Came across this article. Southern Miss leads the nation in # of scholarship offers at 430. SEC leads by average.

I for one think you have to cast a big net to land best talent, but I could be wrong.

Also, UNT has highest commit rate of all FBS.

https://herosports.com/college-football/...ffers-ahah

You have to make that many offers because kids don’t stick by their word and will decommit the next time someone else calls. If I were a coach I’d tell them the offer is only good till another player commits. We want you first and foremost but we can’t wait on a decision forever. (Even if it isn’t true)

I bet MT has offered like 17. Stockstill would never offer a scholarship and not honor it. So, he won't offer more than he has. That's the crazy mindset there.

I see no problem offering that many when you know only 2 or 3% are going to accept. It doesn't seem very strategic though. Just like you are throwing out offers hoping to catch something by mistake. Offers don't earn the scholarship. It's the relationship building and connecting to the kids that works.

(10-09-2018 11:39 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  I bet MT has offered like 17. Stockstill would never offer a scholarship and not honor it. So, he won't offer more than he has. That's the crazy mindset there.

According to 247, MTSU has 158 offers out on 2019 recruits, not counting the 11 who have committed.

https://247sports.com/college/middle-ten...ll/Offers/

(10-09-2018 12:44 PM)CoachMaclid Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 11:39 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  I bet MT has offered like 17. Stockstill would never offer a scholarship and not honor it. So, he won't offer more than he has. That's the crazy mindset there.

According to 247, MTSU has 158 offers out on 2019 recruits, not counting the 11 who have committed.

https://247sports.com/college/middle-ten...ll/Offers/

Would be interesting to see who has the most to the least.

(10-09-2018 11:17 AM)va-eagle Wrote:  Also, UNT has highest commit rate of all FBS.

Woohoo?

I suppose I'd rather be on top of the list than on the bottom.

(10-09-2018 01:13 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 12:44 PM)CoachMaclid Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 11:39 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  I bet MT has offered like 17. Stockstill would never offer a scholarship and not honor it. So, he won't offer more than he has. That's the crazy mindset there.

According to 247, MTSU has 158 offers out on 2019 recruits, not counting the 11 who have committed.

https://247sports.com/college/middle-ten...ll/Offers/

Would be interesting to see who has the most to the least.

Rank - Team - offers
1 - USM - 430
13 - FAU - 329
40 - UAB - 232
50 - WKU - 210
71 - Marshall - 180
78 - UTSA - 164
84 - MTSU - 158
89 - ODU - 153
103 - FIU - 127
111 - UNCC - 116
114 - UNT - 108
119 - LaTech - 94
125 - Rice - 86
127 - UTEP - 82

Full list here: https://herosports.com/college-football/...mmits-ahah

There are offers and commitable offers.

(10-09-2018 02:30 PM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  There are offers and commitable offers.

and there are not commitable non offers.

(10-09-2018 11:17 AM)va-eagle Wrote:  Came across this article. Southern Miss leads the nation in # of scholarship offers at 430. SEC leads by average.

I for one think you have to cast a big net to land best talent, but I could be wrong.

Also, UNT has highest commit rate of all FBS.

https://herosports.com/college-football/...ffers-ahah

The downside of that is that it could be used against USM by other schools as schools could tell a kid we offered...."how serious do you really think that offer from USM is considering they've offered 429 more kids besides you. They are just playing you like a pawn"

I agree in casting a big net but 430 might be overkill

(10-09-2018 03:30 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 11:17 AM)va-eagle Wrote:  Came across this article. Southern Miss leads the nation in # of scholarship offers at 430. SEC leads by average.

I for one think you have to cast a big net to land best talent, but I could be wrong.

Also, UNT has highest commit rate of all FBS.

https://herosports.com/college-football/...ffers-ahah

The downside of that is that it could be used against USM by other schools as schools could tell a kid we offered...."how serious do you really think that offer from USM is considering they've offered 429 more kids besides you. They are just playing you like a pawn"

I agree in casting a big net but 430 might be overkill

Not that USM is doing anything right or wrong, but just looking at their history back to 2010. Keep in mind this period covers 4 HCs. Hopson seems to have a strategy of giving out a lot of offers.

Per 247...
2019 USM offers 431
2018 USM offers 348 [cusa rank 5]
2017 USM offers 375 [cusa rank 2]
2016 USM offers 254 [cusa rank 6]
2015 USM offers 240 [cusa rank 5]
2014 USM offers 169 [cusa rank 3]
2013 USM offers 122 [cusa rank 2]
2012 USM offers 122 [cusa rank 1]
2011 USM offers 69 [cusa rank 3]
2010 USM offers 60 [cusa rank 1]

Rank is where USM finished with respect to recruiting class, not qty of offers.

(10-09-2018 02:15 PM)va-eagle Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 01:13 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 12:44 PM)CoachMaclid Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 11:39 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  I bet MT has offered like 17. Stockstill would never offer a scholarship and not honor it. So, he won't offer more than he has. That's the crazy mindset there.

According to 247, MTSU has 158 offers out on 2019 recruits, not counting the 11 who have committed.

https://247sports.com/college/middle-ten...ll/Offers/

Would be interesting to see who has the most to the least.

Rank - Team - offers
1 - USM - 430
13 - FAU - 329
40 - UAB - 232
50 - WKU - 210
71 - Marshall - 180
78 - UTSA - 164
84 - MTSU - 158
89 - ODU - 153
103 - FIU - 127
111 - UNCC - 116
114 - UNT - 108
119 - LaTech - 94
125 - Rice - 86
127 - UTEP - 82

Full list here: https://herosports.com/college-football/...mmits-ahah

Interesting some of those are so low.

(10-09-2018 04:20 PM)va-eagle Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 03:30 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 11:17 AM)va-eagle Wrote:  Came across this article. Southern Miss leads the nation in # of scholarship offers at 430. SEC leads by average.

I for one think you have to cast a big net to land best talent, but I could be wrong.

Also, UNT has highest commit rate of all FBS.

https://herosports.com/college-football/...ffers-ahah

The downside of that is that it could be used against USM by other schools as schools could tell a kid we offered...."how serious do you really think that offer from USM is considering they've offered 429 more kids besides you. They are just playing you like a pawn"

I agree in casting a big net but 430 might be overkill

Not that USM is doing anything right or wrong, but just looking at their history back to 2010. Keep in mind this period covers 4 HCs. Hopson seems to have a strategy of giving out a lot of offers.

Per 247...
2019 USM offers 431
2018 USM offers 348 [cusa rank 5]
2017 USM offers 375 [cusa rank 2]
2016 USM offers 254 [cusa rank 6]
2015 USM offers 240 [cusa rank 5]
2014 USM offers 169 [cusa rank 3]
2013 USM offers 122 [cusa rank 2]
2012 USM offers 122 [cusa rank 1]
2011 USM offers 69 [cusa rank 3]
2010 USM offers 60 [cusa rank 1]

Rank is where USM finished with respect to recruiting class, not qty of offers.

With the growth of sites like 247 and more employees talking to recruits and kids tweeting out every offer they get and more players getting exposed thus getting more offers these numbers are misleading.

I saw a top 2020 South Florida kid with offers to every blue blood program in the country tweet yesterday that he was "blessed to receive from App State" 5 years ago no one knows about that offer or App State doesn't or App doesn't even brother, but its about being noticed.
For the G-5 school it's worth just having the 5 star tweet about you.

(10-10-2018 06:06 AM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 04:20 PM)va-eagle Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 03:30 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(10-09-2018 11:17 AM)va-eagle Wrote:  Came across this article. Southern Miss leads the nation in # of scholarship offers at 430. SEC leads by average.

I for one think you have to cast a big net to land best talent, but I could be wrong.

Also, UNT has highest commit rate of all FBS.

https://herosports.com/college-football/...ffers-ahah

The downside of that is that it could be used against USM by other schools as schools could tell a kid we offered...."how serious do you really think that offer from USM is considering they've offered 429 more kids besides you. They are just playing you like a pawn"

I agree in casting a big net but 430 might be overkill

Not that USM is doing anything right or wrong, but just looking at their history back to 2010. Keep in mind this period covers 4 HCs. Hopson seems to have a strategy of giving out a lot of offers.

Per 247...
2019 USM offers 431
2018 USM offers 348 [cusa rank 5]
2017 USM offers 375 [cusa rank 2]
2016 USM offers 254 [cusa rank 6]
2015 USM offers 240 [cusa rank 5]
2014 USM offers 169 [cusa rank 3]
2013 USM offers 122 [cusa rank 2]
2012 USM offers 122 [cusa rank 1]
2011 USM offers 69 [cusa rank 3]
2010 USM offers 60 [cusa rank 1]

Rank is where USM finished with respect to recruiting class, not qty of offers.

With the growth of sites like 247 and more employees talking to recruits and kids tweeting out every offer they get and more players getting exposed thus getting more offers these numbers are misleading.

I saw a top 2020 South Florida kid with offers to every blue blood program in the country tweet yesterday that he was "blessed to receive from App State" 5 years ago no one knows about that offer or App State doesn't or App doesn't even brother, but its about being noticed.
For the G-5 school it's worth just having the 5 star tweet about you.

Those numbers are actual offers from 247, which this hasn't changed too much in last 8 years. Yes, technology has changed where kids who receive offers are more noticeable from those who aren't going to sites like 247 to check. It is also an improving tool for recruiters.

I don't think the numbers are misleading, but the strategy is different from some programs. If you are a FB coach, do you want to extend 150 offers to 0-3* athletes only or do you want to extend 250 to 0-3* athletes and 150 to 4-5* athletes?

Every 3-5* athlete in the state of Miss should get an offer from USM, unless it is certain they won't qualify or that they are a character risk. I don't know if this is 50 or 300. Then it gets more strategic from there. IMO.