Tom Luginbill Really, Really Likes Terp QB Commit

by Ben Broman on May 4, 2009 3:52 PM EDT in Football Recruiting Comment 7 comments

If you don't know too much about Tyler Smith, ESPN recruiting expert Tom Luginbill has some kind, informative words:

Mark it down right now, Smith could end up being the steal of this class as a quarterback and he possesses one of the quickest releases of any QB in this class. He is tall, athletic and can make every throw with great zip and velocity. The ball really jumps off his hand. The Maryland coaching staff as [sic] got to be tickled to death with this commitment as we feel he will significantly upgrade their depth chart and could become a real presence at the next level.

This is wonderful news. In-state recruiting has seemingly been lax lately, so going into Pa to grab "the steal of this class as a QB" is very encouraging news indeed. If you haven't seen his ESPN profile, it's worth checking out, because it - like Luginbill's analysis - is glowing. I've been searching for a highlight reel to glow about, but I haven't found it yet, if it exists.

The Terps are definitely stacked at QB in the coming years. CJ Brown and Danny O'Brien are coming in this year, both of whom are supposed to be pretty good, now Smith is coming in, and a fourth could be on the way. Don't forget about Jamarr Robinson, who is already there. I'm more than fairly confident that at least one of these guys will turn out.

Last year we got CJ Brown, this year we got Smith...we really like Pa. QBs for some reason. As long as they're this good, I'm fine with it.

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It may be tough for him to crack the starting line up till he is a junior

with all the people waiting to play ahead of him

by tiimbitz4786 on May 4, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"In-state recruiting has seemingly been lax lately"

Really???!!! Go back and look at the 2009 commitments and the projected starting lineups and backups for this years roster and tell me how you can make that statement. Since it’s only May and signing day is oh, only 9 months away, you can’t be referring to the 2010 class. And on that note, they just offered 8 kids at DeMatha alone for next year. Freidgen and Franklin are out furiously working in state right now for next years class. Someone needs to do what the rest of us have done and stop caring about Lance Stephenson and get caught up on what both Ralph and Gary are currently doing.

by virtueandvice on May 4, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree,

but we are struggling getting the “studs!” Caleb Porzel, Pete White, Travis Hawkins, and Deonte Arnett are Great gets! But we always lose the great players it seems (a la Jelani Jenkins, Darnell Givens, and Terrence Garvin: who 2 out of 3 went to Rival schools!)

I love the recruiting class, dont get me wrong. But every now and then i want to get the top 3 in the state.

"M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D Maryland Will Win!"

by FEARtheTERP1 on May 4, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Really

2009 was good, for the most part, but like FtT1 pointed out, we missed the heavies. I’m okay with missing the heavies now and again, though. We did get the solid kids, like Porzel, White, Hawkins, and Arnett, about which I won’t complain.

It might’ve been speaking early (which is why I said “seemingly” – it “seems” like it’s lax, although I admit it’s too early to tell), but 2010 does not look promising right now for instate (FWIW, I’m fine w/ that, get recruits wherever they are). Ego Ferguson is the top player instate, and it doesn’t look too good (nothing concrete, but he has a lot of big players on his list – honestly, I can’t complain about this one even if we don’t get him). Coxson is already gone to Penn State, Haden gone to Florida. I hope I’m wrong and we land Forbes and Ferguson, but it just doesn’t seem too likely at the moment. And we’d again miss out on the best of the state (last time we got the #1 player in Md was 2003).

Like I said, I’m not complaining about it. I don’t care where we get players. I’d prefer them to be from MD, but I don’t get hung up over it. It was just a statement.

by Ben Broman on May 4, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we will have to win (or at least get to) a few bcs games before we can compete for those kids imo

Imagine you are a recruit…

sure you are excited when maryland comes knocking…i mean afterall we are a legit d1 program and a perenial bowl participant…gives you a good shot at making the nfl if you can succeed here

but then imagine if PSU, OSU, Florida etc. come knocking…you visit their 100k plus capacity stadiums, you see the national championships, you see all the great alumni etc. etc.

we aren’t that program

in basketball we can compete (at least moreso than in football) in terms of program tradition, but not in football

by tiimbitz4786 on May 4, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I disagree to a point

with tiimbitz, in that I believ the football program has had more success on the field the last few years than the basketball program ever since the Championship. Big Ralph has done a fine job with the kids he has been able to snare. They are going to need bigger names if they want to seriously compete with the premiere programs but I really expected more from the basketball program once they won it all and I have not really seen them do much over the past few years.

by chipthejackass on May 5, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He's not really talking about execution

He’s talking about the program tradition in relation to recruiting. The basketball program has had more to work with in Terps of tradition than the football program has. BBall has all the Lefty Driesell years, Len Bias, Juan Dixon, the natty…football has none of that.

by Ben Broman on May 5, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs