Robert Longerbeam,
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Looking at his offer sheet. (Buff, Kent st, UMASS, Temple) Should we be excited about him. Sounds like most of the receivers we already have.
He wants to play ball at Rutgers. Coaches must want him.
That’s all I need to get excited
Fran Brown appears to like him for some reason.
Remember the name, only reason he didn’t have more offers, is because everyone knew
he was going to Temple!!!
Looks like he has very good situational awareness. Not as quick as Grant, but for a taller guy, he has very good lateral quickness.
High 3 star 'athlete' by by the 247 analysts. Mid 3 star composite (aggregate of all rating services)
Glad you are posting here regularly again.
LOL, I didn't go away or anything. I guess I posted a little less without realizing it. . Thanks for noticing.
Tonight - M BB vs Wisconsin (tough but winnable)
Tomorrow- W BB vs Southern (cupcake)
Probably because at 5'11 and 150 lbs he is very thin and will need add some weight. he does have 4.48 speed at the nike combine.
He is not lightning quick but he does have that Mohamed Sanu trait , definitely can be developed into a very dangerous player
Happy to get whoever Schiano and skeleton staff can pull in at the last minute, but some of these kids have no P5 offers and if Ash were bringing them in, the board would be melting down. Just saying.
Schiano has a track record of developing players, especially at WR.
Good development skills is all they need , P5 offers doesn’t s carry much weight, but be patient they are come in for sure
Agree with your post.
To your point on Ash, true, but I just dont think any of us had confidence that he could develop players; even his own.
Maybe the players Schiano brings in pan out, maybe they dont, but I do believe he will inspire them to put in the work.
Sign me up . The guy has talent and something we have lacked badly...SPEED
I have a question, and please don't take it the wrong way. Is Fran Brown still evaluating kids on a Temple level? If so, is that appropriate for where we are a program, or are we able to go for higher rated kids? I honestly don't know the answer.
The way I'm seeing it, Brown is looking for speed in the secondary. Melton and Longerbeam are quick.
We need more speed on the outside and beef on the lines to compete
If he is evaluating them on that level it probably means they are better than what we have for the most part. Recruiting for a B1G type kid could be a different story. It will still take some time to get what we need.
Perhaps one of the things Schiano learned in his brief time with the Patriots is how to deflate the ball to make it easier for our QBs to throw?Now if only we can find someone to get these guys the ball.
No, he's not. Don't worry. He knows the talent level needed at a P5 program and the type of person he is he would consider it a disservice to the kid to convince him to come to a program where he wasn't suited for the competition level. If he's bringing the kid, rest assured the kid can ball out at this level.
Have you seen all the kids that went to the NFL from temple. They had 2 first round prospects.
THINK: immediate impact on ST’s with some of these kids THIS ONE in particular I’d think
Right now, and for the past few years, Temple would blow us out. So I’d be happy getting Temple level kids at least until we get out of the CFB basement. Like it or not, that’s where we are at the moment
Well, we need to get to the Temple level first.
The Owls enter the Military bowl game at 8-4. Temple’s best win this year came at home vs. No. 23 Memphis, beating the Tigers 30-28. That was the lone loss of the year for the Tigers.
Temple also has wins over Georgia Tech and at the time No. 21 Maryland.
Temple beat Maryland, Memphis, and only lost to Cincinnati by 2. Right now recruiting at a Temple level might not be the worst thing considering where we are.