Daily Nugs 3.9.2010

by Buck Bravo on Mar 9, 2010 3:00 AM CST in Golden Nuggets Comment 5 comments

As noted in last night's fan post, Minnesota football recruit James Farrow has committed to the Gophers. Farrow has been catching the attention of recruiting experts, and although he has not yet been officially rated by recruiting services you can view his profile at this link. A new Gopher blogger reviews Farrow at this link.

Adam Rittenberg reviews Gopher football strengths and weaknesses for the 2010 season at this link. Rittenberg, who blogs on a full time basis for ESPN, is very bullish on the projected performance of Kyle Theret and Kim Royston:

Minnesota boasts the Big Ten's top safety tandem in Theret and Royston. The two finished the 2009 season on a high note in the Insight Bowl. Theret had two interceptions and a 40-yard reception on a fake punt, while Royston recorded a career-high 15 tackles, including a forced fumble.

As for the cornerbacks, Jeff over at Golden Gopher Football Blog reviews who will be competing to play opposite Michael Carter:

While some people might worry that having a sophomore in Carter and a redshirt frosh in Kerry Lewis as our starting corners would be a recipe for trouble, if those are our best two kids then that's who should play. And it would certainly be our most athletic pair of starting corners since...well since when I'm not sure.

Marcus Fuller all but squashes the Tubby Smith-to-Oregon rumors at this link:

"If I ever addressed every rumor, then I wouldn't be able to do what I do," Smith said on a Big Ten conference call. "There's always talk about coaches leaving and players leaving. It's part of the business. We're happy here. Even though this year was an up-and-down year, we feel like we have the right pieces in place. We think we can be a pretty good team in the future."

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Farrow is the No. 2 rated recruit

If Farrow is the No. 2 rated recruit in the state this year, does everyone agree with me that this is a relatively weak class? None of these guys will be pro prospects.

by Garrick on Mar 9, 2010 1:00 PM CST reply actions

there is no way of knowing that

we know nothing about how good or good he isn’t. Most think this is a deeper MN class than last year for whatever that’s worth.

what you say here can, and will, be used against you

by GopherNation on Mar 9, 2010 11:35 PM CST up reply actions

These Tubby rumors

Are getting annoying.

Let the man coach!

Ski-U-Mah!

by CrazyCollegian on Mar 9, 2010 6:31 PM CST reply actions

Rankings?

Again they are stupid….nobody went to Cold Spring-Ricori High to see Eric Decker. The guy turned out to be one of the top wide outs in the nation. He has a lot of tools and is a pro prospect in 2 sports. Yeah they can look at guys who are studs in high school and are man-children amongst their peers, but kids from 16-17-18 grow and change so much you have no idea who will have it at 21 or 22. It takes more than a 4 or 5 star ranking to be a solid college player and even more to be a pro. You have no idea how good a kid playing HS football in St Cloud is going to be VS Dallas Skyline or Eden Prairie for the most part…its harder to judge the St Cloud kid for sure because of the talent they play against. As well as the point that 25% of the top 100 each year never take a snap of college football. Thats mostly 4 stars and some 5 stars. All but maybe 5 schools depend on 3 star kids to be the nuts and bolts of their teams. OSU, USC, etc etc…get a higher share of 5’s. What is positive about Brew is that the caliber of recruit is athletically better than any teams since Holtz. Coaching and developing seems to be his downfall early in his MN career. This year will show a lot. Sr QB and lots of red shirt guys coming into the program…its his guys now and he has to finish in the middle or better of the Big 10 to have any recruiting credibility going forward. He has to show potential recruits that you will be developed and become a potential solid college player. Thats why guys are willing to ride the pine at USC, TX, OSU, Penn St instead of going to MN, Indiana or any second tier program to play….they want to be coached up and made ready for the next level. If you cant make the pros out of OSU or USC its on you, not the coaches…at MN you may always be kept wondering “what if” unless Brewster can step it up.

by DallasGopher on Mar 10, 2010 6:54 AM CST reply actions