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DE Darius Slade (transfer to Arizona State, transfer to South Florida)

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sparcboxbuck said:
I think many questioned how they could root for a guy after rooting against him for so long. I doubt anyone questioned his qualifications. His recruiting methods, based on stories perhaps, but not his ability to coach or recruit.
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Like I said, people questioned the hire. I never said people questioned his coaching and recruiting ability. The fact that everyone is asked to trust the coaches regarding recruits and game management, but not when it comes to hires it quite funny. I think Urban knows what he's doing
 
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pnuts34 said:
Like I said, people questioned the hire. I never said people questioned his coaching and recruiting ability. The fact that everyone is asked to trust the coaches regarding recruits and game management, but not when it comes to hires it quite funny. I think Urban knows what he's doing
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Yeah, um... OK. Frankly, I'm lost in your he said / he said.

I'm out.
 
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pnuts34 said:
Like I said, people questioned the hire. I never said people questioned his coaching and recruiting ability...
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I think the point here is that the undisputed fact that Larry Johnson Sr. is an effective D-line coach and recruiter does not in any way contradict the concerns some people initially expressed over his hiring, since those concerns had nothing to do with any perceived lack of effectiveness as a D-line coach or recruiter.
 
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Bill Lucas said:
I think Larry Johnson Sr. chatter belongs in the Larry Johnson Sr. thread.
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OK, so to get this thread back on topic, I don't know the extent to which shedding the black stripe is based on the frosh demonstrating he's ready to play on Saturdays, vs. being based on demonstrating great effort in practice. Or something else.

But I will say this: in my opinion, Darius Slade is a truly kick-ass name for a speed-rushing, quarterback-crushing defensive end. Or a Mike Hammer/Shaft private detective.
 
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zincfinger said:
OK, so to get this thread back on topic, I don't know the extent to which shedding the black stripe is based on the frosh demonstrating he's ready to play on Saturdays, vs. being based on demonstrating great effort in practice. Or something else.

But I will say this: in my opinion, Darius Slade is a truly kick-ass name for a speed-rushing, quarterback-crushing defensive end. Or a Mike Hammer/Shaft private detective.
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I think it's more showing how well you're doing in terms of showing great effort, playing fast 4-6 seconds every play, etc. Ironically my wife says this does not apply to me which is BS but that's another day. I'm also sure off the field stuff is taken into consideration.
 
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zincfinger said:
OK, so to get this thread back on topic, I don't know the extent to which shedding the black stripe is based on the frosh demonstrating he's ready to play on Saturdays, vs. being based on demonstrating great effort in practice. Or something else.

But I will say this: in my opinion, Darius Slade is a truly kick-ass name for a speed-rushing, quarterback-crushing defensive end. Or a Mike Hammer/Shaft private detective.
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I believe walkon WR Joe Ramsetter was the first--or one of the first--last year, fwiw.
 
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When you look at all the guys, including "Slade the Slayer", it's obvious that a couple had the honor of their "black stripe" removed as a motivation/team building tool.
I wouldn't put Slade in that group. I would put him in the "McMillan/Samuel "group" of talented guys who have put out outstanding effort and shown to the team "what a Buckeye is". It's all part of Urban's "team building/culture" concept. Slade is the real deal of talent and desire to excel. I'm excited to see what he can do.
As someone earlier said; 40 sacks in 2 years!!!!!
 
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