Recruiting Question

ForneyGreen · January 23, 2008

When we were I-AA, I remember all too well watching our 1-2 top recruits get cherry-picked by other programs (like old SWC schools) just before signing day. At that time, it seemed like many SWC schools would swoop in and snatch the top I-AA recruits at the last minute if they had 1 or 2 scholarships to fill at the end of the recruiting period.

Some of the recent threads about "stealing" recruits got me to wondering... do we ever go after the top recruits for local I-AA programs? I never hear anything like "UNT received a commitment from Player X who was at the top of Sam Houston State's recruiting list".

Anyway, it seems like we always paint ourselves as a waiting victim when it comes to snatching recruits - why can't we be the predator and make use of other schools' research into little-known players?

woody82986 · January 23, 2008

It may just be me being naive or uneducated regarding the subject, but arent 1-AA recruits "1-AA recruits" for a reason? Shouldn't we be focusing on creating a place thats attractive to 1-A caliber athletes instead of shingling recruits from Sam?

GreenAlums · January 23, 2008

When we were I-AA, I remember all too well watching our 1-2 top recruits get cherry-picked by other programs (like old SWC schools) just before signing day. At that time, it seemed like many SWC schools would swoop in and snatch the top I-AA recruits at the last minute if they had 1 or 2 scholarships to fill at the end of the recruiting period.
Some of the recent threads about "stealing" recruits got me to wondering... do we ever go after the top recruits for local I-AA programs? I never hear anything like "UNT received a commitment from Player X who was at the top of Sam Houston State's recruiting list".
Anyway, it seems like we always paint ourselves as a waiting victim when it comes to snatching recruits - why can't we be the predator and make use of other schools' research into little-known players?

Does sound like a good idea but man, that would be a bold practice to start. I would imagine the [our] reputation would be less than admirable. But if the schollys are avaialble it sure may be something to consider!!

Bryan316 · January 23, 2008

Sometimes they look at I-AA schools because they know that they'll see the field instead of riding the bench for 3.5 years at a I-A school. And if they don't get a scholarship, the (usually) lower tuition of I-AA schools can be another reason they head there.

meangreendork · January 23, 2008

Does sound like a good idea but man, that would be a bold practice to start. I would imagine the [our] reputation would be less than admirable. But if the schollys are avaialble it sure may be something to consider!!

If we're cherrypicking IAA schools like App.State, then I support that.

MeanGreen61 · January 23, 2008

When we were I-AA, I remember all too well watching our 1-2 top recruits get cherry-picked by other programs (like old SWC schools) just before signing day. At that time, it seemed like many SWC schools would swoop in and snatch the top I-AA recruits at the last minute if they had 1 or 2 scholarships to fill at the end of the recruiting period.
Some of the recent threads about "stealing" recruits got me to wondering... do we ever go after the top recruits for local I-AA programs? I never hear anything like "UNT received a commitment from Player X who was at the top of Sam Houston State's recruiting list".
Anyway, it seems like we always paint ourselves as a waiting victim when it comes to snatching recruits - why can't we be the predator and make use of other schools' research into little-known players?