Wheaton scheduled to commit December 23rd.....
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Guy's been recruited for a couple of years now, at least. Not a fan of stringing people along, waiting until the last minute, etc..
From what little film I've seen of him, I'm surprised he's ranked in the top 10 on Rivals. He isn't ranked nearly that high on the ESPN 300, where he's a 4 star. He's fast enough, for sure, but I haven't seen him break many tackles. I'd like to see him at OU, but I won't lose any sleep if he goes elsewhere. If his decision is based upon who's hurt, who's coming back, who's leaving early and whatnot, then it sounds to me like he's afraid to compete for a job. A real stud doesn't worry about that kind of stuff; he's going to walk into the locker room like Larry Bird and remind the rest of them that they're vying for 2nd place.
From what little film I've seen of him, I'm surprised he's ranked in the top 10 on Rivals. He isn't ranked nearly that high on the ESPN 300, where he's a 4 star. He's fast enough, for sure, but I haven't seen him break many tackles. I'd like to see him at OU, but I won't lose any sleep if he goes elsewhere. If his decision is based upon who's hurt, who's coming back, who's leaving early and whatnot, then it sounds to me like he's afraid to compete for a job. A real stud doesn't worry about that kind of stuff; he's going to walk into the locker room like Larry Bird and remind the rest of them that they're vying for 2nd place.
Well I was hoping owenfieldreams would elaborate at least a little bit. Throw us a bone?
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I don't think any player considering Alabama is "afraid to compete for a job".
I don't think he's afraid of competition. It's an odd deal for sure. There is no mention of any adult in the picture. No mom, dad, uncle, Coach, etc. Definitely little contact w/ DeMarco in the last couple of weeks. Someone has to be assisitng, guiding him, and whoever the adult is in the room, needs to shit or get off the pot, Fish or cut bait. This will force him to decide. He may not decide what the adult wants but decisions are made. There is gong to be a moment in time where OU and/or Bama is going to hit a date on the calendar and just walk away. I'm not sure either school is there just yet.
247 Sports just shifted his probability to 56% Alabama and 44% OU. About an hour ago it was 76% OU and 24% Bama.
he ran 4.8. Matt Clapp smoked him
he was classic big fish in small pond in HS. Played wildcat QB
I think he could’ve been a good short yardage specialist here though
Yeah I will defer to the schools that recruited him and the reported 40 times. The coaches at OU ain't recruiting a 4.8 rb...IMO.
they didn’t know
I think the current staff is much more on top of speed. They want proof
when pandemic hit, I know they made Kendall Daniels video some 40s for them and probably part of the reason they didn’t recruit him to play DB
they nearly recruited 2 in the same class. Justin J wasn’t much faster
he quit right away tho
That doesn't explain away other top tier schools and the reported times. Both rb's were highly recruited...and that don't happen with 4.8
Rick DeBerry was recruited by everybody and he ran 5.0
Scouting speed off of film can prove difficult
Like I said, I will defer to the top tier colleges which recruited these players. DeBerry had multiple offers including Alabama. If your point is there are misses or false narratives related to recruited players, I agree. However it is not like OU is missing on an offer for 5 star rb running a 4.8.
Hard to believe a back with 4.8 speed could average 8 yards a carry his senior year in high school.
Even harder to believe that OU somehow "didn't know" Calhoun ran a 4.8 as a running back. I doubt if any coaching staff would let that slip through the cracks.
If he was a 4.8 runner....and OU knew it....fine. It would explain in part why he could not compete with the likes of Murray, Brown, Finch, Madu, etc. before he was injured.
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My profound apologies...there was a fake post on Bleacher Report as well as follow up on TideFans. The BR post got taken down. I must say, this is eerily similar to the Jase McClellan situation. Thank God Brooks is coming back.
When Gundy moved out of the RB Coach, recruiting went to sh!t. He was by far the best RB recruiter in the country at the time.
Hard to believe a back with 4.8 speed could average 8 yards a carry his senior year in high school.
Even harder to believe that OU somehow "didn't know" Calhoun ran a 4.8 as a running back. I doubt if any coaching staff would let that slip through the cracks.
Must have been that his 5 Star status meant the world to recruiting ranking peace of mind.
Must have been that his 5 Star status meant the world to recruiting ranking peace of mind.
Alabama can do no wrong...but before long the hot recruits will grow tired of being a number in the system. Stock piling does no good unless there is the intent to use them. McClellan and Robinson surely stand in front of him...as does Sanders when he gets healthy. So boom he is third or fourth team.
