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2024 IOL Nino Francavilla, Cheshire Academy (Windsor, CT) - offered

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I am pretty sure 99% of centers who play D1 football don't have offers from Ivy League schools. This is not a requirement nor does it make ANY difference at all when it appears that centers seem to be more than smart enough to play the position without these offers. Seems like a justification by fans for the offer. If this was UF or FSU making this offer, it would be on the UF and FSU tears threads without question.

As was already pointed out, this young man camped at Rutgers and NC State and did not walk away with an offer. Not good enough for them, but good enough for us? And before we get all emotional and spit out the typical, "I will trust Mario and Mirabal and OL evals", please remember, that not to long ago when we secured the committment of OL Plazz, so many here were quick to point out that NC State offered, and they know a thing about OL.

This appears to be a reach to me at this point if this offer is committable. Nobody is beating down this kids door or fighting over his verbal at this time. You can establish a relationship, but no need to rush and make this offer one that the young man can commit to at this time.
 
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STG said:
I am pretty sure 99% of centers who play D1 football don't have offers from Ivy League schools. This is not a requirement nor does it make ANY difference at all when it appears that centers seem to be more than smart enough to play the position without these offers. Seems like a justification by fans for the offer. If this was UF or FSU making this offer, it would be on the UF and FSU tears threads without question.

As was already pointed out, this young man camped at Rutgers and NC State and did not walk away with an offer. Not good enough for them, but good enough for us? And before we get all emotional and spit out the typical, "I will trust Mario and Mirabal and OL evals", please remember, that not to long ago when we secured the committment of OL Plazz, so many here were quick to point out that NC State offered, and they know a thing about OL.

This appears to be a reach to me at this point if this offer is committable. Nobody is beating down this kids door or fighting over his verbal at this time. You can establish a relationship, but no need to rush and make this offer one that the young man can commit to at this time.
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Still mad about Lou, huh?
 
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No clue if this guy is good and worthy of the offer or not, but we've had some **** good OL who were from Canada. Load them up with some poutine, KD (no ketchup), maple syrup, beaver tails, and Moosehead, and turn them loose.
 
423Hurricane said:
Windsor, CT. Any TVD connection?
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No but a kid I continued to hear was really special, a teammate, and in the classroom. Can never hurt a team to have a kid like this. I’ll watch him in a month. Yale Harvard all the brain schools were after him.
 
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STG said:
I am pretty sure 99% of centers who play D1 football don't have offers from Ivy League schools. This is not a requirement nor does it make ANY difference at all when it appears that centers seem to be more than smart enough to play the position without these offers. Seems like a justification by fans for the offer. If this was UF or FSU making this offer, it would be on the UF and FSU tears threads without question.

As was already pointed out, this young man camped at Rutgers and NC State and did not walk away with an offer. Not good enough for them, but good enough for us? And before we get all emotional and spit out the typical, "I will trust Mario and Mirabal and OL evals", please remember, that not to long ago when we secured the commitment of OL Plazz, so many here were quick to point out that NC State offered, and they know a thing about OL.

This appears to be a reach to me at this point if this offer is committable. Nobody is beating down this kids door or fighting over his verbal at this time. You can establish a relationship, but no need to rush and make this offer one that the young man can commit to at this time.
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All that is fair. It's also irrelevant. Like it or not, we offered. Speculating on how that will turn out is fine.. but again, irrelevant.
 
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WeBallinBoyz said:
Maybe I’m missing something but I’d rather have a mauler at center instead of a brainiac? Not sure if brains can help you if a 335lb nose tackle is coming at your neck? I mean how many centers in football are wizards lol. It’s simple protection and identifying where pressure is coming from, it’s not a math equation.

His film is decent I guess but the offer list isn’t relatively close to anything desirable. Connecticut has some solid football but also some complete trash. No shot you can spin Ivy offers, FCS/D2 and FAU as a good list.
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Center is usually the OL who is making all the line calls (doesn't have to be but it's almost always the case). Quick thinking and recognition is very important.

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NFL Draft Combine: The highest and lowest Wonderlic test scores ever recorded

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OTs and Centers both average higher Wonderlic scores than QBs. Surprising.
 
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STG said:
I am pretty sure 99% of centers who play D1 football don't have offers from Ivy League schools. This is not a requirement nor does it make ANY difference at all when it appears that centers seem to be more than smart enough to play the position without these offers. Seems like a justification by fans for the offer. If this was UF or FSU making this offer, it would be on the UF and FSU tears threads without question.

As was already pointed out, this young man camped at Rutgers and NC State and did not walk away with an offer. Not good enough for them, but good enough for us? And before we get all emotional and spit out the typical, "I will trust Mario and Mirabal and OL evals", please remember, that not to long ago when we secured the committment of OL Plazz, so many here were quick to point out that NC State offered, and they know a thing about OL.

This appears to be a reach to me at this point if this offer is committable. Nobody is beating down this kids door or fighting over his verbal at this time. You can establish a relationship, but no need to rush and make this offer one that the young man can commit to at this time.
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You see right there, thats where u wrong. Because its not why NC State and Rutgers didn't offer him so why should we. No its we offered him, and NC State and Rutgers gonna ask why didnt they? Thats the order. Bama basically on the trail offering OL, soon after we do. No coach gets every eval right. When it comes to OL, Our staff is not taking a back seat. Get used to it.
 
Wario Cristobum said:
Center is usually the OL who is making all the line calls (doesn't have to be but it's almost always the case). Quick thinking and recognition is very important.

www.cbssports.com

NFL Draft Combine: The highest and lowest Wonderlic test scores ever recorded

A look at the history of the test and what the scores mean
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com

OTs and Centers both average higher Wonderlic scores than QBs. Surprising.
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But is the wonderlic a sure fire thing? Marino and Jim Kelly both scored a 15...and Ryan Tannehill scored a 34...so which would you rather have?
 
supacane said:
You see right there, thats where u wrong. Because its not why NC State and Rutgers didn't offer him so why should we. No its we offered him, and NC State and Rutgers gonna ask why didnt they? Thats the order. Bama basically on the trail offering OL, soon after we do. No coach gets every eval right. When it comes to OL, Our staff is not taking a back seat. Get used to it.
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Also...

People forget. These kids are growing. What a kid showed "at Rutgers" six months ago might not be where he is at today, from a physical-size and skill development standpoint.

When are our fans going to comprehend this? Weights and heights and 40 times...are just ONE measurement at ONE point in time. This is the reason why our coaches want to see the players in person. They want a chance to gauge physical characteristics and abilities off of Summer 2023 "actuals", not Fall 2022 tape or Spring 2023 camp stats.

"But but but, NC State and Rutgers didn't offer him..." SO ******* WHAT? ****, we have some hard-headed fans who think that these recruits are all 25 years old and have topped out on growth and weight gain...

I don't know if this kid is going to be the best center at UM since Jim Otto, or the second coming of Tommy Kennedy. But I'm definitely not going to second-guess Cristobal-Mirabal off of some **** that happened at a Rutgers camp months ago.
 
Btw, how is Lou's eventual replacement in regard to his achilles flexibility? Asking for a friend.
 
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