I have a feeling Long, Davonte Shannon and Mike Newton are going to wreck havoc at the safety position. Maybe they'll put Long at corner? He does run a 4.45.
I'm hoping we are able to keep Sims. Seemed like we were the only school to be interested in him until GT showed up, they probably lost out on a WR they were banking on.
Looks like Temple added two new verbals to the class of 2008.
Alex Jackson, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound defensive end from Florida's Dunnellon High School, has committed to Temple. Jackson also received recruiting interest from Florida Atlantic, Florida International and Jacksonville University.
In addition, it appears Muhammad Wilkerson, a 3-star DE prospect from Hargrave Military Academy, may have also given a verbal to Temple. While it hasn't been confirmed officially, Wilkerson (who has posted infrequently along with his father on recruiting web site OwlsDaily.com) posted this afternoon that he would be attending Temple. Wilkerson is an original signee from the class of 2007, and has also received interest form Marshall.
Jackson and Wilkerson look to be the fourth and fifth Temple verbals this week, joining running backs Ahkeem Smith and Tony Cornelius, and wide receiver Vaughn Carraway. Let's hope most/all of these recruits can qualify.
They over 30 yet on the verbals?
Polish Hammer Wrote:They over 30 yet on the verbals?
Current verbal count is 27, though its been discussed that QB verbal Jeffrey Legree is not going to be eligible. A handful of others are academic question marks that won't be confirmed until most likely after signing day. In the end (as has been stated quite a few times now), Owls will be at their 25 scholarship number (or less).
rocketfootball Wrote:For what it's worth, Iowa pulled their offer for Cornelius a few weeks ago.
please provide a link for that
JVWOwls86 Wrote:rocketfootball Wrote:For what it's worth, Iowa pulled their offer for Cornelius a few weeks ago.
please provide a link for that
Do you think there is a public link for everything?
What is everyone's opinion here of who is doing the best recruiting wise in the MAC this year? I haven't followed recruiting for the whole league too closely, but I know CMU and Temple are doing very well. Any other teams up on that level?
cajunrajan Wrote:What is everyone's opinion here of who is doing the best recruiting wise in the MAC this year? I haven't followed recruiting for the whole league too closely, but I know CMU and Temple are doing very well. Any other teams up on that level?
So that there can't be a biased labeled I will not consider Toledo. Out of the other 12 MAC schools I would say that Temple and Miami University have the best classes going right now, but a lot can happen before February 6th.
JVWOwls86 Wrote:rocketfootball Wrote:For what it's worth, Iowa pulled their offer for Cornelius a few weeks ago.
please provide a link for that
Since I was asked to help with Boca's OL,I could find out easily enough.
Here's a quote from a Shawn Pastor,Editor of Owl Daily.com,article...
"But his(Tony Cornelius)scholarship offer(Iowa) may have been pulled,according to multiple Iowa newssources,because he might not qualify to play next season."
[quote=GoBullsGo]
Buffalo has had both its ups and downs in recruiting news this week.
Earlier this week we learned that our biggest recruit OL Brian Thorson out of Nebraska de-committed. He will instead be walking on at Nebraska, which really hurts. But, they are reviving their walk-on program so I guess I understand somewhat.
That's just stupid to accept walk on status vs a full ride scholarship
Nebraska graduated only 2 Olineman this year, has 4 Oline commitments for 08 plus 3 Oline offers with 1 commit for 09. Thorson better enjoy sitting on the bench because he won't get much of any PT at Nebraska.
onlinepole Wrote:GoBullsGo Wrote:Buffalo has had both its ups and downs in recruiting news this week.
Earlier this week we learned that our biggest recruit OL Brian Thorson out of Nebraska de-committed. He will instead be walking on at Nebraska, which really hurts. But, they are reviving their walk-on program so I guess I understand somewhat.
That's just stupid to accept walk on status vs a full ride scholarship
Nebraska graduated only 2 Olineman this year, has 4 Oline commitments for 08 plus 3 Oline offers with 1 commit for 09. Thorson better enjoy sitting on the bench because he won't get much of any PT at Nebraska.
I agree, but this kid has probably idolized Nebraska his entire life since he knows nothing else. Kid could have had has entire college paid for at a top academic school and even played rather than ride the bench while all the scholarship players see the field. When he's older and wiser he'll probably look back at this part of his life and say he made a mistake.
rocketfootball Wrote:cajunrajan Wrote:What is everyone's opinion here of who is doing the best recruiting wise in the MAC this year? I haven't followed recruiting for the whole league too closely, but I know CMU and Temple are doing very well. Any other teams up on that level?
So that there can't be a biased labeled I will not consider Toledo. Out of the other 12 MAC schools I would say that Temple and Miami University have the best classes going right now, but a lot can happen before February 6th.
I'd say Akron has both of them beat and has the top class so far. Hopefully these aren't the same academic risk type players that Brookhart has been bringing in the last few years.
epasnoopy Wrote:rocketfootball Wrote:cajunrajan Wrote:What is everyone's opinion here of who is doing the best recruiting wise in the MAC this year? I haven't followed recruiting for the whole league too closely, but I know CMU and Temple are doing very well. Any other teams up on that level?
So that there can't be a biased labeled I will not consider Toledo. Out of the other 12 MAC schools I would say that Temple and Miami University have the best classes going right now, but a lot can happen before February 6th.
I'd say Akron has both of them beat and has the top class so far. Hopefully these aren't the same academic risk type players that Brookhart has been bringing in the last few years.
I sure hope they aren't, either. Brookhart says that he's stopped going after so many "high-risk" players that may not make it. He's even dismissed more than a dozen players over the last two years for having "character problems", which might include academics.
I would have to say that Miami and Temple are having the best groups so far, but there is still a ways before signing day and anything can happen.
I count transfers that become eligible (having sat out their year already) as part of the current recruiting class since they now are able to contribute, just like the incoming freshmen.
My guess from reading these posts and some recruiting sites that Miami, Temple, Akron and CMU are probably the top tier.
They seem to have very good, deep classes.
CMU has, I believe, 11 recruits from Florida. That should be interesting to see over the years.
Lot of those kids are skill players and a WR can step in a play early on in his career.
epasnoopy Wrote:onlinepole Wrote:GoBullsGo Wrote:Buffalo has had both its ups and downs in recruiting news this week.
Earlier this week we learned that our biggest recruit OL Brian Thorson out of Nebraska de-committed. He will instead be walking on at Nebraska, which really hurts. But, they are reviving their walk-on program so I guess I understand somewhat.
That's just stupid to accept walk on status vs a full ride scholarship
Nebraska graduated only 2 Olineman this year, has 4 Oline commitments for 08 plus 3 Oline offers with 1 commit for 09. Thorson better enjoy sitting on the bench because he won't get much of any PT at Nebraska.
I agree, but this kid has probably idolized Nebraska his entire life since he knows nothing else. Kid could have had has entire college paid for at a top academic school and even played rather than ride the bench while all the scholarship players see the field. When he's older and wiser he'll probably look back at this part of his life and say he made a mistake.
Thorson had committed before the whole Nebraska coaching switch. If you want my honest opinion, Thorson probably only committed to Buffalo on the off-chance that Turner Gill would be given the Head Coaching job at Nebraska, in hopes that he would recruit him once he got to Nebraska.
It's a shame, but there's a possibility that he never wanted to play for us, so maybe its for the best he didn't come here.
cajunrajan Wrote:What is everyone's opinion here of who is doing the best recruiting wise in the MAC this year? I haven't followed recruiting for the whole league too closely, but I know CMU and Temple are doing very well. Any other teams up on that level?
Rivals says Akron followed by Kent State, and that's just the new class as both schools have quality transfers eligible this year. Hard to put Temple up there since so many of their verbals never make it to campus, and this year is already shaping up to look the same. Probably better to say who got the better class once school starts so we can see what casualties each school has and who actually made it, or at the very least signing day to see backed off or was swept away by a BCS offer to be redshirted and play scout team for 3 years and special teams 2 instead of making a difference right away.
PS: Since last I checked Rivals now has Toledo at #1, also Ohio has a small class but it appears very good.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art.../802030345
Ryan at the Blade has the early sccop on BG's class. Andrew Beam is going to push HARD for the starting QB job. He's big, mobile, has run the spread and looks to have the ability to power the ball downfield with some accuracy. The incumbet QB Sheehan has the arm, but lacks downfield accuracy....he also gets the yips and just flat out doesn't see open WR's sometimes.
The OL recruits are studs...Walker and Robinson had offers from Illinois and one or two other BCS schools., Stevens had offers from the just about all of the MAC and Marshall and German was rumored to be a fall back for OSU if they missed on a couple of their OL recruits. I'm pretty sure Demark Jenkins had an Illini offer as well.
All in all, a decent class as we needed to replace some graduating OL and we face some heavy graduation losses in the secondary and at lb in the next year or so
epasnoopy Wrote:rocketfootball Wrote:cajunrajan Wrote:What is everyone's opinion here of who is doing the best recruiting wise in the MAC this year? I haven't followed recruiting for the whole league too closely, but I know CMU and Temple are doing very well. Any other teams up on that level?
So that there can't be a biased labeled I will not consider Toledo. Out of the other 12 MAC schools I would say that Temple and Miami University have the best classes going right now, but a lot can happen before February 6th.
I'd say Akron has both of them beat and has the top class so far. Hopefully these aren't the same academic risk type players that Brookhart has been bringing in the last few years.
I did not say Akron because of two things. First they have been doing the same thing for a few years where they bring in some "WOW" recruits and it looks good except quite a few never make it and the class doesn't turn out to be so good in the end. Second, several of their commits could not get qualified at other places (Temple is an example for a couple of them) and I don't think they will all get eligible, thus making their class not as good.
Miami Univeristy will not have that problem, and the guys I really like in Temple's class should be qualified too....except for possibly one or two.
One last thing that I feel is really important is how well a team meets their needs. IMO, Miami and Temple have brought in recruits that meet their needs perfectly.