2021 Recruiting Thread

[MF73-Eleazar]

I don't know much about HS FB in Connecticut, but we've managed to get some good players from there every so often.

[MilitantEagle]

Christian Wilkins is probably the best Mass player in the NFL right now. Perhaps Lindstrom and Yiadom are 2 and 3. Don't know many NFL players from Mass off the top of my head.

[twballgame9]

Anthony Sherman is better than Yiadom.

Steven Hauschka went to Needham.

[BCSUPERFAN22]

Some 247 predictions popping up for Xavier Coleman (5'10 / 190lb) RB from NJ. Offers from Baylor, Pitt, West Virginia

[BCSUPERFAN22]

Some 247 predictions popping up for Xavier Coleman (5'10 / 190lb) RB from NJ. Offers from Baylor, Pitt, West Virginia

Also Donte Reynolds, 6'0 / 190lb WR from Chicago (Kenwood Academy) with offers from Maryland, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Syracuse and Tennessee

[eepstein0]

Some 247 predictions popping up for Xavier Coleman (5'10 / 190lb) RB from NJ. Offers from Baylor, Pitt, West Virginia

His vision and tackle breaking is pretty impressive. Doesn't get caught from behind either.

He also returns kicks which has been a major problem since Mike Walker left.

[DomingoOrtiz]

TJ Guy decommitted.

Guess he's not a BC guy.

He is announcing tomorrow. Pretty sure BC still wants him.

Pretty sure he is going to Michigan to join the rest of the Mass players on the bench of an 8-4 Harbaugh squad. Will be interesting if any stay on once Third Down Donnie Brown is fired (something Wolverine fans think is long overdue).

Michigan

[HJS]

As predicted... Michigan fans are not happy with recruiting (or Don Brown's desire to remake Wolverine's program in the image of Umass).
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/hello-tj-guy

[claver2010]

highest paid head coach + highest paid assistant coach in conference to get smacked by your rival annually

[hansen]

As predicted... Michigan fans are not happy with recruiting (or Don Brown's desire to remake Wolverine's program in the image of Umass).
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/hello-tj-guy

Best part of that link:

Outside the top-500 now, but expect the “Michigan Bump” soon, if you care that much about that stuff.

WELCOME!

[Oliver Closeoff]

The Michigan strategy of winning Mass recruiting at all costs is puzzling to say the least.

[Eaglekeeper]

I guess a 64 year old coach can still recruit over a 40 year old coach. I really like Hafley, but to say that Don Brown was too old to be HC and that he could no longer relate to recruits is untrue. He has an assigned recruiting area and he does well at it. This is no knock on Hafley because a good coach will get as good or better recruits elsewhere opening up new recruiting areas for BC. I think Hafley is doing this with the DB from Georgia.

Let’s hope when Michigan fires Haubaugh in a year or two that Hafley is not on their short list.

Go Eagles!

[HJS]

Keepers is as Keepers does.

All of these kids are picking Michigan for Michigan. It has nothing to do with playing under Third Down. If Don Brown was at Pittsburgh or Rutgers, Daz/Hafley wouldn’t lose a single kid. But, because he is at a factory, these kids are willing to jump. Where Wolverine fans are rightly concerned is that Donnie B is indiscriminately offering a bunch of kids from New England that Michigan would never even sniff under any other administration. It may payoff with Kwity Paye or Drew Kendall, but factories can always just show up and steal kids. Georgia didn’t have to offer a bunch of Massholes to convince Hyphen Tight End he’d be comfortable in Athens.

Again... this hurts BC much more than it helps Michigan. And, it also ultimately hurts long term Mass HS football (which has been dying on the vine), because there is an absence of continuity and regional pride associated with local kids making a name at local colleges.

[hansen]

With Kendall, I’m more concerned with pedd state due to trautwein being there. He’s prob been working on Kendall for years now starting at BC and now there.

[BC923]

Keepers is as Keepers does.

All of these kids are picking Michigan for Michigan. It has nothing to do with playing under Third Down. If Don Brown was at Pittsburgh or Rutgers, Daz/Hafley wouldn’t lose a single kid. But, because he is at a factory, these kids are willing to jump. Where Wolverine fans are rightly concerned is that Donnie B is indiscriminately offering a bunch of kids from New England that Michigan would never even sniff under any other administration. It may payoff with Kwity Paye or Drew Kendall, but factories can always just show up and steal kids. Georgia didn’t have to offer a bunch of Massholes to convince Hyphen Tight End he’d be comfortable in Athens.

Again... this hurts BC much more than it helps Michigan. And, it also ultimately hurts long term Mass HS football (which has been dying on the vine), because there is an absence of continuity and regional pride associated with local kids making a name at local colleges.

Part of it also seems like Michigan is losing all their other territory and NE is really the only place they’ve been able to win. Bunch of the top kids in MI are leaving this year.

[Eaglekeeper]

These local recruits are top 500 kids and DB is selling them on Michigan. His New England connections are making a difference, but I don’t see this as a long term problem. I expect that Hafley will be very successful on the field and it will show in recruiting. I don’t see Kendall anywhere but BC and I think there is a chance BC flips one or more of these local recruits back from Michigan. Haubaugh can’t last more than 1-2 years if he keeps losing to tOSU. These recruits are making a huge mistake by going to Michigan with an almost certain coaching change happening before they get a chance to get on the field.

Go Eagles!

[twballgame9]

These local recruits are top 500 kids and DB is selling them on Michigan. His New England connections are making a difference, but I don’t see this as a long term problem. I expect that Hafley will be very successful on the field and it will show in recruiting. I don’t see Kendall anywhere but BC and I think there is a chance BC flips one or more of these local recruits back from Michigan. Haubaugh can’t last more than 1-2 years if he keeps losing to tOSU. These recruits are making a huge mistake by going to Michigan with an almost certain coaching change happening before they get a chance to get on the field.

Go Eagles!

These local kids aren't top 500,000,000 kids.

[ATLeagle]

Ryan Day knows these programs as well as Brown and he is not bothering with mid-level Mass kids. Harbaugh is letting Brown ruin his roster depth.

[BC923]

Ryan Day knows these programs as well as Brown and he is not bothering with mid-level Mass kids. Harbaugh is letting Brown ruin his roster depth.

It’s this, you think Day and Coach Wash don’t know about/couldn’t get these guys? There’s a reason only one side of that game is recruiting the non-Jersey northeast

[buconvict]

"Almost certain coaching change" was the laugh I needed this AM. "Recruits are making a huge mistake by going to Michigan" was an unexpected bonus.

These local recruits are top 500 kids and DB is selling them on Michigan. His New England connections are making a difference, but I don’t see this as a long term problem. I expect that Hafley will be very successful on the field and it will show in recruiting. I don’t see Kendall anywhere but BC and I think there is a chance BC flips one or more of these local recruits back from Michigan. Haubaugh can’t last more than 1-2 years if he keeps losing to tOSU. These recruits are making a huge mistake by going to Michigan with an almost certain coaching change happening before they get a chance to get on the field.

Go Eagles!

[BCSUPERFAN22]

Crystal Ball on 247 for Jalen Cheek from Atco, NJ. 6'1 / 190lb CB with offers from Ped St, Baylor, Maryland, Pitt, Rutgers, UVA and VT

[eepstein0]

Crystal Ball on 247 for Jalen Cheek from Atco, NJ. 6'1 / 190lb CB with offers from Ped St, Baylor, Maryland, Pitt, Rutgers, UVA and VT

Small sample size but some really nice DBs in this class for BC. If he committed we'd have 3 DBs with major P5 interest.

[BC923]

Without being able to get them on campus either, pretty good.

[ATLeagle]

Based on twitter, Hafley has made a lot of offers to Louisiana and other southern kids.

[BCSUPERFAN22]

Brady Olson from Attleboro was offered by Georgia Tech today, first P5 offer

[Oliver Closeoff]

Crystal Ball on 247 for Jalen Cheek from Atco, NJ. 6'1 / 190lb CB with offers from Ped St, Baylor, Maryland, Pitt, Rutgers, UVA and VT

Small sample size but some really nice DBs in this class for BC. If he committed we'd have 3 DBs with major P5 interest.

He's killing it with DB recruits, it's the rest of the positions that have me concerned.

[claver2010]

i mean he's been on the job for 5 months with 30% of the time being a national pandemic...

[eepstein0]

Brady Olson from Attleboro was offered by Georgia Tech today, first P5 offer

I was prepared to be underwhelmed. As a second QB in a class it might be worth a shot.

[BCSUPERFAN22]

Crystal Ball on 247 for Jalen Cheek from Atco, NJ. 6'1 / 190lb CB with offers from Ped St, Baylor, Maryland, Pitt, Rutgers, UVA and VT

Final three of BC, Pitt and WVU announced on twitter (possible decision May 1)

[BCSUPERFAN22]

Lewis Bond and Dante Reynolds just committed. Reynolds a 6'0 WR from Chicago with offers from Nebraska, Maryland, Ole Miss, Cuse and Tennessee (and MAC) and Bond also from Chicago, 6'0 188 RB with offers from Maryland, Tennessee, Vandy, Cuse (and MAC). Both from Kenwood Academy