Best post of the thread.Smith was rated as a d tackle, but played primarily on the offensive line in high school. Couple that with a shoulder injury that required surgery, was too much of a gamble bringing him in as an ee. Time will tell about Smith. Pringle comes in as an ee and able to go through winter workouts and spring ball. Jucos sometimes are hard to evaluate, I think Pringle is a good pick up in a needed position.
He (Smith) may not play next year!I am not sure that Smith will make an early impact for S. Carolina; there are reports that he has a fairly serious injury issue.
[thumb2]Smith was rated as a d tackle, but played primarily on the offensive line in high school. Couple that with a shoulder injury that required surgery, was too much of a gamble bringing him in as an ee. Time will tell about Smith. Pringle comes in as an ee and able to go through winter workouts and spring ball. Jucos sometimes are hard to evaluate, I think Pringle is a good pick up in a needed position.
Do you really think that this staff would recruit an out of shape juco player who would require two years to get into shape? I don't think so. Go Cats!!Pringle is an out of shape juco who would probably need 2 years to get conditioned properly at this level. Holmes is probably more interesting. But neither of them is close to the player Kobe Smith is. Every year, every school has gains and losses during the meat of the recruiting season. It's going to happen. Bonner's commitment helps. But losing Kobe Smith hurts. A program in Kentucky's position doesn't get many shots at defensive players as good as Kobe Smith.
Do you really think that this staff would recruit an out of shape juco player who would require two years to get into shape? I don't think so. Go Cats!!
Bell issue wasn't shape he spent all of spring practice trying to play olb. When the staff realized he couldn't they moved him to end and saw the potential. He was too behind at that point to waste a year.Alvonte Bell
Bell issue wasn't shape he spent all of spring practice trying to play olb. When the staff realized he couldn't they moved him to end and saw the potential. He was too behind at that point to waste a year.