Mario Cristobal on Markel Bell

[YankeesCane]

OL and LB look Miami caliber again

What about QB?

runs, hides

Happy Holidays all

 

[HurricanesR1]

Hopefully Samson stays too

Do we have reason to believe that he won't?

 

[JayCane20]

Obviously a tackle. Too tall to play guard IMO.

He plays RT or LT and whichever he plays, that person slides to LG (Rivers or Mauigoa).

Insane that McCoy and Samson are still likely to be outside looking in on this line. Kinsler too. Those are some massive kids that could probably start next year on 90% of FBS lines in the country.

 

[YankeesCane]

Obviously a tackle. Too tall to play guard IMO.

He plays RT or LT and whichever he plays, that person slides to LG (Rivers or Mauigoa).

Insane that McCoy and Samson are still likely to be outside looking in on this line. Kinsler too. Those are some massive kids that could probably start next year on 90% of FBS lines in the country.

Finally getting much needed depth

 

[YankeesCane]

Look at DL the past 2 classes

Bain 4 Star
Wayne 4 Star
Collins A 4 Star
Horton 4 Star

Scott 5 Star
Blount 4 Star
Lightfoot 4 Star
Pickett 4 Star
Jones 4 Star
Rudolph 4 Star
Cole 4 Star
Russell 3 Star
Clark 4 Star

 

[JayCane20]

Finally getting much needed depth

Finally. Even crazier... in 2019 we started true freshman Zion at 285 , Scaife at 295, Gaynor at 295, Campbell at 295, and Donaldson at 340. We had 1 guy above 300 pounds starting on our OL. Don't think we had another 305+ guy even on the bench.

Next year 4/5 are 335+ and 7 of our top 9 are 325+ - only exceptions are the Center and McCoy who is right around 300-305.

 

[BishopEli]

Awful lot of positivity in here... feel like I'm about to break out in hives

 

[423Hurricane]

Mario Cristobal: Game Changers and Restored Relationships

For the second straight year Mario Cristobal and his staff have absolutely crushed it on the recruiting trail racking up a top 3 class on National Signing Day.

www.audacy.com

Here’s the full interview

 

[Problem2]

Hope Samson is patient and stays if he ain’t starting

Some talented kids who are going to be backups

 

[Peter Ariz]

He’s also 18yrs old.

He’s going to get better and improve.

It’s not really about how good he is or isn’t. They think he’s a stud. But his body type projects more to guard they say.

 

[Ghandi]

It’s not really about how good he is or isn’t. They think he’s a stud. But his body type projects more to guard they say.

Arm length is an issue for Mauigoa?

That’s new to me.

 

[Peter Ariz]

Arm length is an issue for Mauigoa?

That’s new to me.

Arm length is an issue for Mauigoa?

That’s new to me.

Arm length is an issue for Mauigoa?

That’s new to me.

Not arm length. He’s naturally thicker


These modern tackles are lean

 

[AllAboutTheU]

Obviously a tackle. Too tall to play guard IMO.

He plays RT or LT and whichever he plays, that person slides to LG (Rivers or Mauigoa).

Insane that McCoy and Samson are still likely to be outside looking in on this line. Kinsler too. Those are some massive kids that could probably start next year on 90% of FBS lines in the country.

Was literally coming to post this. That’s how the 2 deep is supposed to look. Very encouraging for the future for sure. Makes it easier to take fliers on some other guys as pieces to mold and develop for 2-3 years down the line.

 

[mirvin88]

OL is going to be sick whatever the lineup is.

When the possibilities exist that talent like Kinsler, McCoy or Cooper could slide to first off the bench you know you’re cooking.

 

[tsimonitis]

Obviously a tackle. Too tall to play guard IMO.

He plays RT or LT and whichever he plays, that person slides to LG (Rivers or Mauigoa).

Insane that McCoy and Samson are still likely to be outside looking in on this line. Kinsler too. Those are some massive kids that could probably start next year on 90% of FBS lines in the country.

Canes were extrordinarily lucky this year with injuries. I can't recall any of the starters missing games or large portions of games. We are probably due for some regression of injury luck

 

[htownkidd]

Obviously a tackle. Too tall to play guard IMO.

He plays RT or LT and whichever he plays, that person slides to LG (Rivers or Mauigoa).

Insane that McCoy and Samson are still likely to be outside looking in on this line. Kinsler too. Those are some massive kids that could probably start next year on 90% of FBS lines in the country.

A beautiful thing.

 

[hotshot]

This is a sensitive subject on this board but I think this is our best version of the Oline. Rivers also projects as a Guard in the NFL. I know he played well at LT last year, but still feel like he moves inside.

So, when you read that a OL like Mauigoa is the #1 OT coming out of HS, take it with a grain of salt. In short order, it'll be revealed he wasn't really an OT at all.

Those HS recruiting ratings go by what position the kid played in HS, not the position they are best-suited to play in college? That how it works?

 

[HurricanesR1]

Bell will play early just like Cooper did. That guy will punish DLinemen with his physical tools.

 

[RAJCane]

That was his full answer.

I think Rivers and Mauigoa are both possibilities to slide to guard. Both are interior linemen at the next level most likely.

I have been wondering about what position best suits Mauigoa. Is he a good to very good OT who might benefit from dropping a few pounds to gain some quickness or is he an Elite G? He just seems to fit the profile of an agile, mauling G.

 

[Dwinstitles]

Hopefully Samson stays too

Its nice to have a coach who makes OL the priority

If Samson leaves means he was a bad eval or bust I mean that’s what Bama and uga do. They get high rated guys that leave cause they don’t play to that ranking. Sometimes we will have bad evals that’s going to happen when u roster stack. So if he’s a jag I won’t mind if he leaves, if he’s good he will play.