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Post by mavsman53 on May 17, 2021 19:11:38 GMT -6
OL Coulter announces where he is going at 3pm tomorrow
LB Matthew Young will be announcing where he is going later this week
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Post by bogeyman on May 17, 2021 19:41:44 GMT -6
Young seems to be a player worth having. Good bloodlines. Coulter is big (6'5" 325), could be a project--has 3 more years. Do we have a chance at either?
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Post by mavsman53 on May 18, 2021 8:42:54 GMT -6
OL Cohen Carpenter from Fort Bend Christian Academy committed last night. He is listed at 6'3, 280
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Post by bogeyman on May 18, 2021 12:20:26 GMT -6
I see that Carpenter is listed as an OL but his DL play looks good too. Add 15 pounds of muscle and he might be a good DT.
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Post by mavsman53 on May 18, 2021 12:28:44 GMT -6
Bogey to answer your question about do we have a shot at either Young or Coulter. I feel better about our chances with Coulter than I do Young. That being said, none of our coaches have tweeted that we got better like they typically do. So, unless Coulter is keeping it a surprise, which he might be, I would say he is going elsewhere, likely Western Carolina.
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Post by mavsman53 on May 18, 2021 13:04:36 GMT -6
Former Portland St OL Babak Ghadaksaz has committed to North Dakota
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Post by mavsman53 on May 18, 2021 13:19:29 GMT -6
Coulter commits to Western Carolina
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Post by mavsman53 on May 18, 2021 17:59:42 GMT -6
Davion Carter from Northwest JUCO receives an offer. He can play G or C and is listed at 6’2, 290
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Post by mavsman53 on May 18, 2021 20:27:58 GMT -6
Luke Foster commits to Temple
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Post by bogeyman on May 19, 2021 9:40:07 GMT -6
So far the count is 36 new players and counting (adding in the PWO's) and we're still looking for players especially "play ready" OL from the transfer portal. I surely hope the work out in early June produces what we need. On the upside it seems we have signed some young OL/DL that could be good players down the road. Will this staff be here for "down the road?" My gut says that if we go 4-7 or worse again, some heads are going to roll. This staff has had time to produce but looks like we may be back to square one. We lose players by the drove each year--grades, dismissals, transfers, etc. Can we keep these youngsters? Will they be pressed into service early? Have we upgraded with the guys we are bringing in? All question marks to me right now. I wish (my old story, sorry) that we had more communication from this staff to reassure me that we are going in the right direction. Silence to me is saying "we don't know where we are" so why should anyone else need to know. I hope against hope each year that we will be better. We've had some true highlight games over the past 4 seasons but we can't seem to sustain any progress we make. I come to this site every morning hoping Mavsman shares that we've signed a gamebreaker that will add to making us a really good team. Maybe we're there--maybe.
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Post by mavsman53 on May 19, 2021 10:39:57 GMT -6
OL Vance Van Every from Northwest Mississippi JUCO receives an offer. He is listed at 6'2, 290. He can play OT, OG and C. He was first team all-conference and 2nd team all-American this year
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Post by mavsman53 on May 19, 2021 10:46:22 GMT -6
CB Kieran Clark also receives an offer. Clark formerly played 2 seasons at Nevada. He is listed at 5'11, 190
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Post by mavsman53 on May 19, 2021 10:52:21 GMT -6
Update:
WR Alex Spadone, from San Diego, 6'1, 210 (commits to ACU)
OL Luke LaCilento, from San Diego, 6'3, 305 (committed to North Dakota St) OT Calvin Knapp from Iowa Western JUCO, 6'5, 285 C Arik Harris from Hutchinson JUCO, 6'3, 290 OG/C Seth Falley from Butler JUCO, 6'4, 305 OG Bronson Warner from Iowa Western JUCO, 6'3, 320 OL Colten Cable from Butler JUCO, 6'5, 285 OL Nick Lowe from Butler JUCO, 6'3, 300
OL Christian Coulter, Tusculum, 6'5, 325 (committed to Western Carolina) C Isaiah Helms, 6'3, 325, Western Carolina (committed to Appalachian St) OG Babak Ghadaksaz, 6'2, 290, Portland St (committed to North Dakota) OG/OT Daviyon McDaniel, 6'3, 298, Charleston Southern (committed to UNLV) C Cormac Boyer, 6'3, 300, Snow College OL Derek Simmons, 6'6, 320, Tusculum (commits to ACU)
OL Anthony LaFrance, 6'4, 285, Weber St (committed to Riverside JUCO) OT Luke Foster, 6'3, 270, Presbyterian (committed to Temple) OG/C Davion Carter, 6'2, 290, Northwest JUCO OG/C Vance Van Every, 6'2, 290 Northwest Mississippi JUCO DE/DT Jordan van den Berg from Iowa Western JUCO, 6'4, 280 DE/DT Shad Pulsipher from Snow College, 6'6, 275 DE Colby Warkentin from Fresno St, 6'6, 247
DE Addison Shackelford from Orange Coast JUCO, 6'3, 250 (committed to Lamar) LB Brad Small, 6'1, 205, Sacred Heart (committed to Rowan University) LB Matthew Young, 6'2, 235, New Mexico St
LB Quae Drake, 6'3, 225, Butler JUCO (committed to La. Monroe) CB Monte McGary, 6'0, 186, Troy
CB David Miller, 5'9, 192, Navy (committed to Southern Illinois) CB Ira Branch, 6'1, 180, Eastern Washington (commits to ACU) CB Mike Garrett Jr, 6'1, 185, Tulsa (commits to ACU) CB Kieran Clark, 5'11, 190 Nevada S Darius Joiner, 6'2, 202, Jacksonville St
S Trent Carrington, 6'1, 190, Presbyterian College (committed to Northwestern) S Trey Adams, 5'10, 196, Northern Colorado (commits to ACU)
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Post by rc on May 19, 2021 11:31:22 GMT -6
I cannot put my finger on why exactly, but I have an uneasy feeling about our recruiting since some positions do not seem like they are "ready to go" spots. I get worried when I see players we offer to select universities that I don't think stack up well against ACU. Why would they choose such places??? I know there are always a myriad of answers to that question, but I suspect there are reasons related to ACU itself, such as a recent history of minimal success. I know there are players who would not select required chapel, etc., but gracious, some of the places they are selecting must have a relative or something on the coaching staff. Maybe we have an issue with messaging? Maybe we have an issue with code of conduct, maybe our won-loss record is discouraging... But maybe we are not very good with the messaging of what the university offers that provides a valuable future life?? On the other hand, maybe I am just way off and out of touch. Who knows? I hope my unease is unwarranted, but I feel a bit like Bogeyman -- where is the exciting news?
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Post by bucfan on May 19, 2021 14:12:17 GMT -6
I'm with you rc. I sometimes wonder how good of job we do with our messaging to potential athletes. I just have a hard time believing it is that hard finding good football guys that aren't turned off by our "moral" codes. If it is, then I'd rather go 0-10 than bring in guys that are an embarrassment to what the university stands for.
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