LOL. Not laughing at you Money but at Dohn.
I looked at Strong's film. Closely.
He is legitimately tall. Probably all of 6'3. But he is also a skinny guy. I doubt 190 pounds. And his frame, from what I can see, does not look like there is a lot of room to fill out.
He is not a burner. No way he is fast enough to be a corner at the P5 level. He can't run well enough to be a safety for Syracuse either. Now we have higher standards than Rutgers does for defensive personnel and just because he wasn't good enough for Syracuse doesn't mean he can't eventually work hard and get to a place where he can contribute on a P5 team.
But if he stays at safety, he either made remarkably improvements in his speed and agility out of the blue, or Rutgers is fielding a team of bad athletes.
I think if he has a hope of playing football at Rutgers, he needs to add 30 or 40 pounds of muscle to his frame and become a linebacker.
I question whether that is possible and if it is worthwhile to keep a player like him on scholarship for the years required to do this.
Would not be surprised if he quits football and focuses on lacrosse. Looks like a better prospect in that sport.
Or transfers to a level where he belongs down the road.
Again, I am happy for Ian. Love seeing NYS players get scholarships and am glad RU is taking a chance on him. Hope he works hard and becomes a player. Wouldn't be shocked if he starts as an LB as a junior/season if he works his butt off.
Like you say, players with one P5 offer, from the worst P5 program in the country, can't be ranked ahead of the 10 or 15 players in the state with multiple P5 offers. Especially when this player isn't super talented and does not have a clear position to play.
Bottom line, I guess you have to do what you have to do to have a job and put food on the table. Brian's kids need to eat and Rutgers fans apparently enjoy reading fiction.
It is all good.
