So a couple months ago I made a post noting what looked like to be very impressive depth in the Gopher secondary for 2009. At that time, we had a Daryl Robinson committ, Taikwon Paige looked very likely to be a Gopher, and we had a good to great shot at landing Michael Carter and Anthony Leon (who might have played the cover/rush LB role that Lawrence plays).
Am I a Jinx or what?
Since that time Daryl Robinson de-committed, Michael Carter chose West Virginia, Anthony Leon chose Oregon then chose Arkansas due to grade issues, Taikwon Paige committed to the Gophers then (reportedly) couldn't meet the academic requirements. Finally, Tremaine Brock who, in my opinion, was one of our 3 best returning defensive players is not enrolled at the U due to academic problems.
We still can put together a better secondary that we've had most years at Minnesota, but the depth and talent is not close to what it looked like it would be a couple months ago. Obviously we could land Mike Edwards if he can get in to school and Brock could come back, but I am not holding my breath on either.
CB Sherels
CB Simmons
SS Theret
FS Royston
NB Dandridge? Collado? Lewis? Johnson?
I sure hope Brock comes back or Brewster has another JUCO CB that he likes.
Am I a Jinx or what?
Since that time Daryl Robinson de-committed, Michael Carter chose West Virginia, Anthony Leon chose Oregon then chose Arkansas due to grade issues, Taikwon Paige committed to the Gophers then (reportedly) couldn't meet the academic requirements. Finally, Tremaine Brock who, in my opinion, was one of our 3 best returning defensive players is not enrolled at the U due to academic problems.
We still can put together a better secondary that we've had most years at Minnesota, but the depth and talent is not close to what it looked like it would be a couple months ago. Obviously we could land Mike Edwards if he can get in to school and Brock could come back, but I am not holding my breath on either.
CB Sherels
CB Simmons
SS Theret
FS Royston
NB Dandridge? Collado? Lewis? Johnson?
I sure hope Brock comes back or Brewster has another JUCO CB that he likes.