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Still at 0.

What the heck is going on? Are we offering any kids? Are we keeping commitments quiet?
Seriously I am beginning to get real worried about our 2015 class. Is June giving up because he won't be the coach in 2015?

The WDNWHA committee has been preoccupied with the basketball run and it has kept them from their football duties. Once they are able to rule on a few of these highly rated recruits we've offered, the DIRs will begin to commit. Just be patient.

Don't worry. It won't be any worse than the 2014 class.

Hopefully the next coach will have enough time to pull in some 3-star or higher recruits with whatever time he has left before signing day + transfers.

They are throwing out offers and I am sure are wondering why they have not commitments.

LA_Mustang wrote:The WDNWHA committee has been preoccupied with the basketball run and it has kept them from their football duties. Once they are able to rule on a few of these highly rated recruits we've offered, the DIRs will begin to commit. Just be patient.

Wait, when the [deleted] did you join the committee?? They still won't even TALK to ME!

Pony Fan wrote:They are throwing out offers and I am sure are wondering why they have not commitments.

I think the new coach is going to have to mine the JUCO ranks in years 1 & 2 to makeup for June's recruiting deficiencies

We have a reasonable shot at one kid that excites me-RB Aca'cederic Ware from Desoto who has been projected at a Texas Top 20. I'm not saying we'll get him just that he was impressed with the school, the contacts with Jason Phillips and the young LB Coach and matching the things he's apparently looking for in a school. Truthfully, our recruiting services have been so poor its hard to come up with many more top Texas Top 100 type recruits seriously considering SMU. Hopefully, we might have a shot at some kids at Prime Prep (WRJames Proche) and Houston Lamar (CB Holton Hill) based on past success

ojaipony wrote:

LA_Mustang wrote:The WDNWHA committee has been preoccupied with the basketball run and it has kept them from their football duties. Once they are able to rule on a few of these highly rated recruits we've offered, the DIRs will begin to commit. Just be patient.

Wait, when the [deleted] did you join the committee?? They still won't even TALK to ME!

He is not on the committee. Just giving an opinion.

I'm purely an outsider who appreciates the work of the committee in football recruiting.

Big12Mustang wrote:Still at 0.

What the heck is going on? Are we offering any kids? Are we keeping commitments quiet?
Seriously I am beginning to get real worried about our 2015 class. Is June giving up because he won't be the coach in 2015?

What's going on is business as usual. Wouldn't bother worrying too much about the 2015 class right now because the real work will begin in December when the new HC gets here (any commitments we take now will likely be rescinded anyway).

sbsmith wrote:

Big12Mustang wrote:Still at 0.

What the heck is going on? Are we offering any kids? Are we keeping commitments quiet?
Seriously I am beginning to get real worried about our 2015 class. Is June giving up because he won't be the coach in 2015?

What's going on is business as usual. Wouldn't bother worrying too much about the 2015 class right now because the real work will begin in December when the new HC gets here (any commitments we take now will likely be rescinded anyway).

I would say worse than usual. Had a couple of quality recruits in March last year

JJ's the oddest recruiter in NCAA history, but I'm not sure what to expect recruiting-wise from any coach who knows it's his last year.

I do believe we'll exceed expectations on the field. That's not a statement of depth of talent as much as it's based on the fact that JJ is a competitive individual and a wizard when he wants to be, a guy who can turn iron into gold. I expect a bowl game and maybe even a bigger splash. It'll be a way of keeping his reputation intact.

“@EJSports4: #SMU has offered Hardin-Jefferson DE Blain Padgett. Also holds an offer from Lamar.”

Lamar eh? Aiming high again I see.

I don't know that it's aiming high or low. It seems that the coaches don't give a damn who else has offered a kid. If they like him, they'll offer. Sometimes they hit, sometimes they miss. But it seems like they view their own evaluation above what others think, which I assume most or all coaches do.