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What was the OL's name that was just gaining some interest? He was HUGE if I remember correctly, but only had one offer and it was from Miami? Maybe if we have an open scholarship towards the end we pop on this kid and make him a project.
 
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We do have 3 OL signed, everyone forgets about Daly, maybe he'll develop under Longo into a serviceable player
 
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Day, Daly...they both have a lot of the same letters.
And none of them are signed until 2/1/12.
 
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TerryTate said:
Standifer does have a commitable offer.
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Isn't one of the main reasons Darby de-committed was because the staff went after more corners? I realize Darby is also interested in the track programs down south and that he's basically as good as gone. But with BK still having an in-home, there's still a chance. If Standifer commits, you have to think that Darby will say forget that, and move on for sure. That's not really a gamble I'd be willing to take. If it's Poole vs Darby, ok. But Standifer isn't an elite back like these other guys. So what gives...
 
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BleedBlueGold said:
Isn't one of the main reasons Darby de-committed was because the staff went after more corners? I realize Darby is also interested in the track programs down south and that he's basically as good as gone. But with BK still having an in-home, there's still a chance. If Standifer commits, you have to think that Darby will say forget that, and move on for sure. That's not really a gamble I'd be willing to take. If it's Poole vs Darby, ok. But Standifer isn't an elite back like these other guys. So what gives...
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Why isn't he elite?

Poole is an option regardless.

You don't hold up a recruiting class for one guy. Weis did that. How'd that work out?
 
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TerryTate said:
Why isn't he elite?

Poole is an option regardless.

You don't hold up a recruiting class for one guy. Weis did that. How'd that work out?
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I'd be more accepting if he had a better offer list. If he had Alabama, LSU, USC, Florida, FSU, etc...then you'd know he was an elite talent. I heard he played well in the Semper Fi game though, so I'm not completely discounting him as a good player. Sorry, but he's not Shep/Darby/Poole.

It's not holding up a recruiting class for one guy if you already have others that are already verbally committed/signed. Supposedly Darby was upset about the staff continuing to go after corners when they supposedly said they weren't. Why not prove to him that he's the one they want and go get him? If they miss, it's not a huge blow because Shep is on campus as we speak and like you mentioned, we're still in it with Poole. I'm not seeing your correlation here w/ the Weis regime. If Tee wasn't signed, then I totally agree with you. But that's not the case so that's apples and oranges, imo.
 
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BleedBlueGold said:
I'd be more accepting if he had a better offer list. If he had Alabama, LSU, USC, Florida, FSU, etc...then you'd know he was an elite talent. I heard he played well in the Semper Fi game though, so I'm not completely discounting him as a good player. Sorry, but he's not Shep/Darby/Poole.

It's not holding up a recruiting class for one guy if you already have others that are already verbally committed/signed. Supposedly Darby was upset about the staff continuing to go after corners when they supposedly said they weren't. Why not prove to him that he's the one they want and go get him? If they miss, it's not a huge blow because Shep is on campus as we speak and like you mentioned, we're still in it with Poole. I'm not seeing your correlation here w/ the Weis regime. If Tee wasn't signed, then I totally agree with you. But that's not the case so that's apples and oranges, imo.
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Tee is 1 person....we need not only depth but quality players....I think what TT was saying as w/ Weis...he would have put all of his money on Darby and if he chooses elsewhere...well we have nothing in return which leaves holes..you can't guarantee next year we will get any...so you have to address needs! look at DG..he didn't have an impressive offer list..ND saw something in him and look now..he was committed to Michigan prior to this...last time i checked....they seem to get good athletes...again people are star gazing...serious question...have you watched any of his film?
 
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Maybe I'm in the dark here, but it seems to me that Weis was pretty successful at recruiting.

2006: #5 class: Scout.com: Football Recruiting
Five 4-star O-lineman, one 5-star o-lineman. Two 3-star D-line, one 4-star d-line.

2007: #11 class: Scout.com: Football Recruiting
Three 4-star O-lineman, one 3-star o-lineman. Two 3-star D-line (one being KLM) and one 4-star D-line.

2008: #2 class: Scout.com: Football Recruiting
One 4-star, two 3-star o-lineman. One 4-star D-line.

He was slim at DL, but did well with OL.

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BleedBlueGold said:
I'd be more accepting if he had a better offer list. If he had Alabama, LSU, USC, Florida, FSU, etc...then you'd know he was an elite talent. I heard he played well in the Semper Fi game though, so I'm not completely discounting him as a good player. Sorry, but he's not Shep/Darby/Poole.

It's not holding up a recruiting class for one guy if you already have others that are already verbally committed/signed. Supposedly Darby was upset about the staff continuing to go after corners when they supposedly said they weren't. Why not prove to him that he's the one they want and go get him? If they miss, it's not a huge blow because Shep is on campus as we speak and like you mentioned, we're still in it with Poole. I'm not seeing your correlation here w/ the Weis regime. If Tee wasn't signed, then I totally agree with you. But that's not the case so that's apples and oranges, imo.
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You lost me with your reasoning and here's why. You say the staff should prove to Darby that he's the guy, and go get him. In saying this you are saying by default are you not, that they shouldn't recruit other corners (remember, that's what supposedly turned him off). If you aren't recruiting other corners, you aren't in a position to go after Poole if Darby turns you down, withdraws his verbal, etc. Relationships aren't built starting 3 weeks before NSD. You can't magically start recruiting new elite talent this late in the game and expect to land it. Trust that the staff knows what they are doing and aren't looking to waste scholarships.
 
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Maybe I'm in the dark here, but it seems to me that Weis was pretty successful at recruiting.

2006: #5 class: Scout.com: Football Recruiting
Five 4-star O-lineman, one 5-star o-lineman. Two 3-star D-line, one 4-star d-line.

2007: #11 class: Scout.com: Football Recruiting
Three 4-star O-lineman, one 3-star o-lineman. Two 3-star D-line (one being KLM) and one 4-star D-line.

2008: #2 class: Scout.com: Football Recruiting
One 4-star, two 3-star o-lineman. One 4-star D-line.

He was slim at DL, but did well with OL.

According to scout.com
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How well did those OL develop?

Notice a trend on the defensive line?

When Weis struck out, there would be no backup plan.
 
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Me2SouthBend said:
You lost me with your reasoning and here's why. You say the staff should prove to Darby that he's the guy, and go get him. In saying this you are saying by default are you not, that they shouldn't recruit other corners (remember, that's what supposedly turned him off). If you aren't recruiting other corners, you aren't in a position to go after Poole if Darby turns you down, withdraws his verbal, etc. Relationships aren't built starting 3 weeks before NSD. You can't magically start recruiting new elite talent this late in the game and expect to land it. Trust that the staff knows what they are doing and aren't looking to waste scholarships.
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TerryTate said:
How well did those OL develop?

Notice a trend on the defensive line?

When Weis struck out, there would be no backup plan.
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I agree about development. He slacked in that regard. But he did recruit well for the o-line. D-line a different story.
 
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kuehnja said:
I agree, but development and recruiting are different. Weis got a lot of credit for recruiting well, but was knocked for not recruiting in the trenches. The O-line classes he brought in were very highly touted. His development must have been pretty bad. And you're right about D-line, he didn't recruit well there.
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To further illustrate the point, when you exclude the 2008 class (which had 5 DL rated 4* or higher on at least one site) Weis landed a grand total of two DL rated four stars or higher. TWO.
 
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We absolutely must get another corner in this class. Tee is fantastic but getting just one guy in this class will put us in trouble in a couple years. Poole or Darby or both would be ideal but Standifer is closer to those guys than people think. Check out the recent post in his thread by someone who has watched his film closely. I don't know why he doesn't have a more impressive offer list but I don't think it's fair to read too much into that. Maybe his coach wasn't good about sending his film out, or maybe schools laid off because he committed to UMich early and then wouldn't taken anybody else's calls till things fell apart with scUM. I think he is a good player and we absolutely HAVE to keep him as an option, especially if Darby and Poole don't work out.
 
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Since Wright's thread is closed I decided to ask on here. There's a small update on Wright on II. Can anyone check it out?
 
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NYIrish14 said:
Since Wright's thread is closed I decided to ask on here. There's a small update on Wright on II. Can anyone check it out?
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There is a video on him on rivals that is free. It says that Notre Dame might be the next to drop him, and that 2 other school are trying to get in his recruitment.
 
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