2022 Recruiting Thread

[Exit 4]

Guess this isn't coming together as I had thought it might be.

 

[UConnRock]

Guess this isn't coming together as I had thought it might be.

Could Davis have taken the open DB spot? Recruiting is a lot less predictable with the transfer portal. We all used to look at needs based on the scholarship grid, but a needs can shift dramatically based on transfers in and out. I feel like it makes the recruiting of HS players more interesting. Is a coach less likely to take a gamble on a longer term prospect and just fill a need with a transfer.

 

[ktuck911]

Could Davis have taken the open DB spot? Recruiting is a lot less predictable with the transfer portal. We all used to look at needs based on the scholarship grid, but a needs can shift dramatically based on transfers in and out. I feel like it makes the recruiting of HS players more interesting. Is a coach less likely to take a gamble on a longer term prospect and just fill a need with a transfer.

My thinking on the Davis front as well...

 

[huskymedic]

Danbury High OL Ja’Shon Liittle commits to Central Connecticut.

 

[metsfan2323]

Danbury High OL Ja’Shon Liittle commits to Central Connecticut.

We lost a recruiting battle against Central? This kid seemed like an athletic Tackle prospect. Certainly a developmental prospect but a good prospect none the less. Bummer.

 

[Dizzy21]

We lost a recruiting battle against Central? This kid seemed like an athletic Tackle prospect. Certainly a developmental prospect but a good prospect none the less. Bummer.

Maybe they had the sell we use vs. P5, playing time.

 

[Exit 4]

We lost a recruiting battle against Central? This kid seemed like an athletic Tackle prospect. Certainly a developmental prospect but a good prospect none the less. Bummer.

Academics perhaps? We ran out of seats? Or he just had a big reason to choose CCSU.

 

[metsfan2323]

Academics perhaps? We ran out of seats? Or he just had a big reason to choose SCSU.

Hopefully it means we have at least one unannounced OT commitment. We certainly can use at least one more. Maybe we ran out of open slots on the line.

 

[UConnJim]

Academics perhaps? We ran out of seats? Or he just had a big reason to choose CCSU.

I kind of think we ran out of seats. Look at the OL depth chart going into next year based on eligibility:

1 Grad
4 R-Jr (including Barboza)
3 R-So
1 So
3 R-Fr
2 Fr

I think Mora would prefer to bring in 1 or 2 more experienced OL with at least being a Grad transfer.

 

[AD DB Burner]

They signed two HS kids on the O-Line and have two transfers coming in as well. My guess is that any additional O-Lineman in this class will be kept for transfer players, so once Murawski signed in the early signing period, Little likely lost a seat at the table.

 

[huskymedic]

We lost a recruiting battle against Central? This kid seemed like an athletic Tackle prospect. Certainly a developmental prospect but a good prospect none the less. Bummer.

Marinelli hire was announced 11/28, JS was offered on 11/29 (with AIC and CCSU offers in that order), SHU offered on 12/1. Not much interaction after the offer.

 

[metsfan2323]

Marinelli hire was announced 11/28, JS was offered on 11/29 (with AIC and CCSU offers in that order), SHU offered on 12/1. Not much interaction after the offer.

Hopefully he does well at Central and we can steal him. With the current system everyone is a free agent at the end of the season so it doesn't matter where a prospect develops.

 

[CCSUblue]

We lost a recruiting battle against Central? This kid seemed like an athletic Tackle prospect. Certainly a developmental prospect but a good prospect none the less. Bummer.

Could have been a non committable offer. You can't look at a kid going to lower level fcs or d2 schools and think we lost. More than likely it was never a serious offer, but rather something to help build a relationship with the school.

 

[Pudge]

The other thing about Little is Mora et al offered before we had hired Gord Sammis. So the obvious thing to me is that Sammis and positional coaches have taken accountability for this process in the last few weeks. Little probably just wasn't prioritized as high as some. And academics and the "process". Yes, it takes some things to come together before you get them on campus and have the whole enchilada.

 

[gioff2323]

… or a PWO. Not disappointed when we lose out to CCSU. tells me more of recruit than what we offered.

 

[noeynox]

Academics perhaps? We ran out of seats? Or he just had a big reason to choose CCSU.

I had a friend who coached at CCSU in the early 2000s. They recruited kids with FBS offers because as he said some kids don't want 24/7 grind of of 1A football.

 

[UConnJim]

I had a friend who coached at CCSU in the early 2000s. They recruited kids with FBS offers because as he said some kids don't want 24/7 grind of of 1A football.

Many FBS schools offer hundreds of scholarships to get to 20 to 25 signed HS athletes so it is not unusual for kids who have FBS offers to sign with an FCS school because there is not room at the FBS school.

The grind at FCS is very similar to the grind of FBS. FCS plays as many games as FBS (potentially more if they are in the playoffs), has 15 spring practices like FBS, may stick around campus in the summer,... If you want less of a grind, you go D3.

 

[huskymedic]

Tennessee WR/DB Lee Molette was also on campus this weekend.

 

[UC1995]

Molette has the most coaching followers of the DB group left at 7. Edwards has 6 but his profile has really gone quiet as of late outside a retweet of Kha'lil Easons Grambling offer. The only other offer with Mora is Green who has been talked about already. I think he is going to Utah based on his social media.

 

[CTisballers]

Danbury High OL Ja’Shon Liittle commits to Central Connecticut.

Proud of you Jah. Good luck on your next journey I’ll be cheering you on from the stands.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Block C]

I am pretty Lee commited from the sounds of his fathers tweet on his post.

 

[Block C]

I am pretty Lee commited from the sounds of his fathers tweet on his post.

*sorry pretty sure. Spell check got me

 

[Coach J]

I am pretty sure Lee committed from the sounds of his fathers tweet on his post.

Sure sounds like it unless it is another Xavier Brown situation.

 

[Block C]

Sure sounds like it unless it is another Xavier Brown situation.

I hope not

 

[Chin Diesel]

A long snapper needs to get down the field fast.

Tommy Zozus "Petals".

 

[Alum1620]

I hope not

His recent instagram post include a photo with our new commit and a reference to Kemba

 

[UC1995]

Who would have thought that back in March his top 12 of UConn, Kansas, Cincy, Washington St., Michigan St., Baylor, SMU, Houston, Tulane, Utah, and BYU plus the little upstart Central Arkansas would possibly lead him to the ASUN and Central Arkansas? Would be an interesting choice after de-committing from the University of New Mexico.

 

[Drew]

Hmmmm

 

[ktuck911]

Who would have thought that back in March his top 12 of UConn, Kansas, Cincy, Washington St., Michigan St., Baylor, SMU, Houston, Tulane, Utah, and BYU plus the little upstart Central Arkansas would possibly lead him to the ASUN and Central Arkansas? Would be an interesting choice after de-committing from the University of New Mexico.

Looks like the perfect example of portal casualty. His highlights show FBS. If it was the old normal situation we were probably out of the running for his services even with JM