Menelik Watson Commits To Florida State Seminoles Over Auburn Tigers
by Bud Elliott on Jan 25, 2012 2:11 PM EST
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Menelik Watson, one of the top JUCO offensive line recruits in the country, has committed to the Florida State Seminoles over the Auburn Tigers. He plays for Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California.
"He committed yesterday, to coach Trickett to be exact. He can't want to get on campus and get started as he knows he has catching up to do. He played two years for me at the Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain. He was my team captain and one of the best kids I've ever been around. Coach Trickett told him the difference between his first and last game at Saddleback was amazing. Jimbo was out there to see him as well, and felt the same way (that the physical set Menelik had, very few people in All of football had!)," said Rob Orellana, Watson's basketball coach and close friend from his playing days in Spain.
[Watson's phone got shut off, and he was unavailable for comment. Orellana, who is extremely close to Watson, assured me that Watson did want the info out and was not trying to keep it a secret.]
Watson is rated three or four-stars by most recruiting services, and also holds offers from Cal, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Rutgers. He is an athletic freak. A former basketball player at Marist University, he left college basketball to pursue a career in football. Watson is 6'7", 330 pounds and has incredibly light feet for a man of his size, thanks to playing soccer growing up in England.
As you can see from his film, he does not have a lot of football experience. But oh, that athleticism. If ever there was a kid with athletic ability that a coach would want to mold into a player, this is the guy. Watson has the long arms that one would expect him to have, and does not appear to be sloppy from the photos I have seen. With Watson, Florida State will have six upperclassmen offensive linemen, and a total of 14 offensive linemen who are in their second year of eligibility or greater.
Here's some film on Watson. And inside, find more film on Watson.
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Nice work Bud
great addition to the class.
Tomahawk Nation- Great FSU football and English lessons!
Nice pick up
I’m just a little guy shy after the disaster that was Krug last year
haha i was about to make a joke
Guy on a Buffalo
by SteadfastNole on Jan 25, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
He "can't wait to get on campus and get started?"
Does he know who Rick Trickett is? He’s about to get jacked up, son. Lol
I like turning beer into pee
Holy crap
Is he playing LT or running back
Guy on a Buffalo
by SteadfastNole on Jan 25, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
He'll be competing with Karlos at all 3 spots.
#Competition
by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Your inside sources being your mind...
and your thought process on him being a former soccer player with a 330 lb leg?
"The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough. That's pretty f*^@ing cruel isn't it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too?"
- Bill Hicks (another dead hero)
Yikes...I think he was joking
I like turning beer into pee
I know as was I
"The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough. That's pretty f*^@ing cruel isn't it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too?"
- Bill Hicks (another dead hero)
Maybe he can spell EJ with a few zoneread touches...
Control the Sunshine State & sooner or later you'll control the country.
I hope he can spell EJ since Latu can't
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by Marmaduke1 on Jan 25, 2012 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Or help EJ read the middle of the field.
FSU back-2-back state champs!! 52-14
by CashvilleNole on Jan 25, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
Amos Lapp territory, there
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by ricobert1 on Jan 25, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Amos wasn't allowed to play BB though
Because of the lighting.
One school is ranked top 25 in football, basketball, and baseball and its not Stanford or University of Florida at Gainesville.
by Ponder This on Jan 25, 2012 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i heard he used to play larry bird at that outdoors half-court in the middle of nowhere
he had next after magic…
No that was B. Brasky
That fact that I'm paranoid doesn't mean that there isn't a conspiracy against us
by stevegrizzle on Jan 26, 2012 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
That must have been timed in Spain.
They use metric seconds.
You can tell he's brand new to the position
But he’s very agile. Very natural at “setting picks” on screens. Will need to learn to maul (engage defender, fight, dominate); bit armsy right now. Trickett will help him bigtime in this regard. Will be a starter come 2013.
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Are you thinking he doesnt start next year?
I know we talked about this on twitter before, but what do you see the line looking like next year? Which player in which position?
Guess at OL
LT – Hart
LG – Matias/Krug
C – Barron/Stork/Krug
RG – Jackson/Krug
RT – Watson/Glauser
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Thats not to bad at all
Tomahawk Nation- Great FSU football and English lessons!
Yeah, a whopping 5 games of experience, combined,
between the 4 guys over 17 years old.
by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
DKN, Imma start callin you the TrashMan
because you follow behind every thread, scoop it up, search it for lose change or see if it’s edible, and then you put it in the trash can and slam the lid down.
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by ricobert1 on Jan 25, 2012 2:55 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Then I want to be Lora Croft - Thread Raider
by The K-Man on Jan 25, 2012 3:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
You certainly have the rack for it
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by ricobert1 on Jan 25, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
As the unconfirmed most efficient comment rec'd gatherer
you’ve earned the right to choose.
0.2208 rec’ds per post. Slow pace, though. Pick it up and scoreboard watchers will take notice.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Why do I feel as though you have a spreadsheet with all the commenters and their advanced statistics saved on your computer?
My photo appeared in the Nightlife photo collage of the FSView for six weeks in-a-row. That’s who I am.
Division isn't really advanced.
MattD and rico handle the heavy stuff.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
I'm rec'ing this just to highlight the K-Man's rec'ing record.
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YO DAWG
The Funk Phenomenon.
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by willdabeast on Jan 25, 2012 10:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Really no incentive to pick up the pace.
I’m creating a new Tommy for 2012:
The Daniel Day Lewis Selective Efficiency Award
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to get into character for my next post 3 weeks from now.
so you will be drinking people's milkshakes?
i.e. using a long straw to steal their recs?
"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
3 weeks?
Cool. Just enough time for me to install the K-man search/find/auto-rec app on everyone’s browser. Nobody will ever miss out on your cameos again.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 26, 2012 8:23 AM EST up reply actions
If we pick 5 to play together all Spring
I think we could have a good line. Let them build a relationship and if we catch a somewhat favorable schedule, VA Tech, Clemson and NC State being after game 4, then I might like this line.
I really hope we pick
Hart
Matias
Barron
Jackson
Glauser
Just let them work all spring together as the first team line. If that happens they could be special.
i’ll say it…I would like krug on the right side. He is a road grader, which would help with our running game and I think he improved enough from the start of last season to the end that I believe he could be dependable.
He improved by I never saw road grader
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by stevegrizzle on Jan 26, 2012 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
I'd take it as is, with Stork in heavy rotation.
Mike Martin should go coach Hawaii. Then he could have all the poi's he ever wanted - MattDNole
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DC Reeves (warchant)
told me yesterday that Jimbo said Tre Jackson could be the best offensive lineman FSU has ever had after it’s all said and done.
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by CornNole on Jan 25, 2012 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
A lot of people are high on him it seems. I don’t know enough about what OL does (only where there supposed to be). Why do you think he thinks that?
I'm in the lifeboat with you.
I don’t know enough about OL to speculate, really. I do know that he was injured in his HS career, so that could’ve influenced his offers.
I don’t see Jimbo as a guy who says stuff like that on a whim, and I know DC didnt fabricate it, so I’m taking it as pretty high praise.
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Calling DRusso?
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No Can Do
DRusso is on a date with my Mom….and Grandmother….at the same time…..FML
by SarasotaSeminole on Jan 25, 2012 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds great
but CJF wasn’t here when some really, really good ones came through.
Just sayin.
Woh...thats crazy
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by Blue Horseshoe on Jan 25, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Hard to see anybody topping Walter Jones
There’s ALL PRO, then there’s ALL UNIVERSE (Walter Jones)
by SarasotaSeminole on Jan 25, 2012 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
Who RS'd his first year here
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Didn't believe you so I checked it.
Yup. RS 1995. 2nd team All-America 1996.
Dogs bark in the night but the caravan moves on.
at FSU
while Walter was great, he was here only 1 year, hard to make an argument for him as the best FSU OL ever. Jamie Dukes is my personal choice as #1 currently.
"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
I'd go with Brett Williams.
I don’t think he ever allowed a sack and played on some of the best offensive teams at FSU. Straight monster from Osceola High.
by zewhitedevil on Jan 26, 2012 8:05 AM EST up reply actions
Hudson def the best of the New Era
And if we are only talking college career, think we have to separate the G/T
That fact that I'm paranoid doesn't mean that there isn't a conspiracy against us
by stevegrizzle on Jan 26, 2012 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
Jamie by a large margin. Started first game of the year as a freshman and didn't miss a snap for 4 straight years.
>------::----::------->Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
I'm not so sure this Jimbo fella is the right man for the job.
Could be because I'm an Eagles fan but
Tra Thomas would get my vote… Guy was a monster and had an amazing pro career.
I hate the f^&king eagles man
That fact that I'm paranoid doesn't mean that there isn't a conspiracy against us
by stevegrizzle on Jan 26, 2012 9:59 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
The team or the fans? For some reason it seems the fans get a ton of hate while the team gets a lot of love, especially from the national media. As a season ticket holder living in Giants territory I get that a lot.
My Giants are in the Superbowl
Just sayin
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I could not hate this super bowl more...
First off, the Patriots are a pack of cheaters or at least they were when they beat the Eagles. And then there’s the Giants, who I just generally dislike, furthermore there is no way that someone who looks/sounds like Eli Manning should be that good of a quarterback… its enraging. He should be at best working on a farm talking to George about tending rabbits.
I'm not watching it. I feel gross after the one in 2007
Go Birds!
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Lebowski reference sailed over your head like a Chuck Knoblauch throw to 1st base
by The K-Man on Jan 26, 2012 7:22 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Auto-rec feature, check.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 26, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
Say what?
Go, watch it now. I’ll even loan you my netflix login. It’s a must see.
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Is Barron better than Stork?
I’m thinking Faircloth and Orelus will be able to get a shot at starting as well.
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He's heady.
Could use a couple of years of weight training, esp. in legs. But he’s smart. C has to be smartest guy on line, especially in a zone scheme. Has to make all the right calls (that is, if you want them to be called correctly).
2011 winner of the DocHoliday2 MS Paint/Photoshop Award. So I've got that going for me.
Jimbo appreciates them being called correctly
I know some others are saying it would be nice to have a starting 5 and stick with it in practice but that doesnt seem to be Trickett’s thing. I think Orelus and Faircloth if healthy give the line some much needed experience at the cost of talent from the younger guys. It’ll be interesting competition in the spring.
Follow @RobbedbyJT
I'm thinking Orleus
is in the mix at RG (or even LG) if he’s recovered from his injuries.
"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
wow
that is a big boy moving quick. Cant believe how quick his feet are for a man that size.
Bring on the OL depth
OL is our only real weakness. My god we could have a SICK team this year.
Reading my posts is a privilege and I will ban anyone who disagrees with me from the Internet for life.
Hmm...
I’ll believe it when I see his signature, I’ll believe it.
Something weird going down at Auburn
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by CornNole on Jan 25, 2012 2:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Glauser, of all people, confirmed it on Twitter.
“@DanielGlauser1 Ok everybody knows it now haha .. Menelik Watson is coming to #FSU !!! European tackle team right there ! Gonna be a good year !! #swiss #uk”
hahaha
by jmnpb996 on Jan 25, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Recruiting Europe.
With that statement, FSU is looking much more attractive for up and coming European kids who want to play college football in the U.S. I am wildly curious about how a recruting staff goes about recruiting these kids and how other BCS schools compare to what FSU is doing.
by NolePlaceLikeHome on Jan 25, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Quick note
My friend played D-1 football then went to grad school at FSU with me. He is of German descent and he helped Bjoern on his visit to FSU. The staff definitely does their homework with recruits to make them feel as at-home as possible.
by newdynastynole on Jan 25, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh, I have to cheer for an Englishman.
well, just this once I guess…..
"I spent 90 percent of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted!"
Introducing the new foreign-born players sounds like a joke.
So you have an englishman, a swiss man, and a german…
by zewhitedevil on Jan 26, 2012 8:12 AM EST up reply actions
It's the new compassion initiative Jimbo's implementing
Opponents will be able to laugh at the “joke” while they get their butts kicked.
Blake is a Bloke too?
I could be wrong… Heard it somewhere.
by NoleySmokes on Feb 1, 2012 10:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I hear Europe is a pipeline state in NCAA 2013
by najabaas on Jan 25, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
In-homes during Oktoberfest
.
Dogs bark in the night but the caravan moves on.
by fmnole on Jan 26, 2012 12:12 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
On the fence
if coaches feel he is far enough along to start right away I like the move. If he is still as big a project as it seems and we get maybe one year out him it will be tough to jutify wasting a scholly here.
LOL
Even if he turns out to be a total bust (Which I think is HIGHLY unlikely) I wouldn’t be a waste of a scholly.
That fact that I'm paranoid doesn't mean that there isn't a conspiracy against us
by stevegrizzle on Jan 26, 2012 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
it*
That fact that I'm paranoid doesn't mean that there isn't a conspiracy against us
by stevegrizzle on Jan 26, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
Redshirt?
Does he have 3 years to play 2? I think a redshirt would do him wonders.
Everyone has asked that
And since there haven’t been any responses I assume no one knows for sure.
Great News
Go Noles
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I can't wait for NCAA '13 to come out just so that "EUROPE" is one of FSU's pipeline states
by MattDNole on Jan 25, 2012 2:34 PM EST reply actions 9 recs
Don't forget they prepped in CT.
Kind a puts a damper on the whole import/export thang……
I read on All Your Commits Are Belong To Barn that he will immediately switch to Bama and then to Auburn by Friday
#HartNoled
Somewhere beyond the barricade, is there a world you long to see?
by Sir Lawrence J on Jan 25, 2012 2:41 PM EST reply actions 11 recs
That sh*t IS funny
I like turning beer into pee
win
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Great to have him on board
I hope he is a quick learner!
We were all created to be Seminoles. This is why we bleed garnet and piss gold.
by NoleThruandThru on Jan 25, 2012 2:47 PM EST reply actions
Congratulations Menelik
Welcome to Seminole Nation
"Recruiting is like shaving. You better do it everyday or you will look like a bum"
tws...................nevermind. sorry
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by caine115 on Jan 25, 2012 5:20 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Until he has a change of hart, tomorrow.
by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Hate to say it
DKN is genius. And they say FSU is sub par on education
by SarasotaSeminole on Jan 25, 2012 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
Very Interesting
Amazingly light on his feet, actually is simply being a better athlete than the DE’s. Question his strength and would most likely be beaten by a good bull rush right now. Very interested to see what happens.
Sometimes, you just know something will get a lot of rec's. This is one of those things
Florida State ended the year with 5 non-rookie offensive linemen available. It will start next year with ~14. #Noles #FSU
by Bud Elliott on Jan 25, 2012 3:01 PM EST reply actions 10 recs
clap clap
2 claps for you
"The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough. That's pretty f*^@ing cruel isn't it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too?"
- Bill Hicks (another dead hero)
So I must have missed it, but what's his eligibility? 3 for 2, 2 for 2?
Somewhere beyond the barricade, is there a world you long to see?
4.68 40 at 6"7 330?
Christian Okoye?
I can’t wait till he gets his almost inevitable 1-5 snaps a season at fullback.
I'm so ready for EJ to give him the ball on one of those plays...
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247Sports rates JUCO FSU OL M. Watson as #5 overall OT (high 4-star);
Rivals, 37th (high 3-star). Scout, 95th. Shows you it matters when scouts saw him. Great improvement over the season, likely.
2011 winner of the DocHoliday2 MS Paint/Photoshop Award. So I've got that going for me.
Would really love to see him RS a la Walter Jones
But only if he has 3 years to play 2.
2011 winner of the DocHoliday2 MS Paint/Photoshop Award. So I've got that going for me.
pretty sure Jones didn't red shirt
I also seem to remember he was a one and done?
Dogs bark in the night but the caravan moves on.
Because he RS'd his 1st year
played his 2nd.
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247 is saying 3 and 2, fwiw
by BenDNole on Jan 25, 2012 4:45 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Welcome to FSU Menelik!!!
I’m super excited to have him!!
side note: I wish all of our recruis were former soccer players, that would add to their awesomeness. #quickestfootedrecruitingclassever.
F-L-O-R-I-D-A S-T-A-T-E FLORIDA STATE FLORIDA STATE FLORIDA STATE WOOOOOOOO!!!
KTBFFH!!
#JesusisLord
by Noleforever9399 on Jan 25, 2012 3:19 PM EST reply actions
He already executes a screen block better
Than anyone on the roster (or at the senior bowl)
One school is ranked top 25 in football, basketball, and baseball and its not Stanford or University of Florida at Gainesville.
But can he execute a button hook pattern, super slow mo?
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
I hope he speaks with an English accent...cuz that is pimp
Lets get him on Twitter asap and give him interview rights day 1.
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I'm hoping for Don Tweedle, Ocean's 11
“UF’s in Barney…Rubble…trouble!”
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by ricobert1 on Jan 25, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes
But will he be the Egg McMuffin of our O-Line?
sounds like he blended his accent with some little things he picked up from his teammates
strange to hear “we goin hard” “givin they all” with a somewhat British twist, too
"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
people talk like that in the uk, too
they still have mtv..
Am I the meanest? Am I the prettiest? Am I the baddest mofo low down around this town? Well who am I? Who am I?
I can't hear you..
by STAquinasNole on Jan 26, 2012 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
True athlete
I am aware that Watson will need to develop into the game as an offensive lineman, gain upper body strength and aggressiveness, etc.
But I love the fact that this guy has played basketball and soccer…the coordination gained from playing those two sports at a competitive level makes it much easier to translate to other sports. To have a guy on the outside of your line with advanced footwork, coordination, and all-around athleticism…could be a huge deal for us.
14 is a pretty good number
That is 2 6-7 lineman now I believe, hope this works out. A guy that big who can play basketball and soccer is quite impressive.
The Seminoles are still America's team
Can there be one with soul so dead whose heart does not leap at the sigh of Renegade and the flaming spear
LOL. I think Bud just posted and drop the mic and walked off.
by FSU on Jan 25, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
not all
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or Cartman
"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 a movie, perhaps.
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by ricobert1 on Jan 25, 2012 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I sure would rather pay for a movie ticket
Than pay for his dinner…
by Invictus13 on Jan 25, 2012 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'll take YOU to the movies!
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by CornNole on Jan 25, 2012 4:42 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Flipped insult, FTW
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what are you guys gonna watch?
I might be down to go with.
"However, I say, let UM burn." -onebarrelrum
Don't think you'll all fit in a Prius.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 26, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
I think I will
I hung out with Dirty Mike and the boys.
"However, I say, let UM burn." -onebarrelrum
by Miaminole on Jan 26, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He is an absolute monster...
I would not want to be the guy going into the ring with him.
Totally!
Look at the size of him relative to the Exit sign!
by SolidNole on Jan 25, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Awesome.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
12" floor tile usually = asbestos
If that’s the case, he eats them for pre-meal snacks.
(I like your tag line, non sequitur though it is)
Doesn’t seem to relate to anything other than its idiomatic meaning. Just dropped out there. Then again, maybe that’s the point of having them. Either way, I like it.
maybe, just maybe (with all due respect to the freshness of TN)
I see a little similarity in the content of these forums and barking dogs? Except that when dogs bark at passing caravans I understand that sometimes a camel or two will turn to look.
and thanks.
Dogs bark in the night but the caravan moves on.
Give me a baseball bat with embedded razor blades
and a couple of double shots of scotch and he’s mine.
crazy thing is -
that white dude is 6’5, 245
by 000111 on Jan 25, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Was just about to post that he looks like a future 1st round NFL tackle.
Trickett has to be drooling over this kid. Wow, if he’s coachable…my God.
This kid looks like he has the material to be the best in the nation.
Left tackle for sure…am I right?
That's before you realize he's 330lbs.
No way he switches sides. He’ll be shoving DEs into the stands.
This sounds all too familiar.
Hope we don’t hear rumors about uncanny elbow flexibility next.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t you think Krug was fine once he was un-miscast as a center and moved where he didnt have to make line calls?
Improved? Yes, certainly. Fine? No.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Sure. Not FSU adequate, though.
We ain’t them and they ain’t us. Those other 11 all look alike to me.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 25, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
talk to me about 'un-miscast'
is that a word? is it two words?
im struggling here…
But he hides the 330 well
Still “looks” like a DE more than an OT.
He needs to be the first guy off the bus on away games.
He is very raw. Are his physical skills such that he should be able to earn a spot in the two deep immediately? Yes. But other than that, let’s wait and see.
Guys this inexperienced tend to improve rapidly.
I like these finds in particular, because the motivated guys start out playing good and get better seemingly every week.
All the “Heavyweight” line coaches recruited the hell out of him. Cal tried hard.
The odds are on his side. Maybe when the speed demons test him in prectice he will rise to a whole new level. Gotta figure FSU’s DE’s going to be the best he sees next year for the most part….:)
This may be a dumb question, but could this lead to Hart redshirting?
I know with Hart’s age, the ideal situation would have been for him to redshirt. If Watson could start, would Hart possibly shirt?
I guess my thoughts on why this wouldnt happen would be that it would be hard for Watson to start with not being enrolled already and Hart would still get PT if Watson starts, because he would be on the 2 deep.
Has that ever happened without an injury? play and then redshirt in a future year to get experience?
I can't site one but I'm pretty sure it has
I think it was a WR but I can’t remember where or when so I might be making this up.
Beamer tried to do it with Tyrod in 2008.
He abandoned the plans after week 1 when his starter (Glennon?) ran out of leash.
by The K-Man on Jan 25, 2012 6:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
A little off topic but
On a sports talk show here in Atlanta, Jamie Newberg said we are the leader for Harvey-Clemons. Any truth to that rumor?
This is being discussed in the recruiting thread
http://twitter.com/#!/Jason_Higdon/status/162278973831782400
let’s hope!
by newdynastynole on Jan 25, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
FSU is closing amazingly well, and they could (could) get JHC and Howard. I did not think would happen a week ago.
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!
"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
Some of Watson's basketball highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPQ18mmSj_k&feature=related
It’s against what looks like some YMCA level competition, but Menelik is taking guys half his size off the dribble with a decent first, cross-over, and a nice spin move to finish. I don’t have a clue how to evaluate an O-Lineman, but his athleticism is on display w his b-ball highlights. I have to believe that his experience playing perimeter defense (sliding feet laterally) will help with his pass blocking.
What have you heard about his ankles?
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by DownByTheRiverWalkinOnWater on Jan 25, 2012 11:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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by SalmonNole on Jan 25, 2012 11:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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Rumor Has It
ESPN has him at #1 as an NFL football player who could succeed in any generation of the NFL. Anyone else see the atrocity of having Tebow at #19/20? Haha.
The OL is now known as the International House of Pancakes.
by ManiacMike on Jan 26, 2012 4:29 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Thanks!
I created an account so I could make that comment, ha!
Watson
I know we have Oline troubles and concerns, but put Watson on the edge when they least expect it {u know, when we’re up by 21} put him on the edge and send him at the QB.Playcall..“Get’em!!” We may have this guy out of position@ tackle. Just a thought…
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