2021 Recruit/Commitment Thread

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:04 pm

Anyone got a Cardinal red and Navy blue Sharpie?

IrishAzCat · Post by **IrishAzCat** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 5:59 pm

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:04 pm Anyone got a Cardinal red and Navy blue Sharpie?

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:05 pm

Hope he has a better throwing motion than Grant.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:09 pm

Dang Irish, you always bring it!

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:34 am

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:13 am

Irish27 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:34 am

This guy is a 2023 recruit.

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:17 am

I think the coaching staff is doing what we all hoped they would. They are getting a few players but we are a long way from being competitive.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:24 am

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:59 am

BeardownZonaZona · Post by **BeardownZonaZona** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:02 pm

Great pickup. One of the top players in the portal. Only has one year of eligibility I believe

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:46 pm

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:08 pm

I think the coaching staff is getting the most out of the portal that they can. I can't help but be impressed by Gunner and then this guy.

Carcassdragger · Post by **Carcassdragger** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:11 pm

Still think we need another QB recruit. Speculation? Anybody?

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:15 pm

I would agree mostly because I wonder if Doyle gets beat out if he doesn’t go back into the portal which I wouldn’t blame him. Question is, do we take a transfer or try to roll the dice and get two freshman recruits?

cerec_cat · Post by **cerec_cat** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:46 pm

think I read that one of Texas Tech's qb's entered the portal

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:55 pm

A Nebraska QB entered the portal too, started a couple of games then was benched.

gronk4heisman · Post by **gronk4heisman** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:06 pm

You are talking about Luke McCaffrey who threw 1 TD to 6 INTs this year. I think it is safe to say at this point McCaffrey's are great football players but awful QB's. Maybe Luke and Dylan would be open to a position change, if thats the case I would be good with both of them.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 4:23 pm

Oh.

Woodcat · Post by **Woodcat** » Fri Jan 29, 2021 4:42 pm

LOI signing day is Feb 3rd - next Wednesday. Things sure are quiet. I think we still have available scholies.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:16 am

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:25 am

Nice pickup and we now have 5 scholie QB’s which is a lot better position then we were in not too long ago.

This guy is a more mobile option and his numbers were not that bad at USF.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sat Jan 30, 2021 6:33 pm

The QB room is getting crowded.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat Jan 30, 2021 6:38 pm

Doyle is still the best.

Signed,
chief

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat Jan 30, 2021 6:43 pm

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 6:38 pm Doyle is still the best.

Signed,
chief

I wonder if he will put his name back into the transfer portal.

Robert A Booey · Post by **Robert A Booey** » Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:31 pm

3 QB additions in the last week. crazy.

Carcassdragger · Post by **Carcassdragger** » Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:33 am

I'd really like to see Doyle do well and win the position. Dude has paid his dues. Hope he gets it done.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:39 am

Carcassdragger wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:33 am I'd really like to see Doyle do well and win the position. Dude has paid his dues. Hope he gets it done.

Then Doyle Sr needs to shut the fuck up. No coaches want to deal with helicopter parents.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:27 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:44 pm

azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:27 pm

Chuck Cecil geting to work

AV8RCAT · Post by **AV8RCAT** » Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:45 am

84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:44 pm
azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:27 pm

Chuck Cecil geting to work

Nah, Cecil couldn't have had anything to do with it. Athletes today don't want to prepare for the next level under the tutelage of All American program legends with decades of experience.

They only want to learn from millennial coaches who are barely older than them and had some prior success coaching at Eastern Nowhere State.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:36 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:13 am

PWO

Carcassdragger · Post by **Carcassdragger** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:06 pm

I hope the coaches are working on the O line. They did a poor job this last season.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:24 pm

Carcassdragger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:06 pm I hope the coaches are working on the O line. They did a poor job this last season.

Looks like only two this class. Luke Eckardt out of HS and Davis DiVall transfer from Baylor. We did get a good commit for the 2022 class though in Grayson Stovall from Hamilton. Hopefully we use what is I think our last spot for one in the spring.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:49 pm

I missed JT Hand. That makes three.

Carcassdragger · Post by **Carcassdragger** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:17 pm

Thanks Greg

So it looks like DiVall is the only one who might realistically contribute this year?

Not looking good if that's the case.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:01 pm

It looks like Ammon Allen is coming in as a PWO.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:15 pm

24/7 has us at #75 nationally. Ordinarily I'd be mad, but the firing makes it tougher, plus it's offset by doing well in the portal.

Still not as Team Fisch as some here, but I'm more ok with this than #75 would suggest.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:06 pm

#75 is a lot better than I thought we’d do even before Sumlin got the axe.

Said it before, but kudos to the unnamed staffer who kept all those kids in the fold through the coaching transition. He or she deserves 10% of Sumlin’s buyout.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:27 pm

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:34 pm

Chicat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:06 pm #75 is a lot better than I thought we’d do even before Sumlin got the axe.

Said it before, but kudos to the unnamed staffer who kept all those kids in the fold through the coaching transition. He or she deserves 10% of Sumlin’s buyout.

I'm not blaming Fisch, as I think year 2 and 3 will be far more telling for him, but I think it's the lowest 24/7 has ever ranked a class for us.

I don't know whether to be happy it wasn't worse or sad because I'm happy it wasn't worse. The portal offsets a decent amount and the following years will tell, but Oregon State was the only P5 school lower.

gronk4heisman · Post by **gronk4heisman** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:39 am

Part of why we are ranked so low is because our hands were tied with all of the low level recruits that signed early (though I choose to believe we found some diamonds in the rough).

As for OL we also add back Edgar Burrola, both him and Davis Divall will add instant depth.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:07 am

A few of our kids aren't ranked yet as well. As soon as their rankings come in the class rank will go up.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:55 am

gronk4heisman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:39 am Part of why we are ranked so low is because our hands were tied with all of the low level recruits that signed early (though I choose to believe we found some diamonds in the rough).

As for OL we also add back Edgar Burrola, both him and Davis Divall will add instant depth.

Trust me, I'm not arguing the sky is falling. Fisch did not get a stacked class to try to retain. His story will be more about the future years when he gets a chance to build relationships and even this year, the transfer portal helped us get kids who still have a few years to grow.

Like I said, I'd be far more bummed about #75 if this was a normal offseason, but it isn't for several reasons.

Carcassdragger · Post by **Carcassdragger** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:19 am

Can't most teams in the country say the portal helped their class be better than it seems?

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:32 am

Carcassdragger wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:19 am Can't most teams in the country say the portal helped their class be better than it seems?

I saw a piece the other day that said N Texas got all their players so far this cycle from the portal.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:42 am

Carcassdragger wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:19 am Can't most teams in the country say the portal helped their class be better than it seems?

Yes, but I think even comparatively, we did fairly well. This is a pretty unprecedented year for being able to immediately improve via transfers, and we did a good job maximizing that.

Again, I'm less team Fisch than most here, but I'll give credit where it's due. I think he made the smart move by diving in the portal, where you don't need as much of a prior relationship and can sell immediate playing time.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:51 pm

Coach said today we have three schoolies left.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:56 pm

TheCatInTheHat · Post by **TheCatInTheHat** » Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:54 pm

A starting LB from Bowling Green, Jerry Roberts, will join the Arizona Wildcats. (6-4 235 RS-JR from Erie, PA Cathedral Prep HS)

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