|
Post by mavsman53 on Jul 24, 2020 12:20:15 GMT -6
I'm frustrated with myself. I knew he was announcing today at 1pm and I almost made a prediction that he would pick us.
His only other D1 offer was from Lamar. He had interest from Houston, SFA, Sam Houston St, Akron, La. Monroe, Air Force, Wofford and Weber St.
Anyone remember when we only received commitments starting in November?
|
|
|
Post by bucfan on Jul 24, 2020 13:56:54 GMT -6
Tape shows good speed and a nice arm. Looks like a solid pick up.
|
|
|
Post by bogeyman on Jul 24, 2020 14:01:20 GMT -6
I love to see commitments to us. Seems we are building our QB position with players who can run and throw. Good qualities to have and a good position to build.
|
|
|
Post by mavsman53 on Jul 28, 2020 18:39:10 GMT -6
S Charles Daniels commits to UAB
S Trevor Woods commits to Colorado
|
|
|
Post by mavsman53 on Jul 28, 2020 20:16:12 GMT -6
Offer out to JUCO OL Peyten Girty from Highland JUCO. He is listed at 6'2 290 and will graduate this December
|
|
|
Post by acutrackfan on Jul 29, 2020 7:36:38 GMT -6
Mavsman, that brings up an interesting point about eligibility. ACU and all other D-1 schools are trying to get more JC kids at midterm to allow them spring practice and accelerate their ability to compete for playing time. The NJCAA has already announced that their fall sports, including football, will be played next spring. I would think any midterm JC grad would have three seasons to give ACU. Will any of these midterm graduates have access to workout facilities or coaching of any kind this fall? I love that players in this category will have three years to play, but I worry that they will come to school at mid-term out of shape and rusty.
|
|
|
Post by bogeyman on Jul 31, 2020 11:35:36 GMT -6
It appears Peyton Girty will be here for the fall. A tweet says he reports to ACU next week.
|
|
|
Post by Outsider on Aug 3, 2020 15:47:55 GMT -6
Offer out to Keaton Altman; Brenham HS, OL, 6'5-280lbs. He looks to have several other FCS offers.
|
|
|
Post by acutrackfan on Aug 4, 2020 7:18:46 GMT -6
Peyten Girty is an unusual case. He played 8-man football in HS. He is listed in HUDL as a LB/TE out of HS weighing in at 230. He has a Highland CC HUDL entry as a TE at 6-3, 255. It appears that we have recruited him at OL -- listed at 6-2, 290. If he is coming to ACU this fall, does that mean he will come before he gets his JC degree? Does he have to sit out the fall altogether? Frankly, all of the transfer OL who have showed up at ACU in the fall in Coach Dorrel's era have taken a year to get into games anyway (Jaron Marshall last year for instance).
|
|
|
Post by mavsman53 on Aug 4, 2020 8:30:34 GMT -6
Official offers started going out on August 1. So, the offer that Outsider saw was actually an official offer to Keaton Altman (initial offer on July 14). What is the difference between an initial offer and an official? Well, the initial offer actually means very little. It tells the player we are interested in you and would like to keep tabs on you. However, if a player commits, and does not have an official offer, it honestly means nothing. An official offer means the staff believes you have done the work in the classroom, in the weight room, off the field and the offer is legit. You can commit to on an official offer. I am updating page 1 of this thread and highlighting players that have received an official offer. An official offer also tells the player and us as fans who they really want. For instance, we have initially offered 13 players at WR, but only 1 has an official. We have offered 12 OL, but only 3 have official offers.
|
|
|
Post by mavsman53 on Aug 4, 2020 9:04:17 GMT -6
Trackfan, this is speculation on my part, but I don't believe Girty will be here this fall. His team does not have a football season in the fall, so when he received our offer, he jumped to accept it. His head coach (Coach Hancock) was a volunteer coach at ACU the past 2 seasons, and I think that helped his case too.
My guess is, he will count as a 2020 commit, meaning he will be announced during the fall signing period, but he won't actually be on campus until January. If this is the case, it will be interesting to see if he gets a year of eligibility back. He redshirted last year, which means he has 4 years to play. But, now there is no season for him, so does he lose a year? I wouldn't think so, but we have also never seen anything like this.
For now, I am keeping him on the 2021 offer page and will do so until the ACU roster is updated.
|
|
|
Post by wildcatter on Aug 4, 2020 9:50:50 GMT -6
My gosh this can’t be real. An official offer vs an offer!!??
I think a player can commit whenever they want, but if an offer vs an official offer is really now a thing, surely it just represents the coaches doing the final due diligence in making sure a kid is eligible and checks out background wise. I’d really like to know the verbalized wording on this and if it’s just a social media issue.
|
|
|
Post by acutrackfan on Aug 4, 2020 9:53:21 GMT -6
Thanks, Mavsman! That makes sense -- at least as much sense as anything in this world makes sense these days.
|
|
|
Post by mavsman53 on Aug 4, 2020 10:11:37 GMT -6
Wildcattter, I promise it's not a joke. From 247sports- Beginning Monday (Aug. 1), college football programs by NCAA rule can send written scholarship offers to student-athletes entering their senior year of high school. So while schools hand out thousands of verbal offers before then, it's really not official until it's in writing.
Yes, a player can commit whenever they'd like, but without an official offer, the commitment means nothing.
|
|
|
Post by OscarWildeCat, Admin on Aug 4, 2020 10:22:00 GMT -6
Wildcattter, I promise it's not a joke. From 247sports- Beginning Monday (Aug. 1), college football programs by NCAA rule can send written scholarship offers to student-athletes entering their senior year of high school. So while schools hand out thousands of verbal offers before then, it's really not official until it's in writing. Yes, a player can commit whenever they'd like, but without an official offer, the commitment means nothing. My understanding is nothing is 100% binding until a NLI is signed. An official offer means more than a verbal offer and a verbal commitment from an athlete accepting An offer are indicators of how serious the school and athlete are but neither is binding until signatures are obtained. Am I wrong?
|
|