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That's note worthy. Did someone actually type that out? We all want these guys to come in and go.
The dull part got me. Lol
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Thad Franklin......
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The dull part got me. Lol
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Frank's the 2nd best HS RB I've ever seen, and I've seen a Ton since the late 70s.That's note worthy. Did someone actually type that out? We all want these guys to come in and go.
The dull part got me. Lol
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Thing is ole Nick always had replacements. If he screwed an eval one of those back ups will be a hit and the others transfer out and new faces next cycle. He was good with big rbs though pause, but he always wanted guys that can run away from elite defenses that were fast as well.
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Thad always needed a bunch of carries to get going.
He played qb most of his youth football career and was a basketball player as well.
His main issue is......didnt take it seriously/lazy. That could happen alot when you have kids on all star squads in high school. I coached against him in high school ..thought he ad nice feet..solid vision..but i always say he was like a big ten back. Even though he isnt truly a power runner he is a guy that fits that type of game...the stuff we ran on offense never would suit him.
He played qb most of his youth football career and was a basketball player as well.
His main issue is......didnt take it seriously/lazy. That could happen alot when you have kids on all star squads in high school. I coached against him in high school ..thought he ad nice feet..solid vision..but i always say he was like a big ten back. Even though he isnt truly a power runner he is a guy that fits that type of game...the stuff we ran on offense never would suit him.
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Franklin was the 20th rated running back in the 2021 class. Of the 19 guys rated ahead of him about 4 have become good college running backs. The rest are jags, career backup types and guys who have transferred multiple times. Only one of them is a south Florida player. It’s almost like 2021 was a dud year for running back evaluations. Even Nick Saban whiffed.
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Not taking shots... but here it is... I have even quoted myself for the record...That's note worthy. Did someone actually type that out? We all want these guys to come in and go.
The dull part got me. Lol
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We could sign a pack of Newports and most those people would believe it's a steal.
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Thad Frankin rushed for 2300 yards as a junior against great competition and set a record in the state title game with 325 yards.
He had the size and the natural running instincts to be a great college back. Ultimately, he was lazy. He needed to trim up and he gained weight instead.
The missing piece when you are watching kids from afar is intangibles. That is the most important thing coaches need to evaluate.
He had the size and the natural running instincts to be a great college back. Ultimately, he was lazy. He needed to trim up and he gained weight instead.
The missing piece when you are watching kids from afar is intangibles. That is the most important thing coaches need to evaluate.
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The other guy I missed on that year was Big Baby Seymore. Me and @gogeta4 saw him as a freshman manhandling P5 seniors. He should have been a top center but he never put in the work on his body.
One lesson for me is to not assume guys will lean up in college. A lot of times, guys with bad bodies in college look that way because of poor work ethic. It’s hard to fix that.
One lesson for me is to not assume guys will lean up in college. A lot of times, guys with bad bodies in college look that way because of poor work ethic. It’s hard to fix that.
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I was poking fun at stubbing player with full knives.
Hot takes are hot takes. I'm not one to get rustled. Lol I found it freaking hilarious.
I'm a member also. Every year my son's teases me, so who's the next star. It's guess work. And not that serious. No one's going out looking for the misfit Toys Mario discarded.
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You'd hope UM's staff would always know better with a local kid... at least that's an area I trust us to be better with the current staff and their connections.
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You know what though, this new age of football is weird as **** to me. Lots of those guys wouldn't have seen much of the field back in the day until this past year or this upcoming year, yet they're written off or write themselves off the map. So many transfer withing a year or two and end up at a lesser program.
Recruits these days gotta get out of that mindset that they've gotta do it in year one or two. Doesn't happen, well I gotta bounce. Young men these days just don't want to work like they used to.
I read this a couple of years ago and I tend to believe it crosses all lines, the workforce and athletics.
Gen Z & Millennials Would Rather Be Unemployed Than Unhappy at Work
More than half of employees (56%) age 18 to 24, a demographic classified as Gen Z, say they would quit a job that prevented them from enjoying their lives, a new survey suggests. Forty percent of this...
So if they aren't happy, rather than work for it, they'll quit and move on.
Another interesting thing associated with young people these days is how many still live at home. Sometime earlier in this century, over 50 percent of those under 25 were still living at home. I can see some benefits of that if they're working and putting money away to start off life on their own in a better financial situation, but I haven't seen that suggested.
Point again though is that young adults are too comfortable with not working hard. I'm seeing it in my workplace where if they're young, the odds of them sticking around are virtually non existent.
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Eh. I don’t see like that at all. I’m sure there’s always going to be people who don’t want to put in the work like Franklin but most guys who transfer aren’t doing so because they’re lazy. It’s because you have a very limited time to play college football and nobody wants to spend three or four years on the bench hoping that one day you’ll finally get to be a starter. Especially at a position like running back where you either have it or you don’t. If you’re not cracking the rotation by year two, you’re likely not going to crack the rotation, period. Better to transfer to a place where you’ll have a better chance to play. Especially in a college football world where upperclassmen who aren’t playing are pushed out by coaches for extra roster space.You know what though, this new age of football is weird as **** to me. Lots of those guys wouldn't have seen much of the field back in the day until this past year or this upcoming year, yet they're written off or write themselves off the map. So many transfer withing a year or two and end up at a lesser program.
Recruits these days gotta get out of that mindset that they've gotta do it in year one or two. Doesn't happen, well I gotta bounce. Young men these days just don't want to work like they used to.
I read this a couple of years ago and I tend to believe it crosses all lines, the workforce and athletics.
Gen Z & Millennials Would Rather Be Unemployed Than Unhappy at Work
More than half of employees (56%) age 18 to 24, a demographic classified as Gen Z, say they would quit a job that prevented them from enjoying their lives, a new survey suggests. Forty percent of this...finance.yahoo.com
So if they aren't happy, rather than work for it, they'll quit and move on.
Another interesting thing associated with young people these days is how many still live at home. Sometime earlier in this century, over 50 percent of those under 25 were still living at home. I can see some benefits of that if they're working and putting money away to start off life on their own in a better financial situation, but I haven't seen that suggested.
Point again though is that young adults are too comfortable with not working hard. I'm seeing it in my workplace where if they're young, the odds of them sticking around are virtually non existent.
As for young people living at home, not sure what that has to do with football but it’s really simple. The cost of living has long ago blown past median income. Some kid making $16-$17 an hour at an entry level job can’t afford to move out. Not when even a ****** apartment is going yo cost $1600 a month for rent. ****, you won’t even get approved by an apartment complex.
There might have been a time where working hard at your job meant you’d get paid better but today it just means your employer will give you more responsibility for the same pay. The two biggest pay increases I’ve gotten since is started working for other people again have been 1) when I took the same position at a different company that offered me a lot more and 2) when I told my boss that I was going to quit. I was immediately offered more money. I don’t blame people for job hopping. It’s literally the best way to increase your salary in today’s world.
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Lamar Miller waited cause he knew he was a dog and knew he had that blazing speed
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Lamar Miller was getting starter carries as a redshirt freshman.
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