re: MCB | #21 VOLS 38 Nebraska 24 | FINAL | Barnett sets VOLS sack record

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Isn't Kelly the fastest guy on the team. He's from Detroit

That southern speed, Midwest power crap is such a tired argument in 2016

Sec teams have power too. And big ten teams have speed too

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Don't know if Kelly is the fastest but he's definitely in the top group. Evan Berry and Tyler Byrd are probably faster but not by much.

Kelly is indeed from Detroit and a very underrated prospect. I remember seeing his tape and wondering why the hell he was only a 3* and to be honest I think him being from Detroit had a lot to do with it bc there had been some high profile recruits that wound up getting in trouble and giving all Detroit recruits a bad name. Thankfully, Kelly isn't like that.

That all said the conferences recruit specific types of players to suit each conference. It's not about where they're originally from so much as where they play and what style they end up playing. SEC or southern speed doesn't mean the players are southern nor does midwest power mean those players are all midwestern -- it's about the conference style.