Jamario Bell

[Prestworthy]

What's the story on him?  Redshirted last year but was a 4* in high school and I really only saw him once in the Spring Game.  I really hope he doesn't get buried in TE depth...he's way too athletic.

[Pig in the Pokey]

What's the story on him?  Redshirted last year but was a 4* in high school and I really only saw him once in the Spring Game.  I really hope he doesn't get buried in TE depth...he's way too athletic.

was that "once" when he hauled in the long game winning TD?

[Seebs]

Rated by some services as a better TE than DE in High School. This is not like the Jake Hall reach.

[PorkRinds]

Best tight end on the team.

[ricepig]

Best tight end on the team.

Hmmm, not better than Sprinkle, he could be some day, but nowhere close as of today.

[Prestworthy]

was that "once" when he hauled in the long game winning TD?

Indeed.

[longpig]

He was redshirted last year because of depth, moved to the other side this year because of a lack of depth/progress.  Also, CBB mentioned in a presser a while back that his playing style fits TE better.  Chances are he'll stay at TE.

[Paul]

Sprinkle will make a lot of money at the next level.  If Bell works as hard as Sprinkle, he will too

[hvsupastar]

Best tight end on the team.

Maybe not the best but certainly the most athletic

[HamSammich]

Guys..... the first time since the 80s we have a coach finally building depth.


Bell will be a star TE in his senior season and come out of "no where" for most fans.


Im still not the biggest CBB fan but depth wise I can fault him not.

[philobeddoe]

Being from Junction City, I watched most of Bell's high school games and have always thought he was a better TE than DE.  He has never shown that mean streak that is needed for the defensive side of the ball.

[hvsupastar]

Being from Junction City, I watched most of Bell's high school games and have always thought he was a better TE than DE.  He has never shown that mean streak that is needed for the defensive side of the ball.

The games I saw him play, I would totally agree. He can certainly run, jump, and catch as good as anyone.

[DeltaBoy]

Look forward to seeing more of him.

[bigdaddyhawg]

Being from Junction City, I watched most of Bell's high school games and have always thought he was a better TE than DE.  He has never shown that mean streak that is needed for the defensive side of the ball.

I'd guess someone named philoebeddoe would know about a mean streak.  Just a guess, though.

[wholehog92]

Best tight end on the team.

Hogwash.

Sprinkle is a genetic freak and has been honing his craft under excellent coaching.  Sprinkle is like a monk that has been honing his martial arts for decades just prior to going righteous and harmonious fists in battle.  He is already a bad man.  The battle will prove it.

[Pork Twain]

Being from Junction City, I watched most of Bell's high school games and have always thought he was a better TE than DE.  He has never shown that mean streak that is needed for the defensive side of the ball.

You definitely have a leg up on most who think the sky is falling for no other reason than he was labeled as a DE recruit for Arkansas.

[Großer Kriegschwein]

Guys..... the first time since the 80s we have a coach finally building depth.


Bell will be a star TE in his senior season and come out of "no where" for most fans.


Im still not the biggest CBB fan but depth wise I can fault him not.

I suppose CBB has mainly proved how shallow the depth roster was and how much depth Alvarez left for him to build with at Wisky back in the day.

Take all that and add it to a relatively small offensive line. Recipe for pain. Hopefully we're past the worst part of the surgery.

[KlubhouseKonnected]

Obviously the coaches know far better than I and this move could end up being great for everybody but I can't help feeling a little frustrated in light of how highly touted the other TE recruits in his class were. I had visions of Bell and Agim as future bookend DE's dancing in my fan-brain but apparently that is not in the cards at the moment.

[hvsupastar]

Hogwash.

Sprinkle is a genetic freak and has been honing his craft under excellent coaching.  Sprinkle is like a monk that has been honing his martial arts for decades just prior to going righteous and harmonious fists in battle.  He is already a bad man.  The battle will prove it.

Bell is more of a genetic freak than Sprinkle.  If Bell puts in the work Sprinkle has, Bell will be the better player by the same point in his career.  From what I understand, that isn't necessarily the case.

[TDHawgs]

Jamario Bell will be another beast for us at TE... Bielema will always have great TE play.. and he will be a future star as Henry, and Sprinkle. Maybe not this year, but his time will come.

[PorkRinds]

Hogwash.

Sprinkle is a genetic freak and has been honing his craft under excellent coaching.  Sprinkle is like a monk that has been honing his martial arts for decades just prior to going righteous and harmonious fists in battle.  He is already a bad man.  The battle will prove it.

I guess I should explain my tongue in cheek comments at this point. I was only making a joke (evidently only I thought it was funny) about the common occurrance around here for the second string guy to be all world, and way better than the starter. Evidently my sarcasm wasn't detectable. 

[longpig]

Obviously the coaches know far better than I and this move could end up being great for everybody but I can't help feeling a little frustrated in light of how highly touted the other TE recruits in his class were. I had visions of Bell and Agim as future bookend DE's dancing in my fan-brain but apparently that is not in the cards at the moment.

That's saying something because Sprinkle stands out on the field like no other. 

[Prestworthy]

I guess I should explain my tongue in cheek comments at this point. I was only making a joke (evidently only I thought it was funny) about the common occurrance around here for the second string guy to be all world, and way better than the starter. Evidently my sarcasm wasn't detectable.

Almost 26/day. Step it up.

[PorkRinds]

Almost 26/day. Step it up.

How's your boy Korliss doing?  Is he the best back on the team wherever he is now? 

[Pig in the Pokey]

You definitely have a leg up on most who think the sky is falling for no other reason than he was labeled as a DE recruit for Arkansas.

he was labeled as both. i always thought of him as a TE and was disappointed he was listed at DE after he got here. With him counted as a TE we had the hands down best TE class I've ever seen. FOUR 4*s, and Bell, O'Grady, and Gragg were top 10. Cantrell was like 20th but was Mr Football in Oklahoma that year as well.

[regi]

Being from Junction City, I watched most of Bell's high school games and have always thought he was a better TE than DE.  He has never shown that mean streak that is needed for the defensive side of the ball.

Basicly what Coach B said after the move. Thought he handled the physical aspect of the game better at TE, than DE

[Prestworthy]

How's your boy Korliss doing?  Is he the best back on the team wherever he is now?

You'd know better than me!  Can you look through your post archives or are they too extensive?