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Minnesota Gophers RT Daniel Faalele 6'9" 400 lbs

Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:04 am
Posted by Buckeye Backer
Columbus, Ohio
Member since Aug 2009
9240 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:04 am
Guy is an absolute freak. Was highly recruited and has an offer list of offer lists. Gopher fans, is he the reason for the running attack being so successful? Is this kid living up to the hype?

ESPN: Offer List





This post was edited on 11/7/19 at 8:08 am
Posted by Ssubba
Member since Oct 2014
6616 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:08 am to
Thanks for pointing him out. Most of the country will be watching their first Minnesota game of the season Saturday. Bummed this isn't a night cap though.
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Simcoe Strip - He/Him/Helicopter
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:08 am to
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6'9" 400 l
Posted by tigerfootball10
Member since Sep 2005
9494 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:12 am to
He must post on the OT
Posted by Hoops
LA
Member since Jan 2013
6533 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:23 am to
Wow guys the same size as The Mountain. Amazing someone that size can be coordinated and athletic.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51274 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:24 am to
My knees hurt just looking at him.
Posted by bad93ex
Member since Sep 2018
27199 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:28 am to
4* RT out of IMG Academy

Hell of a pickup for the Gophers.
Posted by wizziko
New Jersey Nets Fan
Member since Jan 2006
35881 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:31 am to
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Amazing someone that size can be coordinated and athletic.

WWE wrestler Braun Strowman is 6'8 380 and is an absolute beast

Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37513 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:35 am to
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WWE wrestler


This thread is about an athlete, not an athletic actor
Posted by Bernie Bierman
Member since Mar 2019
1192 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:39 am to
We also managed to get his high school teammate and fellow 4* lineman, Curtis Dunlap Jr in the same class.
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I’m definitely looking forward to seeing these guys continue to develop over the next few years. Overall though, the entire offensive line has played well since conference play started.
Dan spring game td run
Posted by MickeyLikesDags21
Member since Apr 2019
6640 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:43 am to
How many calories do you think he takes in a day? 4-5000 easy?
Posted by Celery
Nuevo York
Member since Nov 2010
11088 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:46 am to
That ain’t flab weight either
Posted by bad93ex
Member since Sep 2018
27199 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:47 am to
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I’m definitely looking forward to seeing these guys continue to develop over the next few years. Overall though, the entire offensive line has played well since conference play started.



I see that they are picking up recruits out of CA, FL and TX annually.

Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37513 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:47 am to
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How many calories do you think he takes in a day? 4-5000 easy?


Considering that’s probably what many 290-320 lb’ers take in on football teams, I’d say absolutely
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
75856 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:49 am to
He's from Australia and attended IMG Academy.

He was extremely raw coming out of high school and the Power 5 schools were hesitant to roll the dice on him.

Kudos to Fleck and Co. getting him on board. Kid is a monster.
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
33482 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:50 am to
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Minnesota Gophers RT Daniel Faalele 6'9" 400 lbs


In all seriousness, I wonder what the life expectancy of someone this size is? That dude's heart has to put in some serious hours....
Posted by Bernie Bierman
Member since Mar 2019
1192 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:54 am to
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He was extremely raw coming out of high school

He is still a bit raw. There are times when an end will beat him off a ball by a step or two. Given his size, all Dan has to do is take one lateral step and he is able to recover. He can get away with it at this level, but he won’t be able to in the NFL.
Posted by Bernie Bierman
Member since Mar 2019
1192 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:56 am to
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I see that they are picking up recruits out of CA, FL and TX annually.

Fleck has made an emphasis on creating a Georgia pipeline. A lot of our skilled position players come from there.
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
32792 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:59 am to
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6'9" 400 lbs


Posted by bad93ex
Member since Sep 2018
27199 posts
Posted on 11/7/19 at 9:02 am to
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Fleck has made an emphasis on creating a Georgia pipeline. A lot of our skilled position players come from there.



I saw the Georgia commits too, picked up a few at key skill positions.
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