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2019 Grad Transfer from ND - LB DJ Morgan (Norwalk CA)

uconndogs said:
That he couldn't find the field at ND certainly doesn't mean that he can't help us, especially at that position. Let's hope he can play. We need play at LB more than just about anything.
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You’ve got to think ... a kid with his pedigree and metrics - existing at a dozen + schools could immediately jump to the top of our depth chart. With the right attitude. Of course, the past 10 years of this is mixed at UConn (Shoemate + Frazer).

Remember Edsall whining about CFB becoming a Free Agency marketplace. Shoot. We have to take our pure comparative advantage.

You’ve got a solid BA from a top school. What G5 (MWC or AAC) is a better Target than the University of Connecticut. Grad degree at SMU like Sanders from ND? Nope - we are a better degree in most departments. UCF? USF? Memphis? Even Tulane? Nevada? San Diego State? Nope. I’d say UConn is the best you’re going to get in most of the degrees these kids want. And maybe playing time and path to the NFL!

Edsall can learn new tricks.
 
businesslawyer said:
Isn't that the high school where McEntee and Shumate played? If so, given our transfer experience, I'll wait and see. But hopefully he's a big help.
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You’re lacking in your Power HS knowledge of Southern California

DJ Morgan is from the LA County/Orange County line - not far from Long Beach. He played at Saint John Bosco. A power. Servite HS in Anaheim is where McEntee & Shumate were teammates.

The point is taken. Sometimes these 4 Stars just can’t play that great. Sometimes, however, they need time to develop like any other teen. And confidence. Spanos.
 
Pudge said:
You’re lacking in your Power HS knowledge of Southern California

DJ Morgan is from the LA County/Orange County line - not far from Long Beach. He played at Saint John Bosco. A power. Servite HS in Anaheim is where McEntee & Shumate were teammates.

The point is taken. Sometimes these 4 Stars just can’t play that great. Sometimes, however, they need time to develop like any other teen. And confidence. Spanos.
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You lived in LA and may have gotten used to certain things. I promise you that when I'm lucky enough to spend some time in SoCal, looking at muscle bound athletic young men is not where my eyes are wandering.
 
Pudge said:
You’ve got to think ... a kid with his pedigree and metrics - existing at a dozen + schools could immediately jump to the top of our depth chart. With the right attitude. Of course, the past 10 years of this is mixed at UConn (Shoemate + Frazer).

Remember Edsall whining about CFB becoming a Free Agency marketplace. Shoot. We have to take our pure comparative advantage.

You’ve got a solid BA from a top school. What G5 (MWC or AAC) is a better Target than the University of Connecticut. Grad degree at SMU like Sanders from ND? Nope - we are a better degree in most departments. UCF?
USF? Memphis? Even Tulane? Nevada? San Diego State? Nope. I’d say UConn is the best you’re going to get in most of the degrees these kids want. And maybe playing time and path to the NFL!

Edsall can learn new tricks.
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I said earlier I have little doubt Morgan can help the d but I base that on the fact our defense was being manhandled by second and third stringers. A second stringer on a school like Notre Dame can absolutely help a school that is the worst in the AAC.
 
The key to any D is being stout up front. That may take another year for the young pups to develop. Once we are able to control the line and put pressure on D, the pressure will come off the LBs, as designed. Regardless, happy to have this young man join.
 
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businesslawyer said:
You lived in LA and may have gotten used to certain things. I promise you that when I'm lucky enough to spend some time in SoCal, looking at muscle bound athletic young men is not where my eyes are wandering.
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Just a little something for businesslawyerwife, we all got needs.
 
McIntee, a kid who travelled east for a UConn education and ended up as a walk-on versus a guy actually recruited by P5 schools and signed by ND? Advantage: the latter?
 
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businesslawyer said:
You lived in LA and may have gotten used to certain things. I promise you that when I'm lucky enough to spend some time in SoCal, looking at muscle bound athletic young men is not where my eyes are wandering.
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9 years is a lot of time. I saw more of muscle bound females playing beach volleyball than most other athletic events.
 
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Could having already completed Spring practice be a plus for our staff in having more time to find grad transfers to bring up our talent level?
 
It can't be overstated what a shot in the arm this is for the fanbase. An immediate answer to a big area of need, with a high caliber, experienced player. Man, did we need this!

Geno is trying to upstage Edsall by landing the #1 recruit from the 2020 class on the same day. Baseball just cracked the top 25 rankings today as well.

Man, this is a good day for Husky Nation!!!
 
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jdb50 said:
Could having already completed Spring practice be a plus for our staff in having more time to find grad transfers to bring up our talent level?
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Bringing up the talent level has to be a huge focus. We saw a considerable drop in play from Diggs and Joseph to last year's LB play, and we weren't good defensively with the aforementioned players. We need kids with motors who are know how to tackle.
 
Randy is doing what he told UCONNBILL and I at the signing day. Waiting for the end of spring practice, evaluate areas of need and then bring in kids through the portal. He might have lamented the free agency age, but he surely was going to use it.
 
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blue93 said:
Graduating from ND in 3 years. Smart kid. Welcome aboard!
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Hopefully, this is a big part of Randy's blueprint. If not, it should be. We need to play to UConn's (few) remaining strengths like nationally recognized graduate academics, pulling guys in like DJ (see D. Pindell) for key skill positions, compliment that with diamond-in-the-rough recruiting, fundamentally good coaching, and rebuild the program one year at a time until (hopefully) the financial dynamics change. Four year recruiting plans to resuscitate the program are now DOA.
 
You have to give the kid ... the opportunity; and see if he really can develop.

4 Star (or whatever). It was Notre Dame. He then - with some look at rosters - bulked up from 195 to 220. At a good height 6-2 5/8. Then - Position Change

Plus 2 years.

Can we be curious yet cynical. Sure. But this is plausible. And we have hope that Spanos > Edsall can be effective in this New world of the transfer portal. If a kid is gonna graduate in 3 (an achievement at any U but moreso at the ND/Stanford level), then a Grad MS in Kinesiology or MBA at UConn is solid.

Back when we were rising - we’d have two deep solid LBs. Please return to that
 
Pudge said:
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Back when we were rising - we’d have two deep solid LBs. Please return to that
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We used to be deep and talented at LB and none of them were highly recruited and many went on to stints in the NFL. More than almost any position, you can recruit based on development and use the red shirt liberally. I'm thinking Lutrus, Moore, Wilson, Smallwood, etc.....physical guys who could run to the ball and make runs into the backfield. We haven't had that for years.
 
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