Cole Bentley deciding tomorrow, what's your prediction?
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Haven't really kept up with his recruitment; thought there was a thread 3-4 weeks ago predicting him to go to UVA (?).
Rowland tweeted this a couple of days ago.
Don't be surprised if Louisville offers Rayquan Horton. If he and Cole Bentley end up at Louisville some #HOB'ers will have opinions.
Don't be surprised if Louisville offers Rayquan Horton. If he and Cole Bentley end up at Louisville some #HOB'ers will have opinions.
I know we have depth at his position but it's hard to turn down good OL.
Dosen't pis me off, but IF UK had a shot I don't think it will turn out to be a wise decision on their part
If that happens I will be in the same boat as Robcatt. Hopefully he doesn't fit in with that crowd------which is what the #! RB prospect in the nation a few years ago, Brown, said after he was at Thug U for a while.
But then he did get his request to spend his whole weekend visit with his favorite "orange pride" (I think it was with the good looking blonde 22 year old one, she probably taught him a thing or two even if he didn't fit in) oh well, you can only get away with so much. Although I am beginning to wonder just how much that is, being in the same state as Louisville and with the NCAA in charge.
But then, in addition to all the other "fringe" benefits you also get about $2000 more a year legally at both Thug U and Transfer U, how much sense does that make? Hard to turn down that much cold hard cash every year when it is legal, and that is probably as much cash as some of them have seen at one time in their young lives.
How so?
Maybe he thinks he is a really good prospect, that we will miss in a couple of years (although our OL seems to have a great future), I don't think Kash was considered a great prospect at this time in his career. But then I do trust our staff to do a great job in their evaluations, and I trust them in this one.
I just hate to see any Kentucky kids go to that cesspool, especially one that could turn out to be very good.
By the way, I usually appreciate your posts, you give good info.
So, you to understand what some of you are saying. We should take recruits in positions we have good depth, in order for us not to have open scholarships for positions were we really have needs. Makes sense - Not!
I doubt many HOBers are qualified to be Kentucky's recruiting coordinator. I am happy to leave that chore to Vince Marrow. As far as it goes, there are differing reports as to whether Bentley is even interested in attending Kentucky at all. Besides, I am a believer in the importance of offer sheets. If a high school player has SEC potential, good programs will offer scholarships. The 3 Belfry players do not have impressive offer sheets. Kentucky took Dotson because he is 6-6, 310 pounds with long arms and good feet, meaning that he can be developed as a tackle. In a different year, Kentucky might have pursued Bentley. But this will be a small recruiting class, and offensive guard is 1 position where Kentucky is already set with Meyers, Haynes, GAA, Fortner. As for Horton, Kentucky's coaches had plenty of chances to get a look. We need defensive tackles. So if Horton had the makings of an SEC player, he would already have a Kentucky offer. Look at Horton's weak offer sheet.
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Bentley even said in an interview that UK isn't recruiting any interior offensive linemen, which is what he plays. He knows that he is just in the wrong class to be recruited by UK. It isn't that UK doesn't like him, they just have more pressing needs.
Right. Kentucky only has 9 seniors on scholarship this year, so the 2017 recruiting class will be a small class. Kentucky already has Dotson, who is a tackle. Stoops wants 1 more tackle. They want Wills, but they would be glad to take Thayer Munford or Toryque Bateman. They won't take any guards this year because they are set at the position with Meyers, Haynes, GAA, Fortner.
Bentley has chosen UL. His tweet:
Blessed to say I am Committing to The University of Louisville ⚪️ #GoCards #L1C4
Blessed to say I am Committing to The University of Louisville ⚪️ #GoCards #L1C4
I saw on Twitter where he's going to UL and thought WTF, but if he had no offer from UK then it makes a lot more sense.
Gonna challenge the staff to a trial by combat, eh? Don't be so dramatic. Teenage girls are less reactive to **** like this than you are.
Anyway, we're pretty talented and 3 deep on the interior offensive line (center and guard positions, just to clarify, before somebody decides to be a smartass). Bentley had mediocre measurements, he would have been stuck at the guard position his entire career, and we would be better served using his scholarship spot going after offensive tackles or defensive linemen. Now, if you're one of those people that ***** about the offensive tackle position, or the defensive line (and I am one of those people), then you absolutely should not be upset that Cole Bentley didn't get a Kentucky offer. If you are one of those people, and you're still complaining (@Robcatt24), then your expectations are way too high. Kentucky staffers can't just snap their fingers and tell the NCAA "Hey, screw your scholarship limit, we're going to put as many players on scholarship as we want", that's not how that works.
You have to manage scholarship limits to positions of need, and Cole Bentley, in-state recruit or not, did not fit that position of need, or he would have been pursued by the staff.
The coaches are just concerned about Hortons height. He's a legit 6-1/6-2 and is 308 lbs. They have guys higher on the board but feel they can get him if they want him. Just like OSU does with Ohio guys.
Have you looked at Horton's offer sheet? I will grant you that more offers could come in the fall. But Belfry isn't exactly a secret football team. And at this point, not a single significant program seems to be interested. It isn't about his height.
Just checking in with you .... You must be absolutely devastated that Bentley has verballed to the Cards.
Trust me. The situation is shaky but is based mainly on assumptions. The staff seems to be taking an OSU approach in this case. They know Horton is in love with UK and would jump at an offer. He is on their board but not high as of now.
This is called thinking with your heart and not your head. He is a good player and may turn into a great college player but we have signed better players at his position over the last couple of years. When you have limited scholarships, you don't waste them on players you don't need just because they are instate kids. Do you want the best players in the country or the best players in Kentucky? UofL is not beating us out of very many players that we both are offering. They are signing players that we don't want for the most part. This is a good sign that we should have superior talent in the coming years.
He could be a good player, Rob just seems to ***** on almost every post. I feel like he trolls a lot.
Appreciate the compliment though!
It's amazing-we take a lower rated recruit and the coaches catch hell and if they don't they catch hell-no wonder it's been the graveyard for coaches. If they really wanted to come to UK then I'm sure the coaches would have been glad to place them in a friendly juco for development and then load them on here in 2018
Things can change but going into his junior year I talked with 3 different individuals that has sons that play for Belfry. They all mentioned Bentley as having a lazy streak. All 3 said he had the ability to be great if he put in the work.