Class of '23 Offers & Verbal Commits

[catdaddyp]

6 minutes ago, Ham said:

There is a lot of room for more transfers.

 

Who will enroll for the spring semester?  Some of these young men could play a roll next fall.  It would be nice for them to get a head start with spring ball.

I agree. And we still need to land another (or two) JUCO/portal CB. That’s not a knock on our newly signed freshmen as I’m high on them, but some veteran experience would help.

Edited December 22, 2022 by catdaddyp

[LZIp]

Yeah I expect from now until the summer we will add at least a handful of transfer portal players with maybe a couple additional high schools who may have slipped through the cracks. For that to happen though, we'll need more players to transfer out.

 

@catdaddypdo you know when programs are technically required to be down to the 85 limit? Is it by the start of fall camp? If so, that gives us some flexibility.

[catdaddyp]

10 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Yeah I expect from now until the summer we will add at least a handful of transfer portal players with maybe a couple additional high schools who may have slipped through the cracks. For that to happen though, we'll need more players to transfer out.

 

@catdaddypdo you know when programs are technically required to be down to the 85 limit? Is it by the start of fall camp? If so, that gives us some flexibility.

I believe the 85 scholarship limit kicks in at the start of the academic school year, but that may have changed.

 

We’ll definitely have a chance to land some talented players. At the current rate, the portal will have between 3,000 to 4,000 players to choose from before the start of the 2023 season.

[MangoZip]

37 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Yeah I expect from now until the summer we will add at least a handful of transfer portal players with maybe a couple additional high schools who may have slipped through the cracks. For that to happen though, we'll need more players to transfer out.

 

@catdaddypdo you know when programs are technically required to be down to the 85 limit? Is it by the start of fall camp? If so, that gives us some flexibility.

I'm not 100% sure but I think you can only carry 85 every semester. So starting in January they have to be at 85. Think about it, if that wasn't the case schools could carry 100 as almost a try out and they get rid of them at the end of the school year. I'm sure there are plenty that will not be back when school starts in January - they need to make room on the ship

[LZIp]

2 minutes ago, MangoZip said:

I'm not 100% sure but I think you can only carry 85 every semester. So starting in January they have to be at 85. Think about it, if that wasn't the case schools could carry 100 as almost a try out and they get rid of them at the end of the school year. I'm sure there are plenty that will not be back when school starts in January - they need to make room on the ship

That makes sense and it may be right. I do know many of our new signees won't start until summer camp, so while signed, they technically shouldn't count against anything for spring ball. In my loose following of Ohio State, I occasionally see posts on twitter pop up about them "getting down" to 85 after a player enters the portal. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that you can have over 85 accounted for at any given point, as long as you get down to the number when required. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

I definitely suspect we'll see a decent amount of transfers be added by the next signing period. We need experience, we need mature size, and quite frankly we still need talent. 

 

Did the St. Francis guy commit anywhere?

[Section210Zip]

13 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Did the St. Francis guy commit anywhere?

I didn't find any updates. He hasn't announced anything on Twitter, which he is very active on. 

[catdaddyp]

16 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

I definitely suspect we'll see a decent amount of transfers be added by the next signing period. We need experience, we need mature size, and quite frankly we still need talent. 

 

Did the St. Francis guy commit anywhere?

One of the St Francis guys committed to Maryland. The other is still in the portal.

[Let'sGoZips94]

9 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

One of the St Francis guys committed to Maryland. The other is still in the portal.

 

They were a solid team. I legitimately think that was a quality win for JoeMo in year one. The way they played that day, they would've beaten several lower-end P5 schools. 

[Ham]

I think any additional HS players will be walk on's.  I do expect about a dozen JU/CO's and higher level transfers.  We need to land some O & D linemen and DB's.  

I don't know how the TP portal works.  When a player enters the portal, doesn't he give up his scholarship?  In order to be academically eligable in the fall, wouldn't they need to be enrolled some where in the spring to gain the minimum academic progress?  That would be a big incentive to commit in a hurry.

[MangoZip]

2 hours ago, Ham said:

I think any additional HS players will be walk on's.  I do expect about a dozen JU/CO's and higher level transfers.  We need to land some O & D linemen and DB's.  

I don't know how the TP portal works.  When a player enters the portal, doesn't he give up his scholarship?  In order to be academically eligable in the fall, wouldn't they need to be enrolled some where in the spring to gain the minimum academic progress?  That would be a big incentive to commit in a hurry.

When a player enters the portal he is giving up his scholarship. While the majority of players in the portal have the blessing of the team, there are some players that the team doesn't want to lose. The team still has the option to keep them on scholarship if they come back.  

[Let'sGoZips94]

We aren't done with 2023 High Schoolers.

 

 

 

6'2" Safety. Very nice offer list that includes West Virginia, Arkansas, and Georgia Tech.

[catdaddyp]

14 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

We aren't done with 2023 High Schoolers.

 

 

 

6'2" Safety. Very nice offer list that includes West Virginia, Arkansas, and Georgia Tech.

P5 player without a doubt. Would be an absolute steal if we somehow landed him.

[Blue & Gold]

 

[Ham]

11 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

We aren't done with 2023 High Schoolers.

It is easy to forget that this is the early signing period (ends today?).  After the portal dust settles, we could add some HS talent in February.

[Blue & Gold]

Sadly, still nothing from Joshua Bowen. He was one of our first verbal commits & stuck with us all year long. 😕

[catdaddyp]

30 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

Sadly, still nothing from Joshua Bowen. He was one of our first verbal commits & stuck with us all year long. 😕

Hopefully he’ll be a February signee. We’ll see.

[catdaddyp]

Update on Rivals Team Rankings for 2023 (does not yet include portal commitments):

 

MAC Rankings followed by National Rankings in parentheses. 

 

1 - (79) Central Michigan

2 - (82) Miami

3 - (93) Western Michigan 

4 - (95) Akron

4 - (95) Eastern Michigan 

6 - (98) Ball State

7 - (99) Buffalo

7 - (99) Toledo

9 - Northern Illinois

10 - Ohio

11 - Bowling Green

12 - Kent State

 

If we finish in the top 100 it will be the highest ranking for the Zips since 2010.

[zippy5]

do we have JoeMo or catdaddyp to thank for that? 😂

[catdaddyp]

9 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

do we have JoeMo or catdaddyp to thank for that? 😂

Maybe a little of both? Haha. I’m just making sure all the teams are updated correctly so everyone is on the same level playing field.

[Blue & Gold]

17 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Update on Rivals Team Rankings for 2023 (does not yet include portal commitments):

 

MAC Rankings followed by National Rankings in parentheses. 

 

1 - (79) Central Michigan

2 - (82) Miami

3 - (93) Western Michigan 

4 - (95) Akron

4 - (95) Eastern Michigan 

6 - (98) Ball State

7 - (99) Buffalo

7 - (99) Toledo

9 - Northern Illinois

10 - Ohio

11 - Bowling Green

12 - Kent State

 

If we finish in the top 100 it will be the highest ranking for the Zips since 2010.

With our less than illustrious history I'll gladly take #4 in the MAC... especially with portal commits yet to be factored in.  Our transfers did well last year & JoeMo should be able to use that as a selling point.

 

@catdaddyp for clarity, the above ranking does not include Lingard, Jones, or Rabah?

Edited December 23, 2022 by Blue & Gold

[Captain Kangaroo]

23 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Update on Rivals Team Rankings for 2023 (does not yet include portal commitments):

 

MAC Rankings followed by National Rankings in parentheses. 

If we finish in the top 100 it will be the highest ranking for the Zips since 2010.

Ah, the legendary 2010 recruiting class…

[catdaddyp]

13 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

With our less than illustrious history I'll gladly take #4 in the MAC... especially with portal commits yet to be factored in.  Our transfers did well last year & JoeMo should be able to use that as a selling point.

 

@catdaddyp for clarity, the above ranking does not include Lingard, Jones, or Rabah?

Correct. Lingard, Jones, amd Rabah are not yet included in the rankings. This will be the first year Rivals has included transfers into their final rankings, but I don’t know what date they will officially be added.

[Zipmeister]

1 hour ago, catdaddyp said:

Update on Rivals Team Rankings for 2023 (does not yet include portal commitments):

 

MAC Rankings followed by National Rankings in parentheses. 

 

1 - (79) Central Michigan

2 - (82) Miami

3 - (93) Western Michigan 

4 - (95) Akron

4 - (95) Eastern Michigan 

6 - (98) Ball State

7 - (99) Buffalo

7 - (99) Toledo

9 - Northern Illinois

10 - Ohio

11 - Bowling Green

12 - Kent State

 

If we finish in the top 100 it will be the highest ranking for the Zips since 2010.

 

According to the Captain, if the Zips finish in the top 102 it will be their highest ranking since 2010.

Either way; 100 or 102; talk about setting the bar low.

Still, can't wait for our victory over Temple next September 2nd.

[zippy5]

Erick Howard - Mr. Football.. still remember that one