ZachTheZip Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 CB Kevin Houchins commits to Louisville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 New offer: SS James Turner OG Tyler Orlosky commits to West Virginia WR Kyle Kerrick commits to Michigan State Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Four new offers: FS Jeremy Clark FS Benny Cunningham DT Darryl Goldsmith LB Daryan Martin LB Jamal Lyles commits to Michigan State TE Josiah Price commits to Michigan State TE Jack Schwaba commits to Northwestern OG Troy Watson commits to Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Should I change the title of this thread to "College Football Commitment List"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Maybe if we ever happen to get a commitment. When I started this I wanted to have a way to compare who the coaches were trying to recruit against. So far, we're recruiting almost exclusively against the BCS, with nothing to show for it. I really do question the "great recruiter" tag that national outlets keep using to describe our coach because they can't think of any other positive coaching trait to describe him with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 New offer: OG Kyle Knapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Certainly isn't looking promising so far. Nothing wrong with offering kids that have BCS offers, but you need to get those midlevel players that you have a shot at and try to build some kind of base before football season rolls around. If he tries to fill the gap with kids that were borderline BCS players that maybe gets looked over at the last minute, we are going to have a huge hole of unused scholarships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 New offer: WR Mike Means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Certainly isn't looking promising so far. Nothing wrong with offering kids that have BCS offers, but you need to get those midlevel players that you have a shot at and try to build some kind of base before football season rolls around. If he tries to fill the gap with kids that were borderline BCS players that maybe gets looked over at the last minute, we are going to have a huge hole of unused scholarships. I am sure we have offered quite a few of those kids. However, most of them are holding out for the "big offer" before they choose have to choose us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Certainly isn't looking promising so far. Nothing wrong with offering kids that have BCS offers, but you need to get those midlevel players that you have a shot at and try to build some kind of base before football season rolls around. If he tries to fill the gap with kids that were borderline BCS players that maybe gets looked over at the last minute, we are going to have a huge hole of unused scholarships. I am sure we have offered quite a few of those kids. However, most of them are holding out for the "big offer" before they choose have to choose us. If we have offered them, UAkronkid would have told us about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Four new offers: FS Jeremy Clark FS Benny Cunningham DT Darryl Goldsmith LB Daryan Martin LB Jamal Lyles commits to Michigan State TE Josiah Price commits to Michigan State TE Jack Schwaba commits to Northwestern OG Troy Watson commits to Ohio A little more on Daryan Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Three new offers: WR Roger Lewis DB Sean Draper WR Justin Hardee SS John Turner verbals to Notre Dame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 New offer: RB Akeel Lynch LB Kenʈ Kern commits to Miami-Ohio SS Mike Svetina commits to Miami-Ohio This is when we start losing kids to MAC schools because we spent too much time focusing on unobtainable BCS recruits and not enough time on getting kids that would make us at least competitive in our own conference. Baby steps are needed and this recruiting strategy is making it harder for the coaching staff to field a solid team than it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 New offer: RB Akeel Lynch LB Kenʈ Kern commits to Miami-Ohio SS Mike Svetina commits to Miami-Ohio This is when we start losing kids to MAC schools because we spent too much time focusing on unobtainable BCS recruits and not enough time on getting kids that would make us at least competitive in our own conference. Baby steps are needed and this recruiting strategy is making it harder for the coaching staff to field a solid team than it should be. Seriously? This guy has been a recruiter (one of the best mind you) for decades, and you are going to tell him that he doesn't know what he is doing? This is one area where I have all the faith in the world in the guy. He brought in Jawon Chisholm after all the schools picked their guys and he looks to be the stud running back that we have been needing for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Snyder Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 New offer: RB Akeel Lynch LB Kenʈ Kern commits to Miami-Ohio SS Mike Svetina commits to Miami-Ohio This is when we start losing kids to MAC schools because we spent too much time focusing on unobtainable BCS recruits and not enough time on getting kids that would make us at least competitive in our own conference. Baby steps are needed and this recruiting strategy is making it harder for the coaching staff to field a solid team than it should be. Seriously? This guy has been a recruiter (one of the best mind you) for decades, and you are going to tell him that he doesn't know what he is doing? This is one area where I have all the faith in the world in the guy. He brought in Jawon Chisholm after all the schools picked their guys and he looks to be the stud running back that we have been needing for a long time. Zack is a "researcher nerd" type. I think he adds value to the board and he truly loves the Zips. But don't take his opinions to seriously. You will spend all your time debating the merits of the shower vs the bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 New offer: RB Akeel Lynch LB Kenʈ Kern commits to Miami-Ohio SS Mike Svetina commits to Miami-Ohio This is when we start losing kids to MAC schools because we spent too much time focusing on unobtainable BCS recruits and not enough time on getting kids that would make us at least competitive in our own conference. Baby steps are needed and this recruiting strategy is making it harder for the coaching staff to field a solid team than it should be. Seriously? This guy has been a recruiter (one of the best mind you) for decades, and you are going to tell him that he doesn't know what he is doing? This is one area where I have all the faith in the world in the guy. He brought in Jawon Chisholm after all the schools picked their guys and he looks to be the stud running back that we have been needing for a long time. Somewhere there is a kid and his dog praying you too are right about Jawon Chisholm. Im just too lazy to find the picture again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Two new offers: DT Terrell Jackson CB Kevin Buford DE Adam Kranda commits to Indiana OT Jason Emerich commits to Syracuse FS Jeremy Clark commits to Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxZIP Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Good MAC programs have prospects commit early so they don't end up playing for teams like Akron when the music stops. I am concerned and this is all that matters. ESPN Link When will Icoach break the seal. We have schollys to burn and the other MAC teams are not "going fat early". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 ... this is all that matters. ESPN Link+1 This is all I need to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Looking down through the list of MAC commits, I don't see that many great gets. There a few to be sure, but most of these kids didn't have anyone else interested but the team they verballed to. I am not ready to press the panic button yet, but I am getting a little anxious, since we are tied for last with EMU and WMU. I think Bill Cubit has been a late recruiter historically, though. So we're basically sucking hind tit with Eastern. Fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 EMU picked up two recruits today. We are now the only MAC team to not have a commitment for the 2012 class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 QB Austin Appleby commits to Purdue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 More on SS James Turner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Kyle Knapp commits to Syracuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Tomorrow is the 1st day of July. Signing day isnt for another 7 months. There is absolutely no reason to be concerned. If we start the season 0-6, then I will be concerned. If we show improvement in the w-l column, this staff will bring in talent. Why would anyone commit here this early until they see if the program is going in the right direction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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