Is bandy the equivalent to the Trayone Gray hype or is he actually a player?
Wtf this even mean?
Bandy is talked about daily, but he doesn't even have an offer. Gray is talked about everyday and he's been on the field 30 times in 2 seasons. Is bandy a legit player or is he another gray type hype.
Terrible comparison. Choc is talented, but was not recruited hard by other elite programs. He's also a kid that was recruited as an athlete, where he was being projected as a contributor at a position that he never played. Also, the only people hyping him up was this board and people from SFL. He wasn't receiving the same type of attention that has been give to Bandy on a national level. I'm not downplaying Choc's ability at all, but they're not close to comparable.
Bandy is a kid with offers from legit programs like: Bama, Clemson,Michigan, USCw, LSU, Auburn,and Oklahoma. He was the best player on a columbus team with a bunch of high-level BCS prospect. When's the last time that Bama offered a 5'9" corner? They didn't even offer hoggins, who had like 15 ints in 8A and was the most productive player on a team with SBB and Ridley.
Those that doubt this kid need to see him play in person. Against Flanagan, he was the only corner that didn't get beat and was the most impressive corner in the game. You can make a case for stanford samuels jr., but look at his pass rush and look at who he was covering. Flanagan had 4 D1 WRs and Bandy didn't get beat once. Jobe (2018 commit) was moved to safety from corner, because of a possible career ending injury to Marlon Brooks (another D1 corner). Jobe was beat all night against Flangan.
Bandy's put up big games against: Monarch (when Ridley was eligible), Apopka, Southridge (3 BCS WRs, and out jumped 1 for the game winning int), Winter Haven, 2X against Flanagan (4 D1 WRs), South Dade, Highlands (Ky.), Coral Gables, NorthWestern, and few other decent teams.
Kids on the team will tell you the same thing. He wasn't just the best DB in defensive backfield full of BCS kids, he was the best player.
Oh, and Guy Thomas didn't even start. Not crazy about him committing to UM. Lots of potential, but it's concerning when a kid like Uche who transferred in from Palmetto, was just as raw and was able to be more productive at an earlier stage. Columbus has a very good Dline coach, who's legit developed a bunch of prospects to D1 schools.
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