Any new Recruiting News?

by ACtheStud1980 on Sep 23, 2008 9:34 AM EDT Comment 7 comments

I haven't heard much on the recruiting front....I mean the Evans, Koroma news has overshadowed everything going on with this team. Anyway with Illini coming to town, wondering if anybody has heard anything about recruits on the verge of signing, etc....

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Nope

This is typically a pretty dead period recruiting-wise. The college teams are too busy with their seasons to host a lot of visitors. And the high school kids have games on the weekends so they can’t get out on visits anyway.

Having said that, kids like to make visits to the big games because a) they are a lot of fun and b) they tend to kick off late on Saturdays. So if a kid has a game on Friday night he can travel on Saturday morning and go to the game that evening. Several recruits will be attending the game this weekend and a few are hoping to attend the Michigan game in a few weeks. If we’re going to get any verbals between now and the end of the season it will most likely take place a week or two after those visits. If we don’t get any verbals in October I wouldn’t expect to get any until late December or January.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Sep 23, 2008 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This is an ACTIVE preiod in recruiting.

The visits by students are huge, and the teams will do a lot when hosting them.

This period is definitely more active for the students than the teams, but its still very active.

When a recruit visits for a game they are generally on the sidelines with the team and spend time with the team and are recruited. The teams are in contact with the students and a lot of students will make commitments now.

Of course, those commitments are not always honored. But you can definitely know what schools a kid is hot or cold on.

by DrDetroit on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True

It’s not technically a “dead period”. Coaches can contact kids once a week I think and they can host them on official visits. But visits are rare because everyone is preparing for their upcoming games. You don’t see many verbal commitments during the season.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Sep 24, 2008 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs