is announcing August 1. Here is a quick rundown of the finalists. My guess is this is Sooners or Aggies...
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Plaino, if he wants to play safety and is listed as a safety on all recruiting lists, why not recruit him to play safety....the position he's played in high school and the position he's received rave reviews for ?
Unless Daniels just likes ATM better, OU should be able to land him...to be a safety.
Oh, I agree. It's part of why I'm not totally sold on Grinch. The idea of recruiting big guys on defense, under the philosophy of we have 11 players chase the ball at full speed on every play, is going to limit your ability to recruit big guys. It's kind of like a decade ago, plus, on offense, when we were recruiting and training OL's for their speed rather than their size. Big guys like to be big guys. They'd rather pump weights than run wind sprints.Plaino, if he wants to play safety and is listed as a safety on all recruiting lists, why not recruit him to play safety....the position he's played in high school and the position he's received rave reviews for ?
Unless Daniels just likes ATM better, OU should be able to land him...to be a safety.
And why would you NOT want a 6'4" safety with Daniels' credentials to play safety ?
Oh, I agree. It's part of why I'm not totally sold on Grinch. The idea of recruiting big guys on defense, under the philosophy of we have 11 players chase the ball at full speed on every play, is going to limit your ability to recruit big guys. It's kind of like a decade ago, plus, on offense, when we were recruiting and training OL's for their speed rather than their size. Big guys like to be big guys. They'd rather pump weights than run wind sprints.
Bedenbaugh arrived and changed that to a more normal approach, and we got better in the OLine pretty quickly.
Same thing with big guys on defense.
And the same thing with telling high level safeties that they're recruiting them to play linebacker. If you're Miami, that philosophy can work, because there are so many high quality athletes within two hours of your campus. That doesn't happen to be the case in Norman. I can see this philosophy working for OU under Grinch. But I'm not sold on it, yet. They know what they want. But if Daniels goes elsewhere and becomes a stud safety, I'm going to be a little pissed off. It reminds me just a little of when Wes Welker was a hs senior, and we wouldn't offer him.
We still did okay at receiver. Maybe they feel like honesty is the best policy. But I'd at least have recruited Daniels to start out at safety, and then see how it worked. A little arrogance would seem to be involved if you're the only, or one of the few teams recruiting a stud as not a safety, and everybody else is recruiting him as the position he's played for a long time.
Daniels can’t run like HarringtonIt would be nice to have him and Harrington on the back in. Harrington announced on Twitter that he'll be in Norman tomorrow (Monday)
Daniels not coming to OU, not to disappointed after watching Jordan Mukes highlight video. This kid is going to good in a couple of years.
Burris’ coach is a big time AggieAs posted in the other thread. OU losing out on the top DB, again, hurts.
Proctor to OSU
Hill to Mich
Now Daniels to aTm.
OU desperately needs DB's and especially at safety. Daniels top end speed, isn't elite but almost.
Make no mistake. We need all of the help in the backfield and losing talent, to out of state, programs hurts.
Now if aTm, gets Burris as well. Grinch needs to do some soul searching. He will play on Sunday.
On the plus side. We have a good shot at texASS prize commit, Billy Bowman. His GF has committed to Patty, for softball. Riley just figured that out and offered a week ago.
He's texASS 2nd or 3rd highest recruit. Plays both WR and DB. He could be a great get, on returns and DB.
Hopefully Grinch doesn't let him play WR. He's shorter then what Grinch wants, but he's fast, elite fast.
A good shot? Hasn't he been committed for about a year?
If Grinch didn’t see him as a DB, you just have to go with his evalAnd yet another year and the top defensive prospect in the state, leaves.
This is a HORRIBLE look for OU. But we've been so strong at DB, lol
And yet another year and the top defensive prospect in the state, leaves.
This is a HORRIBLE look for OU. But we've been so strong at DB, lol
As posted in the other thread. OU losing out on the top DB, again, hurts.
Proctor to OSU
Hill to Mich
Now Daniels to aTm.
OU desperately needs DB's and especially at safety. Daniels top end speed, isn't elite but almost.
Make no mistake. We need all of the help in the backfield and losing talent, to out of state, programs hurts.
Now if aTm, gets Burris as well. Grinch needs to do some soul searching. He will play on Sunday.
It might hurt today, but I doubt it will in a couple of years. From what i've been reading, OU didn't 'lose out' but rather moved on from Daniels leaving him to the Aggies. And speaking of Burris (Nationally ranked 107), add to him Gilliam (Nationally ranked 104), when you add these two to the fold just by default the back end will improve. These two recruits are very, very, heavy leans to OU and their potential play will help out the back end of any defense. Both are very near Top 100 recruits nationwide. I think OU gets them both. Grinch will be fine.
Here's what it comes down to: what Daniels did in leaving his home state and OU has happened before to OU and will happen again.It might hurt today, but I doubt it will in a couple of years. From what i've been reading, OU didn't 'lose out' but rather moved on from Daniels leaving him to the Aggies. And speaking of Burris (Nationally ranked 107), add to him Gilliam (Nationally ranked 104), when you add these two to the fold just by default the back end will improve. These two recruits are very, very, heavy leans to OU and their potential play will help out the back end of any defense. Both are very near Top 100 recruits nationwide. I think OU gets them both. Grinch will be fine.
Beggs senior DB Kendal Daniels is heading to Texas A&M.
“Ten days ago, OU called and receded the offer,” Daniels told The Oklahoman. “That’s where I was going to go. ... I just decided to go to Texas A&M because it was between them two.”
Per another board they took Harmon’s commitment on July 6 and it was apparent they wouldn’t have room for Daniels - who neither Grinch or Odom thought was an ideal fit in the defense.Who are they replacing him with? I don't know of another hybrid S/LB, in the works. If we get Bowman to jump ship, he's a DB, if he plays defense. The must have some silent commit but I can't think of who. I know Clemson was high on Daniels but they wanted him as a hybrid. That's an easy sale for Venables. He created, Superman, Williams.
Beggs senior DB Kendal Daniels is heading to Texas A&M.
“Ten days ago, OU called and receded the offer,” Daniels told The Oklahoman. “That’s where I was going to go. ... I just decided to go to Texas A&M because it was between them two.”