Wow! Temple has 33 commits thus far

[kris1]

And possibly a few more. They already snagged Dobbs and Matekevich. Now they're reporting former PSU QB Kevin Newsome is transferring to Temple and they landed a couple kids who decommitted from WVU. It looks like Addazio setting that program up for a big move. Possibly a conference change?

 

[sportsart]

Too bad at least 8 will be going prep or not qualifying.

 

[cryjeremiah]

Too bad at least 8 will be going prep or not qualifying.

Wow, you are just debbie downer today, huh?

 

[2Infinity]

Wow, you are just debbie downer today, huh?

Well...maybe expressed with a negative slant, but I think what he meant was that they can only take in 25 new recruits in any given year's class. So the additional 8 will have to find other ways to get in, whether it's prepping for a year or being preferred walk-ons. the other possibility is that Temple knows they will be getting some transfers out at the end of this semester. I'm not sure of the details here, but that could free up some 'ships.

 

[Dann]

one or 2 may not qualify but the rest will be fine. tyler/mont and a couple others are jan kids which makes it easy to manage considering the small class the year before so they will have a full 25 over the summer and be just fine. great class for them.

 

[huskypantz]

Wow, you are just debbie downer today, huh?

Temple's academic standards aren't exactly at UConn's level. They've taken several kids who were not considered or couldn't get in at UConn due to grades.

 

[sportsart]

Well...maybe expressed with a negative slant, but I think what he meant was that they can only take in 25 new recruits in any given year's class. So the additional 8 will have to find other ways to get in, whether it's prepping for a year or being preferred walk-ons. the other possibility is that Temple knows they will be getting some transfers out at the end of this semester. I'm not sure of the details here, but that could free up some 'ships.

Exactly....I guess some people don't realize that 25 is the limit. I have no reason to be negative towards Temple...I could give a rat's ass about them (directed at Jeremiah)

If you think I have been negative Jeremiah then you have no clue. I stated facts today that only people who have been around the last 5 years would understand.

 

[gioff23]

Temple's academic standards aren't exactly at UConn's level. They've taken several kids who were not considered or couldn't get in at UConn due to grades.

Their standards are not exactly Hartford Public's!

 

[CTMike]

If only we could close like Temple...

 

[kris1]

Temple's academic standards aren't exactly at UConn's level. They've taken several kids who were not considered or couldn't get in at UConn due to grades.

The best football conference in the country, the SEC, takes non-qualifiers as well. Each conference has full autonomy on accepting non-AQ athletes. Most BCS conferences don't, including the Big East. SEC schools are allowed to take two a year. They aren't allowed to play year one. They have three years of eligibility, but can earn a fourth by graduating within four years of their enrollment in the school. The SEC schools make a living off this. I would imagine the turnover rate is high because most of those kids have one foot in the NFL door. It makes sense to land some of those kids. If we could Dobbs would be in Storrs instead of Philly.