Seems like everyone in the BEast is getting "better than usual" recruiting classes this year. Tomorrow is going to be a BIG DAY for ALL of us as news of LOIs start to trickle in... POST 'em HERE

Good Luck BEast'ers !!!

Good luck on your signings everyone!

Thank you WVU for your win in the BCS Sugar Bowl. Say what you want, but that one win probably will result in a couple of good signings that would have otherwise gotten away and every team in the Big East ends up with a better recruiting year....so thanks again.

cardtopper Wrote:Thank you WVU for your win in the BCS Sugar Bowl. Say what you want, but that one win probably will result in a couple of good signings that would have otherwise gotten away and every team in the Big East ends up with a better recruiting year....so thanks again.

The recruiting guru, Bob Lichtenfields(?) feels as you do Cardtopper.




The Big East has to endure more national negativity from the media then any other conference in the country. Thankfully, for Big East fans, West Virginia proved on a national stage that the Big East is not dead and they are deserving of their automatic BCS bid. How does that directly correlate to recruiting? The answer is easy: Recruits want to play in BCS conferences and on national television.

One problem that several Big East schools faced this season was a lack of scholarships. West Virginia, Connecticut, and Cincinnati all had smaller classes than normal this year. Pittsburgh was one of the bigger disappointments on the field in Dave Wannstedt's first season as the Panthers head coach. Fortunately for Pittsburgh fans, that has not translated into a poor performance in the recruiting wars.

Pittsburgh is on its way to a potential top 10 finish in the national recruiting rankings. The Panthers have verbal commitments from five of the nation's top 100 prospects including Scout.com's No. 1 tight end Nate Byham, No. 4 wide receiver Dorin Dickerson, No. 8 safety Elijah Fields, No. 12 offensive lineman Joe Thomas, and No. 13 running back Kevin Collier. Pittsburgh and Mississippi have easily been the biggest surprises on the recruiting trail this year.

Louisville had a banner final week of January as they landed three Scout.com four-star prospects including the No. 14-rated wide receiver in the nation according to Scout.com Josh Chichester (West Chester, Ohio.), who originally committed to Ohio State. The Cardinals also landed the No. 31-rated wide receiver Latarrius Thomas (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.), and the No. 32-ranked defensive tackle L.T. Walker (Wynne, AR.). The coup for Louisville happened on Tuesday as Deantwan "Peanut" Whitehead, the nation's No. 3-rated defensive end and a Scout.com five-star prospect, committed to the Cardinals.

Syracuse landed a standout in Delone Carter (Copley, Ohio.), Scout. com's No. 25-ranked running back prospect. Carter could end up starting for the Orange or at the very least, will likely be in the rotation. The Orange added a must have prospect in the nation's No. 20 wide receiver Andrey Baskin (Camden, N.J.).

West Virginia fans were somewhat miffed as their victory over Georgia did not net better results on the recruiting trail. The class is lead by four-star cornerback Ryan Brinson (Chatham, Va.), along with linebacker Anthony Leonard (McKeesport, Pa.), cornerback Robert Williams (Cincinnati, Ohio.), and wide receiver John Maddox (Philadelphia, Pa.). Brandon Heath is a top prospect from Florida that the Mountaineers would love to sign.

I appreciate all WVU has done for the conference....but Heath is a Cardinal Babeeee!