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Originally Posted by super_mario

UM is pretty solid at DT with a slew of players who really have yet to even really play. Jim McKinney (who had injuries and illness slow him), Marques Slocum (who finally was admitted into school and will begin this fall as a freshman), Adam Patterson (Soph), Jason Kates (RS Frosh), John Ferrara (RS Frosh), and Renaldo Sagesse (true frosh) who will probably redshirt. Not to mention projected JR starters Terrance Taylor and Will Johnson, who will be seniors and locks as starters in 2008. McKinney, Slocum, and Patterson all have big-time talent and were very highly thought of by the services. Kates has alot of potential but there are alot of concerns about his work-ethic and committment to keeping his weight down. Ferrara will probably never be anything other than quality depth. Sagesse is very raw, but very athletic. I've heard very good things about him and his potential. Mike Martin is pretty much a Terrance Taylor clone, they are eerily similar in size (both 6'1, 300ish), hs athletics background (both heavyweight wrestling champs, shot-put champs, and heavy-weight power-lifters) ability, and playing style.

Don't care....

Originally Posted by IrishCalves

The Irish are in a position that, if they don't feel the caliber of a DL recruit is "instant impact", they could probably try to devote that scholarship elsewhere, and take aim at a 4th and 5th LB (perhaps Etienne Sabino and Steve Filer, but thats getting off topic). They've locked up some talented guys, and can afford to be a little more choosy than when we only had two commits at DL, and offered Goebel.

With plenty of tape on Kapron Lewis-Moore playing the DE in a 3-4 alignment, and Ethan Johnson being offered months earlier than Goebel, I have to believe those are the two the Irish will make a priority of, with a very small chance they start recruiting Marcus Forston as a DE.

...and, yep, don't care.