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Was checking out the 247 recruiting site. It lists that we have 1 commit (Ogundecko), but it does not list Noel Thomas as a commit. If anything I would think it would be the other way around, because some are reporting that Ogundecko is a soft commit and Thomas was solid. Also has anyone heard any news on Boyle (qb) from Xavier. He is rated the #2 player in Ct. Would be nice to keep him home.
 
ucjoet said:
Was checking out the 247 recruiting site. It lists that we have 1 commit (Ogundecko), but it does not list Noel Thomas as a commit. If anything I would think it would be the other way around, because some are reporting that Ogundecko is a soft commit and Thomas was solid. Also has anyone heard any news on Boyle (qb) from Xavier. He is rated the #2 player in Ct. Would be nice to keep him home.
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Haven't heard any recruiting news on Boyle, but the kid has everything you want in a QB. A great frame, can add some muscle. Great arm strength, throws with a lot of zip on the ball. Not afraid to stand in the pocket and take a hit in order to complete a throw. Does a good job of scrambling out of the pocket to avoid pressure. Completed a 60 yard TD pass in the state championship game this year that flew 50 yards in the air. I wouldn't mind keeping him home either. Shared snaps the last few years, but should show everyone what he's made of this season as the full time starter.
 
BNich said:
Haven't heard any recruiting news on Boyle, but the kid has everything you want in a QB. A great frame, can add some muscle. Great arm strength, throws with a lot of zip on the ball. Not afraid to stand in the pocket and take a hit in order to complete a throw. Does a good job of scrambling out of the pocket to avoid pressure. Completed a 60 yard TD pass in the state championship game this year that flew 50 yards in the air. I wouldn't mind keeping him home either. Shared snaps the last few years, but should show everyone what he's made of this season as the full time starter.
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Boyle recently received an offer from Syracuse. He could have one from ND by the end of the month.

I posted in another thread that Boyle is playing for the, Jack Cochran coached, CT All Stars in various passing leagues. He is teammates with Ansonia's Arkeel Newsome and Andrew Matos (who doing double duty playing for Ansonia's team in the passing leagues, as well). I heard Boyle has looked very good. Like you said great pocket presence, good poise, has the ability to scramble and throw, and has a rocket arm. I believe the only team to beat them has been Ansonia, who has beaten everyone and looks poised for another title run in 2012.
 
kris1 said:
Boyle recently received an offer from Syracuse. He could have one from ND by the end of the month.

I posted in another thread that Boyle is playing for the, Jack Cochran coached, CT All Stars in various passing leagues. He is teammates with Ansonia's Arkeel Newsome and Andrew Matos (who doing double duty playing for Ansonia's team in the passing leagues, as well). I heard Boyle has looked very good. Like you said great pocket presence, good poise, has the ability to scramble and throw, and has a rocket arm. I believe the only team to beat them has been Ansonia, who has beaten everyone and looks poised for another title run in 2012.
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Kinda ironic - would Jack recommend UConn to Boyle?
 
Sean said:
Kinda ironic - would Jack recommend UConn to Boyle?
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I don't think he has to. He's only coaching him in the passing league. That would fall more on Xavier HC, Sean Marinan. However, JC does have a great relationship with HCPP. If PP asked for an evaluation of Boyle, Jack wouldn't lie to HCPP. I also believe he wouldn't have put him on his CT All Star team if he didn't think he was very good.
 
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Marinan had beef with Edsall, not UConn persay over the recruitment (or lack thereof) of Amari back in 05-06. With Edsall being gone, I see no reason that Marinan would have anything negative to say about UConn, and HCPP in particular.
 
AJC88 said:
Marinan had beef with Edsall, not UConn persay over the recruitment (or lack thereof) of Amari back in 05-06. With Edsall being gone, I see no reason that Marinan would have anything negative to say about UConn, and HCPP in particular.
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Marinan came off sounding like a child.
 
huskysupporter said:
Marinan came off sounding like a child.
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Say what you will about Marinan, but when UConn doesn't even give a sniff at a kid who was the best player in the state two years in a row, I can understand his frustration.
 
It took Edsall years to learn that UConn and Connecticut are the exact same thing in the state.
 
AJC88 said:
Say what you will about Marinan, but when UConn doesn't even give a sniff at a kid who was the best player in the state two years in a row, I can understand his frustration.
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I agree. I went to Xavier, known Amari my whole life, seen his abilities first hand many times. The kid has been a stud athlete from the time he started playing sports. He didn't even like to lift because he didn't want it to ruin his flexibility. He's beefed up quite a bit now, but he was an unbelievable athlete on the grid iron and hardwood. I couldn't believe Edsall wouldn't give him a look. It's a shame that coaching staff didn't keep him in CT. I would be kind of ticked if I was Marinan as well.
 
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HuskyFan16 said:
offered this kid Janarion Grant from Florida... just refuses to get tackled, wow.

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Kid looks like a legit ST threat. Could be a nice replacement after Williams graduates. As you mentioned he just refuses to go down. Great ability. I saw he is listed as an athlete. What other position(s) does he play?
 
Manarian, Janarion, Amari... I'm confused.
 
BNich said:
I agree. I went to Xavier, known Amari my whole life, seen his abilities first hand many times. The kid has been a stud athlete from the time he started playing sports. He didn't even like to lift because he didn't want it to ruin his flexibility. He's beefed up quite a bit now, but he was an unbelievable athlete on the grid iron and hardwood. I couldn't believe Edsall wouldn't give him a look. It's a shame that coaching staff didn't keep him in CT. I would be kind of ticked if I was Marinan as well.
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Not true as UConn offered him late, but did offer him. I agree UConn blew it with him.
 
The bigger issues is how big an egomaniac does a high school coach have to be to get himself worked up over a college coach who's just trying to do his job. If Edsall and his staff weren't quick enough to realize what Spivey might do in college, their loss. But intelligent people move on and recognize that they are evaluating hundreds of players and they may screw up on some but it's not a personal insult.

And this has nothing to do with Edsall. P is certainly a better people person, but this will happen to him as well (although probably not as much).
 
businesslawyer said:
The bigger issues is how big an egomaniac does a high school coach have to be to get himself worked up over a college coach who's just trying to do his job. If Edsall and his staff weren't quick enough to realize what Spivey might do in college, their loss. But intelligent people move on and recognize that they are evaluating hundreds of players and they may screw up on some but it's not a personal insult.

And this has nothing to do with Edsall. P is certainly a better people person, but this will happen to him as well (although probably not as much).
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It happens all over college football. People miss on kids, even when they are right in their backyard (our own Lawrence Wilson is a good example of this. Alabama kid)

The thing I don't understand is how can a coach hold a grudge over a program because they "screwed up the recruiting"? Get over yourself. Your job is to assist kids with recruiting, not try to steer kids away because your feelings were hurt.
 
Part of recruiting is harboring good relationships with coaches, who do have a lot of influence on where players go. Edsall failed in that respect, as was evidenced by the number of CT coaches who spoke out against him and felt disrespected.

PLEASE LET'S NOT TURN THIS INTO AN EDSALL THREAD, I REGRET BRINGING IT UP.
 
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Wow! He has great vision and is deadly in open space. Does he have any more offers or are we the first? What kind of competition does he play against, because it is probably pretty good, but he makes everyone else out there look cemented to the ground.
 
I don't see it as a running back, but wow, love his defensive tape. Flexible hips, adjusts to the ball in the air, and very sound coming up against the run. Definitely looks like a BCS player at CB or Safety.
 
uconnbill said:
Not true as UConn offered him late, but did offer him. I agree UConn blew it with him.
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Too little too late, might as well been not at all. I remember seeing a bunch of BIG 10 teams posted on the locker room poster board, letters expressing interested and what not in Amari. 5 or 6 years ago, there is no way UConn can compete with teams like Iowa, MSU, etc.
 
not sure which positions he played, just saw he was offered on twitter and looked for tape. as far as other offers, rivals said rutgers, usf, bethune-cookman, umass, ecu.
 
bmayuc said:
Add about 15 lbs to this guy and he is a beast. you LOVE to see that type of effort/balance/foot quickness in a big RB type. Love that tape.
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this kid's CLEARLY a RB... vision and moves ( elusiveness ) and break away speed... AND he's KR/PR... He runs low... 15 - 20 lbs makes him an ideal TB in our system... I hope we are recruiting this kid hard... Kinda reminds me of Torrey Taylor from the '98 squad but bigger...
WOW... He jumps out at ya on Defense too! Just started watching that part...
Bottomline a football player that can make an immediate impact on either side of the ball. The kind we currently do not have.

We get this kid ( who IMO, probably end up at least a 4 star ) it will show that Coach P is really taking our recruiting to the next level.
 
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AJC88 said:
Part of recruiting is harboring good relationships with coaches, who do have a lot of influence on where players go. Edsall failed in that respect, as was evidenced by the number of CT coaches who spoke out against him and felt disrespected.

PLEASE LET'S NOT TURN THIS INTO AN EDSALL THREAD, I REGRET BRINGING IT UP.
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I love this. I want rational people to realize that those of us who respect what Edsall did here deal with this all the time. Posters who take shots, and then say but I don't want to discuss it so please don't respond.
 
businesslawyer said:
I love this. I want rational people to realize that those of us who respect what Edsall did here deal with this all the time. Posters who take shots, and then say but I don't want to discuss it so please don't respond.
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I loved Edsall, was very sad to see him go, I have just seen a number of threads highjacked into debates back and forth over Edsall. I don't want to see a thread entitled "some recruiting stuff" to wind up being one of those debates, that's all chief.
That being said, I played ball with Amari and every single person knew from preseason camp freshman year that he was going D1. There was no reason to not recruit him.
 
The reason is the staff messed up. That is not the issue. The issue is why in the world the Xavier staff would take it personally.

Do you really think an AP History teacher tells star pupils not to apply to Brown because they don't like the fact that Brown didn't accept their star pupil last year?
 
businesslawyer said:
The reason is the staff messed up. That is not the issue. The issue is why in the world the Xavier staff would take it personally.

Do you really think an AP History teacher tells star pupils not to apply to Brown because they don't like the fact that Brown didn't accept their star pupil last year?
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Wow, interesting question. Short answer is simply......no. But that's not an accurate reflection of the situation.

Because Brown (or University X) most likely was not recruiting/pursuing that high school history major to be admitted and granted financial aid for performance in the classroom.

But, had (university X) had an attractive history department program path, and even offered financial assitance to be part of it to highly qualified history students.....

.... and that AP history teacher strongly advised star pupil Y to pursue the admissions process to University X, and was confident that pupil was more than qualifed for admissions standards in that classroom.....

..... and University X had denied admissions, or simply flat out ignored the application forms and not processed them at all......

......I'm sure that AP history teacher would have questions as to why and the answers to the questions they ask, or the failure to get any answers at all, to those questions after asking, may affect how strongly that teacher recommended that program in the future.

Communication. It was not our former coach's best strength. He was much better at other stuff.
 
We have offered TE Charlie Reid out of the DFW area. He's 6'3 225 lbs Caught 41 passes last yr for 637 yards and 5 tds. He has offers from Ole Miss, Zona and TCU with visits to OU, OSU and Rice set up in the coming weeks. He runs a 4.65 and from the video looks pretty legit.


 
businesslawyer said:
The reason is the staff messed up. That is not the issue. The issue is why in the world the Xavier staff would take it personally.

Do you really think an AP History teacher tells star pupils not to apply to Brown because they don't like the fact that Brown didn't accept their star pupil last year?
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Completely agree with this assessment. IMHO, the Xavier staff comes off looking like a bunch petty, thin-skinned, whining babies.
 
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