has solid speed and athleticism.
Golden
Yep, was going to say Golden or his back up plan. I hope he ends up here but I know OU in particularly is really upping the ante
fish not biting this afternoon?
Forgot about him because after the latest Loy update it seemed like he's gone SOONER or later. Who is the backup plan to him, is there one?
Georgia is laughing with 3 already
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