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WR recruit picked BYU over SEC
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Just a thought!
I do think the article was a bit misleading to suggest Miami didn't offer Chambers because they focus on south Florida. If Chambers ran in the 4.3-4 range he would not be going to the Y. Miami recruits all over the country - signed one of the top safeties in So Cal. But I'm glad he is coming here!
But as his coach says, he has "football speed" which enables him, somehow, to outrun 4.3, 4.4 defenders. Hm.
Wouldn't it be better for Harmon to sell this guy as a fast-enough receiver who, because of the precison of his routes or his head fake, is able to outgain faster defenders?
WOW
If I were the U of U I would figure a way to Gerrymander my way into Alaska and get away from BYU Athletics ASAP.
It is confusing to the kid. The coach has ties with his old college and/or old teammates at new colleges.
Wow, and only getting better.
Hey Utah, get a program or get off the boards.
(Mad props to your soccer team and women's basketball!!!)
Ute fans still call the game "lucky?" Get real Utes, try stopping a 4th and 18. No luck there, just more heart on the BYU side of the ball. Or how about stopping Harvey for once?
If BYU could beat quality non-conference opponents consistently, then I would say great national team. They're a great Mountain West team. They own the Mountain West and are batting about .500 against middle-of-the-pack Pac 10 teams. They are not a GREAT team until they beat really good BCS teams more frequently than they lose to them. The last time they played a "really good" BCS team in 2005 (Notre Dame - who has ended up being a bust), BYU flat out got embarassed. Average recruiting by national standards typically predicts an average team by national standards. It is worth noting that BYU's recruiting is, however, among the highest for mid-majors.
To comments that a great high school career does not necessarily mean a great college career: yes, this is true. But it does make it SIGNIFICANTLY more likely, especially when those players sign on with top BCS schools with tons of money, top coaches, top facilities, and top-notch competition from their peers. How many 1st rounders in the NFL draft hail from mid-majors or below?
- Most players slow down considerably when they put on pads, cleats and run in the grass which for most equals out to the boastful 40 times having meaning
- Those with what they call football speed run with more power so they don't recognize the same or any slow down when they run in full equipment - some also have an added adrenaline boost or those quick twitch muscles they talk about with Devin Hester so much that allow for change of direction and explosiveness to be maximized.
- For those that have never put on the pads and played the game you probably would never have a concept of football speed.
- Last on his stats - the kid played 3 ways in football, sounds like the team needed his focus to be on D, and hew was obviously phenominal on special teams.
- Let him focus on offense and hit the weights to add some more power to his football speed and the fans will not be disappointed on the field by this young man.
That's right, BYU will slowly take over as the most talented team with continued improvements in recruiting, and they will continue with their consistent, winning ways due to their superior coaching.
Doesn't leave much hope for a ute fan. Too bad, so sad.
Umm - No, now read closely - I'll even type slow so you can understand. . .
Official speeds are not recorded on a football field. They are taken in a track environment.
Many a speadsters have wow'd on the track but failed to be impressive on the football field because the several pounds of pads weighs them down and just because you have speed on a track does not mean it will always completely translate to speed in football. Those that run with power won't have as much slow down on the field like a track star time would.
I know this for a fact because when I played I could run the exact same 40 time in pads as I could on the track.
Others on my team with more impressive 40 times on the track dropped considerably when they put on pads. Many by a 1/2 second or more.
And like I said before those that haven't played enough wouldn't know or understand the concept.
Best of luck in the coming season COUGARS!!!!!!
Poor kid has no idea what he's getting into.
This is a great recruit! What a great time for BYU football!
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 153
Position: CB
It talks quietly and very respectfully about what Bronco is doing at BYU. It talks about Chambers, and Holt and Sorenson. ESPN likes Chaambers, despite whatever the ute fans who post on these articles.
No, BYU does not have the TOP recruiting class in America. That's okay. We never have and may never have. The success that BYU has in the past has come from hard work and dedication.
Ms. Chambers felt something different about BYU?
I'm not surprised. I had the same expereince when I first walked on the BYU campus when I came to school there. I couldn't expect a die-hard BYU hater to understand what that mean in terms of choosing BYU over utah or some other university. But as a graduate of Brigham Young and a lover of the Big Blue, I/we/all of us who have choosen Brigham Young over the utah's and utah states, or Michigan States and a few other schools............understand.
Chambers will be fine at BYU. We'll take good care of him. Mormon or not Mr. Oops. Magic has happened for most of us who picked BYU.
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