Brandon quotes

Jacobs4Heisman · Post by **Jacobs4Heisman** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:42 pm

http://bgsufalcons.collegesports.com/sp ... 06aae.html

A couple of interesting things:

He says Sanderson, a DB who is the only recruit currently enrolled, will have a chance to start next season

Jahmal Brown will be used on defense. He didn't say if that was exclusively defense, but I'm glad to see one of our premier athletic recruits ending up on D.

Brandon seems happy with the defensive recruits, and I am too. We got some talented beef up front, and tons of speed in the LBs and DBs. Brandon said a lot of guys will have the opportunity to play right away. This is a 180 from last year's stance of not burning redshirts. I don't think that's good or bad, but rather related to the talent level of this year's squad vs. last year's.

He also says some of the back-end guys will be called upon to play STs.

We know the 2 kickers + sanderson will play as freshman. I would assume that Brown, Jackson, Young, and maybe a receiver or 2 will see PT this year. I wonder if only about half the class will redshirt?

We look to have recruited for need (we had a bunch), but still managed to pull in some very nice recruits. Hopefully they'll pan out well.

San Diego Falcon · Post by **San Diego Falcon** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:56 pm

Brandon sure seems excited. It's got me fired up!

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:27 pm

San Diego Falcon wrote:Brandon sure seems excited. It's got me fired up!

Me too! 2006 season will be here before we know it.

ironmikecw · Post by **ironmikecw** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:53 pm

Sanderson is a JUCO player so he will be a junior next fall.

windycityfalcon · Post by **windycityfalcon** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:00 pm

I suddenly feel like firing up the grill in the east parking lot of the Doyt!

dduncan · Post by **dduncan** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:06 pm

Jahmal Brown will be used on defense. He didn't say if that was exclusively defense, but I'm glad to see one of our premier athletic recruits ending up on D.

I'm not sure if I like this. First of all, he doesn't have great speed to play CB, and seems a lot more accomplished and scouted as a RB. I'll repeat the scouting report, found on ESPN.com. I hope this move wasn't done because of need. Let the guy do what he does best, run the football. Obviously, I may be totally wrong, based on that I've never seen him play.

Brown is a hardnosed, tough runner with great balance and a low center of gravity. He reminds us of former Syracuse running back James Mungro, only not as fast. He is low to the ground and shows excellence patience and vision to and through the hole. He is shifty and always keeps his legs churning and pumping. Breaks a lot of tackles and is tough to get a beat on. Looks like he is not moving very fast, but he is deceptive. He has decent elusiveness and good hip flexibility which allows him to move laterally very well to avoid tacklers. He has good hands and is an adequate receiver out of the backfield. The problem with Brown is that he lacks great speed and make you miss ability. He will come up with big runs and chunks of yardage where he breaks a lot of tackles and gain extra yards, but he is not going to be an explosive guy that is a threat to go the distance everytime he touches it. He is a solid competitor and good runner that is tough to bring down.

San Diego Falcon · Post by **San Diego Falcon** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:10 pm

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Jahmal Brown will be used on defense. He didn't say if that was exclusively defense, but I'm glad to see one of our premier athletic recruits ending up on D.
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I'm not sure if I like this. First of all, he doesn't have great speed to play CB, and seems a lot more accomplished and scouted as a RB. I'll repeat the scouting report, found on ESPN.com. I hope this move wasn't done because of need. Let the guy do what he does best, run the football. Obviously, I may be totally wrong, based on that I've never seen him play.

If he fails at CB, then they can just switch him back to RB. No biggie.

BGGrad01 · Post by **BGGrad01** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:15 pm

I think Brown is slated to play safety, not CB.

dduncan · Post by **dduncan** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:26 pm

I think Brown is slated to play safety, not CB

That makes it even more frustrating. Something to keep an eye on in the next couple of years.

falconman · Post by **falconman** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:35 pm

ironmikecw wrote:Sanderson is a JUCO player so he will be a junior next fall.

Are you sure about that? On BG's website they have him listed as a Freshmen, and he was born in 1987, so there's no way he's a JUCO.

dduncan · Post by **dduncan** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:42 pm

He went to prep school. Probably didn't have the grades or scores to get in, orignially.

bgbrandon · Post by **bgbrandon** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:53 pm

i was there shooting for bg news, his body language made next season sound very exciting, sounds like a very solid class!

Redwingtom · Post by **Redwingtom** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:17 am

dduncan wrote:He went to prep school. Probably didn't have the grades or scores to get in, orignially.

He graduated from Long Branch HIGH SCHOOL in 2005. It looks like he played one year for Fork Union Military Academy which means that he would probably have at least three years of eligibility left.

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:31 am

falconman wrote:On BG's website they have him listed as a Freshmen, and he was born in 1987, so there's no way he's a JUCO.

Feeling. So. Very. Old.

BGFan · Post by **BGFan** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:41 am

1987alum wrote:
falconman wrote:On BG's website they have him listed as a Freshmen, and he was born in 1987, so there's no way he's a JUCO.
Feeling. So. Very. Old.

Rightly so....

I graduated from high school in 1977 if that make you feel any better!