J.D. Krill Commits!

[Dann]

just a note guys-im not knocking kids and i want them all to be great. i just a a recruiting diehard and i want uconn to be a big boy on the trail and it seems we were heading that way but recently i have see us go back to old ways. hope its just a temp drop and we are still on the rise overall...

 

[pj]

Nice summary huskynation. Re Lucas, he hasn't played much football. He was JV his first two years of high school on good teams, by senior year he was the focus of opposing team's defenses at WR, and the leading playmaker on defense. He has size (6'2", solidly built) and although he was slow as a junior (5.0 in the 40) he claimed he developed high-level speed in the spring/summer (he claimed he could run 40s in the 4.4s). They saw him at camp and thought he could play CB and was worth offering. If he can truly play CB and has top-level speed, then he's a great get. By all accounts he has good character and a strong work ethic.

His team's senior season was disappointing and limited offers is a flag for fans. But Don Brown has proven he can create a first-class defense and if he thinks the guy is worth an early offer after having seen him in person, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.

I've mentioned before that it puzzled me that we were slow handing out defensive offers, didn't hand out many, and focused on kids they saw at camps, but since as far as I know no 4* kids came to camp it seemed like the coaches weren't even trying to compete for top-rated kids. I would have thought they would take a shot at some higher-rated kids. But, they know more about football and recruiting than I ever will. When it comes to distinguishing all the 2* and 3* kids, they may believe that seeing them in person is essential. I know we have good talent evaluators on staff. Let's hope they got a diamond in the rough.

 

[UConnRock]

Which recruits were reaches last year and this year. hopefully you don't consider Hadley or Levy?

There is no doube that guys like Clax, Vinci and Stephens were total reaches at the end of last year's recruiting class. They had no other offers and were really not in positions of need. All three are LBs, with Vinci and Clax also getting looks at fullback. My only thought was that DeLeone was trying to restablish ties in NJ and thought that grabbing 4 NJ kids (Levy was also a NJ commit) would help in ensuing years. That doesn't seem to be the case as UConn has taken a few steps backwards in NJ recruiting this year with only Jamar Summers.

Shortell is another total reach. If you are bringing in a JUCO with only 2 years of eligibility then the guy should make an impact. Not giving up on him as UConn will need some impact play from new TEs next year with the loss of Griffin and Delehunt.

Far too early to call anybody a reach this year. No OLs commits can be considered reaches as there is going to be great competition at all poistions. UConn has certainly hit a recruiting wall as the mass of visitors at the end of the season resulted in only the Krill commit. The negatives associated with the expansion talk has to be having a big impact. It is and will be very difficult for UConn to compete against any BCS offer given the conference situation.

 

[pj]

There is no doube that guys like Clax, Vinci and Stephens were total reaches at the end of last year's recruiting class. They had no other offers and were really not in positions of need....

Shortell is another total reach.

According to Rivals Clax had offers from Arizona St, Maryland, Minnesota, Rutgers, and Temple (http://rivals.yahoo.com/connecticut...Clax-117330;_ylt=AukAVEMG0cTwDi6U2WkIdJADrpB4). Vinci had offers from Army and Navy (http://rivals.yahoo.com/connecticut...inci-135277;_ylt=AhRv5EtIPXZl.nxvRqOwBKQDrpB4).

I agree about Stephens and Shortell, maybe Vinci was also a reach although for a late commit just before signing day he was probably the best we can do and is a smart, good character kid. It seems unfair to classify Clax as a reach given that he's fairly athletic with good size and was wanted by a number of teams.

 

[huskymedic]

There is no doube that guys like Clax, Vinci and Stephens were total reaches at the end of last year's recruiting class. They had no other offers and were really not in positions of need. All three are LBs, with Vinci and Clax also getting looks at fullback. My only thought was that DeLeone was trying to restablish ties in NJ and thought that grabbing 4 NJ kids (Levy was also a NJ commit) would help in ensuing years. That doesn't seem to be the case as UConn has taken a few steps backwards in NJ recruiting this year with only Jamar Summers.

Shortell is another total reach. If you are bringing in a JUCO with only 2 years of eligibility then the guy should make an impact. Not giving up on him as UConn will need some impact play from new TEs next year with the loss of Griffin and Delehunt.

Far too early to call anybody a reach this year. No OLs commits can be considered reaches as there is going to be great competition at all poistions. UConn has certainly hit a recruiting wall as the mass of visitors at the end of the season resulted in only the Krill commit. The negatives associated with the expansion talk has to be having a big impact. It is and will be very difficult for UConn to compete against any BCS offer given the conference situation.

They also brought in the TE Horan (preferred walk on) from NJ last year.

 

[Palatine]

I put no stock in high school forty times. Most of these kids don't know how to run a forty.

 

[BNich]

Did Krill officially sign today as expected?