Class of '22 Verbal Commits

[John Ward]

1 hour ago, zippy5 said:

Always hatin! Hope this young man sticks it to ya hatin self. Lets see where he ends up. 

Glad to see you can copy n paste ! Impressive .

[Blue & Gold]

12 hours ago, John Ward said:

Well , you will find out.

I wasn't being a smart ass.  The question was sincere; not rhetorical.  What don't you like about him?  Give some analysis.  I think his tape looks really good and he is one of the 2 QB's selected to represent the South in the Ohio D-1-3 North-South All-Star Game.  He is however, on the smaller side, so I could see durability being an issue.

[Captain Kangaroo]

Hello all - this is a friendly reminder that there's a thread dedicated to the importance of recruiting stars. Please keep discussions here. Thanks. 🙏

[clarkwgriswold]

Amused by the varying standards of "hatin'".

Edited January 20, 2022 by clarkwgriswold

[blueandgold]

16 hours ago, 94zipgrad said:

 

He looks to have good moves and decent speed, not sure what the competition level was though.

[LZIp]

Seems the staff has largely moved on to the class of 23, at least for high schoolers. Can’t imagine more than a few additional high schoolers at this point.

[94zipgrad]

Must be having the big guys in this weekend 

 

[Blue & Gold]

It's so bitterly cold this weekend.  What a lousy hand to be dealt for a big recruiting weekend 😕

[GoZips86]

12 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

It's so bitterly cold this weekend.  What a lousy hand to be dealt for a big recruiting weekend 😕

 

Hopefully some of the southern kids love the sight of a lot of snow! 🙂

 

Also, if anyone knows, what kind of stuff would they be doing for/with these kids in a recruiting weekend? 

[Hilltopper]

3 hours ago, GoZips86 said:

 

Hopefully some of the southern kids love the sight of a lot of snow! 🙂

 

Also, if anyone knows, what kind of stuff would they be doing for/with these kids in a recruiting weekend? 

If Petrino was our coach.

[Blue & Gold]

It's -2 degrees.  #ZipEmUp

[ZippyRulz]

20 hours ago, GoZips86 said:

 

Hopefully some of the southern kids love the sight of a lot of snow! 🙂

 

Also, if anyone knows, what kind of stuff would they be doing for/with these kids in a recruiting weekend? 

 

Anyone who's lived in constant 92 degrees with 92% humidity knows it's no picnic, let alone practice football & play games in it. It's not often temps get this low before the end of football season in Nov.   If I was a FL/GA kid I would be looking north!

 

[a-zip]

2 hours ago, ZippyRulz said:

 

Anyone who's lived in constant 92 degrees with 92% humidity knows it's no picnic, let alone practice football & play games in it. It's not often temps get this low before the end of football season in Nov.   If I was a FL/GA kid I would be looking north!

 

Your car would be one of the few going north for the winter 😂

[Blue & Gold]

Looks like we got a verbal from an OL from Detroit

 

[LZIp]

21 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

Looks like we got a verbal from an OL from Detroit

 

Nothing posted anywhere confirming, but based on likes and what not on Twitter I think we’ll be pretty pleased with this one.

[Fight For Zippy]

I would say here is the man. And before some people on here get their panties in a wad he is a 3* player. https://247sports.com/Player/KaMarii-Landers-46100998/

[Blue & Gold]

It MIGHT be 3-star OL Ka'Marii Landers of Deerborn, MI who holds offers from Michigan State, Kentucky, Buffalo, Indiana, and Cincinnati

 

He retweeted the "Detroit" tweet from Joel Rodriguez and then tweeted this (a tweet which was "Liked" by Tre Bell).

So he wants someone to photoshop him... hopefully into a Zips uniform!

 

Nothing official though, I'm just snowed in & playing a little Sherlock Holmes. Lol

 

EDIT: I see @Fight For Zippy scooped me 😂

Edited January 23, 2022 by Blue & Gold

[gozips19]

19 hours ago, a-zip said:

Your car would be one of the few going north for the winter 😂

I had this conversation with Bowden a number of years ago on how to recruit players from the South. He mentioned that back in the day there weren't a lot of smaller D1 schools in the South so many came up North to play ball. He would learn that a player he was recruiting would often have a father, uncle, cousin, etc that played in the MAC or similar conference that could vouch for the school and coach. That and offering playing time helps 😉

[a-zip]

24 minutes ago, gozips19 said:

I had this conversation with Bowden a number of years ago on how to recruit players from the South. He mentioned that back in the day there weren't a lot of smaller D1 schools in the South so many came up North to play ball. He would learn that a player he was recruiting would often have a father, uncle, cousin, etc that played in the MAC or similar conference that could vouch for the school and coach. That and offering playing time helps 😉

That makes sense.  A little easier to sell than the weather angle 😉

[LZIp]

1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said:

It MIGHT be 3-star OL Ka'Marii Landers of Deerborn, MI who holds offers from Michigan State, Kentucky, Buffalo, Indiana, and Cincinnati

 

He retweeted the "Detroit" tweet from Joel Rodriguez and then tweeted this (a tweet which was "Liked" by Tre Bell).

So he wants someone to photoshop him... hopefully into a Zips uniform!

 

Nothing official though, I'm just snowed in & playing a little Sherlock Holmes. Lol

 

EDIT: I see @Fight For Zippy scooped me 😂

Apparently offers from Michigan, Oregon, and WVU at some point as well.

[Kangaroo Craig]

1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said:

It MIGHT be 3-star OL Ka'Marii Landers of Deerborn, MI who holds offers from Michigan State, Kentucky, Buffalo, Indiana, and Cincinnati

 

He retweeted the "Detroit" tweet from Joel Rodriguez and then tweeted this (a tweet which was "Liked" by Tre Bell).

So he wants someone to photoshop him... hopefully into a Zips uniform!

 

Nothing official though, I'm just snowed in & playing a little Sherlock Holmes. Lol

 

EDIT: I see @Fight For Zippy scooped me 😂

We desperately need talent and depth on the OL. This would be a huge get

[Zipmeister]

I'm hopeful, but I'm not getting too excited until the hall monitor tells us he thinks the kid is a good fit.

[clarkwgriswold]

19 minutes ago, Zipmeister said:

I'm hopeful, but I'm not getting too excited until the hall monitor tells us he thinks the kid is a good fit.

 

All is well.  He has the Jack Wagon Seal of Approval.

[bigjim]

8 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

It MIGHT be 3-star OL Ka'Marii Landers of Deerborn, MI who holds offers from Michigan State, Kentucky, Buffalo, Indiana, and Cincinnati

 

He retweeted the "Detroit" tweet from Joel Rodriguez and then tweeted this (a tweet which was "Liked" by Tre Bell).

So he wants someone to photoshop him... hopefully into a Zips uniform!

 

Nothing official though, I'm just snowed in & playing a little Sherlock Holmes. Lol

 

EDIT: I see @Fight For Zippy scooped me 😂

Congrats to the coaching staff.  

[bigjim]

On 1/17/2022 at 7:59 AM, Blue & Gold said:

Kid's from London.  NFL Academy.

If it makes sense to B&G, can you add a list of the PWO's to the bottom of the page 1 summary of commitments that is so good to review?  My guess is that this coaching staff will get more PWO's between now and the late signing day.  I think this addition was included in years past, but I could be wrong.  If you do not think that it makes sense, then ignore my request.  Thanks for all you do.

In Joe We Trust!!!