(01-28-2018 12:21 PM)Buho00 Wrote:  

(01-25-2018 09:21 PM)RiceFootball2K5 Wrote:  Commitment tonight from August Pitre, 6’1” 165 lb 2 Star ATH from Opelousas, Louisiana. Looks like he had at one point been committed to Texas State. Also has offers from Navy, Harvard, and Yale (4.0 GPA).

He’s skinny but from a quick google search, it looks like he’s a really explosive athlete. This article mentions his 43 inch vertical: http://www.katc.com/story/35844012/2017-...gust-pitre

6'1 with good grades and a 43 inch vertical sounds like a great pick up.

I'm pleased with how Bloomgren's recruiting seems to be improving over the past few weeks. Mostly encouraged about seeing several out of state recruits. Also like the strategy of going after preferred walk ons from big P5 programs.

If we don't have a ton of recruiting money, makes sense to leverage the legwork of other staffs (in addition to our own leg work)

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(01-28-2018 12:21 PM)Buho00 Wrote:  

(01-25-2018 09:21 PM)RiceFootball2K5 Wrote:  Commitment tonight from August Pitre, 6’1” 165 lb 2 Star ATH from Opelousas, Louisiana. Looks like he had at one point been committed to Texas State. Also has offers from Navy, Harvard, and Yale (4.0 GPA).

He’s skinny but from a quick google search, it looks like he’s a really explosive athlete. This article mentions his 43 inch vertical: http://www.katc.com/story/35844012/2017-...gust-pitre

6'1 with good grades and a 43 inch vertical sounds like a great pick up.

I'm pleased with how Bloomgren's recruiting seems to be improving over the past few weeks. Mostly encouraged about seeing several out of state recruits. Also like the strategy of going after preferred walk ons from big P5 programs.

I see the Tx State --- Rice commitment/decommitment/commitment cycle has been reversed in this instance.

(01-27-2018 10:44 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  We've offered Ikenna Enechukwu, a 6-3 DE from Ruskin, MO. He actually committed to Air Force earlier this month but is re-considering that commitment. Other offers include Army, Memphis and Wyoming.

Previously we flipped an Air Force commit.

Here we looking to flip another Air Force commit with offers from Army.

With Pitre we pull in another guy with an offer from Navy.

This pattern actually gives me a warm fuzzy feeling about the staff knowing the school and knowing how to apply the school in the best way possible.

Raiding from Academy offers is spot on in terms of targeting imo.

Now, if we can just wash, rinse, repeat with Stanford, Northwestern, Tulane, Vanderbilt PWOs.

Bloomgren said of true student athletes, "I know how to recruit them and I know how to coach them." He appears to be doing a good job of proving the first of those. Let's hope he proves as adept at the second.

(01-28-2018 12:21 PM)Buho00 Wrote:  

(01-25-2018 09:21 PM)RiceFootball2K5 Wrote:  Commitment tonight from August Pitre, 6’1” 165 lb 2 Star ATH from Opelousas, Louisiana. Looks like he had at one point been committed to Texas State. Also has offers from Navy, Harvard, and Yale (4.0 GPA).
He’s skinny but from a quick google search, it looks like he’s a really explosive athlete. This article mentions his 43 inch vertical: http://www.katc.com/story/35844012/2017-...gust-pitre

6'1 with good grades and a 43 inch vertical sounds like a great pick up.
I'm pleased with how Bloomgren's recruiting seems to be improving over the past few weeks. Mostly encouraged about seeing several out of state recruits. Also like the strategy of going after preferred walk ons from big P5 programs.

This is the kind of player that I don't think Bailiff would have recruited because 1) he's out of state and 2) he doesn't fit the measurables. Glad to see Bloomgren going after these types.

And I don't think it's that his recruiting has improved. I think this was always there, just took time to bear fruit.

(01-28-2018 02:50 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(01-27-2018 10:44 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  We've offered Ikenna Enechukwu, a 6-3 DE from Ruskin, MO. He actually committed to Air Force earlier this month but is re-considering that commitment. Other offers include Army, Memphis and Wyoming.

Previously we flipped an Air Force commit.

Here we looking to flip another Air Force commit with offers from Army.

With Pitre we pull in another guy with an offer from Navy.

This pattern actually gives me a warm fuzzy feeling about the staff knowing the school and knowing how to apply the school in the best way possible.

Raiding from Academy offers is spot on in terms of targeting imo.

Now, if we can just wash, rinse, repeat with Stanford, Northwestern, Tulane, Vanderbilt PWOs.

Maybe the Stanford and Northwestern PWOs. I’ll pass on the Tulane ones. Let’s steal some of their scholarship guys.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/6678510/Tre...hamberlain

We offered this guy a few days ago...

Appears that we're his only D1 offer. His film is pretty good and so is his frame for a RB. Not sure if we're really struggling to recruit that position or what, but he is from very rural SC so maybe he just went unnoticed.

(01-29-2018 06:30 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  https://www.hudl.com/profile/6678510/Tre...hamberlain
We offered this guy a few days ago...
Appears that we're his only D1 offer. His film is pretty good and so is his frame for a RB. Not sure if we're really struggling to recruit that position or what, but he is from very rural SC so maybe he just went unnoticed.

Reminds me of your earlier comment, with which I agree:

(12-06-2017 10:12 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  

(12-06-2017 10:09 PM)WestGrayStreetOwl Wrote:  Jerry Mack was at Delta State 2004-2005. NC Central's record under him is 31-15

Don’t want to sound prejudiced but if he can get us into some small towns across the southeast and help us recruit more African-Americans to come to Rice, that would be great for both the team and the university.
The kind of guys that teams like App State and Georgia Southern feasted on in their glory days.

(01-29-2018 07:22 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(01-29-2018 06:30 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  https://www.hudl.com/profile/6678510/Tre...hamberlain
We offered this guy a few days ago...
Appears that we're his only D1 offer. His film is pretty good and so is his frame for a RB. Not sure if we're really struggling to recruit that position or what, but he is from very rural SC so maybe he just went unnoticed.

Reminds me of your earlier comment, with which I agree:

(12-06-2017 10:12 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  

(12-06-2017 10:09 PM)WestGrayStreetOwl Wrote:  Jerry Mack was at Delta State 2004-2005. NC Central's record under him is 31-15

Don’t want to sound prejudiced but if he can get us into some small towns across the southeast and help us recruit more African-Americans to come to Rice, that would be great for both the team and the university.
The kind of guys that teams like App State and Georgia Southern feasted on in their glory days.

+1

(01-29-2018 06:30 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  https://www.hudl.com/profile/6678510/Tre...hamberlain

We offered this guy a few days ago...

Appears that we're his only D1 offer. His film is pretty good and so is his frame for a RB. Not sure if we're really struggling to recruit that position or what, but he is from very rural SC so maybe he just went unnoticed.

Per twitter he committed today: https://twitter.com/_Treshawn3/status/95...7205763072

We’re getting our wishes of a national recruiting approach. What is that now.... TX, MN, GA, LA, FL, SC, NY. This class might not be ranked too well but hopefully once we make inroads in these states we’ll have earlier notice on players.

(01-29-2018 03:32 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  We’re getting our wishes of a national recruiting approach. What is that now.... TX, MN, GA, LA, FL, SC, NY. This class might not be ranked too well but hopefully once we make inroads in these states we’ll have earlier notice on players.

Haven't we had this before - maybe under Goldsmith? It seems to me that there was a time when our roster came from all over, and we were complaining that we were letting gems from our back yard get away.

In any case, I don't care if our players come from Houston or Samoa, as long as we win.

(01-22-2018 02:16 PM)RiceFootball2K5 Wrote:  

(01-21-2018 08:35 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  Don't know if Jordan Oliver has officially decommitted, but he posted about an offer from Texas State on Twitter so I would assume he's considering his options at the least. A media account also posted that it was his first offer since decommitting, so it's possible we lost him.

Also 2018 LB Matthew McElroy seems to have taken an official visit this weekend. His 247 profile has him with no offers, but interest from a ton of really good academic programs.

I don't think we are actively recruiting Oliver.

Oliver committed to ULM today.

Not sure if it was posted but Montero from MN took an official visit to and was offered by San Diego State.

He still has the Rice tweet pinned to the top of his account so I think we lead but worth keeping an eye on it.

Not to be a downer, but take a look at how many 3 stars Yale (9) or Harvard (4) have compared to us. OR, within CUSA with FIU (13) on top. 24/7 projects us to have 5, which is a big leap over recent years, but we have a long way to go. If Bloomgren gets us to smart school standards, it looks like Stanford, Northwestern, Duke and Vanderbilt have mostly 3 stars with an occasional 4 star.

(01-30-2018 03:45 PM)OwlRon87 Wrote:  Not to be a downer, but take a look at how many 3 stars Yale (9) or Harvard (4) have compared to us. OR, within CUSA with FIU (13) on top. 24/7 projects us to have 5, which is a big leap over recent years, but we have a long way to go. If Bloomgren gets us to smart school standards, it looks like Stanford, Northwestern, Duke and Vanderbilt have mostly 3 stars with an occasional 4 star.

I generally agree, but I do think Bloomgren is doing a good job finding some sleepers in this class. There is a big difference between a 2 star who has been seen and just isn't that great, and guys who are late bloomers or more off the radar types (like our commit from rural SC or the one from NY, not heavily scouted areas by any means), and I think Bloomgren is getting some of the latter category in this class. Next year, I'll expect to see (and will be surprised if we don't) a higher ranked class.

(01-29-2018 05:07 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(01-29-2018 03:32 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  We’re getting our wishes of a national recruiting approach. What is that now.... TX, MN, GA, LA, FL, SC, NY. This class might not be ranked too well but hopefully once we make inroads in these states we’ll have earlier notice on players.

Haven't we had this before - maybe under Goldsmith? It seems to me that there was a time when our roster came from all over, and we were complaining that we were letting gems from our back yard get away.

In any case, I don't care if our players come from Houston or Samoa, as long as we win.

Goldsmith’s philosophy was anywhere that was a nonstop flight from Hobby. Ken got a lot of recruits out of Arkansas where he obviously had contacts, plus others from places like Atlanta where their coaches were part of the large and loyal wishbone fraternity. Todd wasn’t here long enough, and Bailiff refocused on Texas.

(01-30-2018 03:45 PM)OwlRon87 Wrote:  Not to be a downer, but take a look at how many 3 stars Yale (9) or Harvard (4) have compared to us. OR, within CUSA with FIU (13) on top. 24/7 projects us to have 5, which is a big leap over recent years, but we have a long way to go. If Bloomgren gets us to smart school standards, it looks like Stanford, Northwestern, Duke and Vanderbilt have mostly 3 stars with an occasional 4 star.

Bloomgren isn't a "name" coach, so I don't think he can come into one of the worst programs in the nation and immediately recruit at the level of even top of CUSA.

If recruiting (and performance, of course) isn't trending upward in subsequent years, I'll be concerned.

Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:Goldsmith’s philosophy was anywhere that was a nonstop flight from Hobby.

Still good, as long as aerial refueling is included.

Montero commits. If he's another Sendejo, that's a great get.