LZIp Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 35 minutes ago, Balsy said: I underlined that because, let's be real here, Universities that participate in D-I athletics...or really NCAA athletics that have a religious affiliation, are basically it in name only. Lots of kids get scholarships to John Carroll and Notre Dame College here in NEO that have 0 affiliation to the religion/sect of those universities before, during, or after their time there. They go for the sports scholarship. Period. I get your point, but your example is off (at least for JCU) as D3 schools do not offer athletic scholarships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 28 minutes ago, LZIp said: I get your point, but your example is off (at least for JCU) as D3 schools do not offer athletic scholarships. D3 schools don't officially give athletic scholarships, but they might as well. I was lightly recruited to play D3 football and every school I talked to said that they can't offer me a football scholarship, but if I committed they could guarantee me a different scholarship that was technically was for all eligible students, but an abnormally high rate of recipients played sports for the school. It always seemed shady to me, but I guess it followed all of the NCAA's rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger for Life 88 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Gilbert is headed to Bethune-Cookman he was wearing their shirt the other day and Hunter Corne talked to him to see what was up. He has put back on some weight since the season ended. Hunter Corne also receive a 2nd home visit Wed from Coach Eekken to cross the T's answer dot the I's. Hunter has had late push from FAU and FIU but told them he was not interested. He has been committed since July and told them he will not go back on his word. The High school signing is at 4pm that day but he will fax his LOI in early that morning. He will be a Zip no doubt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger for Life 88 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Hunter Corne wins the team MVP tonight at the Dunnellon High School football banquet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 13 hours ago, Balsy said: I underlined that because, let's be real here, Universities that participate in D-I athletics...or really NCAA athletics that have a religious affiliation, are basically it in name only. Lots of kids get scholarships to John Carroll and Notre Dame College here in NEO that have 0 affiliation to the religion/sect of those universities before, during, or after their time there. They go for the sports scholarship. Period. I think 2 obvious exceptions are BYU and Liberty. We offered SVSM DE, Eric Bentley 6'3" 255 lbs He is listed as a hard commit to YSU Blessed to receive a offer from Akron pic.twitter.com/WtihHVhCPl — E_Bent ? (@e_bent56) January 28, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Wish we had offered Bentley earlier. Hope it's not too late. I think he's a good player, almost a carbon copy of Hoban's Jabari Taylor. Maybe we offered Bent after Taylor opted for Cincy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 31 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Wish we had offered Bentley earlier. Hope it's not too late. I think he's a good player, almost a carbon copy of Hoban's Jabari Taylor. Maybe we offered Bent after Taylor opted for Cincy. I thought the same thing. We could have been pursuing transfers, too. It would be nice if we could score him. We really need to build depth on defense. I am still hoping we have a few good transfer scores before August. I would like to see us add one or two guys with experience on D before fall camp to give some of the recruits time to develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Visit going amazing!! pic.twitter.com/dXJgp8A44r— Will Barto (@will_barto26) January 28, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 FYI I cannot find anything new on Moris Lugo. Still appears it is between us and FIU (seems like we compete with them a lot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 13 minutes ago, LZIp said: FYI I cannot find anything new on Moris Lugo. Still appears it is between us and FIU (seems like we compete with them a lot). Which is understandable since it's with all the Florida kids. But it's funny if you think of it from their side - like why the f are we competing with Akron for all these kids in our backyard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 54 minutes ago, LZIp said: FYI I cannot find anything new on Moris Lugo. Still appears it is between us and FIU (seems like we compete with them a lot). 247 Sports has him as a hard commit for us: http://247sports.com/Player/Moris-Lugo-89738 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) 23 minutes ago, zipsoutsider said: 247 Sports has him as a hard commit for us: http://247sports.com/Player/Moris-Lugo-89738 Yeah, back in November a scout writer tweeted that Lugo has reopened his commitment and Akron and FIU are the front runners. That's still what Scout shows today. I don't think 247 ever changed the status. Who knows. Edited January 29, 2017 by LZIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzx Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) Looks like Akron's 2017 recruiting effort so far ranks #11 in the MAC and #125 overall Edited January 29, 2017 by zzx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 14 minutes ago, Buckzip said: That's ridiculous. They must not know that we've recruited so much local talent. Local talent naturally makes the class that much better. Well not every recruit is on that list and the class isn't final, but whatever. We've won a bowl game and had the most ever D-1 wins ever with classes ranked last in the MAC year after year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I'm not going to pretend to know how good this recruiting class is or isn't, but can we please quit trying to brag about a 6th place MAC finish? I'd hope we'd have our eyes set on something bigger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 1 hour ago, LZIp said: Well not every recruit is on that list and the class isn't final, but whatever. We've won a bowl game and had the most ever D-1 wins ever with classes ranked last in the MAC year after year. But I am sure everyone else's class is complete and listed. Right? I know we won a bowl game with a lot of transfers on the roster. If you haven't noticed, we still haven't won the MAC. Toledo is at or near the top yearly. N. Illinois is near the top most years and there are others. We were in a bowl game once and right back to under 500 the next year. Our facilities are second to none in the MAC. There is no excuse not to get top 2-3 classes in the MAC every year. I am on another board with a very well known recruiting analysis and I asked him about Akron. He said "Akron is the best job in the MAC" He mentioned facilities, stadium, recruiting area, etc. Yet here we are. It doesn't matter if we get local recruits if the top level local recruits are going elsewhere. I know that rankings aren't the end all be all, but if you haven't noticed, the teams that have the highest average rating are usually the highest rated teams too. Are there misses each way?, Yes, But by far you can take it to the bank That a class of mostly 3* will end up better than a class with mostly 2*. There are always outliers but not a lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzx Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, zipsoutsider said: Visit going amazing!! pic.twitter.com/dXJgp8A44r — Will Barto (@will_barto26) January 28, 2017 Barto has decommitted Edited January 30, 2017 by zzx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, zzx said: Barton has decommitted Not a fan of the cold weather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 13 minutes ago, zzx said: Barton has decommitted But gained an n. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzx Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 12 minutes ago, K92 said: But gained an n. fixed it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 8 minutes ago, zzx said: fixed it for you Just being a smartass. Damn autocorrect anyway. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 59 minutes ago, zzx said: Barto has decommitted Perhaps I'm out of it, but who decommits immediately after a visit that he describes as going well? Could he have been told we are loaded at LB? Did we want to free up a scholly? Good luck wherever you go Will, but we will get this turned around and will be something special soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Just a hunch, but I'd bet he was gently told we were stacked at the position. Bardo was a very early commit & is undersized. He may turn out to be a great college talent, but I'm not in the least bit dismayed over is de-commitment. I've still got my fingers crossed for Bubba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I would hope we wouldn't pull an offer from a commit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94zipgrad Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I don't think they would pull an offer, but you seen his picture with coach Bowden, he is small for a LB & he didn't get the warm & fuzzy feeling & said he didn't feel comfortable spending the next 4-5 years here, that is a smart decision if he feels that way cause he probably would of ended up getting home sick & quitting anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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