No additional commits following end of camp?

[LIUCHusky]

When was the last time Uconn had a chance at a National Championship in football? Exposure and competing against the best teams in the country week in and week out. That's all I'm saying. We all as fans of Uconn think surely no kid could turn down a chance to play at Uconn compared to any other school. But let's be honest and be real. If you were in their shoes, where would you want to play, compete, go to school, and win?

Following your logic, NO kid would ever choose Purdue, Illinois, Iowa or Northwestern over Michigan nor would ANY kid ever choose Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Miss. State or Kentucky over Alabama. Not every player on Michigan's roster is better than all of the players on UCONN's roster. Every situation is different with HS players. UCONN will at times beat out a Michigan or similar school for a player.

 

[TheDoggPound]

Jasen Rose could've went to Wisconsin or West Virginia but stayed home. Herring could have went to a bigger football school. Once the wins start rolling we'll be keeping even more of those type of prospects home, especially with Diaco and his personality at the helm vs. Edsall.

 

[BNich]

Following your logic, NO kid would ever choose Purdue, Illinois, Iowa or Northwestern over Michigan nor would ANY kid ever choose Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Miss. State or Kentucky over Alabama. Not every player on Michigan's roster is better than all of the players on UCONN's roster. Every situation is different with HS players. UCONN will at times beat out a Michigan or similar school for a player.

When it happens, let me know. Michigan stole a lineman from UConn a year ago.

 

[2Infinity]

Typically when the "true leaders" as you call them stay home and take a chance to take the program to new heights, they were very lightly recruited athletes. They are not the kids that have a roll call of offers that they have turned down to play at Uconn.

Umm...your lack of knowledge here is really showing now. Corny Thompson was the polar opposite of "lightly recruited". He was actually recruited heavily by a few of best programs in the country, including North Carolina and Virginia, though most intensely by Dean Smith and UNC. I believe Corny stated that he would have gone to UNC had it not been for the opportunity to help lead the UConn program to bigger and better things....which he did. His commitment also convinced Michael McKay, who had 150 scholarship offers, including from defending national champ Marquette, to attend UConn even though he was concerned that they weren't a national program at the time. Chuck Aleksinas, a top national recruit who had chosen Kentucky earlier, decided to transfer to UConn, inp art because of Corny's playing here. It even transcended sports as Ken Sweitzer, a QB/WR from Madison, who was recruited by Michigan State, decided to enroll at UConn. So just one big recruit can certainly change the psychology and reputation of a program and university.