Thanks_Tom RR
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Read this tweet this morning that drove me crazy (I will leave out who posted it because (1) I don't know them and (2) it doesn't really matter):
"Most of these recruits say they are so blessed, excited, honored To be offered by #Nebraska then when they cut their list. No mention of Neb"
First, we have offered almost 200 recruits during this class already and only have mid-20 schollies available. So, of course we could not sign everyone offered.
Second, some of the offers come too late in the recruiting process for some of the prospects, which have already established a strong relationship with another coaching staff and program (e.g., DE Andrew Trumbetti who committed to Norte Dame three days after getting an offer from NU, but ND had been recruiting him for over a year).
Third, there are many recruits that want to stay in-state, and NU has not been a 'hot bed' for highly sought-after FBS prospects (with a few excepts each year). We are always fighting a battle of distance-from-home for most of our recruits. Still, last year, we had a top 15 recruiting class, despite having to pull recruits from 13 states and Canada (which was one of the most dispersed recruiting classes in 2013).
Fourth, then there are recruits like DE Da'Shawn Hand who has almost 40 offers. Just to work into a top 5 can be difficult for any school.
Fifth, some of our offers are gray-shirt offers, and not all of our offers are committable, which means even if the recruit wants to commit, he will probably be turned down or told to wait. The coaches need to prioritize their offers, and if a recruit (at the same position or if we are short on available schollies) who has not committed is a higher target than one who is willing to pull the trigger, the coaches may decide to tell the kid to hold off. Recruits can perceive these type of non-committable offers, gray-shirt offers, or getting slow played (and not getting an offer until after another recruit commits elsewhere) as a sign that the coaches are disingenuous about their recruitment. Heck, we pulled TE Brandon Vandenburg's offer just as he went to commit, then we were able to sign TE Cethan Carter in last year's recruiting class because his in-state school, LSU, slow played his recruiting and only made a gray-shirt offer. Then, when Les Miles finally came to do an in-home, Carter told him he was N.
Sixth, some of the offers come out before the recruit is properly evaluated. This way, the coaches can get their foot in the door and stay in the recruitment game with a prospect and not lose out to another program before they even get a chance to evaluate the recruit.
Finally, football is only one aspect that influences a prospect. These athletes are really students choosing a school to get their education at. Beyond that, they are people with family, friends, and lives outside of football, and can feel compelled to base their college choice on any number of factors that lay outside of the football domain.
I guess I just don't understand the point of comments like this. We are recruiting pretty well under Bo (excluding his first two years) and with the history of the program, innovation of the facilities, and performance on the field, we will continue to get strong recruits signing up.
"Most of these recruits say they are so blessed, excited, honored To be offered by #Nebraska then when they cut their list. No mention of Neb"
First, we have offered almost 200 recruits during this class already and only have mid-20 schollies available. So, of course we could not sign everyone offered.
Second, some of the offers come too late in the recruiting process for some of the prospects, which have already established a strong relationship with another coaching staff and program (e.g., DE Andrew Trumbetti who committed to Norte Dame three days after getting an offer from NU, but ND had been recruiting him for over a year).
Third, there are many recruits that want to stay in-state, and NU has not been a 'hot bed' for highly sought-after FBS prospects (with a few excepts each year). We are always fighting a battle of distance-from-home for most of our recruits. Still, last year, we had a top 15 recruiting class, despite having to pull recruits from 13 states and Canada (which was one of the most dispersed recruiting classes in 2013).
Fourth, then there are recruits like DE Da'Shawn Hand who has almost 40 offers. Just to work into a top 5 can be difficult for any school.
Fifth, some of our offers are gray-shirt offers, and not all of our offers are committable, which means even if the recruit wants to commit, he will probably be turned down or told to wait. The coaches need to prioritize their offers, and if a recruit (at the same position or if we are short on available schollies) who has not committed is a higher target than one who is willing to pull the trigger, the coaches may decide to tell the kid to hold off. Recruits can perceive these type of non-committable offers, gray-shirt offers, or getting slow played (and not getting an offer until after another recruit commits elsewhere) as a sign that the coaches are disingenuous about their recruitment. Heck, we pulled TE Brandon Vandenburg's offer just as he went to commit, then we were able to sign TE Cethan Carter in last year's recruiting class because his in-state school, LSU, slow played his recruiting and only made a gray-shirt offer. Then, when Les Miles finally came to do an in-home, Carter told him he was N.
Sixth, some of the offers come out before the recruit is properly evaluated. This way, the coaches can get their foot in the door and stay in the recruitment game with a prospect and not lose out to another program before they even get a chance to evaluate the recruit.
Finally, football is only one aspect that influences a prospect. These athletes are really students choosing a school to get their education at. Beyond that, they are people with family, friends, and lives outside of football, and can feel compelled to base their college choice on any number of factors that lay outside of the football domain.
I guess I just don't understand the point of comments like this. We are recruiting pretty well under Bo (excluding his first two years) and with the history of the program, innovation of the facilities, and performance on the field, we will continue to get strong recruits signing up.
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