Ron Johnson commits

[Dynasty]

5'11" 205 lb RB from Naples, FL. Attended Palmetto Ridge.

Ronnie E. ‏@Ronniboi05 1h
After meeting with the bossman last night, I decided to commit to UCONN #HuskieNation #3

 

[fortebleedsblue]

This is a big get IMO. We need a solid rb ... Florida talent to boot. He may be listed as a 2 star to look at his size and weight... Also has an offer from Ville on the table with some solid programs scouting him.

 

[DW4UCONN]

Welcome Ron to the Huskies. Glad to have you.

 

[UConnRock]

Welcome Ron Johnson......can't help but date myself and have the childhood recollections of the Giants RB Ron Johnson #30 who was one of the few bright spots for the early 70s giants

 

[sportsart]

Welcome Ron Johnson.can't help but date myself and have the childhood recollections of the Giants RB Ron Johnson #30 who was one of the few bright spots for the early 70s giants

I was thinking the same thing. I decided to look him up and found out he's like 59 I think, and in a nursing home with alzheimer's. Sad....had a business that his son now runs.

 

[Hoophound]

I've seen him live a few times. Very good player. He is strong and fast with great balance.

 

[sportsart]

I'd say we are stacked at RB. Probably don't need one next year unless a stud falls in our lap. We are loaded now.

 

[CAHUSKY]

This signing makes any fan of Fast Times at Ridgemont High smile. Ron Johnson, audio consultant.

 

[Uconnalliance]

I see all these new quality commits and I think of an old Yardbirds song" Train kept a Rollin "

 

[SAMCRO]

This signing makes any fan of Fast Times at Ridgemont High smile. Ron Johnson, audio consultant.

"So are you working hard or hardly working?"

 

[Stinger92860]

What a sad outcome. The University of Michigan bears some of the blame also. They should pick up the gap of his medical costs.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

I'd say we are stacked at RB. Probably don't need one next year unless a stud falls in our lap. We are loaded now.

Can never have enough good running backs. UConn tried this at QB back when Dan O was there - they skipped a year of recruiting the position. THE POSITION hasn't been the same since. Best stable of running backs for UConn was in '03-'04 stretch - Terry C. Bellamy, Brockington and the kid from Bloomfield. And . . . they needed everyone of them. So keep the RB's coming.

 

[sportsart]

This is a big get IMO. We need a solid rb ... Florida talent to boot. He may be listed as a 2 star to look at his size and weight... Also has an offer from Ville on the table with some solid programs scouting him.

Des has an article in today's Courant that said he had committed to UL and when Strong left he essentially decommitted. I'd say that's a strong statement in favor of our staff snagging him up.

 

[CAHUSKY]

"So are you working hard or hardly working?"

If we can just figure out a way to get a commitment from Charles Jefferson we will be in great shape.

 

[UConn9604]

Can never have enough good running backs. UConn tried this at QB back when Dan O was there - they skipped a year of recruiting the position. THE POSITION hasn't been the same since. Best stable of running backs for UConn was in '03-'04 stretch - Terry C. Bellamy, Brockington and the kid from Bloomfield. And . . . they needed everyone of them. So keep the RB's coming.

I agree in principle but I have to say that 2008 (Brown starting, Todman as a change-of-pace with Dixon waiting in the wings and Sherman and Davis at fullback) was our best.

 

[FAIRTIDES]

This is a big get IMO. We need a solid rb ... Florida talent to boot. He may be listed as a 2 star to look at his size and weight... Also has an offer from Ville on the table with some solid programs scouting him.

Anyone had any luck finding a 40-time?

 

[huskymedic]

Anyone had any luck finding a 40-time?

4.95 40 but clearly fast enough on a few of these runs

 

[RMS25CT]

4.95 40 but clearly fast enough on a few of these runs

No way that kid is only a 4.95. I mean he's not a 4.4 guy, but at least in the 4.6 to 4.7 range. There is no way he'd be getting any D1 interest if he was only 4.95. Must be an old time.

 

[Palatine]

Many high school players have never run or 40. Many do not know how to run a 40 to produce a good time. In this case the 40 number obviously has no meaning.

One way that coaches overcome this deficit is to watch game tape. Videotape (or these days hard drives) run at 30 frames a second. They then pick ten yards out of a run or use a set number of frames and this gives them a measure of speed. For example if the kid covers ten yards in 40 frames that is 1.33 seconds to go ten yards. The most important part of using frames rates it it allows a coach to objectively compare kids speed on the field in pads.

 

[DW4UCONN]

I like that he runs mostly between the tackles. Will be a nice tandem with Newsome. Could we see both in the backfield at the same time?

 

[Carl Spackler]

No way that kid is only a 4.95. I mean he's not a 4.4 guy, but at least in the 4.6 to 4.7 range. There is no way he'd be getting any D1 interest if he was only 4.95. Must be an old time.

No idea where that 40 time came from. He's got a Hy-Tek verified track time best of 11.65 in the 100m and 24.22 in the 200m from the spring 2013 that he ran in Florida. No recent times, because it was football season obviously. That info is available to anyone with an internet link that knows where to look. His 200 time almost a year ago, in spring 2013, would have placed him among the top 50 or so at the division 1 indoor meet UCONN went to in Albany a few days ago. It's not high end NCAA track championship speed, or even AAC conference championship speed in track.....but it's division 1 speed for football without a doubt, and that's with times posted almost a year ago now. Chances are he's faster now, and at 5'11" 210 - those are more than adequate measurables for a division 1 back.

 

[huskymedic]

Many high school players have never run or 40. Many do not know how to run a 40 to produce a good time. In this case the 40 number obviously has no meaning.

One way that coaches overcome this deficit is to watch game tape. Videotape (or these days hard drives) run at 30 frames a second. They then pick ten yards out of a run or use a set number of frames and this gives them a measure of speed. For example if the kid covers ten yards in 40 frames that is 1.33 seconds to go ten yards. The most important part of using frames rates it it allows a coach to objectively compare kids speed on the field in pads.

To your point... http://www.higher-faster-sports.com/40yarddashassessment1.html

 

[Woof 101]

4.95 40 but clearly fast enough on a few of these runs

Not only fast enough but strong as on many runs he drags defenders in the right direction. Does not go down on first contact.
Thank you for this link...

 

[huskymedic]

4.95 40 but clearly fast enough on a few of these runs

Not only fast enough but strong as on many runs he drags defenders in the right direction. Does not go down on first contact. Thank you for this link...

Hey - maybe the dude @ ESPN Recruiting is a crappy typer and it was suppose to be 4.59 (or for the conspiracy theorists - he changed it when they updated the commit to UConn ).

All I know is that the staff likes him and he had other BCS offers!

 

[Stinger92860]

This is a great get!