A lot of top players don’t care about Peach Bowl wins. They are more impressed with a solid chance to make the playoffs. We can’t compete with that.
Recruiting Update Thread
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I'd semi agree with that, but anyone who isn't delusional would realize that UCF has as much a chance of getting into the playoffs as does 1/2 to 2/3rds of the P5. Anyone honestly looking at the system must realize that only somewhere around 12, or a few more, teams actually have a chance of getting there.
If kids pick a college based on the possibility of going to the playoffs, that’s a major fail IMO
Maybe the very elite HS players, How many actually go? How many even play on the team that goes? How does that affect their future playing career? Good competition and playing time is very important.
If that was the case, then all the 4 and 5 stars should try to go to Alabama. Bama wins it or is in the championship game almost every year.
Maybe the very elite HS players, How many actually go? How many even play on the team that goes? How does that affect their future playing career? Good competition and playing time is very important.
If that was the case, then all the 4 and 5 stars should try to go to Alabama. Bama wins it or is in the championship game almost every year.
idk why fans are still putting ceilings on this Program after what just happened this season. Correct me if I'm wrong but Houston is in our conference and they capitalized on a Peach Bowl win in recruiting by getting a 5* DT in Ed Oliver.
If 2 weeks goes by and this Program doesn't finish Top 2 in the AAC in Recruiting Ranking that is a bad sign. Even with the coaching change this is a type a year when a Program should be able to capitalize and pick up 1-3 higher rated game changers & not just undersized projects, especially on the Defensive Line.
Corey Bell might be the most disappointing assistant so far, does he even want to be at UCF? He's been on the UCF payroll over a month and he's still has Gator Blue on and RT Gator highlight videos
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No OVs this weekend...only five spots left and all top tagets but 3-4 have visited
Ed's older brother was already on the team and they wanted to go to the same school.....
https://www.bruinsnation.com/ucla_r...s-commitment-from-3-star-ath-patrick-jolly-jr
good for Jolly(Tampa area RB/Athlete), once UCF cooled on him it was looking like Toledo or maybe Syracuse till UCLA came in late
good for Jolly(Tampa area RB/Athlete), once UCF cooled on him it was looking like Toledo or maybe Syracuse till UCLA came in late
He committed to Nebraska today and wouldn't even give UCF a chance at an OV. This along with Stacy Kirby's(Jones HS) flip to USF during the December signing day are big misses with the Orlando area recruits. Kirby even more so bc everyone had him CBed to UCF.
That is correct...because we have a total of 19 or 20, we don't NEED to add more at this time. But do not misunderstand the point that I made... We may WANT to, and we probably will add more before signing day. But my point was that we do not NEED to and we should not panic if somehow we don't.
as I know right now UCF at 13, so you're confident there are 7 UCF locks out there right now?
and the 4* WR from Ole Miss who will probably get the waiver that will allow him to play this year without sitting out. That will be a total of 5 P5's joining us this year. Something that no other AAC team can come close to claiming.
And yes, that means that from a competitive standpoint, we have already done extraordinarily well since last season. It doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to get more. But it means we have done quite well even if we don't obtain more.
Yes, I am glad for Jolly as well. it seemed he was loyal with us even after the coaching change. I wish him nothing but the best on the west coast.
Sorry, I stand corrected. I was counting Bellamy and Jordan, but they are unsigned. So as you point out, we are at 13 signees so far, not 15. So that would put us at 18 new scholarship athletes for this year, including the 5 who are power 5 transfers. I was just making the point that, given the quality of that haul, instead of the quantity, we have done quite well in our additions for this season.
unless he backs out again Purdy I think is scheduled to be at UCF for a mid week OV Wednesday and Thursday but he's being CBed to Bama. I don't get that decision from him if he wants to pick the best odds to start, the circumstances at UCF would favor him if he's as good as he thinks he is & can beat Mack on the depth chart. At Bama he would have to beat out 2 5 star dual threats
I get what you’re saying but I view transfers that signed up with UCF last year and sat this season, differently than recruits that we signed in Dec or hope to sign in the next 2 weeks. I’ll give them credit for the Ole Miss WR. I’m more so surprised at the inability to get high level recruits to even visit during January than I am that we only have 13 commits and very few whispers of others
agreed and that is the biggest concern right now even if the end result with those recruits may be the same. but no visit puts it at 0% chance vs a possible surprise if one of them really enjoys their OV. You even try to be bring in solid commits to other places(CJ smith for example with the Tre connection). There have been a lot of wtf flips in recruiting before but if you limit the numbers visiting the odds of that go down
You’d think we had an international soccer match on campus every weekend or “NCAA limits on OV’s” from sanctions or something
At this point Huepel is either shitting the bed or asking for silent commits similar to a few guys on early signing day. Hope it’s the latter.
I watched the Mizzou-UF game highlights and I felt like I was watching UCF when I saw the Mizzou offense. I'm not saying he runs the exact same offense but it looked really familiar to me.
Houston wasn’t even on radar this year. How did getting that 5* help them? Looked good on paper but results aren’t eye popping team wise.
silent commits doesn't really make sense or is needed when you have more than 5 open spots, it is way too quiet and I'm not just talking about coaches but players & HS Coaches. Zero buzz at all. idk how 0-12 UCF could have more buzz on the recruiting trail than 13-0. When Juan at 247 is less active than Shannon at the Sentinel warning sirens should go off.
that's bc Herman's replacement is a downgrade for Houston. Ed Oliver has played great
It's a reminder how quickly momentum can be killed with the wrong hire.
He's posting highlights of his players. If anything this is a positive thing for recruits to see that he's committed to the players, which is dying trait in this business. He's a great coach and recruiter. You literally know nothing about what he's doing so please calm down.
I have faith in this program, the leadership at this university and a new coaching staff transitioning into a new university. We're getting transfers still coming in this year and next, and I believe we will be happy with the class we have coming in this year.
While 13-0 is nice, when recruiting in G5 you are only going to get commits over P5 teams when you can offer early playing time and they cannot. Most of UCF's key contributors were freshmen or sophomores last year. Frost was essentially handed a clean slate save for a handful.
I didn't say he is doing nothing but is it too much to ask for him to to be in black and gold since twitter is one of their outlets to communicate with recruits? He's wearing a Gator shirt and he ditched USF after 5 weeks on the job when he got hired there so it was a legit question if he is one of those assistants that thinks he's above working at a G5 Program & is only in it for the paycheck
As a new staff shouldn't they also be able to sell the idea that they are going to be their recruits and will get every opportunity to compete for playing time. Other than QB and RB that is probably entirely true on this team.
I doubt Heupel wants to mess with the player formula that led to 13-0 too much initially, particularly since they haven't even held a practice yet to get a sense for the players who don't show up on game film. Defensive line, linebackers, and tight end are where UCF needs to focus in recruiting this year with Akins, Griffin, Burkett, Pittman, Geurad, and Lowry moving on. Pretty much all other positions saw mostly underclassmen playing last year. Defense for this class signed 2 for the line, a corner, a safety, and 2 linebackers. All were top 200 recruits in the state of Florida per 247. Also added a big body JUCO tight end who can hopefully have an immediate impact.
Well, we wanted some recruiting action, there we go I guess.
Right now I still have to say that our greatest need is in our kicking game! We lost both De La Hoya and Wright this past year. It's worth spending a scholarship in a year like this to a powerful kicker. Also, not sure of punters left on roster?
I think both Wright and Loudermilk are back for senior season in 2018. Feel pretty good about that. 2019 it will need to be addressed for sure.
just get one of the players at the Florida Cup to Walk On
Hey, how about this, instead of spending so much time wringing our hands on this thread, maybe we should all be texting and emailing Danny White, Heupel and the entire football operation letting them know how disappointed we are with their hiring and recruiting and demand that they do their jobs and get us some good recruits. LOL
