And a bad one for Missery fan- first they got kicked in the mouth by KU in hoops then we stole one of their cornerbacks, Dexter McDonald a 3Star CB from Cockhurst in KC.
This is a good move for multiple reasons, one being in good at Rockhurst never hurts as they have D1 talent every year, KU needed a CB after losing Dave Clark and we stole from missery.
(kudos to LJ for the lead on this one)
Also late last night with less than a week until signing day KU dipped into Houston to get a DE recruit, 6-3 250, might slide down the line, but also fills a need with talent, which this close to signing day is very hard to do unless you are the elite of the elite.
If TG and company can snag one more OL or another surprise commit this class all things considered will be strong and next year watch out, there's a lot of great RB's in Texas and this staff will go get one.
But all that really matters is doing work this Saturday and getting a big W.
My take- no way Sherron lets us lose, Cole is playing better, we have more depth and Brady is an upgrade over TT.
Also- here's some stalker info I lifted from some dude on Phog - little player insight for you gridiron heads- My comments in red
Spoke with Toben and his leg is healed up to the point where he can do light weight workouts, but he says there is still some mild lingering pain. he's also up about 15 pounds, all upper body, mostly muscle as that's all he could lift the past 2 months. He;s noticeably bigger than he was last year and even prior to winter break. Hope he's healthy, although I see Rell Lewis playing a much bigger role and wouldn't be surprised if James Sims plays as a true frosh
Kevin Young and Quintin Woods were giving each other hell in the computer lab about weight, Young says he is up to "240 solid and Woods said he is up to 235. Young was busting his chops about "you're supposed to be 250 by now dog!" Hopefully between these two dudes one of them can go hit the QB, if Laptad improves a little bit and these guys step up, that will help the D a lot. Also need Jamal Greene to stay out of trouble and on the field he is our best pass rushing threat at DT
Dedeaux said the offense is going to run quite a bit more 2-TE sets and that competition for the other TE spot has been "fierce". (I'm assuming Biere has one locked up). This guy assumes Biere has one locked up? Biere is a fucking stud, that catch against Mizz, huge- guy is a player, hope and bet he gets used more this year and winds up playing for pay someday
Steve Foster has moved back to Fullback. Good
Lastly, a couple guys I spoke to said Prinz Kande is going to be a stud, he was stellar on scout team and his individual workouts have been increasingly impressive. Duh, Kande was the jewel of the recruiting class last year and how he didn't play over Strozier is beyond me. Kande and Lubbock Smith is a sweet safety tandem, I'll take those 2 any day, through McDoogs out there a bit too and that's a really good defensive backfield
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First, I'm a Rockhurst '02 grad so I resent the "Cockhurst" reference. Regardless, I've gone to several RHS games over the past two seasons, so I have seen Dexter McDonald plenty. Honestly, he's in the Strozier mold. Because he is so raw, he'll likely redshirt. He was Rockhurst's best athlete, but his technique and strength are not close to being Big XII caliber yet. Don't get me wrong, snagging a kid from Mizzou is awesome. And I love it when the Jayhawks get kids from The Rock. But we probably won't see any results from McDonald for a couple years, so this won't cancel out the loss of Dave Clark, in my opinion.
I don't know much about the DE from Yates. Although that school is a talent factory, so he could end up being a contributor. It appears our D-Line is using a “strength in numbers” approach right now. And yes, I'm still pissed about Grissom. Have fun redshirting and playing mop-up duty for the next three years Geneo.
On to hoops... SC is crucial on the road, but I just hope he doesn't try to do too much. When he forces shots early, we usually struggle. But if he can pick his spots and then control the game down the stretch, we'll be in good shape. There's a reason we just won by 20 with Collins MIA last time out. Let's hope Reed still has the hot hand!
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Ace-
thanks for the input about McDonald.
Not know much about him, I have heard he is an athlete, and I fully expect that TG is going to greatly improve the overall speed of our team, which should make us all happy.
The DE doesn't change the fact that GG bailed on us, but it lessens the sting a bit- his nickname will probably be Neosporin.
Agree about SC, if he flows in the game we're really tough, I just hope we feel Cole and Cus a lot early.
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