'16 Corey Mann LB (Temple)

TheReal_jayD · February 2, 2016

Looks like more speed!!

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4634540/corey-mann

Cerebus · February 3, 2016

PWO?

Was 5A All State Honorable mention, Waco Tribune named him the #16 recruit in Central Texas.

ETA: All District 17-5A LB.

Edited February 3, 2016 by Cerebus

ChristopherRyanWilkes · February 3, 2016

14 minutes ago, Cerebus said:

PWO?

Was 5A All State Honorable mention, Waco Tribune named him the #16 recruit in Central Texas.

ETA: All District 17-5A LB.

If you believe the source, he wouldn't sign a Letter of Intent for a PWO.

Cerebus · February 3, 2016

4 minutes ago, ChristopherRyanWilkes said:

If you believe the source, he wouldn't sign a Letter of Intent for a PWO.

A lot of walk ons will sign a "letter of intent" on NSD. It's not the official NCAA LOI Form, it's something he school sent over so the kid could have a nice photo op with his parents. Don't know the source so I don't know if he would know (or care) about the difference.

ChristopherRyanWilkes · February 3, 2016

2 minutes ago, Cerebus said:

A lot of walk ons will sign a "letter of intent" on NSD. It's not the official NCAA LOI Form, it's something he school sent over so the kid could have a nice photo op with his parents. Don't know the source so I don't know if he would know (or care) about the difference.

Nothing really to sign though. Yeah, possible the source doesn't know or know the difference. The Mason Fine thing jaded me.

Wag Tag · February 3, 2016

50 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Looks like more speed!!

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4634540/corey-mann

Nothing official on him or Harrison? Makes me think PWO! Are going to become Linebacker U? Watch out Penn State!

Cerebus · February 3, 2016

4 minutes ago, ChristopherRyanWilkes said:

Nothing really to sign though.

The NLI is an official agreement. Check out the NCAA NLI Website for more info.

You can't let a walk on sign a NLI, from the NCAA:

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If I am going to walk-on to the team, may I sign an NLI?

No. An institution is strictly prohibited from allowing you to sign an NLI if you are a non-scholarship walk-on. In order for an NLI to be considered valid, it must be accompanied by an athletics financial aid award letter, which lists the terms and conditions of the award, including the amount of the financial aid. The atletics financial aid offer must be signed by both the prospective student-athlete and his or her parent or legal guardian. Simply put, there must be an athletics scholarship for an NLI to be valid.

High schools do like for their students to have the photo op. So do the student and their family, obviously. Schools will gin up a letter for them to sign, but it isn't a real NLI.

TheReal_jayD · February 3, 2016

35 minutes ago, ChristopherRyanWilkes said:

Nothing really to sign though. Yeah, possible the source doesn't know or know the difference. The Mason Fine thing jaded me.

Paulie Walnuts · February 3, 2016

1 hour ago, Wag Tag said:

Are going to become Linebacker U? Watch out Penn State!

At 6'0 195 lbs and a 4.5 40 - and with all the LBs we look to already have - maybe this kid moves to Safety.

UNTLifer · February 3, 2016

This kid lights people up. Like him.

GMG24 · February 3, 2016

3 hours ago, Paulie Walnuts said:

At 6'0 195 lbs and a 4.5 40 - and with all the LBs we look to already have - maybe this kid moves to Safety.

Don't see the safety move. He is very downhill!!

Harry · February 3, 2016

http://www.tdtnews.com/sports/article_1594440a-6336-11e5-9d92-afc29f428fd6.html?mode=jqm

UNT90 · February 3, 2016

Isn't this a lot of LBs considering we will be playing a 4-2-5?

Position changes HAVE to be the plan for some.

Edited February 3, 2016 by UNT90

UNT Mean Green · February 3, 2016

1 hour ago, UNT90 said:

Isn't this a lot of LBs considering we will be playing a 4-2-5?

Posotion changes HAVE to be the plan for some.

Not really. If you evaluate the incumbent LB's on the roster (possibly the worst position group on the team in 2015) along with a scheme adjustment that includes 2 Inside Backers plus 2 "Hybrids" or "Rovers", it makes sense while this position group is being so heavily recruited. This sounds so obvious, but you're going to need quality and plenty of depth to effectively base out of this scheme.

HarringtonFishSmeller · February 3, 2016

Can't find anything on this kid except on HUDL. Any offers from anyone? D-II, even?

This class is scary thin.

4 hours ago, UNT Mean Green said:

Not really. If you evaluate the incumbent LB's on the roster (possibly the worst position group on the team in 2015) along with a scheme adjustment that includes 2 Inside Backers plus 2 "Hybrids" or "Rovers", it makes sense while this position group is being so heavily recruited. This sounds so obvious, but you're going to need quality and plenty of depth to effectively base out of this scheme.

The assumptions is that...

...never mind. It's the chicken and egg of defensive pass rushing/run stopping versus coverage ability - and, we have none of any of it. May as well throw this up against the wall to see if it sticks. Seems to be our modus operandi for the last (fill in the blank) years. Why expect Littrell to change that?