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(04-20-2017 08:56 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(04-20-2017 08:43 AM)marcuscan Wrote:  Personally, I always thought we had a fairly decent shot at Hawkins - due in large part to his father's legacy of success in Cincinnati. I NEVER thought Vann was going to sign, and I thought, Reigelsperger would be the first of the #trenchmob crew to commit.

All that to say...nothing really. clearly this stuff is a crap shoot....and i'm in no way an insider.

That said, when official UC twitter accounts start throwing off smoke i think there's some real fire behind it. The momentum of the last 2 commits is likely leaning heavily on Hawkins. Whyle said he always wanted to be a Bearcat, so it's somewhat easy to dismiss his commitment.

Vann is a different animal tho. Fickel & Co. did a hellva job selling him on the opportunity to be a home town hero. Tubs offered him first of any school, but wasn't likely to close the deal.

Hawkins has the same affinity for UC that Whyle does. Gotta think the odds of getting him to commit aren't that bad.

I completely get what you're saying, but that sort of language is unintentionally diminishing the fact that Josh Whyle is the 6th highest recruit in program history. He's a borderline monumental get from the point of legitimizing us as a top end option, and still a kid with offers from Oregon, Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee, etc.

I think we can agree that there's no real beef here. Perhaps just a difference in phrasing/ interpretation.

That said, idk that I'm following how what i said relates. It's just a simple fact that some kids have dream schools and want nothing more than to commit and play for said school. I believe it's a testament to the school's program. It's a relatively new/ unique thing for us Bearcats.

Make no mistake, we weren't gonna get Whyle w/o CLF. Whyle said despite his affinity for UC he stopped believing he was going to place in Clifton b/c the word was Tubs preferred to recruit down south.

I'm just going off what the kid said himself. CLF turned on the charm offensive and sold Whyle on his vision and emphasis on local kids above all else. That effort by CLF + Whyle's stated affinity for UC's program sealed the deal.

That's markedly different than selling a kid who isn't approaching his future playing career from a pre-existing affinity for UC.

That's all I'm saying.

either way, I know we both agree that both Vann & Whyle are GREAT commits for the Cats.



mc