Only way that happens is if we have more departures. Just at DT, we have: Sagopolu, Butler, both Parker's, Davis', both Elinneus and Annas, and Khan coming back and have now added Thompson, Pepa and hybrid Uigaleilei, to go along with DT sized Lynch. There's only so many minutes to go around. That's not counting Macon and Caleb Smith as incoming frosh.
Right.... but are any of them actually difference makers? We're stocking the cupboards with guys picking us over Cal and Arizona. Our "blue chip ratio" has got to be down near 20% at this point.
They're capable and have the ability to be difference makers, but it matters on their coaching, scheme, and surrounding personnel.
Who is Annas?
Davis. 6’2” 300lbs true freshman last year.
Who nobody seems to know about, but was going to UA before Fisch came here. Love his HS film, stocky and a bit explosive, very similar to the Lightfoot guy at Fresno who just portaled to Colorado. Has a bit of Gaines in him, looks like he hurts everyone around him on the way to the ball.
The commonality here is we're gaining size/strength and some ability right up the middle. Pepa looked like a freight train his (best) freshman year. Willis is a very good RT. Thompson is big and has some rare athletic qualities. We're getting better pieces than what's departed (Holtzclaw, Bandes, Valdez). I just wish Sagopolu would go, he showed little other than being able to hold his ground in a phone booth (which was more than Bandes could say).
If Sagopolu has a 1-year epiphany like Damion Turpin, I'd be ok with him sticking around, but Valdez was a liability against anyone bigger/stronger than he was, which was most of the BIG, especially at Iowa when he got forklifted off the ground.
Only tim will tell if they missed or passed.
That or they have confidence in whose returning and incoming. If there was real opportunity it'd be strange for Keith Reynolds to bolt.
I bet they are thinking they are going to get Cook and won't let Florida outbid UW.
banking on getting a kid from the south when he hasn't even visited sec schools seems like an odd strategy.
Wasn’t hurt. His kid unfortunately passed away and he was away from the team for a few weeks. They just decided it was best to redshirt him. He’s a freak athlete, might end up being our best player next year.
and will get outbid by FL you mean.
Probably. Tough to say how the staff feels about the WR corp with so many young guys besides Boston. Williams should be good as a RS-Soph next year but Robinson will only be a RS-Frosh (read good things about him) and the other guys are also unproven (Green, Harris, and Justice Williams).
