Jack, Vanderdoes, and Hall...

bananasnblondes

absolutely tore it up on defense this weekend (for true frosh). These are the kinds of guys you reel in by hiring a big time recruiter and buying him a boat. We should do that

tracker

Might as well go all in. . .

HeretoBeatmyChest

Hall is the one that hurts the most. Had him and lost him. Would be another great piece to the DL.

Swaye

HeretoBeatmyChest said:

Hall is the one that hurts the most. Had him and lost him. Would be another great piece to the DL.

And at our greatest position of need, well 3rd greatest, after DT and OT.

Mooser42

Wasnt hall ejected?

chrisvashon

Mooser42 said:

Wasnt hall ejected?

This is Chris Fatters' take. Hall got ejected, so we're thankful he didn't come here.

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It's not over yet guys I'm hearing they'll still be going to UW. Still have four more years so to just act like Doogman is wrong is well simply not telling the truth.

RoadDawg55

At least we were in the running for those guys. Other recruits will notice. I remember when Ty was coach, we were never in the running for that caliber of player, except when we were.

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RoadDawg55 said:

At least we were in the running for those guys. Other recruits will notice. I remember when Ty was coach, we were never in the running for that caliber of player, except when we were.

What I hated most about Ty was the fact he never landed the top local talent around here. Glad that has changed.....

IrishDawg22

I am still pissed we didn't land Hall & Jack.

HeretoBeatmyChest

IrishDawg22 said:

I am still pissed we didn't land Hall & Jack.

Fleenor knew we wouldn't get Budda....

Swaye

HeretoBeatmyChest said:

IrishDawg22 said:

I am still pissed we didn't land Hall & Jack.

Fleenor knew we wouldn't get Budda....

Probably before Budda knew we wouldn't get Budda....

dnc

Swaye said:

HeretoBeatmyChest said:

IrishDawg22 said:

I am still pissed we didn't land Hall & Jack.

Fleenor knew we wouldn't get Budda....

Probably before Budda knew we wouldn't get Budda was conceived....

RoadDawg55

"You can't expect a head coach like Sark who is only in his second year to land a player like Budda Baker."

-DawgNews February 5th, 2014

HeretoBeatmyChest

Back to the original topic....Tosh has been responsible for some key recruits...Shaq, Mathis, Farria, Qualls. I bet if we go 9-3 in the regular season he should be able to bring in another strong class. The DL should only get better from here. The OL is where we need a big class.

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HeretoBeatmyChest said:

Back to the original topic....Tosh has been responsible for some key recruits...Shaq, Mathis, Farria, Qualls. I bet if we go 9-3 in the regular season he should be able to bring in another strong class. The DL should only get better from here. The OL is where we need a big class.

I think given that this coaching staff has no problem getting ranked classes going 7-6 if they actually do something like win 9-10 games I can see them getting top 15.

To get a good class though some guys will be suddenly senior'd though.

RoadDawg55

He_Needs_More_Time said:

HeretoBeatmyChest said:

Back to the original topic....Tosh has been responsible for some key recruits...Shaq, Mathis, Farria, Qualls. I bet if we go 9-3 in the regular season he should be able to bring in another strong class. The DL should only get better from here. The OL is where we need a big class.

I think given that this coaching staff has no problem getting ranked classes going 7-6 if they actually do something like win 9-10 games I can see them getting top 15.

To get a good class though some guys will be suddenly senior'd though.

Last I heard, we have 12 graduating seniors. ASJ, Sankey, Kasen, and Shelton are all possible early NFL draft entrees. I don't think anyone but ASJ is all that likely, but you never know.

There are plenty of guys to suddenly senior. Both the OL and DL have at least 3-4 guys, probably a QB who ends up being 3rd in the depth, add in guys without a position like Derrick Brown, lots of guys at LB, maybe a DB, a couple guys at WR I can think of, etc. There will be a freshman or two that doesn't acclimate to school or the program, probably a career ending injury or two, a guy or two kicked off the team like Vatuvei, maybe an academic casualty.

I think this class will have 20-25 guys, but I don't think it will be a really highly rated class (somewhere around 20), even if (still a big if) we win 10. We already have some guys who aren't all that highly rated, and we don't seem to be in on too many elite guys, although I haven't been following very closely. The 10 wins will really give us momentum for the next class, and I think that is where it would pay huge dividends.

MisterEm

5+ OL recruits for 2014 or bust DIAFF.

HeretoBeatmyChest

If we go 9-3 in the regular season I have a difficult time seeing we won't get a top 20 class.

That game last night was a huge change and a potential wake-up call to recruits. The stadium looked stunning and it was an SEC-like atmosphere with a clear top 20 performance on the field.

RoadDawg55

HeretoBeatmyChest said:

If we go 9-3 in the regular season I have a difficult time seeing we won't get a top 20 class.

That game last night was a huge change and a potential wake-up call to recruits. The stadium looked stunning and it was an SEC-like atmosphere with a clear top 20 performance on the field.

You could be right, and having great recruiter's like Tosh and Sirmon definitely helps. I think Tui will be a great recruiter as well. The only thing I am worried about is we don't seem to be in the running for a lot of 4 and 5 star guys right now. Will a 9-3 season change that? It will certainly help, but it seems we have a lot of ground to make up. Top 20 seems very reasonable, but to get a 10-15 ranking, we would need to reel in some elite guys, as well as get rid of some of the lower ranked players. I will let it play out. It's awfully warm for September.

bananasnblondes

We will get a lot of guys showing interest who might not be now if we have a 10 win season.