Re: A lot of schools saw what we saw -
JohnR34231 - 12-15-2014
(12-15-2014, 12:58 PM)Redrum link Wrote:UCLA, Oregon, Ore St., Washington, Wash St., Arizona, Arizona St., Low APR U... plus the Domers. No idea how he'll do for us or even if he recovers fully from his ACL, but you gotta love the odds on those offers. Lots of experienced eyes looked at him play in person and on video.
Interestingly enough, the Ducks were interested in him as a WR, which speaks well for his speed.
Re: Class of 2015 -
82lsju - 12-15-2014
Cameron Scarlett, Central Catholic 4-star running back, commits to Stanford Cardinal over UCLA, Washington
http://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2014/12/cameron_scarlett_central_catho_3.html
Weirdest choice for hat reveal in, like, forever - Redrum - 12-15-2014
Sounds like a good kid, but the hat looks like a red version of Bill Murray's hat in Caddyshack....while he gave the baseball hat to his sister. Guess we could say its just, ummm, retro.
Watched Scarlett's highlight video - Redrum - 12-15-2014
For a big guy, he moves really well. That said, Central Catholics opponents didn't look like tough opponents. (I know, I know, it's a Cam Scarlett
highlight reel. What did I expect?). The kickoff returns are impressive but if you want to imagine him as a Stanford back, start at about the 1:40 mark.
-- Good change of direction, but my goodness the holes were freaking h-u-g-e. At least Scarlett knew how to use them. He was running in space for almost all the highlight vid.
-- Could improvise when opponents broke down the play at his point of attack.
-- Good hands. Saw several very decent catches, although few had him in tight with a defender. Showed a lot of pass catches. He's comfortable in a passing play.
-- Could take a hit and keep moving, but nothing on the videos looked like Gerhart or Taylor running through tough tackles or getting a couple yards extra at end of play. Just no plays like those on the vid.
-- Really cut well upfield to the hole. That could have been Central Catholic's offense-- which had the its wide running game clicking.
So, he's a big guy who is faster than HS opponents but won't be dramatically faster at college level. Runs "high", but a big guy who was usually running to avoid or break away from tacklers, not in contact.
But real, experienced college coaches watched him both in person and on video, even with the crappy and failed plays left in. I hope he turns out to be a dynamite back for us.
Re: Class of 2015 -
CornFed - 12-15-2014
The video serves as proof that parents should hire a professional to make these kinds of highlight films. ;D
Re: Class of 2015 -
donkey687 - 12-15-2014
We own the market for Oregon high school players who put up large yardage numbers as RBs and suffer a knee injury their senior year. Joey Alfieri last year and Cameron Scarlett this year. If I were a RB in Oregon being recruited by Stanford next year, I would wear a pre-cautionary knee brace.
Re: Class of 2015 -
PrinceLightfoot - 12-15-2014
(12-15-2014, 01:01 PM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:And in other important recruiting developments:
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This is a significant move and even though the sites do not mention Stanford in connection with this young man, you have to love our chances if admission works out favorably. Word is he enjoyed his visit to campus and is connected with several Stanford players. As a DL, he reminds me of Henry Anderson.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/817557/highlights/176979378
Re: Class of 2015 -
Bruce Wang - 12-15-2014
(12-15-2014, 04:55 PM)PrinceLightfoot link Wrote:... As a DL, he reminds me of Henry Anderson.
I like the sound of that!
Re: Weirdest choice for hat reveal in, like, forever -
Bruce Wang - 12-15-2014
(12-15-2014, 03:21 PM)Redrum link Wrote:Sounds like a good kid, but the hat looks like a red version of Bill Murray's hat in Caddyshack....while he gave the baseball hat to his sister. Guess we could say its just, ummm, retro.
Maybe he's going to be a dual-sport athlete at Stanford: football and the bass fishing team.
Re: Class of 2015 -
stan01 - 12-15-2014
(12-15-2014, 04:42 PM)donkey687 link Wrote:We own the market for Oregon high school players who put up large yardage numbers as RBs and suffer a knee injury their senior year. Joey Alfieri last year and Cameron Scarlett this year. If I were a RB in Oregon being recruited by Stanford next year, I would wear a pre-cautionary knee brace.
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With Scarlett likely to redshirt due to his injury and only two returning RBs, could Alfieri be moved to RB? 6ft 3, 230, great SPARQ score at the Opening. Â
Re: Class of 2015 -
BostonCard - 12-16-2014
I count four returning running backs, Wright, Young, Sanders, and McCaffrey. I could be wrong, but I think only Seale will be gone next year.
Re: Class of 2015 -
Mick - 12-19-2014
(12-15-2014, 11:35 AM)Publius link Wrote:The Bruins faithful call him The Rosen One.
Biting my tongue on the super-obvious line...
Re: Class of 2015 -
OutsiderFan - 12-19-2014
Arrows up on Ben Edwards? UDFG secured the 3rd Safety commitment in its class today. Pretty hard to imagine any program would allocate four scholarships in a class to the Safety position.Â
Edwards had his finalists down to Stanford and UDFG. If he is admitted to Stanford, he will be signing with Stanford, IMO.
The services are all over the place on Edwards:
Rivals: 4 star and the #11 S in the class
Scout: 3 star and the #47 S in the class
ESPN: 4 star and the #13 S in the class
 247: 3 star and the #20 S in the class
Re: Class of 2015 -
TrumpCard - 12-23-2014
StanfordFB reports that Kenneth Brinson picked Army over Stanford (as well as BC and G-Tech). If Brinson had an genuine offer and academic admission, this would be the first time I remember a recruit choosing Army over Stanford.
Re: Class of 2015 -
CTcard - 12-23-2014
(12-23-2014, 10:52 AM)TrumpCard link Wrote:StanfordFB reports that Kenneth Brinson picked Army over Stanford (as well as BC and G-Tech).Â
What is StanfordFB?
Re: Class of 2015 -
washingtonismoney - 12-23-2014
(12-23-2014, 11:07 AM)CTcard link Wrote:What is StanfordFB?
StanfordFB is probably the best of the Stanford-centric Twitter feeds:
https://twitter.com/StanfordFB
Re: Class of 2015 -
CrazedZooChimp - 12-23-2014
(12-23-2014, 11:29 AM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:[quote author=CTcard link=topic=7902.msg108901#msg108901 date=1419358077]
What is StanfordFB?
StanfordFB is probably the best of the Stanford-centric Twitter feeds:
https://twitter.com/StanfordFB
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I believe it's an aggregator of Stanford news on twitter, right?
Re: Class of 2015 -
JohnR34231 - 12-24-2014
(12-23-2014, 10:52 AM)TrumpCard link Wrote:StanfordFB reports that Kenneth Brinson picked Army over Stanford (as well as BC and G-Tech). If Brinson had an genuine offer and academic admission, this would be the first time I remember a recruit choosing Army over Stanford.
The Negative Nellies over on the Bootboard will have a field day over this one.
I had never heard of the guy, but it sounds like he had an offer. Apparently he is going directly to the academy rather than through the prep school so his grades/test scores must have made him at least close to admissable here.
Re: Class of 2015 -
OutsiderFan - 12-24-2014
Maybe Stanford has guys rated higher than Brinson ready to commit and Stanford told Brinson. Or maybe Brinson just really wanted to be in the Army? Can't really see cause for consternation here.
Re: Class of 2015 -
CTcard - 12-24-2014
(12-24-2014, 07:56 AM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:Can't really see cause for consternation here.
That's why you're not on that other site.