The Real Problem - Recruiting, A Walk Down Memory Lane

[APA]

We are in a real bind today. Plenty of blame to go on coaches, AD etc. But, look what happened to this senior class and junior class. The 2009 and 2010 classes have very few survivors. They should be our studs today. Instead so many are not here or never even showed up. Not saying that bad coaching did not contribute ,just saying that it seems that we lost an inordinate amount of kids in these classes.

2009 losses: Difton, Lang, Aiken, Box, Kenney, Brandon, Lopes, Osieki, Generett, Keensen Chambers??, Kinnard 11/21 loss (4) 3-star kids gone

2010 losses: Hansson, Josh Alexander???, Opoku, Jonathan Louis, Jacob Ruby???, Tebucky Jones, St. Louis 7/22 (3) 3-star kids gone.

18/ 43 gone and 7 (3)-star kids just disappear.

If you count Shoemate and McCummings as busts 3-star and 4-star, and Robbie Frye and Endres leaving the team then you can understand why we have to just continue to play catch up with everybody else. 2011 2012, we lose very few kids and most are playing now.

It just seems that there was too much attrition to put together what should be veteran teams today. RE left no D1 QB either on roster or in the wings.

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=8&toinid=702&yr=2010

Forgot about Jones. Where did he go?

 

[sportsart]

Forgot about Jones. Where did he go?

Did you just ask where Tebucky Jones Jr went? Sorry but you will need to do a Google search for that answer. I'll give you a hint. Type in Nebrich, Moorehead and Jones into Google.

 

[B1GEast]

Yeah, the 4's get recruited by North Carolina, Texas AM, Iowa, Oregon State, Auburn, Missouri, etc. The 2's by Kent State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, San Diego State . . . oh, and UConn. There's your statistical difference. Do you really think that makes no difference in the performance on the field?

What's the old saying? . . . "You are judged by the company you keep". UConn's not getting (at this juncture), the kid's who are getting offers (in sufficient numbers) from these programs.

Hmm, Boise St 2 star recruis beat Oklahoma in a bcs bowl not too long ago.

 

[rich1122]

Those two recruiting classes were really horrendous. Pasquoloni's biggest mistake was not going hard at jucos as soon as he got here. Nick Saban couldn't win with what Edsall left behind.

We had some decent kids. When it happened you just said Oh Well, but many it's killing us now. RE, generally, never had this type of loss.

 

[NickyNewark]

For some reason I follow Toledo. They play an exciting brand of FB. Their Head Coach Campbell is about 35 and has solid recruiting ties to Ohio and Western PA. Before becoming head coach he was OC at a small school - maybe Grand Valley? Not saying Campbell is the only candidate but I hope he gets a look. And just an FYI, Toledo beat Navy last week.

Did'nt Brian Kelly start at Grand Valley St?