Diaco. Wow

[HuskyDogArt]

The thing about recruiting sites is that they look mostly at the football states - California, Texas and Florida, not the state that is ranked low in HS football...Lets compare 3 Allstate players...1 from Texas, 1 from Pennsylvania and 1 from Vermont (which is ranked 51 out of 51 in the rankings.) The Texas player will get 5 stars, the player from Pennsylvania will get either 4 or 5 stars, but the player from Vermont would be lucky if he got a star....but if the Vermont player got to the NFL and won the Super Bowl, do you think the coach who recruiting him would be sad that he was a no star?

Myself, recruiting is a crapshoot...if the 5 star came from Football Prep High and couldn't spell CAT, (like some schools in FL) I wouldn't want him. Besides athletics... learning is what should be done in school...

 

[Excalibur]

I'll say it again -- nearly every kid in this class had multiple coaching staffs that thought he could play and made an offer. That was not the case last year.

This class was not at the bottom of the ACC. If you're looking only at the rankings, particularly those that weigh the number of recruits in addition to their ratings, just stop. In terms of the average rating per recruit, our class in the top 1/3 of AAC. So whether you want to look at ratings or offers, Diaco fared very well against our peers on the recruiting trail this year.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

If any of you haven't been to a Diaco recruiting "seminar" I highly recommend you take in the next one in 2017 at the Rent.

First of all, very good food.
Secondly there is a cash bar - although the selection sucked and after this year's large turnout, I'd hope they improve that.
Lastly, its great to see each coach breakdown 2 or 3 of the great kids coming into the program - not just the stats - but the stories of visiting their houses, the stories of their incredible commitment to football, academics, their visits up to UConn, the parents behind the kids, etc.

We aren't reaching for kids who can just catch the ball or just run with the ball or just throw the ball. Diaco is getting kids who are quality players who you can be PROUD of when they represent the school and the state when they take the field.

These are FANTASTIC young men who they are bringing in.

Diaco talked about a process where by after a recruit takes his usual 48-hour visit over the weekend, he'll ask his current players what they thought of the kid. If even ONE current player thought the player didnt' cut the mustard, Diaco would delete him from the database.

Diaco is creating an impressive football culture here that we can be proud of. Just ride the wave and enjoy. And don't even get me started about the Jay Rose quotes as well as the other CT kids who can't stop gushing over playing here for their state school and playing for Diaco.

If we are in a P5 soon, Diaco is going to light the northeast on fire and BC and Cuse and Rutgers might as well close up shop and give up.

I hope soon the Big 12 comes calling and the B1G notices that and invite us to join...

 

[HuskyDogArt]

Jimmy Hoffa's last words...

Funny...