NIL obviously plays a big part, as does being near home, but you've gotta think the early playing time is a big thing for some of these kids. He's coming into Mizzou as their most talented defensive player most likely, and he could turn into a first rounder just on talent alone.
The NFL will find him, but development matters. S&C, etc. Playing with the best everyday matters. If he lives up to his talent, he will get double-teamed every play. That doesn't happen when you have other 5* and high 4* around you. Will he be developed well enough to be a top-15 pick vs. a second-round pick? There are tens of millions of difference there.
Next year? It's a long time to December bro
You're not wrong there. That said, it's no guarantee he would've gone to UGA or OU and been an instant first rounder. There have been plenty of big name 5* kids to go to major schools recently who haven't lived up to the hype (though to be fair, UGA has definitely been more hit than miss).
LOL, Mizzou had one of the best defenses last season.....Isaiah McGuire was a beast last season. Mizzou is known for turning out some good DL's. DL will be really good this season as well
In what way?
You didn't watch much football last season. Had one bad game all year....Tennessee, which we had some guys banged up as well.
LOL.. c'mon man.. If he's as advertised he will be fine, even at Mizzu.. I don't like Mizzu because of all the ACLs and Achilles heels that have been left behind on their stadium field..
There is nothing wrong with Mizzou's field turf right now
OU is 67-24-5 (72%) vs Missouri. I sort of feel bad for the kid.
Once he takes the money on August 28, he’s tied down for a year. If you think you guys are gonna flipping, I don’t think that is going to happen, and that he’s gets to start receiving money in about two weeks.
LOL, according to the NCAA, it was 34th. 22nd if you look just at P5, so 22nd out of 64. UGA 7 in P5.
www.ncaa.com
Also, you misunderstand my point ... he disappears at Mizzou because no matter how good he is, Mizzou is not a threat to my team, and I look at things through my team's eyes. If we miss out on a player I'd rather they go to Mizzou, FSU, or others and not go to tOSU, Bama, OU (in the past at least), or other teams that are going to be teams we have to get through to win a NC.
I get what you are saying, and I said in my posts above that if he plays to his reported skill level, the NFL will find him. But, do you think Mizzou has a S&C program as good as UGA? Will his natural talent get developed? The difference between going top 10 and the first pick of the second round is $10 - $26 million dollars. That's not to say he can't develop at Mizzou, but it's proven under Smart at UGA for DL - just the last 2 years - full amounts guaranteed:
247sports.com
They were outside of the top 25 in YPG allowed and outside of the top 50 in PPG allowed. The Georgia game was impressive but Kansas State, Wake Forest, and especially Tennessee were bad, and if we're being honest they didn't exactly face a murderer's row of offenses.
That's what I meant. I never said their defense was horrible, but mutiger said their defense was one of the best which just isn't true.