We're hosting a pretty prestigious football camp this weekend, so expect a lot more news on the recruiting front shortly. I did see we've offered another one of the local kids from my kids' high school - Devin Gunter (Ridge Point, Class of 2020 athlete). Honestly, I don't recall what position he plays but the Ridge Point team will be pretty good this fall (probably their best team since making the state semifinals a few years back).

http://kdhnews.com/kdhpressbox/sportssta...d5ed8.html

Good article about our TE commit.

(06-02-2019 11:33 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  http://kdhnews.com/kdhpressbox/sportssta...d5ed8.html

Good article about our TE commit.

Great article. Seems like exactly the kind of student/athlete we are looking for. I hope we can hang on to him.

(06-02-2019 12:48 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  

(06-02-2019 11:33 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  http://kdhnews.com/kdhpressbox/sportssta...d5ed8.html

Good article about our TE commit.

Great article. Seems like exactly the kind of student/athlete we are looking for. I hope we can hang on to him.

Agree. He sounds like a great player and leader.

I did find this part interesting, too:

Quote:Exactly one month after Nate committed to Rice, he was scrolling through social media on his phone when he stumbled upon news about himself.

“I went to sleep a zero star,” Nate said. “And I was on Twitter and I saw my name on a Rice thing and it said, ‘Nate Kamper, 0 stars to 3 stars’ and I was like, what?

“I was so confused and I was sitting there thinking, what does this even mean?”

I guess it means either a) that he went from a nothing burger to a seriously good in the previous week or two ... or b) that the star ratings are more of a reflection of which colleges are interested in you than an independent assessment of how good a player you are.

(06-02-2019 06:31 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(06-02-2019 12:48 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  

(06-02-2019 11:33 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  http://kdhnews.com/kdhpressbox/sportssta...d5ed8.html
Good article about our TE commit.

Great article. Seems like exactly the kind of student/athlete we are looking for. I hope we can hang on to him.

Agree. He sounds like a great player and leader.
I did find this part interesting, too:

Quote:Exactly one month after Nate committed to Rice, he was scrolling through social media on his phone when he stumbled upon news about himself.
“I went to sleep a zero star,” Nate said. “And I was on Twitter and I saw my name on a Rice thing and it said, ‘Nate Kamper, 0 stars to 3 stars’ and I was like, what?
“I was so confused and I was sitting there thinking, what does this even mean?”

I guess it means either a) that he went from a nothing burger to a seriously good in the previous week or two ... or b) that the star ratings are more of a reflection of which colleges are interested in you than an independent assessment of how good a player you are.

My money is on b), but the usual impact of signing with Rice has been a move in the other direction.

https://247sports.com/Player/Andrew-Mason-46056826/

Andrew Mason, 5-11 WR from Brentwood, TN has committed. Speedster who mostly had offers from military schools and FCS teams, but he looks to be another solid pick-up.

(06-02-2019 07:43 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(06-02-2019 06:31 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(06-02-2019 12:48 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  

(06-02-2019 11:33 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  http://kdhnews.com/kdhpressbox/sportssta...d5ed8.html
Good article about our TE commit.

Great article. Seems like exactly the kind of student/athlete we are looking for. I hope we can hang on to him.

Agree. He sounds like a great player and leader.
I did find this part interesting, too:

Quote:Exactly one month after Nate committed to Rice, he was scrolling through social media on his phone when he stumbled upon news about himself.
“I went to sleep a zero star,” Nate said. “And I was on Twitter and I saw my name on a Rice thing and it said, ‘Nate Kamper, 0 stars to 3 stars’ and I was like, what?
“I was so confused and I was sitting there thinking, what does this even mean?”

I guess it means either a) that he went from a nothing burger to a seriously good in the previous week or two ... or b) that the star ratings are more of a reflection of which colleges are interested in you than an independent assessment of how good a player you are.

My money is on b), but the usual impact of signing with Rice has been a move in the other direction.

My money is on © they don't know what they are doing, or (d) they didn't bother to check him out until he made news by committing, then rated him. Maybe (e) they flipped a coin, or (f) they effed up. Maybe (g), they walked into a door and saw stars.

(06-01-2019 07:47 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  We're hosting a pretty prestigious football camp this weekend, so expect a lot more news on the recruiting front shortly. I did see we've offered another one of the local kids from my kids' high school - Devin Gunter (Ridge Point, Class of 2020 athlete). Honestly, I don't recall what position he plays but the Ridge Point team will be pretty good this fall (probably their best team since making the state semifinals a few years back).

Gunter committed tonight. Always happy to get the local players - I'll get to watch him play a bunch this fall. Nice family, his dad is a lawyer.

(06-13-2019 09:40 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  

(06-01-2019 07:47 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  We're hosting a pretty prestigious football camp this weekend, so expect a lot more news on the recruiting front shortly. I did see we've offered another one of the local kids from my kids' high school - Devin Gunter (Ridge Point, Class of 2020 athlete). Honestly, I don't recall what position he plays but the Ridge Point team will be pretty good this fall (probably their best team since making the state semifinals a few years back).

Gunter committed tonight. Always happy to get the local players - I'll get to watch him play a bunch this fall. Nice family, his dad is a lawyer.

This is looking like it could be a really nice class. Above all, it looks like we are finally having some success where we have major needs.

(06-13-2019 10:28 PM)ranfin Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 09:40 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  

(06-01-2019 07:47 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  We're hosting a pretty prestigious football camp this weekend, so expect a lot more news on the recruiting front shortly. I did see we've offered another one of the local kids from my kids' high school - Devin Gunter (Ridge Point, Class of 2020 athlete). Honestly, I don't recall what position he plays but the Ridge Point team will be pretty good this fall (probably their best team since making the state semifinals a few years back).

Gunter committed tonight. Always happy to get the local players - I'll get to watch him play a bunch this fall. Nice family, his dad is a lawyer.

This is looking like it could be a really nice class. Above all, it looks like we are finally having some success where we have major needs.

So this week we received commitments from a CB who runs a 4.47 and a WR that runs sub 4.4 supposedly. I’ll take it!

Another commit - Trey Phillipi from Montgomery High School. Seems to be a bit of a late bloomer but he's a 6-5, maybe 6-6 OL who is still filling out. If nothing else, he'll make the all-airport team, but I think the staff is going to get a real keeper with him.

(06-14-2019 02:52 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Another commit - Trey Phillipi from Montgomery High School. Seems to be a bit of a late bloomer but he's a 6-5, maybe 6-6 OL who is still filling out. If nothing else, he'll make the all-airport team, but I think the staff is going to get a real keeper with him.

I'd never heard of an "all-airport team" before. But my friend Google told me the answer ... and then some: http://www.espn.com/dickvitale/vspeak/

(06-13-2019 11:02 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 10:28 PM)ranfin Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 09:40 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  

(06-01-2019 07:47 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  We're hosting a pretty prestigious football camp this weekend, so expect a lot more news on the recruiting front shortly. I did see we've offered another one of the local kids from my kids' high school - Devin Gunter (Ridge Point, Class of 2020 athlete). Honestly, I don't recall what position he plays but the Ridge Point team will be pretty good this fall (probably their best team since making the state semifinals a few years back).

Gunter committed tonight. Always happy to get the local players - I'll get to watch him play a bunch this fall. Nice family, his dad is a lawyer.

This is looking like it could be a really nice class. Above all, it looks like we are finally having some success where we have major needs.

UN
So this week we received commitments from a CB who runs a 4.47 and a WR that runs sub 4.4 supposedly. I’ll take it!

Yeah this is amazing news. We have some good athletes committed.

(06-15-2019 01:04 AM)Ourland Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 11:02 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 10:28 PM)ranfin Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 09:40 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  

(06-01-2019 07:47 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  We're hosting a pretty prestigious football camp this weekend, so expect a lot more news on the recruiting front shortly. I did see we've offered another one of the local kids from my kids' high school - Devin Gunter (Ridge Point, Class of 2020 athlete). Honestly, I don't recall what position he plays but the Ridge Point team will be pretty good this fall (probably their best team since making the state semifinals a few years back).

Gunter committed tonight. Always happy to get the local players - I'll get to watch him play a bunch this fall. Nice family, his dad is a lawyer.

This is looking like it could be a really nice class. Above all, it looks like we are finally having some success where we have major needs.

UN
So this week we received commitments from a CB who runs a 4.47 and a WR that runs sub 4.4 supposedly. I’ll take it!

Yeah this is amazing news. We have some good athletes committed.

I remember a sports reporter saying Goldsmith recruited for speed, and that seemed to be working.

Two new commits this morning.

CB Jordan Dunbar out of Iona Prep in NY. 21 offers ranging from the Ivy Leagues to Tulane, FAU, Army and Air Force.

LB Geron Hargon out of Shreveport, LA. 17 offers including Ivies, Southern Miss, Tulsa, UAB.

Makes 12 commits, 9 of which are graded as 3 stars on 24-7.

(06-22-2019 01:48 PM)RiceFootball2K5 Wrote:  Two new commits this morning.

CB Jordan Dunbar out of Iona Prep in NY. 21 offers ranging from the Ivy Leagues to Tulane, FAU, Army and Air Force.

LB Geron Hargon out of Shreveport, LA. 17 offers including Ivies, Southern Miss, Tulsa, UAB.

Makes 12 commits, 9 of which are graded as 3 stars on 24-7.

The recruiting news is very encouraging.

(06-22-2019 03:12 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-22-2019 01:48 PM)RiceFootball2K5 Wrote:  Two new commits this morning.

CB Jordan Dunbar out of Iona Prep in NY. 21 offers ranging from the Ivy Leagues to Tulane, FAU, Army and Air Force.

LB Geron Hargon out of Shreveport, LA. 17 offers including Ivies, Southern Miss, Tulsa, UAB.

Makes 12 commits, 9 of which are graded as 3 stars on 24-7.

The recruiting news is very encouraging.

Very encouraging. The coaches are obviously making a rather successful effort to upgrade the program. More speed and hopefully a few defensive linemen.

(06-22-2019 03:12 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-22-2019 01:48 PM)RiceFootball2K5 Wrote:  Two new commits this morning.

CB Jordan Dunbar out of Iona Prep in NY. 21 offers ranging from the Ivy Leagues to Tulane, FAU, Army and Air Force.

LB Geron Hargon out of Shreveport, LA. 17 offers including Ivies, Southern Miss, Tulsa, UAB.

Makes 12 commits, 9 of which are graded as 3 stars on 24-7.

The recruiting news is very encouraging.

Very encouraging. The coaches are obviously making a rather successful effort to upgrade the program. More speed and hopefully a few defensive linemen.

(06-15-2019 01:46 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-15-2019 01:04 AM)Ourland Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 11:02 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 10:28 PM)ranfin Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 09:40 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Gunter committed tonight. Always happy to get the local players - I'll get to watch him play a bunch this fall. Nice family, his dad is a lawyer.

This is looking like it could be a really nice class. Above all, it looks like we are finally having some success where we have major needs.

UN
So this week we received commitments from a CB who runs a 4.47 and a WR that runs sub 4.4 supposedly. I’ll take it!

Yeah this is amazing news. We have some good athletes committed.

I remember a sports reporter saying Goldsmith recruited for speed, and that seemed to be working.

Yes it did. Goldsmith was very open about his preference of speed over size, particularly on defense. Those guys were quick. Our best two defenses were during Hatfield's first two seasons.

(06-24-2019 10:01 AM)Ourland Wrote:  

(06-15-2019 01:46 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-15-2019 01:04 AM)Ourland Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 11:02 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(06-13-2019 10:28 PM)ranfin Wrote:  This is looking like it could be a really nice class. Above all, it looks like we are finally having some success where we have major needs.

UN
So this week we received commitments from a CB who runs a 4.47 and a WR that runs sub 4.4 supposedly. I’ll take it!

Yeah this is amazing news. We have some good athletes committed.

I remember a sports reporter saying Goldsmith recruited for speed, and that seemed to be working.

Yes it did. Goldsmith was very open about his preference of speed over size, particularly on defense. Those guys were quick. Our best two defenses were during Hatfield's first two seasons.

No. Our best defense was the nationally ranked defense of 1974, with Cornelius Walker and Rose fronting the defensive line, and Pringle doing the punting.