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[quote author=fullmetal link=topic=16843.msg192642#msg192642 date=1493737033]
(Lack of depth?  We played 3-star Herbig over other 4-star frosh...)

1. Herbig is a guard, not a tackle.
2. Herbig is OUR BEST GUARD. The guy can move anything in front of him practically by just looking at it.
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In addition, once guys are on campus and the coaches have a chance to work with them, it's fairly pointless to fall back upon service recruit rankings to evaluate different players' abilities.

It was pretty clear from early on that our coaches rated Herbig much higher than the rating services. And his solid performance as a true frosh makes it pretty clear why.

One thing I had missed, the roster now lists Clark Yarbrough as a guard. That makes him our tallest guard at 6'6".
According to 247sports, he was the second highest prep-rated OL on the team last year, behind only Casey Tucker.

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[quote author=fullmetal link=topic=16843.msg192642#msg192642 date=1493737033]
(Lack of depth?  We played 3-star Herbig over other 4-star frosh...)

1. Herbig is a guard, not a tackle.
2. Herbig is OUR BEST GUARD. The guy can move anything in front of him practically by just looking at it.
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In addition, once guys are on campus and the coaches have a chance to work with them, it's fairly pointless to fall back upon service recruit rankings to evaluate different players' abilities.

It was pretty clear from early on that our coaches rated Herbig much higher than the rating services. And his solid performance as a true frosh makes it pretty clear why.

One thing I had missed, the roster now lists Clark Yarbrough as a guard. That makes him our tallest guard at 6'6".
According to 247sports, he was the second highest prep-rated OL on the team last year, behind only Casey Tucker.