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Hopefully having McAllister in the fold is a positive for Wilkins. I might have asked previously, but where is he from originally?
 
BNich said:
Hopefully having McAllister in the fold is a positive for Wilkins. I might have asked previously, but where is he from originally?
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I think Springfield MA.
 
Exit 4 said:
I think Springfield MA.
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Hopefully this staff can put in some work and keep him "home". I'm already pumped the upcoming season and 2015 recruiting to get started!
 
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Exit 4 said:
Wilkins could see the field as a freshman....we need to get this kid just like we held onto Newsome and McCallister.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/863780/highlights/85593395
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I hope we do too, but at this point I think he's an Ohio State lean and I don't blame him. Ohio State has been strongly pursuing Wilkins for awhile now in a consistent basis. Per 247sports, May 16, 2013 Mike Vrabel visited Wilkins, January 16, 2014 Tim Hinton visited Wilkins, January 24, 2014 Urban Meyer and Tim Hinton visited Wilkins, and January 29, 2014 the new Ohio State Assistant HC/DL coach Larry Johnson (Former Penn State DL coach) visited Wilkins. Not once did I see 247sports mention Uconn visit Wilkins and he's playing football in our own backyard. Uconn needs to be just as persistent as schools in other states are with our top talents.
 
UconnFamily said:
I hope we do too, but at this point I think he's an Ohio State lean and I don't blame him. Ohio State has been strongly pursuing Wilkins for awhile now in a consistent basis. Per 247sports, May 16, 2013 Mike Vrabel visited Wilkins, January 16, 2014 Tim Hinton visited Wilkins, January 24, 2014 Urban Meyer and Tim Hinton visited Wilkins, and January 29, 2014 the new Ohio State Assistant HC/DL coach Larry Johnson (Former Penn State DL coach) visited Wilkins. Not once did I see 247sports mention Uconn visit Wilkins and he's playing football in our own backyard. Uconn needs to be just as persistent as schools in other states are with our top talents.
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There is no mention of UConn because there is no UConn writer for 247. Notice there is no mention of the UConn offer in the timeline either - just a check mark. UConn has been in to visit CW multiple times (especially since he and BMc are friends). He's been to UConn and the Rent for games. There are references out there - just not notated on 247. They just need to keep doing what they are doing but it will be a challenge to keep him "home".

UConn staff need to continue to build relationships w/ these sites.
 
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huskymedic said:
There is no mention of UConn because there is no UConn writer for 247. Notice there is no mention of the UConn offer in the timeline either - just a check mark. UConn has been in to visit CW multiple times (especially since he and BMc are friends). He's been to UConn and the Rent for games. There are references out there - just not notated on 247. They just need to keep doing what they are doing but it will be a challenge to keep him "home".

UConn staff need to continue to build relationships w/ these sites.
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So there's no writer for Florida, Florida State, Clemson, etc...? because 247sports only mentions Ohio State visiting Wilkins hard. Anyway, I hope your right and we have been pursuing him just as hard as Ohio State has we need to keep CT's top talent home.
 
UconnFamily said:
So there's no writer for Florida, Florida State, Clemson, etc...? because 247sports only mentions Ohio State visiting Wilkins hard. Anyway, I hope your right and we have been pursuing him just as hard as Ohio State has we need to keep CT's top talent home.
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That was my point on building the relationships w/ these sites... someone is feeding them intel - these guys (sites) don't get all their info from the kids/high school coaches.
 
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huskymedic said:
Suffield CT/Windsor Locks 2* CB/S/WR Jarvis Miller committed to PSU today @ their Junior Day. He was their first 2015 commit. Only offer was PSU @ this point but has made visits to UConn under previous regime.

http://www.blackshoediaries.com/201...ceiver-junior-day-first-commit-james-franklin
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Ridiculous...Penn State offers before we do? WTF is wrong with Uconn? And next will be Wilkins to Ohio State or somewhere other than Uconn. BC already has a verbal commit from an in-state player too... Smh! call it what you want, but this is dumb Uconn needs to step there game up with in-state recruits.
 
UconnFamily said:
Ridiculous...Penn State offers before we do? WTF is wrong with Uconn? And next will be Wilkins to Ohio State or somewhere other than Uconn. BC already has a verbal commit from an in-state player too... Smh! call it what you want, but this is dumb Uconn needs to step there game up with in-state recruits.
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Feel better???

Geez, I just post what I see... Write a letter to Diaco letting him know your feelings.
 
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UconnFamily said:
Ridiculous...Penn State offers before we do? WTF is wrong with Uconn? And next will be Wilkins to Ohio State or somewhere other than Uconn. BC already has a verbal commit from an in-state player too... Smh! call it what you want, but this is dumb Uconn needs to step there game up with in-state recruits.
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This pretty much summed up HFD's thoughts last night after news broke of Miller's commitment.
 
UconnFamily said:
Ridiculous...Penn State offers before we do? WTF is wrong with Uconn? And next will be Wilkins to Ohio State or somewhere other than Uconn. BC already has a verbal commit from an in-state player too... Smh! call it what you want, but this is dumb Uconn needs to step there game up with in-state recruits.
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I hear ya, but you cant melt down over stuff like this. There are other fish in the sea. I'd be far more disturbed if he committed to UMass, Syracuse or Rutty.
 
huskymedic said:
Feel better???

Geez, I just post what I see... Write a letter to Diaco letting him know your feelings.
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You don't have to be a smart "huskymedic" you post what you see and I post what I feel about what you see. I have the right to express my opinion.
 
huskymedic said:
Most recent S-c-o-u-t 2015 Top CT Recruits:

http://hsconnecticut.scout.com/a.z?s=386&p=9&c=4&yr=2015
Chris Clark is from New Jersey attending AOF.
Palazzolo from Fairfield Prep has/had a UConn offer.
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Chris Clark is from Jersey, but he's playing in Avon, CT so he should still be a player to try and get. Clark has offer's from almost every school in the country besides Uconn... And Palazzolo has/had a Uconn offer but how long after BC??
 
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UconnFamily said:
Chris Clark is from Jersey, but he's playing in Avon, CT so he should still be a player to try and get. Clark has offer's from almost every school in the country besides Uconn... And Palazzolo has/had a Uconn offer but how long after BC??
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Patience is a virtue.

The staff has only been in place for two months and most of that time was spent keeping together/finding gems for the 2014 clas

Geez, everyone wants Rome to be built in a day....it doesn't work like that for college football. Especially with the CR fiasco, it is going to take YEARS before UConn is on the map again.

I know this has been debated over and over again, but just because a player is from CT doesn't mean the staff HAS to offer them. Let the staff do their own work and research and offer the players they want to offer.

There is still 12 months until signing day 2015....just relax and look forward to spring football
 
UconnFamily said:
And Palazzolo has/had a Uconn offer but how long after BC??
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Believe UConn was Palazzolo's first offer (by GDL).

Hey - I'm all for grabbing as many talented CT kids as possible... but keeping them all in State is not going to happen and doesn't necessarily mean the staff did anything wrong.
 
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UconnFamily said:
Ridiculous...Penn State offers before we do? WTF is wrong with Uconn? And next will be Wilkins to Ohio State or somewhere other than Uconn. BC already has a verbal commit from an in-state player too... Smh! call it what you want, but this is dumb Uconn needs to step there game up with in-state recruits.
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Seems like you must of had a bad day. I really can't understand how you could be this upset at this point in time. All indications are that HCBD and his staff are much more organized and talented than any previous staff when it comes to recruiting. Don't let the frustration of the last couple of years cloud your thinking. I'm confident the current staff will keep more than enough of the talented in state players while attracting better out of state players than we ever had before.
 
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