The freak of all freaks
Over the, let’s say several, years that I’ve covered Florida football for The Sun, I’ve come across some really incredible physical freaks. I think I came across the most impressive freak of all Wednesday.
Omarius Hines.
He almost makes Jevon Kearse look like a stick man.
The hybrid receiver/tight end showed up for interviews Wednesday wearing a form-fitting tank top, and he is cut, ripped, whatever you want to call it. He has muscles on top of his muscles. He shoulders are so big, they almost look unnatural. They’re the size of bowling balls. Really, if you had to pick the baddest looking dude on the Florida roster, the one guy you’d want to have your back in a fight, Hines is the guy.
I’ve never seen a receiver (or a hybrid tight end) with a build like this guy (and Aaron Hernandez was pretty jacked himself).
Hines said he can do 28 or 29 pull-ups. With a 30-pound weight tied around his waist! And he bench-presses 365 pounds. Oh, yeah, and he weighs 223 pounds and runs the 40 in 4.3 seconds.
A freak.
When Hines arrived in Gainesville three years ago, he weighed 193 pounds and could not bench press 225 pounds 10 times, which he was told was the minimum for a player to play wide receiver at UF.
“When I got here, Coach Mick (strength and conditioning coordinator Mickey Marotti), he’s a great strength coach, he put a lot of weight on me,” Hines said. “He trained me real hard. It’s amazing (what happens) when you’re doing everything right and going hard and listening to the coaches. I wasn’t into it my freshman year. I started buying in after that and great results came out of it.”
After seeing Hines on Wednesday, I now understand why the UF coaches have been raving about him throughout camp. This freak has a chance to be special.
Robbie Andreu has been The Sun’s college football beat writer since 1993. He covered every game of the Steve Spurrier coaching era. The only game he’s missed since he has been in Gainesville is the 2006 Florida State game in Tallahassee. He happily stayed home for that one because of the imminent birth of his second child. Before coming to The Sun in March of 1993, Andreu worked for the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel for 10 years, covering a variety of sports, including the Miami Dolphins, the Miami Hurricanes, professional golf and baseball (playoffs and World Series). He also worked in Clearwater and Bradenton. He graduated from UF in 1977.
Useless without pics.
by D
I can’t wait to see him play. I’m so glad he is on our team.
by Chomp2wice
Hines, Thompson, Rainey, Debose, Moody and Demps all on the field at the same time? Oh my………..
by QOP Gator
Can you not give us a picture?
by kaput
Can Addazio call the right plays? Especially in short yardage, the 3rd & Tebow and 4th & Tebow plays? Can Brantley just basically be a point guard type QB and distribute the ball? There are more weapons on this team than any time i can remember in Gator football history, even the good old spurrier days with Danny W running the point. I don’t see how this offense can’t be better than last year. Should be quite the show, like watching the 1980s Lakers on fast break.
by michael
Is it too early to start spouting 14-0?
by Travis Smith
For those who like to watch the perimeter, not only was Hines a favorite receiver of Brantley in mop up duty, he was out there when Tebow was in the game, blocking down field almost as well as Riley Cooper. Go watch your game film and lower your eyebrows.
Geez
by Mudcrutch
Is it true they call him “juice”?!?!? LOL
by Junior
Hines, Thompson, Rainey, Debose, Moody and Demps all on the field at the same time? Oh my………..
by QOP Gator
+++++++++++++
That would be impossible unless you go with only four offensive linemen or leave the QB on the bench.
by Jack
Hope all Gator fans will be able to concentrate on one game at a time.
It’s way too early to put unbeaten pressure on our Gators. And even if we loose a game they’re still our Gators. If the Gators can play with intensity, concentration, and confidence, with all their natural talent, good things will happen. Having fun while playing does not mean
lazy effort. Pressure can lead to unfortunate results:
Remember all the high strung, trying too hard teams that choked at Doak? Coach Meyer has shown that he knows how to win, let’s let him do it!
by Paul
Wish Dan Mullen was still there. Mr. Addazio is a terrible OC…he cost them a championship last year…two of them.
by GatorInBama
One game at a time Travis Smith… one game at a time.
by Ryan
this is not WarChant, we dont need pictures
by Diesel
Your post catperus the issue perfectly!
by Lyndall