Offensive Tackle Bobby Hart (St. Thomas Aquinas) Commits To Florida State
by Bud Elliott on Jul 17, 2010 4:45 PM EDT
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PrintMost who follow recruiting in the Sunshine State expected this to happen sooner rather than later. Bobby Hart, the 6th-rated offensive tackle in the country from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, has committed to Florida State, per JC Shurburtt.
Bobby Hart is a big, versatile offensive lineman with a lot of upside. Rick Trickett will get a lot out of him. Big get for the Noles
Hart called it one of the happiest days of his life and indicated that his family is extremely excited as well. He credited new running back coach Eddie Gran and offensive line coach Rick Trickett for his recruitment.
ESPN has Bobby Hart as one of the 35 best players in the country, regardless of position. Bobby stands 6'5" and weighs in at 295 lbs. Hart is an elite offensive line prospect and what makes him so intriguing is his age. Hart doesn't turn 16 until August 21st, meaning he is a 18 months younger than his graduating class and considerably younger than many elite prospects (who are often 19 by the time they graduate high school). Hart is already as good as many other elite prospects, however, and that's scary considering he is still growing into his body. The slope of his progression curve should be considerably steeper than most other prospects. Hart shows surprising agility for a young kid with a big body. Hart has a tremendous frame, yery long arms and enormous hands for such a young kid. He's high-waisted, however, and must play with better bend. At this point Hart pushes people around more than he drives them. Needs to bring his feet consistently to stay with his blocks, but does show the ability to step laterally like FSU asks of its linemen. Pass protection has a ways to go, but he has all the tools to be a 1st round draft choice in 2016 (potential redshirt, 4 years).
PlantTheSpear.com has quotes from Hart. He discusses using facebook to recruit for Florida State, how FSU's coaches sold his family on the 'Noles, and his expectations at FSU.
Hart is originally from up North. He transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas (school of Richard Goodman and LaMarcus Joyner), from Cardinal Gibbons (not a great program), so he should get much better instruction this year. The Aquinas program also produced current left tackle Andrew Datko, who is on his way to being a 4-year starter for the 'Noles. Teammate Rashad Greene, an ESPNU150 receiver is also a Florida State commitment. Hart will gain more coordination as he grows into his frame and I fully expect him to play at a lean 6'6" 310 lbs. Has a good GPA and at camps has stated that he really likes coach Trickett.
Hart is the 14th commitment for Florida State and the 6th member of the ESPNU 150. Florida State will likely take one or two more offensive linemen. For info on all of FSU's commitments check out the recruiting board.
Film inside on one of the top players in Florida
Bobby Hart St Aquinas High School 2009 football highlite reel (via SCCVIDEOEDITING)
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Outstanding news!!! I know he’s young and there’s been concerns of him eating up the attention from recruiting. Hopefully he’s done, we all know how much he loves FSU!!
Nice
I know (that it’s been speculated) that it was “just a matter of time” but still nice to see it become an official commit.
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
"We'll win games with talent, we'll win championships with character." Jimbo Fisher
Awesome
I like seeing the St Thomas pipe line flowing to FSU…they are one of the best programs in the nation and my hated rival in HS. Great pick up!
We lose the 150th best player in the nation according to ESPN in Cortez Davis, and
pick up the 34th best player in Bobby Hart… 
Football is played with an oblong ball. Take your roundball and GTFO...
It's not the same position so it's not a one or the other situation.
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Who else is legitimately still in play?
Fahrenkrug
Lang
Matulis
Joe
Newberry
others?
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Lang is apparently a city kid and loves USF
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Matulis, unless I missed something.
Seem to remember Hart mentioning him by name when talking about guys he’d like to play with.
If they close with Matulis and Joe, look out
I think they want Newberry for defense, not offense.
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FWIW
CDrake (at ThaRinger) thinks Errin Joe is a GT lean.
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
"We'll win games with talent, we'll win championships with character." Jimbo Fisher
No kidding?
Just assumed it was us or Miami.
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Miami appears to be slipping
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Wow, that's never happened before for UM
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They apparently are taking only one OL...
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Are they not in need of OL?
I thought they’ve needed some OL for a few years now.
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Took 6 last year.
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Here's 2011 for them (weights incorrect)
Harland Gunn OL 6’2" 315 SR*
Tyler Horn OL 6’4" 300 SR*
Brandon Washington OL 6’5" 300 JR
Benjamin Jones OL 6’4" 330 JR*
Cory White TE 6’5" 260 SO* (now an OL)
Jared Wheeler OL 6’5" 310 SO*
Jermaine Johnson OL 6’6" 310 SO*
Shane McDermott OL 6’3" 275 FR*/ SO
Brandon Linder OL 6’6" 290 FR*/ SO
Johnathan Feliciano OL 6’4" 283 FR*/ SO
Malcolm Bunche OL 6’7" 328 FR*/ SO
Jermaine Barton OL 6’6" 270 FR*/ SO
Sentreal Henderson OL 6’7 340
Tavadis Glenn OL 6’5" 265 - PREP, should be back
Marcus Jackson OL 6’2" 320 committed
Now, did Barton or Bunche not qualify? or both?
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Miami signed a big OL class last year (class of 2010)
plus they are getting an unexpected bonus in Seantrel Henderson, so that likely ate up a ship they were going to give to an OL in this class (2011). Just speculation on my part as to why they are looking like taking only 1 OL (Marcus Jackson).
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No doubt.
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by Bud Elliott on Jul 17, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Be great if we could scoop him up then.
What are our odds with him and Matulis?
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I'm concerned...
Is Trickett paying too much attention to elite prospects and missing gems in the rough? It’s not all about stars, after all.
Dogs bark in the night but the caravan moves on.
Says mittens, who missed the obvious sarcasm above.
by Dark Stranger on Jul 17, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
And yet the winner is...
Dark Stranger.
Here is the sarcasm broken down.
1. Many have been moaning about Trickett’s inability to lure highly rated OL.
2. This recruiting season, that fear seems to have been proven unfounded.
3. Comes my post, “lamenting” Trickett’s having signed yet another big time OL prospect.
Get it! Funny, huh?
fm
Dogs bark in the night but the caravan moves on.
Makes sense
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by Bud Elliott on Jul 19, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I just finishing watching the video
this is the first time I’ve focused on Hart when watching a STA video.
To be fair we aren’t given an indication of down and distance on the majority of plays, and the formations give away the play of some as well, but one thing that really stood out to me was that Hart gave away whether the play was a run or pass just by his stance. This is obviously easily correctable, but it was shocking to me that at a school as well known for its fundamentals as STA that something like that wouldn’t have been noticed.
One thing that I really liked that stood out to be was that he seemed to get off on the snap count very quickly in all situations.
Lastly, I’m surprised that he is listed at 295lbs in the article, because in the video he looks much smaller (like 270ish). I’m not sure if that just shows how quick he is or if he’s put on a lot of weight in the off-season or if it is just a misprint. Either way, like it says in the story, he definitely has a very good frame as he’s wide bodied.
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Very big lower body.
He was 14 in that video I think
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Quick question on the giving plays away.
Are you referring to him being in a 2 point stance on passing plays and a 3 point stance on running plays? And while he’s at STA now, he playing for Cardinal Gibbons in the film.
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I was mainly referring to the plays when he's in a 3 point stance
and he adjusts his outside leg accordingly.
Sorry, I initially thought it was STA video (as that’s the way it’s labeled). Would make more sense about Gibbons coaches missing that than it would STA coaches.
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It is labeled as Gibbons film at the beginning of the film
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"shocking to me that at a school as well known for its fundamentals as STA that something like that wouldn’t have been noticed."
Isnt this film from Cardinal Gibbons?
Yes, it is Gibbons film
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Mammoth size
Super young. Agile for a big boy. I don’t see the classic “mean streak” in him, but let RT instill that.
Best pure OL recruit since Rodney Hudson.
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This is a BIG commitment.
Really. Have you seen him? Dude’s big.
by Dark Stranger on Jul 17, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I think some of the lack of mean streak stems from his age
He’s still getting comfortable with that big body.
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Spurlock is an example of a kid who came into FSU looking to hit someone in the mouth
Granted, he came from a run-heavy scheme playing guard — so his main job was to seek and destroy. I notice sometimes tackles playing in a balanced scheme in high school tend to be more “dancers” than thrashers. I think part of that stems from the psychological aspect of taking your pass pro steps. Most tackles don’t realize that pass protection is an opportunity to be aggressive (See Rodney Hudson’s pancake @ UNC) as opposed to just surviving.
But all this can be learned. And if there’s one area of our team I have no concern over regarding the psychological development of players is our offensive line.
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And Spurlock...
born October 89, so he was 19 for his frosh season. BHart will be 17. Big difference there in that 2 years.
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Agreed.
And how about the STA pipeline? That by itself shows the difference in recruiting prowess / tactics under the new regime.
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Coach Gran doing tremendous work down there.
I’ll never call a private school like STA that produces 5-6 D1 kids per year a pipeline, but it’s obvious coach Smith feels that FSU takes good care of his players.
It would have been EASY to deny Richard Goodman that 5th year after the union incident and knee injury. FSU stuck with him. Guarantee coach Smith saw that.
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We took Datko and Goodman out of there with the old staff.
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Oh, I was thinking you meant since December 2009.
You’re right.
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Datko came in as a low 3* I believe
And look at where he’s at now. Preseason AA honorable mention and a potential early round draft pick.
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Didn't you see Blindside?
Left Tackles can be nice guys and good at the same time, the movie proves it! (ha ha)
Glad he finally got it out of the way.
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Why so sure he will redshirt?
Other than his age, if he really is that big,, strong and good,,,,, why redshirt?
Doubtful he would beat out Datko or Sanders next year (4-year starters)
Want to give the kid a year to get stronger and improve his coordination. Big mental benefits as well.
Hart is SO young that there was initially some thought he could attend prep school for a year before choosing a college. Why waste a year of eligibility when FSU has two entrenched starters and capable backups?
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that kid from loisville played young
and he was a man among boys…
True. Okoye
Louisville is a different level of football, however. We’ll see.
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As you mentioned, we have 2 entrenched starters at OT.
Why waste a year of eligibility?
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FSU will not force kids to redshirt. Everyone always has a shot to start.
If Bobby doesn’t win the starting job, I am sure they will present him with his options and help him to make the best decision for him and the team ;)
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Exactly.
If he’s good enough to be the first OT up if one of the starters goes down, obviously you don’t redshirt him, or you try to redshirt him until/unless a starter has to be taken out.
If he wins it outright over a senior who’s been a starter before…well damn!
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Possibility of this happening.
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by Randall W. Spetman on Jul 17, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
...so youre TELLIN me there's a chance?!?!
by 000111 on Jul 17, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha.. Love that movie!
Gives you lines like;
“Nice hooters”
“Lovely accent. What is that, New Jersey?”
And “We landed on the moon!!”
by PaNole on Jul 18, 2010 11:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
im so glad someone got it - its truly a classic:
‘i desperately want to make love to a school boy’
‘i should go’
just give me the booze ya pumpkin pir hair cutted freak.
You’d shut your mouth if you knew what was good for ya
by PaNole on Jul 19, 2010 12:00 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Tell her...
I’m good looking. Tell her I have a rapist’s wit!
That John Denver guy was full of shit
You’d think that Rocky Mountains would be rockier then this
by PaNole on Jul 19, 2010 10:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
repeating, of course
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by ricobert1 on Jul 17, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just wondering
Any chance he starts at Guard as a freshman and moves outside his sophomore year? It seems like they do it in the NFL sometimes…
by NoleySmokes on Jul 17, 2010 9:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He would have to beat out 3 or 4 guys that I do not see him beating out
If anyone could benefit from a shirt, it’s him beacause he is so young
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by Bud Elliott on Jul 17, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Aquinas players do not EE
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by Bud Elliott on Jul 18, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
When Jake Long got drafted #1, everyone kept calling him a 4yr starter
Can’t get more experience than that. Hart will have a very similar body by the 2016 draft.
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I've been waiting for this one to come around.
I’ve been telling some UM friends of mine that this kid was a lock, and most of them told me I was crazy. They were convinced he would rather go to Miami. I feel a very joyous session of “I told you so” coming on.
On another note, I saw this on ESPN:
“I just committed to coach (Eddie) Gran and coach (Jimbo) Fisher,” Hart said. “I feel like I am at home there and everything feels right. I love the coaches and I think I can contribute right away. I just need to get in the weight program.”
I love to hear that he’s already buying in. Overall, this is just the news I needed on a slow weekend.
Bring back Jeff Bowden...as a pińata.
The Idiot Depot.
When it comes to CFB, they don’t like to listen to reason. But they’re Miami fans, so it’s just assumed that they come with numerous flaws.
Bring back Jeff Bowden...as a pińata.
by TheNole9Yards on Jul 17, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Will anybody here honestly say they havent been this excited over a 15-year old boy since Jonathan Taylor Thomas?
by The K-Man on Jul 17, 2010 6:28 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
That's a blast from the past, eh?
I was in 7th grade at the height of that JTT nonsense.
Anyway, Hart would eat him for breakfast.
Was debating whether to reply as new member "Michael Jackson" to this post
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by ricobert1 on Jul 17, 2010 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
And new member "Roman Polanski" would've rec'd it.
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by Randall W. Spetman on Jul 17, 2010 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Is that new member "Michael Jackson" who was recruited to play for
“Bring’em Young”?
by Nole75 on Jul 18, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
>-----:----:------>Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
I'm not so sure this Jimbo fella is the right man for the job.
by FrankDNole on Jul 18, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I must say I rather enjoy pulling SoFla kids
I believe thats four this cycle
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Thanks. It's definitely a relief when it finally happens.
Like Jernigan will be for Gator fans.
UGH, shouldn’t have brought that up.
Am I the ONLY one that thinks
Hart committed because he is THAT awesome of a Seminole, realizing that Cortez Davis just decommitted and created some ruckus within the recruiting world for the Noles, he decided to make the Seminole faithful happy? If so, AWESOME move. If not, (still) AWESOME move.
well he was already itching to do it from the what I gather from his interviews
plus most saw the Cortez flip coming. I think we can all agree that it’s a good pick-me up regardless.
Great pick up for us....
We all knew this was coming. He loves the Noles. Too bad Theus went to UGA. His younger brother is a stud.
Awesome Pickup, Great news for US..
Bad news for Bobby Hart, Rick Trickett OWNS his f*ckin ass now, Lol. Trick is gonna make this kid into a mean, nasty, agile, monster. I love it.
I can't remember the last time a Bobby was actively recruiting for FSU
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Is this the right link?
Looks more like a Gibbons highlight reel?
Where are the smach plays for B Hart?
wac
smach?
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Hart is #51 for Gibbons.
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Great commit
Williams should be the next to go public
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by NoleThruandThru on Jul 17, 2010 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
You think the coaches won't let him do it? He's ready to pull the trigger
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by NoleThruandThru on Jul 18, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I tend to agree.
It seems like if we wanted Williams badly he would have committed months ago. Gahnki mentioned Bryant Dubose the other day and he doesn’t throw names out there lightly. We’re apparently in it with Rasco and Lynch and are still in it for Drew and Newberry. I like Williams game. I’m just not sure about his size.
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off topic, but explain the appeal of DE Williams
I thought Jimbo wanted ‘big ass men’ now. I read Williams is 200 ponds. He has offers from a limited amount of the big schools. Why do we want a DE who might not be 250 lbs. until his junior year?
Not so sure about that projected weight here
I haven’t seen him personally, but he’s listed at 6’5". That’s a large frame, so his weight potential could be higher than 250 lbs. However, he’s most likely a string bean / hard-gainer (a la Toshmon Stevens).
Also, he’s a weakside DE. His first asset is speed off the edge, so positionally you can get away with being the lightest on the line.
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In that case 240 lbs. is a good max guess
Much like Toshmon, then
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Jimbo wants "grown ass men"
If he wanted “big ass men” our team would consist of Aubrey Phillips, Chris Little, John Goodman, and Horatio Sanz.
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by NoleThruandThru on Jul 17, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Aubrey Phillips
Wouldn’t look as good as Horatio after losing 100lbs
by Nole Holds Barred on Jul 19, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
let's take this to the recruiting thread
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by Bud Elliott on Jul 18, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Some redundancy, but nevertheless.....
St. Thomas Aquinas’ Bobby Hart, one of the top offensive tackle prospects in the Class of 2011, verbally committed to Florida State on Saturday.
Hart, second-team All-State at Cardinal Gibbons as a junior last fall, is the second player from St. Thomas to announce for the Seminoles this summer, following in the footsteps of wide receiver Rashad Greene.
“I committed to FSU,” said Hart, who acknowledged he chose FSU over Florida and LSU among his final three. “It feels good.”
The 6-foot-4, 283-pound Hart is ranked as the eighth-best offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 70 overall prospect by Rivals.com.
Scout.com lists Hart as the No. 9 offensive tackle and No. 81 overall prospect.
Hart is the Seminoles’ 14th verbal commitment and third offensive lineman. FSU also has verbal commitments from Navarre’s Sterling Lovelady (6-2, 283) and DeLand’s Trey Pettis (6-5, 290).
“I’m pretty much done,” Hart said of his recruitment. “That’s the school for me.”
Besides Hart and Greene, two other players on the offensive side of the ball for St. Thomas have already committed. Quarterback Jacob Rudock announced for Iowa and wide receiver Phillip Dorsett is headed to Miami.
St. Thomas opens the season against Dallas Skyline on Sept. 6 in Arlington, Texas.
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From-St. Thomas tackle Hart commits to Florida State
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I'm not so sure this Jimbo fella is the right man for the job.
Two of my "acquaintances" at work; huge Miami homers
have ever so annoyingly tried to inform me that, this kid is “lazy” and “will require too much coaching”, also that “he is a 3star at best” the “Miami coaches saw something in em they REALLY didn’t like” lol I’m glad I can put out this “EXPERT” info for yall lol
Haha that sounds like fun dealing with them.
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Miami fans always act like their coaches are such genuises
Didn’t “want” Jeff Luc but signed Kelvin Cain. Ask em about that one
by westcoastnolefan on Jul 18, 2010 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I bumped into a Cane up here in Pa..
He made the same comment about Luc. Then he added a hysterical line, “Shannon doesn’t like his guys stiff” I couldn’t help by have a smug smile on my face.
Same guy also seemed elated the way Shannon was recruiting. This guy was definitely a kool aid drinkin homer. Kinda felt bad for him.. Then remembered he’s a Cane. So I loved it
by PaNole on Jul 18, 2010 11:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
bwhahhaha
This team will improve in '10... on its 16-16 conference record over the last 4 years.... after losing 20 games in the last 4 years... after having the 7th worst major-conference defense... after not even winning its own division in the ACC in the last 4.
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Just watched Hart's film
I had never seen him before. Ya’ll weren’t kidding about his huge lower body. Any chance he grows upper body wise to closer to 6’7 or 6’8? And man, talk about (relative for an elite lineman) small upper body compared to huge lower body.
Shot a Gator in Jean Shorts just to watch him die.
he was 14 in the video
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by stevegrizzle on Jul 19, 2010 5:21 AM EDT up reply actions
15
He’ll play this year at 16
This team will improve in '10... on its 16-16 conference record over the last 4 years.... after losing 20 games in the last 4 years... after having the 7th worst major-conference defense... after not even winning its own division in the ACC in the last 4.
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by Bud Elliott on Jul 19, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Do we need to reconsider the downfall of Miami a bit
after Seantrel? Didnt they get some other highly touted recruit after the rankings came out?
Bring back Peter Tom Willis— a true Nole! -FiestaNole
Absolutely
Latwan Anderson as well.
And they lucked out and had some scrubs not qualify.
This team will improve in '10... on its 16-16 conference record over the last 4 years.... after losing 20 games in the last 4 years... after having the 7th worst major-conference defense... after not even winning its own division in the ACC in the last 4.
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