Looked pretty good. Should offer #21 too. Wood and #21 are a potent combo.
Will we get Will Wood?
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Looked pretty good. Should offer #21 too. Wood and #21 are a potent combo.
He’s as ballsy as Trace but with much better judgment. The dude’s 42-1 TD/INT ratio is off the charts.
In fact, go look at Wood’s and Bourque’s stats side-by-side. Its stark and really makes you wonder how Bourque ended up with the top 10 rating instead of Wood. Criminal, really. Bourque had 18 TDs and for some reason, his INTs are not published. And from the source I read, Wood plays in the tougher league.
What I’m predicting/hoping we may see with Campbell in comparison to Franklin is that the average star rating of the recruits we get may be a little lower, BUT their fit for our need and system may be stronger, and the guys we get will get coached up and developed more than we used to see.
And if it does play out that way and the team overall performs well, then we should see the average star rating of the recruits we get in the future trend upward over time.
And if it does play out that way and the team overall performs well, then we should see the average star rating of the recruits we get in the future trend upward over time.
#21 is Christian McIntyre ... for the upcoming season, he's doing a Post Graduate year at one of NEPSAC teams that I keep telling you guys is BETTER COMPETITION ... Avon Old Farms in CT.
Just like Peter Bourque transferred from CM (Catholic Memorial - a team in the same league as Xaverian, and usually better than Xaverian) to Tabor, a NEPSAC team (that plays in the ISL), in order to face better (and often older) competition and get more exposure.
McIntyre received mostly FCS level interest, with some lower level FBS (UMass, Army, Navy) .. he's going to a NEPSAC so he can be highlighted against better guys and get more high level eyeballs on him.
Will Wood benefitted from having better kids on his squad than who he was facing. Even though they aren't allowed to, they recruit like a mothereffer. They have better facilities than most programs, substantial financial backing to bring recruits in, and they host all sorts of "elite" camps and the such on campus, where they talk these kids into attending.
That said, they lose most of the great kids to the NEPSAC league, who have even better facilities, competition and connections. If Xaverian holds on to an absolute stud, it's usually because he's a legacy, or the family couldn't make the situation work at a NEPSAC (boarding, travel, etc.).
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Recruiting still important, but not as relevant as in the past. Transfer portal allows Power 4 teams to miss in recruiting and pay for proven and potential production.
Dunno. If Will Wood is, he is. I'd want to see how he handles more skilled DBs first. Definitely improved his feet over the last year or so.
He was once committed to Colgate ...
Agreed but in the past, once they signed, you were fairly confident they'd be here for a few years. Now it's one year and if it doesn't go perfectly they'll likely leave. I just don't get invested in the recruits. Sign the best kids you can. Hopefully it works but if not there's options
Did you ever play a single game of football? Rhetorical question. I can cite countless examples of players not making plays in crunch time. Two examples were a Michigan TE going 60 yards for the go ahead TD on a simple crossing pattern in the 4th quarter a few years ago. Or how about the Michigan State receiver catching the game winning TD on 4th and 20 with a few minutes left in the game. As for Allar, I hope the Steelers find a way to finally fix his footwork and mechanics since everything the coaches at Penn State and his personal coach tried didn’t work. Interesting how Grunk who had the same coaches at Penn State didn’t have the same issues. We’ll see soon enough how these new mechanics work for Drew work under game pressure.
Too bad Woodville is closed, because Wood has some posters who would be committed there
How much wood could Will Wood chuck, if Will Wood could chuck wood?
Looks like he can chuck a football very well!
Looks like he can chuck a football very well!