Mason Fine QB Locust Grove OK - SIGNED LOI

TravisUNT · January 14, 2016

The other visit by Coach Harrell today:

Mason Fine QB 5'10" 161lb 4.5 40 2 time Gatorade Player of the Year OK

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1667735/mason-fine

PA 384 Comp 251 Yrds 4227 TDs 53 INTs 7 RYs 631 RTDs 10

The knock is he is too short and and throws it up for grabs.

3 D2 Offers and Austin Peay (D1 FCS)

Edited February 3, 2016 by BillySee58

Aldo · January 14, 2016

I don't think he's too short, he's a quick decision-maker, and his deep bombs are mostly on target. But good golly does he not have passes for less than 40 yards in his highlight reel?

TravisUNT · January 14, 2016

7 minutes ago, Aldo said:

I don't think he's too short, he's a quick decision-maker, and his deep bombs are mostly on target. But good golly does he not have passes for less than 40 yards in his highlight reel?

Nope. Thats why he doesn't have any D1 offers as the 2 time gatoraid player of the year. A lot of coaches have said they thought he was to short and just throws it up to Jason Pirtle, his WR who he's played with for 4 years, to go get it. The question is has he reached his ceiling?

MGNation92 · January 14, 2016

You mean we're allowed to have a QB under 6'4"? That's impossible. The only QB under 6'4" that was worth a damn was obviously Andrew McNulty. Hey there's a kid that's 6'5 250 that has God awful mechanics and horrendously bad completion rating with zero offers from any sort of school, let's sign him instead!

Aldo · January 14, 2016

Just now, TravisUNT said:

The question is has he reached his ceiling?

Have to be a low ceiling....heh

I won't discount him at 5'10" since he's able to make it work. His delivery is good, just would want to see more short game (no pun intended).

TravisUNT · January 14, 2016

1 minute ago, MGNation92 said:

You mean we're allowed to have a QB under 6'4"? That's impossible. The only QB under 6'4" that was worth a damn was obviously Andrew McNulty. Hey there's a kid that's 6'5 250 that has God awful mechanics and horrendously bad completion rating with zero offers from any sort of school, let's sign him instead!

Seriously he is 5'10" with boots on...

Mason Fine second from left..... Nyc Burns tall guy in middle

Withers940 · January 14, 2016

Let me introduce you to some guys that are under 6 foot:

Doug Flutie, Russell Wilson, Johnny Manziel (listed at 6' but I doubt it) These are NFL guys

College: Justin Thomas Georgia Tech, Keenan Reynolds Navy, Vernon Adams, Oregon.

Also, its rare but some of these kids arent done growing yet. I was 5'10 my senior year and hit 6'1 after my freshman year in college

MGNation92 · January 14, 2016

13 minutes ago, Aldo said:

Have to be a low ceiling....heh

I won't discount him at 5'10" since he's able to make it work. His delivery is good, just would want to see more short game (no pun intended).

Check out his single game highlights. He shows a good amount of touch and timing on shorter routes as well.

MeanGreenTexan · January 14, 2016

29 minutes ago, TravisUNT said:

The other visit by Coach Harrell today:

Mason Fine QB 5'10" 161lb 4.5 40 2 time Gatorade Player of the Year OK

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1667735/mason-fine

PA 384 Comp 251 Yrds 4227 TDs 53 INTs 7 RYs 631 RTDs 10

The knock is he is too short and and throws it up for grabs.

3 D2 Offers and Austin Peay (D1 FCS)

So Coach Harrell is making his Oklahoma rounds today... maybe tomorrow as well.
I hope he comes home soon and pulls Starkel out of class in the same way.

Then he should work the areas where he's iconic: the 287 corridor between Waxahachie & Corsicana... Then, Woolforth & all the way up 27.

Withers940 · January 14, 2016

16 minutes ago, TravisUNT said:

Seriously he is 5'10" with boots on...

Mason Fine second from left..... Nyc Burns tall guy in middle

Well as long as he is not the old guy in the middle, he will be ok.

MGNation92 · January 14, 2016

I don't give a damn how tall he is. Kid can sling it and has good vision when scrambling

TravisUNT · January 14, 2016

1 minute ago, MGNation92 said:

I don't give a damn how tall he is. Kid can sling it and has good vision when scrambling

You don't but there is a reason he doesn't have that many offers even with his freakish numbers... He owns every Oklahoma Highschool Passing record. Between him and Burns who would you offer if you could? Curious.

MGNation92 · January 14, 2016

Just now, TravisUNT said:

You don't but there is a reason he doesn't have that many offers even with his freakish numbers... He owns every Oklahoma Highschool Passing record. Between him and Burns who would you offer if you could? Curious.

It's hard to tell. Burns seems at least a little interested but still very much committed to OSU as a PWO. Fine would be taking a chance but could pay huge dividends. Him and the Hardin kid from Irving MacArthur remind me a lot of each other. Would I personally prefer a taller QB? Sure, but then again so did Mac and we see how well that worked out. I would prefer the kid who can execute the offense the best, regardless of height.

TravisUNT · January 14, 2016

1 minute ago, MGNation92 said:

It's hard to tell. Burns seems at least a little interested but still very much committed to OSU as a PWO. Fine would be taking a chance but could pay huge dividends. Him and the Hardin kid from Irving MacArthur remind me a lot of each other. Would I personally prefer a taller QB? Sure, but then again so did Mac and we see how well that worked out. I would prefer the kid who can execute the offense the best, regardless of height.

I think they both have upside for different reasons. I think I'd offer Nyc first becuase Mason has no other interest really. You take Mason as a last resort. Personal opinion only.

southsideguy · January 15, 2016

his receivers are able to get space from their defenders, we struggled with that last year

TravisUNT · January 15, 2016

Just now, southsideguy said:

his receivers are able to get space from their defenders, we struggled with that last year

He has a real good one named Jason Pirtle. Would be nice to get both.

TravisUNT · January 15, 2016

http://www.maxpreps.com/m/article.aspx?articleid=ccbf89df-c0ad-473a-9fca-3b17c4e91fcc

Mason Fine MaxPreps Small School All-American

Wag Tag · January 15, 2016

13 minutes ago, TravisUNT said:

http://www.maxpreps.com/m/article.aspx?articleid=ccbf89df-c0ad-473a-9fca-3b17c4e91fcc

Mason Fine MaxPreps Small School All-American

Thanks great info. In Ek's exit interview from Ga he said the key to recruiting is really about evaluating talent. With small school guys and the level of competition it seems it would really be tough.

greenit · January 15, 2016

Isn't Fine basically a couple year younger version of Shanbour?

I would like to see a lot more examples of him throwing in tight windows. I assume he will be in the shotgun 95% of the time so I am not so concerned about his height.

TravisUNT · January 25, 2016

TheReal_jayD · January 25, 2016

9 minutes ago, TravisUNT said:

maybe their hs qb recruit??

Harry · January 25, 2016

Nice find Travis!

BillySee58 · January 25, 2016

9 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

maybe their hs qb recruit??

You don't bring out the deep V for just anyone

TheReal_jayD · January 25, 2016

2 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

You don't bring out the deep V for just anyone

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UNTLifer · January 25, 2016

I will trust Littrell and Harrell, but this young man played 3A ball in OK. I think I would take a shot at Shafer from Canadian, bigger frame and probably faced better competition. Either way, it will be interesting to see who we sign and how they develop in the next year or two.

Really curious about Brewer from Corpus. He has to know Harrell since he was a WSU commit. Great film on him. I would like to see Brewer and Shafer in our class.

Edited January 25, 2016 by UNTLifer