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Post by udiscowithme on Dec 13, 2015 15:56:00 GMT -8
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Post by laaztec on Dec 13, 2015 17:32:30 GMT -8
Nice. Former Iowa State commit.
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Post by Old School on Dec 13, 2015 21:46:37 GMT -8
Observations: good feet, quick lateral movement and will stay with his man, low pad level, long arms, doesn't get beat by fast smaller DE's, a good finisher.
Projection: Left Tackle
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Post by kozy on Dec 14, 2015 0:14:20 GMT -8
ISU is losing recruits. Wish we would go after Oge Udeogum OG, City College of SF. Dec signee, We offered in the past.
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Post by standiego on Dec 14, 2015 7:06:42 GMT -8
Shows what happens when a team loses its HC (ISU), recruits worry about who the new coach is ? Believe Achayo was going to enroll in Jan ,not sure ? Could he then do Spring drills Also when a team sits when another is heading to a Bowl Game in Hawaii . Practices , no matter what Bowl, sure help when recruiting . Was he also at one time considering BSU ?
Like the additions on OL and DL .
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Post by hoobs on Dec 16, 2015 12:26:07 GMT -8
He signed with the Aztecs.
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Post by originalshow00 on Dec 16, 2015 15:34:58 GMT -8
He signed with the Aztecs. He will be a great player for us and he signed a LOI. |
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Post by Old School on Dec 18, 2015 18:12:53 GMT -8
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Post by Ambivalent_Fan on Dec 18, 2015 18:25:48 GMT -8
Great story...glad he's an Aztec for Life
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Post by hoobs on Dec 18, 2015 18:39:28 GMT -8
Sounds like an awesome young man. |
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Post by standiego on Dec 19, 2015 9:25:04 GMT -8
the skill guys get the headlines but in the end it is the OL and DL that set these guys up . We were not able to run or throw the ball well this year until the OL started doing their jobs . Believe we lose two starters on the OL so getting guys to come in and play well is very important ASAP .
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Post by Old School on Dec 19, 2015 10:19:52 GMT -8
The only senior on the OL is Greene. Slater is a junior but is getting noticed by NFL scouts. I think everybody comes back except Greene, looking at the roster we have some big dudes waiting their turn (320-350 pounders) and looking to take an open spot. If Slater should go, his backup should fill in fine.
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Post by standiego on Dec 19, 2015 11:33:50 GMT -8
when I went to GoAztecs , it lists Slater as senior ,thought he was a senior captain, played JC for two years , then last year and this year at SDSU ? do we also lose back up OL that moved from TE to OL this year ? Having as many quality OL as possible is well worth it .
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Post by Old School on Dec 20, 2015 0:03:37 GMT -8
Yup, Slater's a senior. My memory was stuck in 2014.
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Post by pdraztec on Dec 20, 2015 9:03:26 GMT -8
Craighead is also a senior.
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Post by standiego on Dec 20, 2015 9:59:05 GMT -8
That it what I was eluding to OL will not have, the current Greene , Slater and Craighead in 2016. So quality starters and replacements will be needed . No matter how good our RB's and QB's may be . As we saw from the first 4 games this year. If our OL can not block or provide protection for our QB's , the offense will have problems . Many games are won or lost by your Line Play on both sides of the ball .
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Post by sdcoug on Dec 20, 2015 12:22:13 GMT -8
We started with 3 new guys on the line to start the year and played 2 who'd never played a college game in their position. Including center. Everyone knew they were going to struggle. Next year, assuming all holds true, we lose 2, and everyone returning will have some level of experience. If a JC guy is good enough to step in that's an added bonus. We lose Greene, our best, but believe we are in better shape overall.
Back to OP, good get with this kid. We are getting deeper at OL and WR, which should set us up nicely in the long run.
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Post by standiego on Dec 20, 2015 12:39:31 GMT -8
Bringing in Achayo and Greene ( I think he is still a commit ?) from the JC level and Staton HS for the OL .Plus JC DT J. Gardner . Could be very helpful to control LOS for both sides of the ball .
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Post by aztecfan1 on Dec 21, 2015 12:32:47 GMT -8
We started with 3 new guys on the line to start the year and played 2 who'd never played a college game in their position. Including center. Everyone knew they were going to struggle. Next year, assuming all holds true, we lose 2, and everyone returning will have some level of experience. If a JC guy is good enough to step in that's an added bonus. We lose Greene, our best, but believe we are in better shape overall. Back to OP, good get with this kid. We are getting deeper at OL and WR, which should set us up nicely in the long run. When we get to spring ball we'll be impressed by the almost first ever true depth we have on the OL. Add the competition coming from RsF Pesi Savea and Daishawn Dixon who appear to be future Guards according to Coach Schmidt and it will fun to watch. At tackle we get to see Ryan Pope and Slater's backup Joe Salcedo go at it for the RT spot. From all this and the hoped for (no more suspensions please) return of Flores, Siragusa and Miller and we should be just fine by Sept. When has that happened? |
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Post by AztecWilliam on Dec 21, 2015 13:19:10 GMT -8
Shows what happens when a team loses its HC (ISU), recruits worry about who the new coach is ? Believe Achayo was going to enroll in Jan ,not sure ? Could he then do Spring drills Also when a team sits when another is heading to a Bowl Game in Hawaii . Practices , no matter what Bowl, sure help when recruiting . Was he also at one time considering BSU ? Like the additions on OL and DL . Good point. That's why it's so important that we handle the transition from the Rocky Long regime to what comes next very carefully. I've been thinking for a long time that naming a "head coach in waiting" would be a good idea. Such a coach would, or course, have to be free to join the staff the year before he took over. That would make it impossible to hire someone currently a head coach. (Example: Bronco Mendenhall, who just left BYU and headed east to take over at Virginia.) If one of the assistants is to be named HC, the transition might be relatively smooth. That certainly happened when Claude Gilbert was chosen to replace Don Coryell.
However, I am strongly in favor of hiring a successful coach who has at the very least been head coach at an FCS school. How about Jeff Tedford? After all, we did try to hire him after Tollner was fired following the 2001 season. Tedford had a winning record at Cal. According to Wikipedia, after overcoming a health problem, he is eager to get back to college coaching. I would think he'd take the job even if it were a "coach-in-waiting" deal. Also, Tedford is only 54 years old, young enough to give us a decade or more is he succeeds.
If not Tedford, perhaps another proven candidate seeking to be a DI head coach.
Anything we can do to smooth the transition to a new HC when Rocky decides to retire can only help the program.
AzWm
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