Marvin Bracy Commits To Florida State Seminoles
by Michael@TN on Jul 14, 2011 4:57 PM EDT
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PrintMarvin Bracy, a wide receiver from Boone High School in Orlando, Florida has committed to the Florida State Seminoles, during a press conference at his High School. Bracy picked Florida State over Florida, LSU and Texas A&M. He will be playing both Track and Football at Florida State. Bracy was one of the top targets on FSU board, with Head Coach Jimbo Fisher offering him before he played his first down of Varsity football.
Bracy is a 5'9" and 173 pounds bolt of lightning that can be used multiple ways on the field. We can see Bracy playing close to the 190lbs range with a similar build as Florida's Jeff Demps. His primary use will be as an elite kick returner, but he can also be used as a utility back, slot receiver and wildcat quaterback. Some players have track speed that doesn't translate to the football field. This is not the case with Bracy. Bracy is a football player first, track athlete second. Bracy also brings a lot of upside to the football field as last year was his first on varisity and having not played football as a freshman.
The added bonus that Marvin Bracy brings to Florida State is his speed to the Track program. Bracy just won the USATF Junior Outdoor T&F Championships with a personal best time of 10.05(Video here) in the 100 meters which was the 2nd fastest time ever by a high schooler. Bracy is thought to be Olympic-bound eventually.
Marvin Bracy
Ht: 5'9" | Wt: 173 lbs
24/7 
#32 Receiver
Scout #26 Receiver
Rivals #38 Receiver
ESPN 
#14 Athlete
High School: Boone (Orlando, FL)
He started running track his sophomore season with the help of former Florida State sprinter Ricky Argro. Argro helped improve Bracy from a 10.8 100 meter to a consistent sub 10.2 100 meter sprinter. Previous clients of Ricky Argro include Alabama Dee Hart and Florida State football players Jacobbi McDaniel, Chris Thompson and Nigel Bradham.
Bracy is rated a 4-star prospect by 247 , Scout ,Rivals, and ESPN . He held double digit offers from big football schools across the country including Alabama, Florida, Notre Dame, Georgia, and Oklahoma. He has a 3.2 GPA and is not a qualifying risk.
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Mario Edwards, Jr.
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'4" | Wt: 280 lbs
24/7 #1 Strong-Side Defensive End
Scout #2 Defensive End
Rivals #1 Strong-Side Defensive End
ESPN #1 DE
High School: Ryan (Denton, TX)
Dante Fowler, Jr.
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'3" | Wt: 240 lbs
24/7 #5 Weak-Side Defensive End
Scout #6 Defensive End
Rivals #1 Weak-Side Defensive End
ESPN DE #9
High School: Lakewood (St. Petersburg, FL)
Chris Casher
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'4" | Wt: 240 lbs
24/7 #7 Weak-Side Defensive End
Scout #15 Defensive End
Rivals #7 Weak-Side Defensive End
ESPN #3 DE
High School: Faith Academy (Mobile, AL)
Delmarick "Mario" Pender
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'0" | Wt: 200 lbs
24/7 #16 Running Back
Scout #11 Running Back
Rivals #4 Running Back
ESPN #5 RB
High School: Island Coast (Cape Coral, FL)
PJ Williams
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'1" | Wt: 175 lbs
24/7 #8 Safety (but can play cornerback)
Scout #8 Safety (but can play cornerback)
Rivals
ESPN #6 S
High School: Vanguard (Ocala, FL)
Ukeme "Markuss" Eligwe
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'3" | Wt: 215 lbs
24/7
Scout #16 Outside Linebacker
Rivals #3 Linebacker
ESPN #3 ILB
High School: Stone Mountain (Stone Mountain, GA)
Dalvon Stuckey
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'3" | Wt: 300 lbs
24/7 #21 Defensive Tackle
Scout #15 Defensive Tackle
Rivals
ESPN #23 DT
High School: Walton (De Funiak Springs, FL)
Marvin Bracy
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 5'9" | Wt: 173 lbs
24/7 #32 Receiver
Scout #26 Receiver
Rivals #38 Receiver
ESPN #14 Athlete
High School: Boone (Orlando, FL)
Christo Kourtzidis
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'4.5" | Wt: 240 lbs
24/7 #5 TE
Scout #7 TE
Rivals #8 TE
ESPN #24 TE
High School:Lutheran (Orange, CA)
Alphonse Taylor
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'6" | Wt: 340 lbs
24/7 Offensive Tackle
Scout #22 Offensive Tackle
Rivals N/A
ESPN #21 OT
High School: W P Davidson (Mobile, AL)
Sean Maguire
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'2.5" | Wt: 200 lbs
24/7
Scout NR
Rivals NR
ESPN QB #12
High School: Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, NJ)
James "T.J." Hamilton
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'4" | Wt: 335 lbs
Will play defensive tackle
24/7
Scout#27 OG
Rivals #13 OG
ESPN N/A
High School: Olympia (Orlando, FL)
Roberto Aguayo
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'0" | Wt: 190 lbs
24/7 Kicker/Punter
Scout
Rivals
ESPN #3 K
High School: South Lake (Groveland, FL)
Cason Beatty
Commitment Story w/ Video & Scouting Report
Ht: 6'4" | Wt: 215 lbs ;
Chris Sail Kicking: #1 punter in the country
24/7
Scout
Rivals
ESPN
High School:Olympic (Charlotte, NC)
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Awwwww yeaaaaahhh.
Usain Bolt to FSU.
by Shooter McFrattin on Jul 14, 2011 5:00 PM EDT reply actions
Bracy to the house
looking forward to hearing that.
Welcome Marvin, glad you're with us
just don’t think you’re so fast that you jump up in the air around the line of scrimmage and not get posterized.
by nole92 on Jul 14, 2011 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Ha that is
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by onebarrelrum on Jul 14, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Like this?
FEAR THE SPEAR!!!!!!!!!
"Winning when playing poorly is the kiss of death." - Nick Saban
by goatnole76 on Jul 15, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
(Kevin Hart voiceover)
“Paint came off his helmet! You know how HAAARD a [brotha] gotta hit you, for PAINT to come off your helmet???”
by GradSchoolNole on Jul 15, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I just zoned out watching that hit over and over for about ten minutes, and GradSchoolNole is right, paint does come of his helmet.
When ahead never let up.When behind never give up.
by Chief Pit Bull on Jul 16, 2011 2:21 AM EDT up reply actions
This hit looked so much harder in person.
by Noleforever9399 on Jul 16, 2011 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Slow-motion kills it.
Only good for seeing the flying debris.
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I agree the slow motion does kill it
but even when I see it played normal speed it doesn’t look as hard as it did when it happened, to me anyway.
by Noleforever9399 on Jul 17, 2011 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
It was damn impressive on tv at the time.
I think not having the sound of the hit also kills it.
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yea me and my dad at the same time:
“OOOooooo…”
We knew it was a huge hit when it happened.
Wish I was in that stadium, though.
Great news
He should be a very nice weapon on special teams early on, then be able to transition into the offense later.
Pair him with Chris Black and I am happy with the WR class this year.
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by NoleThruandThru on Jul 14, 2011 5:04 PM EDT reply actions
football scholly right>
not a track scholarship? Just checking, i forgot the protocol on that.. Great news.
Must be football if he plays at all, per NCAA rule
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Question
What about a Red Shirt year in football how does that effect Track or does a red shirt have to cover both sports?
Do not know.
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Let's just assume that he's returning kickoffs from the moment he sets foot on campus
Shot a Gator in Jean Shorts just to watch him die.
Charlie Ward
played as a freshman in football and officially redshirted his first year in basketball (actually didn’t even play BB), then redshirted football his second year and played basketball. Can’t recall what that WR who played football and basketball did, while I recall that Brad Johnson redshirted football as a freshman but played basketball that year.
by Wild@Heart Nole on Jul 14, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
True Olympic speed. He is one of America’s brightest young track stars.
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and with nearly no experience
this pure, unadulterated speed, not the result of long-term perfecting of technique.
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
which is why this statement is tough to believe
Bracy is a football player first, track athlete second.
D-Hop has tiger blood
he has only been running track for a year, and only after some coaxing
doesnt sound like his #1 priority
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
Cam, that makes no sense at all. To me, that's why that statement is completely easy to believe.
What’s tough to believe is this kid ran a (wind-aided, but still) 10.05 with less than 2 years of track experience.
Braman and Co. have to be licking their chops.
he has track speed
not football speed. takes him 20-30 yds to get top end. I can see him as a MR Garvin-type weapon on kick returns if you can teach him to quit dancing, hit the crease and go. That is pretty much a mental adjustment. some can do it. some can’t. there is a fear factor to overcome. Honestly, this looks to me like a “good publicity” signing in the sense that you can say “we got the fastest football player in america”. I don’t have a problem with that.
Um, what?
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Couldn't disagree more
Have you watched his film?
Never seen a kid put so much distance on DBs
while running with the ball. Unreal.
Welcome to Nole Nation Marvin!
Marvin will stretch that field! Concentrate on stopping Devonta and JWJ. Try and jam Kelvin Benjamin, double team Oleary, okay successful with that then try and stop world class track speed blazing down the sideline.
One thing that I didn't add to the write up is Marvin's teammate is one of the top RB's for 2013, A.J. Turman
Turman is actually the person who got him started to run track and they are best friends. Turman is a sub 10.9 100 meter kid who is close to 200lbs. He also trains with Ricky Argro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py9A9K5YIbw
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by Michael@TN on Jul 14, 2011 5:08 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Excellent news there
We were all created to be Seminoles. This is why we bleed garnet and piss gold.
by NoleThruandThru on Jul 14, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Has 3 offers already from smaller schools(NC State, BC, FAU)
Will be a 20 offer kid imo by this time next year.
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I think I'm going to do a 2013 top 50 list
There is about 5 RB’s that are elite in the state of Florida next year all over 200lbs(Henry, Turman, Bryant, Lane, Taylor, Woodley…) Strongest RB class in a long time. Not including OOS guys that FSU sits good with like Jordan Huff(teammate Jacob Coker)
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with that in mind
do you think we should take another RB this year, or save the spot for another one next year?
Too early to tell
What I know:
Derrick Henry: likes us but has Gators on top. His family loves Florida. Will attend FNL
Greg Bryant- Haven’t heard much on him this summer. Might attend FNL
Lorenzo Woodley- Plays in maybe the best backfield duo in Florida. Expected to be at FSU in July.
Jordan Huff- Have to like our chances with Coker being his former teammate.
Adam Lane- Already went to one Florida camp this summer and now will attend FNL Have to think Florida leads for him
Kelvin Taylor- Fred Taylor son so…
Fred Coppett- Undersized STA back who loves FSU. Is he a CB at the next level? Can he gain size? FSU leads if offered.
Ryan Green- Attend JFC in June. Has pretty dam impressive film. A little undersized. Some say he has an offer from FSU not sure if committable FSU leads.
Plenty of more backs.
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Per Jeff Barlis of G-Ville Sun, Greg Bryant is going to attend FNL.
I posted Barlis’ list of FNL attendees at AA. I’m also going to update it as Barlis does.
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Yea Florida is looking good for most of the top 2013 backs in state
Not sure how you guys can take all of them though. I forgot about Folston who also likes you guys. I think Lane might commit if you guys offer.
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You share the same thoughts as I do. This FNL is definitely geared towards future signing classes more-so than any other year. I like Lane a lot.
It isn’t like UF is stacked at RB either. Demps and Rainey will be gone after this year, Blakely already left..etc.
We’ll have space for a couple of them 2013 guys.
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Seems like both our camps in July are mostly 2013 kids
It would be interesting to see who the Florida coaches had at the top of there board. I’m surprised 2013 RB Tarean Folston hasn’t pulled the trigger for you guys which makes me wonder if that’s a committable offer. Think you guys take Henry, Folston, Lane?
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Also will be interesting how Muschamp recruits KelvinTaylor
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Yep. I’m starting to watch that closely.
2013 is going to be interesting. Like you said, both camps this year are focused more-so on that year than any other.
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As for the Folston offer, I’ve heard both committable and non. And the one guy who I actually trust is supposed to talk to me on Monday. Delayed the conversation about a week and it is messing me up with FNL coming up so soon.
If we get Henry, Folston and Lane I’d be ecstatic. Though in all honestly I see us eventually ending up with two of them. Probably Henry and Lane. But it wouldn’t surprise me if it Folston was in there as well.
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Also you might want to add 2013 OT Jake Raulerson to your list of attendees for FNL
I’m a 100% sure he is going per his coach. Raulerson is from Gainesville Florida but moved to Texas. Looking at going OOS for school.
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Ahhh nice. Thanks.
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sounds like gators lead for a lot of kids
but how many elite kids can you land, at some point it seems like they would scare away other kids with competition.
Yep
There will be left overs. Woodley is a big back who has some speed. Not much interest in the Gators. Likes FSU.
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That’s why you cherry-pick the ones you want. IMO though, I don’t think it is going to matter all that much. With the way things are going, UF and FSU are going to have top recruiting classes for a while.
It is the coaching that will make the difference. Which is why Aubrey Hill scares the hell out of me.
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by NoleySmokes on Jul 15, 2011 3:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
oops you said what I said before i read it
talent is their. Its coaching for the most part from here on out. FSU may have a slight advantage at this second. But by 2013 I think you flip a coin talent wise
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FSU and UF at this point
Will always be a slight seesaw on better talent. it will really come down to coaching and winning the games you are supposed to. And if both teams do it then sometime in the near future we may once again have a top 5 game at the end of each year that can send someone to a title game and the other still to a BCS. Both schools look like talent wise they wont be short on. Just who gets the breaks and the bounces when we play UF.
And as it should be. those games are always great. And when they mean everything its awesome. As long as FSU wins. AND UF DOESN’T GET A REMATCH THE NEXT GAME! No one cares about UM and they are non factors other then a monkey wrench every few years for the next 6 or 7 years at the least if not more. Just how it is at the present time and I do not mind
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Exactly.
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Watched that kid on TV at the thing in Oregon...looks like a freak. Reminded me of JWJ in the sense that they were saying his future is possibly on D but he wants to play RB. Looks like UF must be recruiting him the way we did with JWJ.
And makes sense…they want to run pro style, and that’s the type of attack where he could shine.
Great news!! Welcome to FSU Marvin!!
Can’t wait to see him returning kicks!! Also can’t wait for him to help bring a track national championship to FSU!! Go Noles!!
by Noleforever9399 on Jul 14, 2011 5:10 PM EDT reply actions
One year of football and that kind of speed...
Sky is the limit for this kid. Imagine another year of ball, track, and headed to Jimbo and Co. for more work…love the pick up!
Congrats on the get.
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I understand that his greatest potential is in track and straight line speed
But he doesn’t seem to lack agility on a lot of those runs and punt returns. So my question is why some think he may not contribute much offensively?
Not that I disagree… will he just not get enough time to learn the offense or route running sufficiently?
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Curious myself
Especially if he is a “football player first”. I don’t really understand that, since he just started playing.
however…Awesome get! Welcome Marvin.
I am hearing kick returns more than punt returns.
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that means our defense has to give up points ofr him to be on the field and I do not think Stoops will allow taht to happen
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by CP7.4.Heisman on Jul 14, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Makes sense.
Can we put a starting block on the field? Is that legal?
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Sadly no. We tried that already. ;-)
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Was that before or after the Gator staff just made up whatever 40 time they felt like
for the “IRON GATOR” board?
[shaking head in disappointment emoticon]
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Man all that stuff was BS. I don’t believe any of it. From any school. Unless that said player runs track. I’ll wait until the NFL combine.
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That board was something else.
A sub-3.30 had only been run like 5 times in the past decade at the combine but UF had 4 guys on the same team do it in the same year. haha…
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Yep. Though I don’t really care for 40 times all that much. Sure they are nice, but all I care about is if your fast, I don’t care the time, your fast.
Guys like Percy, Murphy, Rainey, Demps…etc. I don’t care what their 40 times are/were, all I know is that are fast as heck and that is all that matters to me.
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I played little league and high school ball with Murph.
He was always fast, but you guys made him fly. Not talking about the souped up 40 times, but his actual playing speed.
by GradSchoolNole on Jul 15, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree...proof is in the pudding. Put them in pads, watch them a few games, and the actual 40 time goes out the window.
Just like Peter Warrick…everyone talked about his low 40 times, but when you saw him in person, there wasn’t a soul in America that wouldn’t have traded their teams starting two WRs for just one of him.
Add in that he only been playing WR one year
I think it’s hard to say exactly how he will look after playing football in a couple of year.
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Bert Reed or Travis Benjamin?
aka Slot or Burner?
Maybe a hybrid of both.
His on field playing speed is much faster then Bert Reed
He killed Dr. Phillips(7 D-1 players?) and Hasean Clinton Dix outrunning angles they had on him. Bracy reminds me of 2011 Alabama commit Bradley Sylve who will probably be returning kicks/punts as a true freshman.
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by Michael@TN on Jul 14, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Reed seems to be able to hit that 2nd gear almost immediately
is Bracy that quick? hard to compare against track athletes because they almost all get off the blocks well, but he starts off average and closes very well
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
To me, it looks like Bracy starts off really fast.
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So more like DeSean Jackson then
Here’s hoping anyway
I would bet the farm on that
D-Jack is much more than a burner. One of the most creative and instinctive players you’ll ever see. Would be a NFLer w/o the blazing speed
by westcoastnolefan on Jul 14, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
he didnt look any faster than anyone else in his heat
but he pulled away halfway through. again, this is track, so they all start better than most football players, but i cant tell either way.
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
The video Michael
linked below, the game against Dr. Phillips, you can see him, hit the go button on some of the plays. Just hits a second gear, quickly, that no one else has. And that is against a much better team.
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by onebarrelrum on Jul 14, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
It'd be worth it to put him out wide at receiver and let him sprint
Just to force a safety to his side of the field.
by vickers8 on Jul 14, 2011 5:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hm after watching his highlights he should definitely return punts as well unless someone else shows some elite wiggle
His threat alone should keep teams from out kicking their coverage.
IMO we should stick with Greg Reid at returning punts.
Punts are less about straight line speed than kickoffs are, and Greg is a proven punt returner. I think just throwing Bracy back there when a have a proven punt returner who has proven that he can be a game changer as a punt returner would be a mistake.
by Noleforever9399 on Jul 14, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree.
Don’t see Reid losing his job. Could happen. For all the things he does right on returns he still fumbles from time to time.
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by onebarrelrum on Jul 14, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Very true
But Bracy hasn’t played football that long either, so once he gets to college fumbling or just adjusting to the college game could be a problem. I just don’t think throwing kick returning and punt returning duties on him right off the bat is a good idea.
by Noleforever9399 on Jul 14, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't see a serious conflict
Reid will be a junior when Bracy is a true Frosh—Marvin can abstain on PRs for a year. And although everyone knows Bracy has world-class straight-line speed and he doesn’t have the wiggle of a Greg Reid, Dee Hart, etc., l in his film I see him doing a lot of east-west running… and having success. HS competition definitely is a partial explanation of his ability to do this and have success, but I think if could a hole or takes the right angle on punt returns, he might have success. Either way, he’ll need to prove it to Jimbo/Gran.
Championship!
Correct....
And Bracy might RS his freshman year so Reid might be gone before Bracy even hits the field. But honestly I don’t see Jimbo redshirting him tho, too much speed not to be utilized early.
by NoleFanAtUCF on Jul 14, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
ST contributors typically do not redshirt
general rule of thumb i have. the bigger guys who need time to develop (OL and DT) will do it, but a guy who can hit or run will often not redshirt. a physical freak almost never does.
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Ecspecially
If the general consensus is that he will be a kickoff specialist at least early on. he can learn routes and running during the season. Hes not going to be playing much wide receiver his first year. So no need to redshirt. let him return those kicks. Also he wont stay at FSU for 5 years. His money maker may very well be in track and he can go pro after 4 years in that. So I doubt he RS
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very true.
good point.
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by onebarrelrum on Jul 14, 2011 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
this is what i meant about returning punts
Reid will only have one year left when Bracy plays
by vickers8 on Jul 14, 2011 7:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Is it weird that Im more excited for the track team than football team with this?
I love that we have such a bad ass track team, I really do.
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Bob Braman is stoked. No doubt.
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Two words:
Instant points.
(and more than likely 3: Instant BIG points!)
You can’t underestimate the impact of a guy like this at nationals, especially a dominant sprinter (who can not only collect huge points in the 100 and possibly 200, but also anchor your 4 × 100 relay to potentially even more big points). You lump two dominant sprinters like this at one time along with a few others that are a threat to scratch here and there, and you’ve got yourself a national championship.
Enthumsiam is a bit tempered in regards to how soon he's contribute offensively
But it may not be a stretch to say that before it’s over he might end up being the fastest thing we’ve ever seen in pads
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Deion Sanders might beg to differ.
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by Chief03 on Jul 14, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
not so sure about that chief
Jimbo is the Tomas Crown of NCAAFB
by stevegrizzle on Jul 14, 2011 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe on a track. But Deion, as he referred to himself… “Fast as he needed to be on the football field” … I sorta agree with that. He wasn’t get caught from behind and you weren’t catching him unless you had an unbelievable angle
What were Deion's track times?
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I vaguely remember he ran an hand-timed 4.2 at the combine and then literally ran out of the Hoosier Dome saying “Y’all have seen enough” as he waved.
Hubby claims the fastest guy in the NFL was still Darrell Green who was a genetic freak.
Darrell Green!!! Redskins!!!
Definitely the fastest player in the NFL. “Tootsie rolls baby, makes you run fast.”
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haha i remember that quote to this day! I love watching the video they made for their super bowl season in 1992
by newdynastynole on Jul 15, 2011 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep it was great stuff. Here is the video of the quote for those who haven’t seen or heard it before…(basically a Green tribute)
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that was back in the day when everybody ran the 60 instead of 40
and then he went ahead and ran the 40 at nearly 40 years old and still beat the young guys. is there a word for country strong, but for speed? if so, he has it.
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Exactly.
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not to ruin your great memories
but james jett is the fastest guy to ever don an nfl uniform:
7X all-american in track at WVU, olympic gold medalist in the 4X100 relay – dude had interior linemen’s hands, and weighed abt 182 lb – but he could fly…
Willie Gault was right there also
was an Olympic caliber track athlete and only didn’t run there due to the year they were held (1980 boycott). He was part of a then record 4×100 US National team.
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um, Ivory Hayes, who played for FAMU, was the fastest recorded human.
Ran an 8 sec flat 100 yrds in his leg of the relays in the 1968 Olympics, iirc.
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by PeachTreeNole on Jul 17, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry- Bob Hayes in the '64 Olympics.
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by PeachTreeNole on Jul 17, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
My old room mate’s idol was deon. He said there was a story that he ran a 4.2 forty at FSU in timberland boots and jeans
by DoubleNickel on Jul 17, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
and he has always been a football player first
so he will want to improve and be an effective football player. this isnt a track kid that we hand the ball and tell him to run fast
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Eddie Gran has to be excited.
Special teams just got a real bump. What does a kicker do. If he can’t kick it through the end zone does he just kick it out of bounds and take the penalty instead of giving up a possible TD??
he kicks it high and short
The scenario you’ve described above would be reserved for the greatest kick returner/centaur/bionic time traveler in CFB history.
by The K-Man on Jul 14, 2011 7:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Agreed. It’s like the morons who wanted to walk Bonds with nobody on and no out.
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What was wrong with walking Bonds with nobody on and no outs? The guy was basically an automatic hit every time up for 4 years. I wouldn’t have given him anything to hit at all, no matter what the situation was.
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aim for his giant head, it was the easiest target you got all season
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by nole07 on Jul 14, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Haha. Awesomeness.
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The odds would disagree.
In the best statistical four year streak of his career (01-04), Barry Bonds batted an average over 4 seasons of .352. He averaged 52.25 HR, 2 Triples, 28 Doubles 143.25 Hits and 59.75 Strikeouts. The goal here is to determine the statistical likelihood that pitching to Barry Bonds is better or worse than walking him. For our puposes, I will say that any at bat which results in Barry Bonds either hitting a home run or hitting himself into scorig position is a negative, any at bat in which Barry Bonds strikes out or does not reach base is a positive and any at bat in which Barry Bonds hits a single is a wash and therefore not a negative.
So first things first, we have to subtract the walks from the equation. In these four seasons, Barry Bonds averaged 410.5 at bats. But if you take away the 188.75 at bats per season in which he had no oppurtunity to hit the ball, that leaves us with an adjusted number of 221.75 at bats per season (Ab-Bob).
So now, in 221.75 at bats, Barry Bonds’ numbers are much more impressive. In 4 years, using the adjusted at bats number, simple math will tell us Barry Bonds reached base on 64.59% of playable plate appearances giving him an adjusted batting average of 645! Math also tells us he hit a home run on 23.56% of hittable at bates, tripled on .9% of hittable at bats, doubled on 12.62% of hittable at bats, singled on 27.51% of at bats, struck out on 26.94% of hittable at bats and either ground out, popped out, or reached on error or fielder’s choice on 8.47% of hittable at bats.
When we combine D, T and HR we see that Barry Bonds either scored himself or put himself into socring position on 37.08% of hittable at bats (Note, RBI’s are not taken into account as the statement was wether or not to walk him when the bases were empty). Meanwhile, if we add up singles, strike outs, ground outs, pop outs, and reaches on a fielder’s choice or error, we get 62.92%. This means that 62.92 percent of the time Barry Bonds was pitched to, he either got on first base (which he would anyway if you walked him) or recorded an out.
Therefore, pitching to Barry Bonds bares a 37.08 percent chance of egg on your face and a 62.92 percent chance of recording an out.
Walking Barry Bonds when no one is on base, even in the best four year stint of his career makes no sense.
by Twitchy Nole on Jul 15, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
This would be a pretty good comment
But I’m not sure you know the difference between a “plate appearance” and an “at-bat.” Can you clarify what is a ‘hittable at bat’ and a ‘playable plate appearance’?
I'm guessing that the statistics of a leadoff walk scoring a run outweigh the odds of him scoring by pitching to him.
Sure, you’ll give up a dong here or there, but leadoff walks are just killer. Don’t forget that they also result in pitchers changing their entire mentality (pitch different w/ guys on, etc.).
BTW, I agree with the comment below about beaning him. If you were going to walk that jerk, make it count.
Can we line JWJ up there?
I didnt get a harrumph out of that guy!
by Dcubbienole on Jul 14, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
so how are his hands?
if he can catch a deep ball,then he’s going to make a lot of money one day…
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Yeah but
Steve Smith (assuming you are talking about the one from Utah/Carolina and not USCw/NYG) is a manimal.
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height is irrelevant when you can put distance between you and the DB
the fade requires height (or ups), but not the go
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lets be real
he cant run a go route every time. he will have to run routes just like everyone else. And will probably play in the slot
D-Hop has tiger blood
agreed
but you said he cant catch the deep ball, which is wrong. he will likely run a lot of screens, slants, and go routes, which is typical of a fast slot receiver.
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He's what 16 yrs old.
Plenty of time to grow.
by NoleySmokes on Jul 15, 2011 3:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Desean Jackson is like 5'10''
And he’s even faster. Will he be BETTER?……. We’ll see.
by GradSchoolNole on Jul 15, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
fastest high school player in the country?
by CrimiNOLElawyer on Jul 14, 2011 5:32 PM EDT reply actions
The video of him in Oregon running the 10.05; some of his competitors were collegians.
And he still WHIPPED them.
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Not knowing any of those people, I’ll guess and say that 1270 is the sports radio station in Tally, Jeff Cameron is the main guy (host of the show or something like that)…and Gene is a guy from Warchant? Errrr…sorry…Waaachant?
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correct on all counts
Gene is the owner of WC, and…well, most of us dont care for his practices
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and i heard their live feed went out and everyone missed the announcement
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Yep. I was even trying to watch it.
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it did
the feed was working great. Then it went off air about 3 minutes before his announcement and never returned.
Gene said in the chat that someone tripped over the video wire.
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He also said at like 4:33pm that Bracy hadn't announced and that he wasn't even out at the table yet.
Then at 4:34pm someone says that Bracy committed to FSU and put on an FSU hat.
Damn, that kid IS fast if he did all that in a minute.
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Haha. Yeah, I remember that moment. That was pretty funny. That kid might be faster than anyone thinks.
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I can understand that. There are a few of them Gator boys out there that are like that.
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Cameron has Gene on his show every now and again to discuss FSU topics. I think Cameron has also joined Gene on Warchant radio but I’ve never listened to that so I’m not sure.
Ahhhh. So there was a deeper meaning to the comment “Wonder what Gene will say?” Well, I’m glad that he linked TN over Waaachant.
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He linked Noles247, too.
Didn’t see any Warchant stuff in the first several wall postings.
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Ha. Awesome.
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now the question is
Will Bud accept an invite from Cameron to be on the show
by vickers8 on Jul 14, 2011 7:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Jeff Cameron wrote an article in Bud's Seminole Kickoff 2011 Annual
which by the way can be purchased HERE.
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I'm not so sure this Jimbo fella is the right man for the job.
he will certainly be breaking a few
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by nole07 on Jul 14, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Late pass for me
…but where does this elite ankles stuff come from?
by TonySopraNOLE on Jul 14, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
It's become the official discussion-ending comment of the summer.
Trickett originally had this to say about Krug, as quoted by Bud on April 6th:
Yeah, I haven’t had a big guy in a long, long time that can bend like he can. When he snaps the football, his butt goes down. That’s hard to do. Everybody else’s comes up. He can bend his ankles, he has tremendous knee bend. He has the best knee bend and ankle flexion of anybody that I have ever coached. Hopefully, if I don’t mess him up he will be a pretty good player one of these days.
Which then got referenced in response to a debate two weeks ago about a would-be-18-year-old RSFr Bobby Hart starting at LT in 2012. The phrase was first used by Monarch in this discussion and instantaneously reached critical mass:
I’m actually with you on the Hart at LT Like his athleticism. Plus, Trickett has shown he will settle for average run-blocking from his LT at the gain of elite pass-blocking. I think Hart has elite feet.
by ricobert1 on Jun 30, 2011 10:02 AM EDT
And Krug has elite ankles
by MonarchNole on Jun 30, 2011 10:04 AM EDT
Henceforth, “elite ankles” will be the two-word phrase used to end all arguments.
by ricobert1 on Jun 30, 2011 10:21 AM EDT
I cannot wait to see this used later on. "elite ankles"…lol…wtf, man?
by CornNole on Jun 30, 2011 3:01 PM EDT
The first official use of EA as a TN meme was last week by DRusso, who brought it up in reference to this discussion on Michael Ray Garvin:
Michael Ray Garvin was the nation’s best kick returner
I’ll take one of those any day.
by basaltrock on Jul 6, 2011 9:37 AM EDT
Was he the best, or did he have the best stats?
by CornNole on Jul 6, 2011 1:01 PM EDT
He had elite ankles…..
by DRusso97 on Jul 6, 2011 2:19 PM EDT 2 recs
After that, it promptly became incorporated into the endless stream of silliness found in all corners of TN.
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by Dogrel on Jul 14, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Good to see myself being immortalized on TN for something **NOT** involving sexual impropriety...
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by DRusso97 on Jul 15, 2011 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What do you mean
Chicks with elite ankles have teh skill in teh bedroom!
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I dont know about you
but I could care less how elite a girls ankles are :)
by newdynastynole on Jul 15, 2011 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh my friend
thats cause you have never experienced a girl with truly exceptional ones!
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As long as they are real.
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I'm not so sure this Jimbo fella is the right man for the job.
by FrankDNole on Jul 15, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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If not, open your phonebook and find the biggest, classiest Escort service ad. you can find. Call said service and tell them you have a hoop earring fantasy. They’ll probably have a girl for that.
Otherwise, go to your local watering hole and find the skinniest, drunkest chick you can. Tell her you have some earrings and a necklace to try on.
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I do--because they will be pinned to my ears.
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I don't know about ankels
But I prefer a girl whose “butt goes down on the snap,” and who have “tremendous knee bend.”
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What we need is...
A section of this site devoted to memes, nicknames, and terminology. The TN Glossary.
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Thanks Dogrel
I’ve seen it over and over again, and I thought it might die off before I had to ask….no such luck. My curiosity got the best of me. I’m curious like a cat. I guess that’s why my friends call me whiskers…
by TonySopraNOLE on Jul 16, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
if you put a kid like that in motion and run a wr sweep. unstoppable
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Can you say WR screen?
Yes, please. And I hate those plays.
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Hmm. Something seems conspicuously absent today.
Not like TN’s been in the last week or so.
I wonder: What could it be?
Wait-I know what it is!
There are no Canes fans trolling and bragging about their 2* that is gonna be better than anything we can ever bring in because Golden’s the best coach in all of history.
I guess we’ll just have to enjoy the announcement of our 4* commitments in peace, then.
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by Dogrel on Jul 14, 2011 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
The U didn't give him a commitable offer
Bracy did not meet any of the following U prerequisites:
Wearing oversized gold chain with stolen Mercedes Benz logo during track races
Doing silly little dances at the end of plays or races
Reppin’ da U swag in Piggly Wiggly parking lot
Two star rating by at least three scouting sites
Sorry, Marvin, looks like you will have to settle for being a Nole and winning Nattys in two different sports.
by GoNoles2011 on Jul 14, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Green
Awesome Piggly Wiggly reference
by Noleforever9399 on Jul 14, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
there are so many stars in that recruting board
that i wasnt sure if i was in tomahawknation or in some sort of astrological webpage
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by ColombianNole on Jul 14, 2011 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
That's because Jimbo quietly hired a new recruiting consultant in the spring
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I've never figured out how a phone call to the Opa Locka Swap Shop cost $4.99/minute.....
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New member here, and I have a question about this commit
Don’t get me wrong, I love this commit. Blazing speed and a high character kid, but how is this player any different then a Walter Dix or AJ Alexander. Both guys were extremly fast players and never made a significant impact with the team. I’m not trying to bring down the excitment but I don’t see how his skills are any different then Dix or A.J.
I think his on field speed is faster then A.J.
I’ve only seen a little bit of A.J. so I maybe off, but Bracy looks faster to me on field. With that said I thought Alexander would be a player for FSU. Sometimes guys just don’t pan out. There are numerous blazing speed kids who have worked out. I would rather take them then let them go to Florida or some other school.
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As far as an answer, I’d say maybe, maybe not.
Like you say, if he washes out he wouldn’t be the first pure speed guy to not excel on the football field, but there’s always the chance he turns into the next Bob Hayes, too.
Seeing as how he’s literally got Olympic-level speed, is the fastest person in an American HS right now and a great student to boot, I’d say he’s definitely worth risking a scholly for.
He’s certainly got a place on some future Seminoles roster. And if not football, then certainly track.
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It's an extremely valid question.
I’d have to also point out that this staff is probably a bit more aware on how to max this kid out. If Bracy had committed under Bowden, I wouldn’t be optimistic.
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
If he had committed pre-Jimbo......he would have been running jump-ball fade routes in the End Zone.
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nah, more likely the HB swing pass
because when Jeffy thought of running anywhere but straight up the middle, he thought HB swing
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Why is Dix being brought up?
He didn’t play football and wasn’t on a football scholarship. Not sure Dix had the hips to play football. He was a pretty thick sprinter and I have trouble envisioning that transitioning well.
Alexander doesn’t have the speed Bracy does. He also came here to play defense, which apparently he just wasn’t suited to do. By the time he moved over to offense he was behind a lot of other guys.
All I’m hoping and expecting of Bracy is for him to be a good return man and a part-time slot receiver that runs some reverses, wide reciver screens and maybe short slant routes. I would imagine there’d be a play in there every now and then where we try to sneak him deep and use his speed to get behind the defense but I don’t anticipate him being a deep threat.
And besides, even if he never amounts to much on the football field, this is still an incredible commitment for FSU. This guy will win us several more track titles.
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He could even get a carry or two a game a la Trindon Holliday.
Difference being Holliday was tiny.
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Correct, Sir Trick.
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For me its like being a sales rep
fill up your pipeline with as many deals as you can because not every opportunity that you have will turn into a sale. Not every recruit that we get is gonna be stellar but you have to be excited about have all of these high caliber kids and the hope is that if you recruit enough of them and one high caliber kid doesnt pan out you have back fill with another elite kid.
Its kinda said to look at old recruiting classes and the kids who were 4 and 5* kids who never made an impact at FSU
D-Hop has tiger blood
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by DRusso97 on Jul 15, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Like was mentioned, DIx never played football
Maybe you are thinking of Garvin or Givens
Even if Bracy did not end up on any roster,
His academic performance and character make him an asset at the university. It is not just about bringing in great athletes, its about bringing in great young men.
not on a football scholly though
they have academic ones for that
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by caine115 on Jul 14, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
true stories get rec'd
2011........ The ACC will begin to once again witness the power that is FSU football!
I love how Bracy is our version of a "project"
Hasn’t played much football, not sure of his ceiling, etc. Our “projects” are national champion track athletes. Compare that to Miami’s dozen or so project kids, who are national champion, er, swagger-havers. It’s like this: if you were trying to cook in a competition against, I don’t know, Bobby Flay (who also happens to be the man) or any other elite chef, would you rather shop for ingredients at Winn-Dixie or Fresh Market? Moral of the story: FSU = Fresh Market; UM = Winn Dixie.
Pre chapter 7 winn Dixie
'11: Minimum Goal: Win 10 games again
'10: 7th in offense, 41st in defense. Division Champions. 10-4. (6-3)
'09: 3rd in offense, 107th in defense. 7-6 (4-4)
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by Bud Elliott on Jul 14, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Comparison of the coaches thoughts when taking on "projects"
Golden: “Look at this guy! He can run routes and everything! AND he came to my camp-awesome! He’s a little on the small side, but he comes to work and plays with heart, and we need that. If this guy can just put on a little height in the offseason, we could TOTALLY win the MAC next year!”
Jimbo: “Look at this guy! He’s the fastest kid in the nation! Burns safeties over the top like it’s nothing, and he can catch! If we can just work on his route running, we’ll have a game-breaking receiver that nobody can cover! National Championship here we come!”
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by Dogrel on Jul 15, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Is there any video on his PC ?
Was on Warchant at 4:15, they lost the video feed 8 mins before the PC started and never got it back up. So we all missed it.
God that's awesome.
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Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed.
Correct, Sir Trick.
You truly are one of God's treasures, Trick
Great work Michael.
Really appreciate you consolidating so much info for us right here.
rec’d
'11: Minimum Goal: Win 10 games again
'10: 7th in offense, 41st in defense. Division Champions. 10-4. (6-3)
'09: 3rd in offense, 107th in defense. 7-6 (4-4)
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Marvin Bracy
Mega Kudos to the FSU Athletic Department on this one!!!!! ….. I truly believe Marvin will blossom into a stellar world-class athlete with the coaching he will get at FSU in Track and Football.
Nothing
Argro is not that type of guy. Hell he doesn’t even charge money to train some of his clients that can’t afford it like Bracy.
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sounds like a really good guy
he is out to make a name for himself and help train kids with talent, so he is willing to work for free to do both. some guys are only out for money, but it sounds like he gets the big picture. glad he is an FSU alum
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
Is being a track coach his full-time job?
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Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed.
Correct, Sir Trick.
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My hat goes off to Rick Trickett on this one.
Marvin mentioned that he felt coach Trickett treated him as a person from the beginning and throughout the whole process and that everytime he visited Tallahassee he didn’t want to leave.
When FSU wins it’s 3rd National Title, we owe it to this coaching staff for capturing the essence of what Seminole football is all about.
After watching Bracy's highlights
I’m really impressed with his toughness as a runner, his agility and the ability to change directions while maintaining a high rate of speed, very impressive for someone with that level is speed. Could he be the first athlete to win a college national title in football, and track and a Olympic gold metal?
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Uhh no.
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by NoleThruandThru on Jul 15, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, but the Gator contributor was a bit much for me......
A couple of takes…
UF can sign as many RB’s as they want in 2013. W/ the guys we signed five months ago and Pender, I’m feeling very comfortable at the RB poistion for years to come. There will be plenty to go around in 2013.
After watching all of the clips You Tube could offer on Bracy, he is a football player. Returns, reverses, wildcat, receiver….whatever, this kid is the real deal and if he stays healthy….no limit. We got a great one in MB.
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by garnet and golden in jax on Jul 15, 2011 11:41 AM EDT reply actions
I would love to grab Henry
looks like a fast version of JWJ with a little less leg drive
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