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Got a two-for-one deal here (and I'm not referring to both Snell and Rose).
If you watch Rose's hudl (although he's predominantly a running QB), the kid does have some very good QB potential, specifically for a dual threat. Dawson is one of the better QB developers in the country. Having a kid with Rose's skillset could turn out to be phenomenal for us, if Rose ever sees a down as a collegiate QB. If not, we just picked up a good RB nonetheless. I'm ecstatic to get this kid on board regardless.
If you watch Rose's hudl (although he's predominantly a running QB), the kid does have some very good QB potential, specifically for a dual threat. Dawson is one of the better QB developers in the country. Having a kid with Rose's skillset could turn out to be phenomenal for us, if Rose ever sees a down as a collegiate QB. If not, we just picked up a good RB nonetheless. I'm ecstatic to get this kid on board regardless.
Certainly off to a good start.
Ben Roberts @NextCats · 1h 1 hour ago
UK's football class of 2016 now ranked No. 4 nationally by 247Sports following commitments of Rose & Snell. Miami, Ole Miss, FSU are 1-2-3.
It's great to get commits from these kids early before they blow up. Gonna be a lot of teams to fight off late but good to have the lead.
Slow down folks ...Hell it is not even spring of 2015 yet
Originally posted by Smashcat:
Certainly off to a good start.
Ben Roberts @NextCats · 1h 1 hour ago
UK's football class of 2016 now ranked No. 4 nationally by 247Sports following commitments of Rose & Snell. Miami, Ole Miss, FSU are 1-2-3.
He was sold on playing RB. He's been a RB his entire life before his HS coach moved him to QB last year. If things don't work out for him at RB (no reason to think they won't) he is athletic and versatile enough to play a number of positions
Sign me up for the #4 recruiting class in the nation any day of the week. I just like that we have a core group of recruits, Drake and the guys running the 2016 recruiting class twitter that are actively trying to recruit elite talent and they are also forming a bond that helps keep this class together till signing day. We were sorely lacking this in this years class. Hopefully 2017, etc. we have recruits who keep this going.
We need to have a decent season and one more top 20 type class and this thing is gonna take off.
Rose looks terrific running north and south, hell, he has a quicker release than PT when he throws. But, it doesn't matter what position he plays in college. He's an excellent looking athlete and this staff will find where to best use his skill set. Rafael Little was one of the best backs to play at UK and was a 2 star player. The recruiting at UK is so light years ahead of past coaching staffs that's its hard to comprehend. It's nice to be a UK football fan in 2015.
A couple of points can already be made about the 2016 class. Stoops tried hard to address Kentucky's defense in his 2015 class, and you can already see that he is going to address the offensive backfield and line in 2016. Early on, the 2016 class has the makings of a more balanced class than 2015. Stoops is cleaning up in Kentucky, beginning to gather commitments in Ohio, and barely getting started in other states that will be important later. If we have learned any lessons from the past, we ought to understand that commitments come and go. Some of these guys will run into grade problems, change their minds, or get recruited over. They won't sign for another year. Class rankings mean absolutely nothing at this stage. Talking about rankings this early will only give fuel to the debbie downers later.
Rivals also doesn't show any rating for both Rose and Ross, and seem to be missing 60 points from our ranking score, 540 when the other eight commits that are rated average a 5.600 which should give 75 points each or 600 points. If they corrected that and these two meet our class average of a 5.6 when they are rated (Our coaches way ahead of them, finding unrated talent) which would seem reasonable then we would jump to #9, just ahead of Auburn and 11 points behind TU in Knoxville.
Also TOS has us as the #4 class at present.
Sorry, but unless my memory has gone even more bonkers Little was rated a 5.6 by Rivals, and the number 8 APB in the nation. But as far as ratings go we only had ONE 5.8 four star on that great 2007 offense, Woodson, NO 5.7s, Little the only 5.6, LATE 5.5s ratings given to Burton and Tamme, Johnson a two star, and Lyons was a FOUR POINT NINE two star.
Of course we made up for it with the OL's high average, I think the top five players there averaged about a 5.2 two star. LOL
Brooks did a PHENOMENAL job with the raw talent (and yes, great at finding AND developing underrated players) AND the support he got from the athletic deparatment. He did have a couple of four stars on D, the only ones we ever got then, in state Peters and Micah.
It is a true statement that UK will lose 7 defensive linemen in the next 2 years, but that is somewhat misleading. Stoops has stocked up those positions. According to Kentucky's website, we will have 8 scholarship defensive ends on our 2015 roster, 5 of whom will be freshmen or sophomores. Likewise, we will have 8 defensive tackles, 5 of whom will be freshmen or sophomores. These numbers represent much better depth than our defensive line ever had under CRB or CJP. I like balanced recruiting classes, and I agree Stoops needs to sign more defensive linemen in 2016. But the need is about the same as it will be in every class. I would like to see Stoops take 5-6 defensive linemen in every class, and I would also like to see balanced classes every year. Although I like Stoops' 2015 class better than some other fans, my biggest criticism of the class is that it is not very balanced.
It may be fairly so, but there isn't a quarterback or an inside linebacker. There isn't a clearcut offensive tackle, although Livingston might fall into that category eventually. There is only 1 high school defensive tackle, Provitt. There are reasons for this. We already have some young defensive tackles, Elam, Meant, Middleton. Courtney Love's transfer decreases the immediate inside linebacker need. The youth of Towles and Barker sort of minimizes the quarterback need, although that can be debated. Our 2015 class is strong for receivers, edge defenders, and secondary. Less so for the other positions. Ideally, we should sign 1 quarterback, 1-2 running backs, 3 wide receivers, 2 legitimate offensive tackles, 3 linebackers, and at least 6 defensive linemen in each class. I believe we will see that happen in 2016 and beyond.
Nice breakdown, but shouldn't we just sign thirty some like TU does and like BP did with 34 (and will again when he can) at WKU and then just run off the ones that don't pan out?
Sorry, I forgot we are a State University, not a city college that will do anything to win.
Sorry, I forgot we are a State University, not a city college that will do anything to win.
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