Rate the 2018 UConn Early Signing Class

[Adios]

Pre-Phil Knight. Who’s our sugar daddy?

Me.

Just kidding!

 

[uconnfan68]

Interesting article about All-Pro linemen from the last decade. Not many with a lot of stars.
#1. Find the kids that love the game.

 

[FAIRTIDES]

My only issue with this “can’t find hidden diamonds” anymore is summed up as follows: Tyler Matakevich (Trumbull, Ct. 6-1 235)...

If you think it’s tough to recruit at UConn, imagine at Temple. Here’s a kid who would have given his left nut to play at UConn, but we were too good for him.

The fact that he played as a true frosh indicated, to me, that UConn's admission requirements went beyond NCAA Clearing House requirements which, if true, is a significant disadvantage.

In an article written later, Tyler's HS coach mentioned that he warned him about UConn' requirements.

 

[Caronimo]

Honestly we need to recruit fans as much as players. Awful fair weathered fan base.

 

[uconnyankee]

This is a tough sell. Generally have to recruit outside of New England, CT kids that are 4/5 stars look down at UConn, we are not in a P5 conf and have no true rivalries (gimmicky trophies aside), we have little D1 history and we have not been good for a decade. If you subscribe to that, this portion of the class was decent. HCRE needs about 3-4 more of these to get us back to where we were. But it is a start.

You have to start somewhere. Army, after a long dismal period is pounding people. People debated whether they could compete at this level given their restrictions. Ask Houston if they compete?
It didn't happen in a season or two either.

 

[uconnyankee]

Honestly we need to recruit fans as much as players. Awful fair weathered fan base.

Welcome to CT.