ZachTheZip Posted June 6, 2014 Report Posted June 6, 2014 I'll keep this list as up-to-date as possible as recruiting season goes on.Tyler Shipman, 6-1 230lb DT, Buford HS, Buford, GAESPN profile, Hudl profileJaquavis Dixon, 6-2 177lb ATH, Hagarty HS, Oviedo, FLESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profile, Rivals profileChris Bivins, 5-11 185lb CB, Highland CC, Highland, KSESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profileKefa Cort, 5-11 159lb WR, Erasmus Hall HS, Brooklyn, NYESPN profile, Hudl profile, Rivals profileVince Lockett, 5-11 190lb SS, St. Vincent St. Mary HS, Akron, OHESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profileMichael Means, 6-2 200lb WR, Scottsdale CC, Scottsdale, AZESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profile, Rivals profile, Scout profileRichie Kallay, 6-5 287lb OL, Clearwater Central Catholic HS, Clearwater, FLHudl profile, 247Sports profile, Rivals profile, Scout profileJoe Tupta, 6-1 256lb FB, Walsh Jesuit HS, Cuyahoga Falls, OHESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profileAvery Cagle, 6-4 227lb TE, Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, GAESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profile, Rivals profileVan Edwards, 5-8 195lb RB, Island Coast HS, Cape Coral, FLHudl profile, Scout profileUlysees Gilbert, 6-1 225lb LB, Trinity Catholic HS, Ocala, FLESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profile, Rivals profile, Scout profileJoe Riggins, 6-2 205lb S, Cardinal Gibbons HS, Fort Lauderdale, FLESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profile, Rivals profile, Scout profileMitchell Hlay, 6-7 275lb T, Revere HS, Richfield, OHHudl profileBrandon Junk, 6-3 228lb HB, Clearwater Central Catholic HS, Clearwater, FLHudl profileRichie Cooper, 5-10 171lb WR, Hallandale HS, Hallandale, FLESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profile, Rivals profile, Scout profileMontel Jordan, 6-4 310lb OL, Deerfield Beach HS, Deerfield Beach, FLESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profile, Rivals profile, Scout profileRay Ray Smith, 5-11 191lb ATH, Apopka HS, Apopka, FLESPN profile, Hudl profile, 247Sports profile, Rivals profile 4 Quote
ZachTheZip Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Posted June 25, 2014 ...And Clarington decommitted. Back to wondering when we'll get out first recruit, while watching the rest of the MAC pull in players left and right. Quote
Balsy Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 Reading between the lines here: but he's probably going to JUCO? Because in his tweet he says "still got love for the school #Zips #AkronZips"? Quote
ZachTheZip Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Posted June 27, 2014 https://twitter.com/tylershipman32/status/482273223099183104DL Tyler Shipman commits to the Zips, from Buford HS in Georgia. Buford is a state championship football program. Quote
Balsy Posted July 4, 2014 Report Posted July 4, 2014 Part I like the most: "Bowden is a guy I feel is going to be there for awhile..." Quote
Zipmeister Posted July 5, 2014 Report Posted July 5, 2014 Interview with Tyler ShipmanGiven the priorities of this youngster in selecting a school, I'm not sure I like him. Academics, a good fit with teammates, and the quality of the coaching staff!!! How far down his list do we have to go before our new alternative uniforms come into play?. 1 Quote
Jrship35 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Posted July 11, 2014 Tyler Shipman - 6'1 240 LB DL and FB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvgi_1AwKXg&hd=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvgi_1AwKXg&hd=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvgi_1AwKXg&hd=1 1 Quote
UA1987 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Posted July 15, 2014 One of the most impressive recruiting videos I've seen. We'll need him on the defensive line. It would be nice if he could start to take classes in January 2015 and attend Spring workouts. Quote
Jrship35 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Posted July 16, 2014 What is the latest on other 2015 recruits? I see most of the other MAC schools are in double digits on commitments but UA has but one ? Quote
Balsy Posted July 16, 2014 Report Posted July 16, 2014 From my understanding, most commitment reporting is secondary sources reporting what they found. Some sources don't even list the source we've confirmed. So it's difficult to say it's really just one commit. But it is a bit concerning to me that we haven't seen much buzz.Perhaps Bowden's got something cooking... Quote
Buckzip Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Perhaps we are going after bigger fish and they aren't going to commit early to Akron Quote
Dave in Green Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Buckzip, that's what I've been thinking. Coach Bowden has been going after increasingly more talented recruits. Many of these players likely believe they have a shot at making it to one of the power conference programs and aren't likely to commit early to UA. At least I hope this is what's happening, and that the Zips end up getting late commitments from some talented recruits who just missed making the cut at the bigger name schools. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Posted July 17, 2014 Under Bowden, we've very rarely gotten players to commit early. The 2016 QB is an exception.In fact, Akron's recruiting classes are usually only half finished by national signing day. Quote
Buckzip Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Buckzip, that's what I've been thinking. Coach Bowden has been going after increasingly more talented recruits. Many of these players likely believe they have a shot at making it to one of the power conference programs and aren't likely to commit early to UA. At least I hope this is what's happening, and that the Zips end up getting late commitments from some talented recruits who just missed making the cut at the bigger name schools. Quote
Buckzip Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 DIG, that's exactly what I'm thinking and hoping. If Akron has a wining season I can see a strong finish to the class. Winning helps get better recruits and better recruits help you win more. It's a big circle. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Posted July 17, 2014 Just have a little patience. It still hasn't sunk in for anybody that doesn't follow the Zips closely that we're better than a 1-11 team now. Everybody saw the Michigan game, but we only had one win at the time, and still had just one win for a few weeks following that and by the time we started winning late in the season the attention had shifted away.Put up a great performance against Penn State or Pitt this year, and follow it up with a win while there's still some residual spotlight on us, and you'll see recruits begin to commit earlier. Right now, it takes a lot of convincing from our coaches, and a lot of evidence has to be brought up to these kids before they come around to the notion that the program is on the upswing. Quote
Jrship35 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Well it appears there are plenty of offers out there, so hopefully we can put together another good signing class ................. I can tell you that Coach Bowden and Coach Stroud sell the program really wellLooks like the 2014 signing class is pretty strong also 1 Quote
Zipmeister Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Well it appears there are plenty of offers out there, so hopefully we can put together another good signing class ................. I can tell you that Coach Bowden and Coach Stroud sell the program really well Looks like the 2014 signing class is pretty strong alsoRivals has Akron's 2014 class ranked at 111 out of 123 teams. How low would we have to be rated for you to downgrade them from pretty strong to strong? Quote
Balsy Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 ^^Rival's also doesn't take into consideration transfers (Akron has **** Se'von Pittman as part of the class)...or some grey shirts. It doesn't take into consideration need/upgrade at positions either. It simply evaluates on star raking and volume. Volume does not equal success. Star Ranking does not equal success. I mean Ianello "brought it" numbers...but none of them were quality.I'd rather have few, high quality and high retention probability recruits, over number of recruits any day of the week. All things considering, our recruiting class for 2014 was excellent. Those "Rivals Class Rankings" are total BS. According to that logic 2010's class Akron was Ranked #89...2009's #69...2008 #80...We haven't seen much success from those "higher ranked" classes we've had. Since Bowden's been here our classes have been ranked 120, 110, 111, Yet I've seen vast improvement in our team. "Recruiting rankings" mean absolutely nothing. Quote
Zipmeister Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 ^^Rival's also doesn't take into consideration transfers (Akron has **** Se'von Pittman as part of the class)...or some grey shirts. It doesn't take into consideration need/upgrade at positions either. It simply evaluates on star raking and volume. Volume does not equal success. Star Ranking does not equal success. I mean Ianello "brought it" numbers...but none of them were quality. I'd rather have few, high quality and high retention probability recruits, over number of recruits any day of the week. All things considering, our recruiting class for 2014 was excellent. Those "Rivals Class Rankings" are total BS.Which is better; excellent or pretty strong? Quote
Balsy Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Which is better; excellent or pretty strong?Does it matter? Quote
Jrship35 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Rivals has Akron's 2014 class ranked at 111 out of 123 teams. How low would we have to be rated for you to downgrade them from pretty strong to strong?Outside of rivals ranking of the class, what is your opinion of the 2014 class? If rivals is your source, would you agree it's that bad? Quote
Jrship35 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 ^^Rival's also doesn't take into consideration transfers (Akron has **** Se'von Pittman as part of the class)...or some grey shirts. It doesn't take into consideration need/upgrade at positions either. It simply evaluates on star raking and volume. Volume does not equal success. Star Ranking does not equal success. I mean Ianello "brought it" numbers...but none of them were quality.I'd rather have few, high quality and high retention probability recruits, over number of recruits any day of the week. All things considering, our recruiting class for 2014 was excellent. Those "Rivals Class Rankings" are total BS. According to that logic 2010's class Akron was Ranked #89...2009's #69...2008 #80...We haven't seen much success from those "higher ranked" classes we've had. Since Bowden's been here our classes have been ranked 120, 110, 111, Yet I've seen vast improvement in our team. "Recruiting rankings" mean absolutely nothing.Right on point in my opinion Quote
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