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Sure. OK and reasonable to doubt under the circumstances. But should also realize that there are so many surprises. These are kids 18-22, often still growing. A lot can change with nutrition, S&C, natural growth. We've seen it happen before. So many kids at Miami over the years who developed...

Yeah, I'm sure Manny wants to push him out...wasting a scholarship and all that.

Yeah, but that'll take years to put on 40 lbs.

Yep...why offer him a scholarship. He'll never play anyways.

Nah....this kid will ride the bench 'til he's pushed out.

Yeah...someday he'll play.

Fo sho.

You right about that.

Yeah, it is. Fake news.

We probably had to go heavy with bags to steal him.

We have converted a lot of TEs to OT over the years. Mark Cooper ended up a 2nd round pick at OG for the Broncos and started in a Super Bowl. His first year at UM he played TE. Carlos Etheridge started at TE for us and played OL for us his last year. He then played two years at TE with the Colts.

Just curious ...how many stars did Joaquin Gonzales gave? Was he highly recruited?

I like his frame and ability to move. Developmental player? Yeah. If he can put on weight and get strong enough he might surprise. Ordinarily, we might not look at this guy. I'd rather take a big athletic kid from the South than scouring the Midwest for big lumbering OLs.

This is what I don't get I'm not a fan if Searles, but willing to give him a chance and see how he develops his younger players. But I don't get ignoring younger players. .

Or it could be the Jimmy Johnson/Butch Davis hidden gem chapter. I know you'll say not these days, but you never know. I've talked to coaches, in particular former UM DL coach the late Bob Karmelowicz. He told me if I could find a certain body type, to let him know. He said, "we'll make him...