CU Recruit-athon Part IV

by irish1611 on Oct 3, 2008 10:47 AM MDT

The Ralphie Report has an update on this big recruiting weekend as the Colorado Buffaloes host the Texas Longhorns. Wide receiver Diante Jackson will not be making the trip out to Boulder due to illness. No definite answer on whether he will reschedule. Jackson took an unofficial during preseason practices this year so at least he has seen the facilities and met with the coaches in Boulder. You can read Diante Jackson's profile here.

The Buffs have another recruit attending, though, that was previously not known. That recruit is DE Matt Garin meaning CU will still have 10 total commits and recruits in attendance this weekend.

Matt Garin
Rivals Star Rating - ***
Defensive Lineman - Apple Valley, MN- Eastview High School
Recruiting Sites: Rivals - Scout
Measurables: 6'4" 220 lbs 4.6 forty time
Other offers - Arizona State, Colorado, Minnesota, Iowa, Oregon State, Purdue, Stanford, UCLA, West Virginia, Washington State

Commentary on Garin: For a kid that has been recruited pretty hard by a lot of schools, there is little information about him. Rivals is really high on him, ranking him as the #29 weakside defensive end in the country while scout.com and ESPN have him in the 100's. I think I will go with Rivals take on him considering he is being recruited on both coasts and by big time schools. First thing that jumps out at you is he slightly undersized at 220 lbs but is quick, running a 4.6 forty. The sources like his motor, technique and leverage. Whenever you hear a scouting service list technique and leverage as an attribute, you immediately know the kid is a player as those are two characteristics that usually need work in college. The big thing for Garin is to get in the weight room and add strength so he can rely less on his speed to beat offensive tackles. At the next level, they only get faster. Solid prospect. A good solid redshirt year will do wonders for a kid like this.

For more on all the recruits coming to Boulder this weekend, check out part 1, part 2 and part 3 of the recruiting circus. Here is the final list of attendees:

Name	Pos.	Stars	Ht/Wt	Visit Date
Emory Blake	WR	4	6-1/194	3-Oct
Jarrod Darden	WR	3	6-4/211	3-Oct
Jack Harris	OL	3	6-6/270	3-Oct
Matt Garin	DE	3	6-4/220	3-Oct
James Johnson	ATH	3	6-0/183	3-Oct
Bryce Lamb	ATH	3	6-0/180	3-Oct
Edward Nuckols	DT	4	6-2/290	3-Oct
Kyle Van Noy	ATH	4	6-3/200	3-Oct
Markus Wheaton	ATH	3	6-0/180	3-Oct
Jordan Wynn	QB	3	6-2/178	3-Oct

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Interesting group of Schools

I tend to believe your analysis, very undersized for a DE, but looks like he has the frame to add muscle, but I would rather they focus on Kasa, it will be hard to tell this kid he will be seeing the field much if we get Kasa in the door.

"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum

by Broncoman on Oct 3, 2008 12:26 PM MDT 0 recs

Always need lots of kids. look at our OL situation now...Kasa would be our strongside DE and this guy could be our weakside DE

DLine is a definite need area

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by irish1611 on Oct 3, 2008 1:00 PM MDT 0 recs

Very true, you never know about injuries

I just worry that sometimes we may scare off a recruit or two if we are recruiting multiple playes at the same position, I was really surprised that Polk, Stewart and Scott all signed last year, in fact with Polk committing early I was kinda of scraed that Scott wouldn’t sign. But I agree, you can’t guarentee who will sign so best to try to get as many good athletes as possible.

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by Broncoman on Oct 3, 2008 2:55 PM MDT up 0 recs

If a kid is scared of competition...

you don’t need him

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by Denverjhawk on Oct 3, 2008 2:58 PM MDT up 0 recs

with decent speed he could be looked at as both a weakside DE...

and possibly a LB prospect, you never know. When dealing with these high school kids a lot of times the best thing you can do is recruit the best “football players” you can, the best athletes you can and see what develops.

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by Denverjhawk on Oct 3, 2008 2:27 PM MDT 0 recs

he has safety speed too. Probably too tall for that but I like your thought about linebacker. Especially

with the way we are playing brad jones right now as he is pretty much a walk up linebacker. The versatile we can become, the better the Buffs will be.

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by irish1611 on Oct 3, 2008 2:35 PM MDT up 0 recs

Your exactly right and with all the spread offenses in play these days...

you are starting to see more and more coaches recruit athletes…guys that could play multiple positions and might be considered “tweeners”. The spots your seeing it most often are S/LB Hybrids and also LB/DE Hybrids. This allows for a ton of flexibility in adapting to teams like Missouri etc.

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by Denverjhawk on Oct 3, 2008 2:45 PM MDT up 0 recs

I don't know if you would recruit him to play linebacker

Since Major and Katoa will be hopefully be back next year and hopefully that kid from Vegas will sign, so could be very crowded position, I really think we need DT, DL, CB, and WR, and maybe some interior O-lineman.

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by Broncoman on Oct 3, 2008 2:57 PM MDT up 0 recs

Not saying he is being recruited as a linebacker but...

he gives you options which as I said is very important with the current offensive schemes out there. Also one of the things that makes programs great is having depth and your top tier programs have guys rated higher than this kid lining up to sit for 2-3 years before they see the field.

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by Denverjhawk on Oct 3, 2008 3:00 PM MDT up 0 recs

I think getting a grade A center is very important like you said

If Miller and Tuioti-Mariner get medical redshirt. we really only need a center to solidify this line since Daniel Sanders is a senior.

RT – Ryan Miller – RS Sophomore
LT – Max Tuioti-Mariner – RS Freshman
C – ???? Keenan Stevens or Blake Behrens right now
RT – Blake Behrens RS Soph or Devin Head Sr
LT – Nate Solder – Jr

Wild Card is Bryce Givens…put some weight on the boy and maybe we could move him to center. I like that line a lot especially with a year more of experience and not losing a year of eligibility for MTM and Miller

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by irish1611 on Oct 3, 2008 3:03 PM MDT up 0 recs

At 6’6" Givens would be a big center

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by Denverjhawk on Oct 3, 2008 3:07 PM MDT up 0 recs

Its going to be hard to keep him

off the field…maybe move Behrens to center and givens to guard. Going to be hard to supplant solder and miller

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by irish1611 on Oct 3, 2008 3:11 PM MDT up 0 recs

Can’t disagree…

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 3, 2008 3:16 PM MDT up 0 recs

How you feeling about Kansas this weekend?

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by irish1611 on Oct 3, 2008 3:21 PM MDT up 0 recs

Should be a win...ISU still has some work to do but...

what I’m really looking for is us to put together a complete game…so far this year we have yet to put it all together and my hope is with the bye week we will finally begin to see this team come together. Mangino’s teams have a history of playing there best football toward the end of the year and with the schedule the rest of this year they are going to need it and it has to start to improve tomorrow. I might be headed up to Boulder for CU what do you think I could scalp a ticket for.

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by Denverjhawk on Oct 3, 2008 3:28 PM MDT up 0 recs

I was thinking about Kansas as a saw SoFla go down to

Pitt last night…sure didn’t look like the same SoFla team that played the Jayhawks a couple games ago…losing Selvie was huge for that defense.

I will tell you this about CU tickets….I have never paid over face value for a ticket when I needed an extra for a friend by just going up in front of Folsom. This being the first sell out and the natural draw of Texas, it could be more challenging and I know there are alot of people trying to find extras. I have seen some good deals on craigslist though. I can’t see you getting ripped off tomorrow if you come up.

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by irish1611 on Oct 3, 2008 3:33 PM MDT up 0 recs

Interesting to note out there is that you guys(CU)...

seem to be the sexy pick for pulling an upset this weekend. I think most of that is based on the OU game last year but interesting none the less considering last weeks struggles and the injury bug that’s going around…regardless I’m looking forward to watching the Jayhawks early and the Buffaloes late…any good bars too watch games at up there or tailgating spots prior to the game.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 3, 2008 3:37 PM MDT up 0 recs

Yeah, I see all of those upset picks

http://www.fannation.com/college_pickem/stewarts_picks

usually means a blow out! But the line has dropped like rock from 14 to 12.5. I have seen a couple at 12 so there is something that is scary the public.

Tailgates going on everywhere especially in the parking lot on Folsom and in front of the Coors Event Center…as for bars, places on the hill are pretty good (like the Sink). Tell you the truth, never watched a game from a bar in Boulder for CU games…usually there.

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by irish1611 on Oct 3, 2008 3:43 PM MDT 0 recs

Thanks for the info…now I just need my RR T-shirt =)

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by Denverjhawk on Oct 3, 2008 3:46 PM MDT up 0 recs