Big pickup for ND. I like this move on both sides.
Congrats to him. Very hard working kid.
Congrats to him. Very hard working kid.
Rico Flores heading to Irish
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Hahha. You either love em or hate em.
but I like the move. I think he gets lost at Bama /GA.
kid has a lot of heart. I’m not a Folsom fan but hard not to root for him .
You like the move because you can continue to hide behind the “he’d get lost at …” nonsense. And can’t be proven wrong.
Fact is Flores was heavily recruited by ALL the top programs because they ALL felt he’d play for them eventually.
Many recruits sit for a year or two. That’s the nature of the game for the majority. Both Ngata’s got lost for a while at Clemson and ASU, right?
Joe Burrow got “lost” at tOSU for 3 years then played merely ok in year 4 at LSU before busting out and winning the Heisman and a Nat’l title in year 5.
Doesn’t change that he was an elite top level prospect worthy of anybody’s time and scholarship offer.
As I told you before, none of these elite top level programs are offering full rides to kids they don’t believe “will ever sniff the field”. Every full ride is a precious commodity and the very top programs are typically more selective.
While many top prospects disappoint — that’s not the expectation going in.
Julian Fleming and Jaxson Smith-Njigba were both elite prospects for Ohio State in their 2020 class, with Fleming being the higher rated, more hyped of the two.
Fleming has barely “sniffed the field” over the 2 years he’s been there while JSN has starred and become the widely viewed top receiver in the country.
Similarly, Jameson Williams “got lost” at Ohio State for 2 years before becoming the #1 receiver last season at Alabama of all places then becoming a top 15 draft pick.
You just never know with any prospect.
With regard to Rico Flores, who knows how his career at ND will turn out (if he indeed stays committed and signs there).
Facts are he holds over 30 offers to D1 schools and just spurned not only Bama and Georgia, but also the team recruiting and developing the best receivers in the country the past few years in Ohio State.
That doesn’t happen if he’s not considered extremely talented and worthy by these top talent evaluators and coaches.
And at this point in time if Brian Hartline and Ryan Day believes a receiving prospect is worthy of a spot in their receiver room — what better validation is there??
Rico Flores was gonna have as good a shot at not getting lost as any other prospect no matter where he chose to play.
What actually happens over the next few years doesn’t change that.
Lastly, Flores is every bit of the same prospect all 3 Ngata’s were. I happen to think he fares better than Joe has thus far.
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You are aware the average power 5 school hands out 200+ more “offers” than they can actually honor if each one of those prospects committed. It’s a umbers game. Offers are a marketing tool as much as a real football strategy in many cases today. Don’t be deceived.
Rico is a great player and I’ve loved watching him. I will stand by my statement. As for ngata brothers joe has been plagued by injuries as we all know. He’s a pro if hes healthy but he hasn’t been. Daniel should have a breakout year for ASU. At HS level ngata brothers changed game more than Rico has IMO.
They are all elite players at end of the day.
Good luck to Rico. It will be fun watching him.
The Next ? For all you Folsom fans is where will Lyons end up.? I still say the pull of LDS takes him the the great state of Utah.
Rico is a great player and I’ve loved watching him. I will stand by my statement. As for ngata brothers joe has been plagued by injuries as we all know. He’s a pro if hes healthy but he hasn’t been. Daniel should have a breakout year for ASU. At HS level ngata brothers changed game more than Rico has IMO.
They are all elite players at end of the day.
Good luck to Rico. It will be fun watching him.
The Next ? For all you Folsom fans is where will Lyons end up.? I still say the pull of LDS takes him the the great state of Utah.
All you Folsom fans? You live like 5 min from Folsom.
Stop bagging on that program because you are jealous. Make Oak Ridge better if you don't like the Folsom domination. Get over it and move on.
