I agree. Herbert was just a bad eval. Even his HS tape a lot of people on here were not only skeptical but flat out adamant he was not going to do well in CFB,
@Liberty City El was one of the main ones leading that charge.
Reed, strong as an ox and was a better eval and a kid you take a chance on but unsure why he can't get on the field. He looks "ok" in limited time, my guess is just mental and commitment. Never good to bounce in and out of the portal like he has. Maybe the light comes on but doubtful.
Scaife has been through what 3-4 coaches now? Constantly switching from T to G, he is a T in a C body. He started out as one of, if not our best lineman as T, then got abused at G and last year he had some improvement. We did no service to him either constantly switching. I would not call Scaife a bust, maybe a JAG, might not have an NFL career but "bust" gets thrown around too much just like "elite." Is he all conference top draft pick? No. But hard to call a guy a bust that played in all 13 games as a true freshman (7 starts), 13 starts as a sophomore, and 11 starts as a junior. Dude had a streak of like 31 straight games starting and has now played in 48 games.
Tripp however is exactly the type of big mauler Mario likes and exactly the type of kid the Michigan and Wisc of the world get, fringe top 300 players, wait their turn and in a few years demolish our run d in bowl games.
