2020 Recruiting Thread

[ELA]

2 of MSUs 3 verbals who hadn't signed, still did so this morning, but the important one, Georgia RB Jordon Simmons, has said he still needs to think about it in the wake of Dantonio's retirement.  Grrrrr

[MrNubbz]

Leads me to believe MD didn't want to sign kids then bolt.But he hung around long enough to get the bonus.Not sure if the Admn's sent him packing or not.One thing the program can sell is almost instant playing time and opportunity.And with these portals now lot of kids will be jumping ship when they don't get snaps with their 1st choice.That could work out for Sparty

[ELA]

Leads me to believe MD didn't want to sign kids then bolt.But he hung around long enough to get the bonus.Not sure if the Admn's sent him packing or not.One thing the program can sell is almost instant playing time and opportunity.And with these portals now lot of kids will be jumping ship when they don't get snaps with their 1st choice.That could work out for Sparty

This keeps being brought up by everyone but MSU fans.  He earned that bonus.  He got that clause in his contract at a time when MSU didn't want him to bolt.  So rather than a buyout raise, they gave him this carrot to stick around, basically through the 2019-20 coaching carousel.  Most MSU fans who wanted him gone, still said, just give him the bonus on December 27, and work out his retirement then.

[MrNubbz]

Ya I get that it just not a good look the way it played out.Would have been worse if he signed kids so he was over a barrel

[847badgerfan]

Signing day rankings for the B1G recruiting classes, from 247:

https://247sports.com/Season/2020-Football/TeamRankings/?Conference=Big-Ten

[847badgerfan]

RB Jalen Berger out of NJ Bosco signed with UW today. Class is now complete.

[Cincydawg]

UGA did OK, as usual, now do it where it counts.

[ELA]

There were 31 composite 4/5* recruits in California.

Who signed the most?

Arizona State with 7; followed by Oregon and Washington with 4 a piece.  The California schools signed a COMBINED 5 (2 for USC, 2 for UCLA, 1 for Stanford, 0 for Cal)

#firmforHerm

[MrNubbz]

Wow,could spell the end for Helton.Not really sure one way or another but if he can coach - no better time than the present to start proving it

  Edit:And perhaps Chippy across town better get innovative instead of riding a long ago rep.Next year could be his last to.Hard to believe S.Cali doesn't have the allure it once did.

[CWSooner]

Wow,could spell the end for Helton.Not really sure one way or another but if he can coach - no better time than the present to start proving it

  Edit:And perhaps Chippy across town better get innovative instead of riding a long ago rep.Next year could be his last to.Hard to believe S.Cali doesn't have the allure it once did.

Changing demographics is part of it.  The part of California's population that is growing is immigrants, and they mostly like soccer rather than football.
Changing social values too.  Increasingly, the belief that football is too violent and too dangerous.

[847badgerfan]

[betarhoalphadelta]

I don't know what's more surprising... To see Purdue snagging the top recruit in New York, or that they're actually the top in their own state for once.

[FearlessF]

Leads me to believe MD didn't want to sign kids then bolt.But he hung around long enough to get the bonus.Not sure if the Admn's sent him packing or not.One thing the program can sell is almost instant playing time and opportunity.And with these portals now lot of kids will be jumping ship when they don't get snaps with their 1st choice.That could work out for Sparty

how many kids signed early??  all but 3??

He earned the bonus, that's his.

But, if he knew he was leaving when those kids signed early and didn't tell them............ that's not good

[ELA]

how many kids signed early??  all but 3??

He earned the bonus, that's his.

But, if he knew he was leaving when those kids signed early and didn't tell them............ that's not good

I agree.

I don't think he did.  I don't think he planned this at all.  So I'm not sure that's good news either.  I would hope MSU would let any kids out of their LOI who wanted to.