Official BYU Fall Camp Thread

[BigPiney]

Interesting in Wrubell's depth chart, Zeke Mendenhall was listed as 4th string as a strong safety.

I remember watching him at Snow a number of years ago before his mission and I was impressed. They called him "Zeke the Freak" cause he had a motor that never stopped. I could see him competing for time next year with Bills going on a mission.

[Goatnapper'96]

Ogletree may have had a lot of fan hype, but he either was a walk-on or was the very last person to get a scholarship and wasn't highly regarded by recruiting services.

That said, if a guy can be all-state in Texas, he must have superior mental attributes to offset the deficit in the classic measureables.

Sounds similar to Shay Muirbrook. At the pro level Shay's lack of tangibles finally caught up to him, but he made it fine through college despite not having the measurables. Time will tell if Ogletree can do likewise.

[Goatnapper'96]

Bronco coaching the Nose Guards is making a huge difference. Completely different players than they were a year ago.

I think this is the best explanation for why Bronson Kaufusi's commitment is soft.

[ERCougar]

I think this is the best explanation for why Bronson Kaufusi's commitment is soft.

I'm confused...Bronco's scaring him away?

[BoylenOver]

I think this is the best explanation for why Bronson Kaufusi's commitment is soft.

I thought Kaufusi's commitment was a stone-cold lock?

[Art Vandelay]

Sounds similar to Shay Muirbrook. At the pro level Shay's lack of tangibles finally caught up to him, but he made it fine through college despite not having the measurables. Time will tell if Ogletree can do likewise.

I think the kid who may turn out to be the most like Shay is someone most BYU fans hardly know: Spencer Hadley. He is currently somewhere in the world having doors slammed in his face. I watched him play a couple times in HS he came from a very small school and thus was lightly recruited. In HS was a man among boys. Last year he played on special teams and forced a couple of fumbles and saw quite of bit of time in back up duty as a true freshman. I'm not sure but I seem to recall reading he was also a 4.0 student in HS. His dad was recruited to play at Michigan but joined the church, got married and moved out west without ever playing college ball.

To my knowledge he doesn't have the armband tattoo that Shay use to sport though.

[Goatnapper'96]

I think the kid who may turn out to be the most like Shay is someone most BYU fans hardly know: Spencer Hadley. He is currently somewhere in the world having doors slammed in his face. I watched him play a couple times in HS he came from a very small school and thus was lightly recruited. In HS was a man among boys. Last year he played on special teams and forced a couple of fumbles and saw quite of bit of time in back up duty as a true freshman. I'm not sure but I seem to recall reading he was also a 4.0 student in HS. His dad was recruited to play at Michigan but joined the church, got married and moved out west without ever playing college ball.

To my knowledge he doesn't have the armband tattoo that Shay use to sport though.

I drove through the farming community from whence he came. What is the story of that town? I understand there is a sizeable LDS population, anyone know why? It is south of Spokane towards the tri-cities area. I am really excited about Spencer. I also think that his cousin, Austin Jorgenson, is also going to be a player. Two serious small town kids done good!

[Goatnapper'96]

I'm confused...Bronco's scaring him away?

How frequently does a head coach become a position coach? As I read between the lines I wonder how pleased Coach Mendenhall is in Coach Kaufusi. If Coach Kaufusi is not at BYU, I doubt Bronson matriculates to the school of the faith of his fathers.

[SCcoug]

Jason Speredon is out for the season with a torn rotator cuff. Marco Thorson will take his place or Jesse Taufi if he makes it to camp.

http://blogs.sltrib.com/byu/2009/08/ol-speredon-out-for-season-with-rotator.htm

[Sizzle]

Jason Speredon is out for the season with a torn rotator cuff. Marco Thorson will take his place or Jesse Taufi if he makes it to camp.

http://blogs.sltrib.com/byu/2009/08/...th-rotator.htm

Bummer. So much for a healthy camp. With Reynolds also hurt that really sucks.

[Hot Lunch]

Bummer. So much for a healthy camp. With Reynolds also hurt that really sucks.

This is not good at all. Now there is a walk-on redshirt freshman starting at LG. There is zero depth on the o line.

[DrumNFeather]

This is not good at all. Now there is a walk-on redshirt freshman starting at LG. There is zero depth on the o line.

How big of a loss is Spearden?

[Hot Lunch]

How big of a loss is Spearden?

The more I think about it the more I don't believe it is a huge loss, but it does hurt. Right now the penciled in starter is a walk-on redshirt freshman. I do believe though that when Matt Reynolds comes back, they will slide Braden Hansen down to LG. Which won't be as bad. Also, if Jesse Taufi get his grades in order than he will probably be plugged in there and they will be o.k. The thing is that there is zero depth on the o line. If anyone else goes down BYU is in real trouble.

[Goatnapper'96]

The more I think about it the more I don't believe it is a huge loss, but it does hurt. Right now the penciled in starter is a walk-on redshirt freshman. I do believe though that when Matt Reynolds comes back, they will slide Braden Hansen down to LG. Which won't be as bad. Also, if Jesse Taufi get his grades in order than he will probably be plugged in there and they will be o.k. The thing is that there is zero depth on the o line. If anyone else goes down BYU is in real trouble.

I agree. Taufi will slide into his position and when the dust settles your principle back ups will be Houston Reynolds, Braden Hansen and probably Ryan Freeman at center. I also think the big Poly from Euless, Fono Vakalahi or something like that, is likely the 4th guy off the bench. Of course that assumes Taufi qualifies and Houston gets healthy!

[Art Vandelay]

I drove through the farming community from whence he came. What is the story of that town? I understand there is a sizeable LDS population, anyone know why? It is south of Spokane towards the tri-cities area. I am really excited about Spencer. I also think that his cousin, Austin Jorgenson, is also going to be a player. Two serious small town kids done good!

I just drove through Connell WA (where Spencer is from) this weekend. The Columbia Basin which includes the Tri-Cities north the Moses Lake has a very large mormon population. To my knowledge this is from 2 factors:

1) Prior to irrigation, land was very inexpensive and several LDS families migrated from Idaho to try their hand at farming in the 40's and 50's

2) The Hanford nuclear reservation has been "cleaning up" for the past 50 years with no end in site. They employ a large number of engineers and scientist many of which are BYU grads.

The Tri-Cities is approximately 15% LDS, has 4 soon to be 5 stakes and a temple. In other words there is a reason Seattle Ute stays on the wet side of the state.

Connell,I think is 30-40% LDS primarily due to fruits of the original homesteader's loins. I think the HS has about 500 students. Yet in the last 2 years they have produced 4 kids who are on scholarship at BYU or Utah which is a huge statistical anomaly.

* Spencer Hadley- BYU football
* Corianne Wood- BYU basketball
* Rebecca Lee (I don't know her married name) BYU track
* Sidney Knight - Utah basketball