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There's a whole generation that won't understand this, and they should consider themselves lucky.

As long as they're the urinals. The Rubber Bowl troughs were too good for his name.

Congrats to Sam. That's awesome news. I wonder if the Moorhead/Gattis connection at Michigan had anything to do with this. Side note: will his title have a donor? The Derek Jeter Asst. Director of Recruiting? I looked on Michigan's website, and 5 coaches have donors in their titles. For example, Harbaugh's title is J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach. Society is going to 💩 quickly. Some people will spend money on anything to put their name on something. I wonder if Ianello would like to sponsor his statues at InfoCision. The Rob Ianello Garbage Cans.

If Bell & Joel each have residences/places to stay down there, that makes a lot of sense. I'd definitely believe if Kaulig is chipping in, too. Side note: not sure I realized how good Joel's background is.

Following the staff on Twitter, I'd imagine @Zipmeister is right about an inflated recruiting budget allocation. Especially in the off-season, guys like Joel & Tre practically lived in Florida. Our northeast recruiting has picked up with Ferri. We went further west more often than I remember in the past, too (Oklahoma & Texas mainly, and I think we even got out to the Pacific Northwest). Getting top talent locally is key, but our additions by in large have not been local.

If you look at the staff JoeMo has assembled, this model makes a lot of sense. Every single coach has P5 and specific geographic connections. For example, Ferri runs the northeast. Joel Rodriguez has heavy Florida ties (Butch Davis prodigy). Etc. Etc. The staff is full of experience & connections. The prestige of JoeMo cannot be understated when it comes to his importance to our program. We get more with less because of him.

Also, what are our competitors in the MAC doing so far for the c/o 2024?

Do you think we're largely done with the high school additions?

This. Furthermore, this rush of commits is happening right after camp season, meaning these guys are traveling around and after they get to Akron, they're sold on us. Not Toledo (Smith attended their 7on7), not P5 schools - Akron is where they want to be. AND these are OHIO kids. Amazing what JoeMo & staff are building.

... And stadium...? LeafFilter Press Box at Kaulig Companies Stadium? Nice ring to it... Just saying...

@catdaddyp Did JoeMo have his camp? Do you think that could be the catalyst for the number of 2024 commits in the last week?

"I don't know who the hell thought peppermint blue with a dash of sea green would look good on the press box. It looks like the French sent us a copper press box and we let it corrode for decades." That's my hope at the very least - repaint the press box.

Holy crap. These are legitimate high school recruits. Beating out multiple P5s for each guy, plus many MAC schools - that's a sign that the tides are truly turning for this program under JoeMo. Edit: When's the last time we either 1) beat out multiple P5s & MAC schools for recruits or 2) secured top talent in NEO? Let alone both?

@catdaddyp What do we know about these guy's recruiting profiles so far? I know you said Keyveon is switching positions, which might change his recruiting landscape, but I can't find squat on him or Hunter regardless. Edit: Looks like Twitter had Hunter receiving offers from WKU & Arkansas State (Butch Jones). Solid list.

Not sure how JMU can be a favorite when he didn't include their mascot in the graphic, unless I'm blind and missing something. Looks like ODU, App State, Akron, and GASO for the mascots represented...

Can't imagine why X got signed but not Carry. Carry is an exemplary young man, reflecting only the best characteristics a human can have. He's humble with a great attitude. Can't believe he didn't get signed.

Reading ZipsNation before breakfast is not advised. (Insert old school tomato hitting smiley face emoji)

They could've at least gotten someone without a criminal background and a net positive contribution on the court/in society.

What the hell is going on with our scholly situation/roster?

Love the mid-conference-season-break up. Interested to see where we go.

The bracket for Cancun was just posted on Twitter. Akron/FIU face Utah State/Marshall. Best possible scenario IMO.

So instead of risking lives to play P5 opponents, we're playing Mid Majors. Somebody call the Cartel and tell them to spare us with empathy for this downgrade. Their terrorizing of Cancun is very new and should in no way have been known to Vandy & Oregon State prior to agreeing to play in the tourney originally. Also, did they leave that graphic in the Cancun sun? The fade looks awful. Jokes aside, that is a very solid mid major field. Are there 2 games against the Sun Belt this year? If so, I wonder where our destination will be. We got the cream of the crop for the game at the JAR. USM beat Vandy at Vandy and Liberty at Liberty last year. We just need to avoid any Brett Favre slander.

How many Arth guys are left?

So nice of the Atlanta Hawks to invite Sincere to their dance team tryouts while the rest play basketball.

Any coach that takes this job is going to need some sort of guarantee that this year doesn't count. An interim coach this year makes 1000% more sense than a permanent hire.