JimmyDimes said:
djm19 said:
Yep. I just hate to see Wyo players go out of state. I am glad it wasn't Utah or CSU. That would have stung worse.
Bohl has his work cut out for him. Let's be honest, the majority of our recruiting battles are FCS schools. Even when you look at some of our "bigger" commitments this year, the list of their offers are fairly minimal.
Next up, Porter Gustin coming to WY!!! Where is Mr. Large to confirm this?
I will just add that if you look at who Wyoming competed with in the past, many of the recruits didn't have other offers. And, we are not just competing with FCS schools for recruits. We've won recruiting battles against a few FBS schools. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find a recruit we are after who has mainly fcs offers
He is getting recruits based off his name alone. If and when we start putting a winning product on the field, we'll see an upgrade in the recruiting level.
ps. Who is USU winning recruiting battles against?
I am not turning this into a pissing match USU vs Wyo. USU is in the same boat as Wyo in many facets. My point was that very rarely do we win recruiting battles versus any legit FBS schools. We get all excited about guys like Tevis and I need to temper those expectation. Simply put, Wyoming players are guys that need a chance. Trust me, I love that the Pokes are made up of guys that maybe "no one else wanted." That said, we very rarely get players who PICKED us over a legit FBS school.
Would you consider ANY of these offers from other schools "big time"
Brett Smith - New Mex State, SJSU and Eastern Washington
Shaun Wick - Northern Col and Sacramento State
CJ Johnson (Our "bigtime recruit" from this year ...GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN NEBRASKA mind you)
Offers? - Illinois State, Liberty (Where the hell is that), NDSU, Ohio, South Dakota State, Western Michigan
Brian Hill - Only offer was from UW
https://rivals.yahoo.com/iowa/football/recruiting/player-Brian-Hill-151511" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Marqueston Huff - Only offer from UW
https://rivals.yahoo.com/wyoming/football/recruiting/player-Marqueston-Huff-104058" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Gibson was a great pickup. I see some legit schools on there.
http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Tashaun-Gipson-76851" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;