Recruiting Update Thread
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Miguel Maldonado rated .82 by 247. Composite is .84
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Miguel Maldonado, UCF Knights, Offensive Tackle
Miguel Maldonado is a 2022 OL from Lakeland (Fla.).
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Some positive recruiting news for us with a couple 4 stars from AL. Gus Bus putting in work, really liking this coaching staff’s recruiting chops man, what a total 180 change from the Turd..
Some positive recruiting news for us with a couple 4 stars from AL. Gus Bus putting in work, really liking this coaching staff’s recruiting chops man, what a total 180 change from the Turd..
I’ve really liked the transfers Gus has brought in but this latest one feels like a bit of a head scratcher to me. With MAR coming in and with Thompson, Richardson, Good (to name a few) in the room, it seems like we could’ve used this transfer to get some help in other positions that we lost a lot on last year or positions groups that were just plain bad last year... hope I’m wrong though! I’m fully on the GUS BUS.
my take is he is not confident in the RB talent already here
his offense is run heavy from what ive seen, at Auburn he used multiple big backs and we usually use the opposite here, I think this guy if the first RB over 200 on our roster
I think this is a play just to get a guy who can get the tough yards, something we have lacked last couple years. He’s 6-1 220lbs, that’s a Mack truck compared to our current guys. No doubt he saw the RB room and knew he needed a bigger back or 2.
On a complete side note, I can’t wait to see Johnny Richardson some more though. He looked electric couple times I saw him get carries last year.
He's going to be the goal line and 4th and 1 guy
He was headed to Miami Ohio until today. He did well Freshman year. 866 yards and then has been hurt. Doesn’t look to be a featured back but but a few carries a game is all we need.
I was thinking he'd be a RB. NW says he weighs 220lbs.
Thanks.
I Noticed the decreasing carry load - guessing injury related?
Either way, Hope he finds a good home at UCF. Should be able to play 2 years if he wants, right?
I think you could be right. A number of our backs are young and inexperienced.
the problem that both Frost and Heup had ..RBs that can get tough yards in between the tackles. Most/all our RBs since 2016 are fast but barely break 180 pounds
One of Auburn’s favorite plays is the traditional “Buck Sweep,” a play in which both guards pull towards the edge to block for the running back. Malzahn has committed to running this play over the years and is able to run it from multiple formations to keep defenses honest. The main coaching points of the Buck Sweep start with the H-back, or what Malzahn calls the “FB.” His job is to “stalemate” the end man on the line of scrimmage and allow the pulling guards and running back to get outside of him.
Apparently this requires a big back...........
Apparently this requires a big back...........
These are great to watch. Thank you!
Amazing the company that UCF keeps these days. Used to be we were losing out to Marshall for recruits, now we rub shoulders with the giants.
We are in big need of adding a ready to start transfer LB. The LB room is terrible and lacks developable talent.
T-Will is knows to develop LB's but there's only so much a coach can do when the talent is not there.
We added two new 2021 recruits, one should have never been offered to begin with. The other kid I like but he is a low ceiling player and wont to able to contribute significantly for a while.
Now the problem is who'd there in the portal that we could realistically get and can help right away?
To'o To'o everyone wants, so forget about him.
We also badly need a TE that can contribute right away. The two kids coming in fro high school are not the type that will get burn right away either
T-Will is knows to develop LB's but there's only so much a coach can do when the talent is not there.
We added two new 2021 recruits, one should have never been offered to begin with. The other kid I like but he is a low ceiling player and wont to able to contribute significantly for a while.
Now the problem is who'd there in the portal that we could realistically get and can help right away?
To'o To'o everyone wants, so forget about him.
We also badly need a TE that can contribute right away. The two kids coming in fro high school are not the type that will get burn right away either
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If you listen to the Buck Sweep video CGM says the KEY to this play is the FB........
who knows he could be wrong*
I’m not seeing your point. That’s the blocking key. Need speed to get outside and race down sideline. Not a bigger slower back.
You said "Looks like speed is more important to me on any outside run"....... My point with respect to why CGM went after the new transfer from NW.......we already had plenty of speed on the roster to get to the edge.......we didn't have a bigger back required to run the Buck Sweep type of play. That is why CGM added a big back to the roster. This play is a key element to CGMs scheme and therefore the transfer was very important
He’s a RB. Not a FB. He’s not the key to your point. The FB won’t be running the ball. He’ll be blocking. FBs or H Backs weigh 240. Not 220.
None of this banter sounds like recruiting news
You must have not read where it said that.........."The main coaching points of the Buck Sweep start with the H-back, or what Malzahn calls the “FB.”
So despite what you think, this kid is undeniably the biggest back on the roster and will be used primarily as a blocking back in this scheme
So the banter is about why CGM recruited the kid from NW and that has nothing to do with recruiting?
