Comments about ‘WR recruit picked BYU over SEC’

This is how a program develops a national recruiting presence from having players string out to far flung places and spread the word on BYU football. It may be a long time before a BYU football player who has a career in the pros decides to make a sizable gift back to his university, as others have done with their schools, but a gift like this means a lot. I think this young man combined with McKay will give BYU a great set of wide-outs and force defenses to stretch the field.

Got anything like this to make you credible?

How about a few facts on Kedron Paul while writing on O'Neill. Sounds like Chambers will make an impact on the offensive side for the Cougars. Over all a very good recuiting class for BYU.

It is amazing we could land a kid like this while no one in the country even gets a chance to see BYU play. I hope the relationship BYU has with "the mtn" dies soon. I'm looking forward to Thursday night games at weird hours...at least we'd get to SEE the Cougs again!

now we just need the BSC to add a few more bowls to accomodate all 11 Div-1A schools as well as a 16 team playoff and we are off to the races...

Ahhh the Harmon spin and hype machine is alive and well.

Only a brief mention was made of Kedron Paul and it sounds like he's going to join our team with Chambers. How good is he and what position does he play?

Does this kid plan to serve a mission?

There has to be a reason that a guy is willing to play for a non BCS school, maybe he was told you will not play for three years RS year Freshman and Sophmore year waiting your turn and then you will play or a non BCS school where you cen play now.

Just a thought!

So, if they played say 10 games down in Florida last year he averaged 30 yards a game receiving, 1.7 catches and 0.3 tds a game? Sounds like a blue chipper to me. Another recruiting triumph for the Y.

Tom Sorensen steps into the center position with several other top O-lineman vying for the spot and our only other loss on offense (WR Matt Allen) will see kids like Chambers, Di Luigi, Mahuika and Reed White fighting for that spot. As long as Hall stays healthy next season we could see offensive fireworks like never before in Provo. Our All-American TE recruit may crack an all-ready great three TE rotation as well. And on top of it all, we have a kicking game now to go with it!

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!

bombadil: I could not agree more. His stats are not very impressive. Hopefuly, with offers from the likes of a University of Florida, the coaches see a diamond in the "ruff." We'll see.

This doesn't ad up. 4.5 or 4.6 speed is not terribly special in a wide receiver, and downright slow in the SEC or Pac-10.

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?

Isn't Collie in the same 40 range? The article did say this kid has good size and strength and can run over players. Or maybe he has an all-american straght arm or push off like Collie has developed. Just like QBs, receivers can fit nicely into a "system" and hopefully this kid, whatever his 40 time is, can do that. BYU rarely gets 4.3 kids even if they are LDS. Chamber's coach - Anderson - was one of the few and as fast as Anderson was I don't recall him being a dominant receiver. And to the mission question, this kid is not LDS as far as I know. He was turned on to BYU and visa versa through Anderson. Even our pro guys usually do not go in based much on their speed - Mahe, Lewis, Mili and guys like them were smart and skilled but not fast for their position. Steve Young and now Dan Coats are a couple of the few who also went in with good NFL speed for their position. Lack of NFL speed killed guys like Harline and Curtis Brown this year. Perhaps the most skilled player out of BYU was Staley (minus injuries)

Stats can be very misleading.

Overall, BYU's recruiting class this year currently sits at #55 in the nation according to Rivals.com. While the recruiting might good for BYU compared to recent history, I think people need to realize that landing this guy from Florida does not mean BYU is an elite recruiter by any stretch of the imagination. If BYU lands Terrelle Pryor by some completely unforeseen miracle on Wednesday, then we have something newsworthy. Right now, however, BYU has one recruit in Rival's Top 100. That is it. Period. And I'd be a little suspect about the impact of the Bingham recruits. Are they good? Absolutely. But even the kicker is only ranked #14 in the nation in his position; but I think it is a stretch to call them "blue chip" recruits. I suppose it is all relative, but most top 10-15 teams turn down players like this every day.

You mean the kid could be better than they think???

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.

Most intelligent Cougar fans will acknowledge that BYU is not a top recruiter in terms of the top hs athletes. We even lose some of the top LDS kids on a regular basis to the BCS schools. Which makes the overall quality of the team and coaching even that much more impressive. To finish in the top 15 two seasons in a row and likely start there to begin next season shows the quality of the "program".

Just because kids are highly rated out of high school does not make them great college players. A good example is the receiver Welker who just played for the Pat's in the super bowl. He had a offer out of high school, (Texas Tech) To everybody else he was listed as too small and too slow. He looked pretty good today and in my opinion he was the best Patriot's weapon on the field! This kid was also not invited to any NFL combines or even drafted. He could write his own ticket now! Don't sell this BYU recuit short just yet!!

Agree with some comments. BYU has done a pretty good job with recruiting but what is more impressive is how they get the most out of these one star(at best) recruits and win consecutive conference championships along with an AP ranking in the teens in back to back years. Something is going on and that is BYU is returning to glory which means consistently winning conference titles and ending the season ranked. The recruiting will only improve with the winning seasons and it falls back on excellent coaching. These young men are loyal to Bronco and his system and they have complete trust and confidence in what direction the program is heading. This Chambers could be an excellent free safety as well. With that size, he could lay some nasty hits on opposing receivers. He will make an immediate impact somewhere. So will Kavienga and so will Justin Sorenson and Austin Holt. Oh yeah, don't forget about DiLuigi who was the California offensive player of the year in '06 because he'll be ready to go too. Matangi Tonga may be ready to go too so look out! Cougars be back roaring for an undefeated year!