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123456bt
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Do our Bruins have a shot?
Posted Tue, Jan 11 1:49 pm
https://twitter.com/RivalsPortal/status/1481026092265836548?s=20
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OswegoBruin
Joined: 11/11/10 Posts: 16,944
Doubtful.
Posted Tue, Jan 11 1:54 pm
In response to Do our Bruins have a shot? (123456bt)
Transfer recruitments don't generally last very long, and we don't even have an OL coach.
Maz
Joined: 1/19/14 Posts: 3,253
He's From Orange County, And May Well Want To Come Home
Posted Wed, Jan 12 2:41 pm (Edited Wed, Jan 12 2:44 pm)
In response to Doubtful. (OswegoBruin)
It shouldn't surprise anyone when a Southern California kid doesn't acclimate to a radically different culture.
jimjames
Joined: 1/31/07 Posts: 798
MD Kid Pass
Posted Wed, Jan 12 5:31 pm
In response to He's From Orange County, And May Well Want To Come Home (Maz)
There aren't too many MD kids I would want. Quentin Lake is an exception to the rule because his dad was a Bruin too.

Rollinson is as big of a Trojan as they come.
I thought I heard once that one of kids was at one time even on the payroll at SC working in the recruiting office.
I'm also not sure if MD kids are mentally tough like kids from other programs.

St. Brown brothers are good because of their father, not Rollo.

How many MD kids stay at the same high school or college for 4 years. What's Bru McCoy doing these days?
They got far more production from a kid like Drake London, who came from a traditional high school set up.
123456bt
Joined: 1/16/14 Posts: 14,645
if the depth chart is accurate
Posted Wed, Jan 19 3:53 pm
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the kid has some talent...part of two deep...lacks PT.

https://www.rollbamaroll.com/2021/9/2/22654543/2021-alabama-football-depth-chart-printable-version
Marx
Joined: 1/11/06 Posts: 6,442
He wasn't getting playing time
Posted Wed, Jan 12 6:20 pm
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He wants to be a starter. If USC doesn't offer I think we have a chance.
bfan100
Joined: 1/12/14 Posts: 111
I'd wanna get out of the swamp.
Posted Thu, Jan 13 3:58 am
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Nm.
Brui backer
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Position of need we offered him out of high
Posted Tue, Jan 11 2:50 pm
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School and he is a west coast kid

https://247sports.com/Player/Tommy-Brown-82389/high-school-142934/
8ball
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No OL Coach at the moment
Posted Wed, Jan 12 3:02 pm
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And HC situation not settled.
Very doubtful he would commit at this time.
Rabbit21
Joined: 1/16/14 Posts: 2,572
And if rumors are to be believed
Posted Thu, Jan 20 10:43 am (Edited Thu, Jan 20 10:45 am)
In response to No OL Coach at the moment (8ball)
The next OL coach is so bad at recruiting he couldn't even be bothered to send an NLI to a committed recruit who ended up being first team All-Big Ten at another school . So I'm not entirely sure what we're supposed to get even with an OL coach in place if rumors hold true.
GmanC
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Are you talking about Tim Drevno?
Posted Thu, Jan 20 12:43 pm
In response to And if rumors are to be believed (Rabbit21)
He's obviously a homerun choice as far as his OL coaching resume is concerned. Wondering where you heard he was such a horrible recruiter?
123456bt
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How many pros has
Posted Thu, Jan 20 1:02 pm (Edited Thu, Jan 20 1:11 pm)
In response to Are you talking about Tim Drevno? (GmanC)
he produced?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/footballscoop.com/.amp/news/michigans-message-to-recruits-want-to-play-in-the-nfl-come-play-for-offensive-coordinator-tim-drevno
Rabbit21
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Is he a homerun? Not Sure.
Posted Thu, Jan 20 2:04 pm
In response to Are you talking about Tim Drevno? (GmanC)
He got fired at Michigan because his O-Line in his last year there couldn't pass protect. And his recruiting on the Line there had some great pulls, Michael Onwenu, Cesar Ruiz, Ben Bredeson, for sure.

BUT

his recruiting was tailing off a lot towards the end and was mostly characterized by a long line of misses. He also had the aforementioned incident with Alaric Jackson when the 2016 Michigan class was desperate for a tackle.

He also didn't do great at USC in his second go through there.

I think he has some chops with a power running game and the disaster of the 2017 Michigan O-Line wasn't entirely his fault as it was the result of a late Brady Hoke era recruiting gap as much as anything. But there's a reason Michigan fans weren't exactly sorry to see him go. He might be a good fit at UCLA as a technical coach, but watch recruiting and pass protection with a skeptical eye.
GmanC
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Obviously, Frye was the best...
Posted Thu, Jan 20 5:36 pm
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...OL coach we've had in as long as I can remember. He seemed to turn out serviceable lines from what looked like nothing and good lines when he only had a little to work with. Just hoping Drevno can keep it up...
UclanDoIt
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Drevno concerns in recruiting
Posted Thu, Jan 20 8:04 pm
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I shared my reservations about Drevno in another post in terms of his ability to recruit. Here's a link from 247 Sports but keep in mind this is from an SC perspective.

https://247sports.com/college/usc/Article/USC-Trojans-football-offensive-line-recruiting-comparison-Tim-Drevno-Neil-Callaway-three-star--159786694/
BradleyBruin
Joined: 2/03/07 Posts: 2,991
Evidently no, he committed to Colorado
Posted Thu, Jan 20 6:09 pm
In response to Do our Bruins have a shot? (123456bt)
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