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Charles Finley is a 6-4 215lb WR/TE from DePaul Catholic in Wayne, New Jersey. Other offers from Howard, Maryland, Morgan State, Pitt, Rutgers and UMass.

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UConnJim said:
NY: FBS recruits 2004 = 19, P5 recruits 2019 = 7

NJ: FBS recruits 2004 = 47, P5 recruits 2019 = 40

PA: FBS recruits 2004 = 58, P5 recruits 2019 = 31
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Something else to consider. Since 2000, FL has added whopping 6.8 million people and Texas has added a stunning 8.7 million people. Over that same time period CT has added a mere 250k to bring us up to 3.5 million. Meanwhile locally NJ added 700k, PA 1 million and NY about 2 million people.

I don't disagree with the premise that there are fewer D1 prospects in PA/NY/NJ than in the past, but that might not be the entire story. Part of the reduction may have to do with the shear growth in football states like TX and FL (and other southern states) which just dwarfs anything north. It maybe many of those bottom kids in NY/NJ and PA are losing their seats to influx of football talent in those southern states.
 
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Exit 4 said:
Ironically he's a university professor, you knew that right? Lecturing is just normal discourse for him. Yes, he has taken upon himself to remind of us of the 1999 to 2011 era every two weeks or 2 pages on this thread. His thesis is that nothing has changed, dirty undiscovered diamonds remain abundant. He also stridently believes that its not possible for anyone not practiced at university level scouting to have an opinion on recruiting.

Time will tell. My thesis; 1/2 of RE 1.0 era dirty diamonds would have been plucked by other teams if they had resources and instant networking we have today. There are far fewer dirty diamonds because every staff is tirelessly turning over every rock. What hasn't changed? Video still tells you nothing about a kid's character, desire and coachability and whether or not they have more growing to do. Randy will have to outfox people on the intangibles because the pure athletes are getting found no matter where they are hiding these days. He will also have to bet (ie gamble) more on the late bloomers.

The Scott Lutrus' of the world get pulled into the ACC in todays football.
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I agree it’s like any business, if you don’t keep up with technological change, you fall behind. Look at all the grad assistants we have on our staff,as do other schools, to sit at a computer and review HS videos of prospects.
 
Exit 4 said:
Something else to consider. Since 2000, FL has added whopping 6.8 million people and Texas has added a stunning 8.7 million people. Over that same time period CT has added a mere 250k to bring us up to 3.5 million. Meanwhile locally NJ added 700k, PA 1 million and NY about 2 million people.

I don't disagree with the premise that there are fewer D1 prospects in PA/NY/NJ than in the past, but that might not be the entire story. Part of the reduction may have to do with the shear growth in football states like TX and FL (and other southern states) which just dwarfs anything north. It maybe many of those bottom kids in NY/NJ and PA are losing their seats to influx of football talent in those southern states.
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Interesting data. Of course, you need to sort out demographics down a level, is FL growth due to baby boomers retiring there?
Is TX due to the migration from Mexico where the primary sport is soccer? Having said that, it’s no doubt we are falling behind in CT when it comes to growth.
 
I lived in San Diego when Marshall Faulk was there. Went to game against Miami when he was there but unfortunately he was hurt and didn't play and Miami killed. That award winning QB on the Miami team wasn't even in the top ten best players on his own team that year, boy Miami was good.
Reason bringing up was lot of colleges wanted Marshall, but as DB, but San Diego State got him as told him he could try out as RB. Rest is history.
Seems to be similar to the Todman story.
 
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I’m not going to dispute the Exit 4 narrative of Jordan Todman. However, I seem to remember that he had scant film or stats his Junior year. So his recruiting wasn’t too hot pre Senior as he was rising. As he blew up, we were there early. But yes ... Purdue, BC and others arrived.

The other thing I remember is his Home situation was not standard. I thought I read that he lived with a teammate or something; he had work to do on academics.
 
Pudge said:
I’m not going to dispute the Exit 4 narrative of Jordan Todman. However, I seem to remember that he had scant film or stats his Junior year. So his recruiting wasn’t too hot pre Senior as he was rising. As he blew up, we were there early. But yes ... Purdue, BC and others arrived.

The other thing I remember is his Home situation was not standard. I thought I read that he lived with a teammate or something; he had work to do on academics.
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I don’t think he racked up all those yards his senior year alone (second all time rusher in MA history), he had to very productive as a junior.

And you are correct, he did not have a standard home life. He moved in with another family in high school to find stability.
 


Reyan Blake is a 6-0 185lb DB from Seminole Ridge High School in Loxahatchee Florida.

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As an aside for the seeming angst about TR moving on - Coach Perkins has been recruiting Central/Southern Florida for a long time.
 
It was Perkins who brought in a handful of Georgia kids early in his first term. He’s a good recruiting coach.
 


Nick Schwitzgebel is a 6-3 285lb OL from St Ignatius in Cleveland Ohio. Other offers from Akron, BGSU, CMU, Colorado State, Kent State, Louisville, Princeton, Toledo, Yale and Youngstown State.
 


James Mitchell is a 6-1 270lb DL from Duncanville High School in Duncanville Texas. Other offers from Alabama A&M, Arkansas, Colorado, Colorado State, Grambling, Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Texas, Tennessee State, Texas State, Tulane, Southern University, Vanderbilt and BC

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Kobe Wilson is a 6-0 210lb LB from Parkview High School in Lilburn Georgia. Other offers from Arizona State, BGSU, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Howard, Liberty, Memphis, Mercer, Navy, Pittsburgh, Samford, South Alabama Tennessee State and Troy.

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Kobe Wilson is a 6-0 210lb LB from Parkview High School in Lilburn Georgia. Other offers from Arizona State, BGSU, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Howard, Liberty, Memphis, Mercer, Navy, Pittsburgh, Samford, South Alabama Tennessee State and Troy.

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Kobe’s tape is a reminder of what good LB play should like, particularly if you aren’t one of those 6’2’’ 240 thick shoulder LBs. He’s aggressive and wins with speed.
 
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Evian Irving is a 6-1 175lb LB from Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach Florida. Other offers from Indiana and Missouri.

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huskymedic said:


Evian Irving is a 6-1 175lb LB from Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach Florida. Other offers from Indiana and Missouri.

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Perkins in rolling. Maybe he just finds more dudes that Spanos likes.
 
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