Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
Posted
#238477
(In Topic #37101)
First Flight
Member since 2005
Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
Posted
Wise Owl
Member since 2006
Re: Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
footballfan47 said
I know HS wants to built his teams by recruiting high school players. But there seems to be some gaps. We need some top notch Linemen, a ball hawking hard hitting safety, and a stud LB. We have pubs at these positions. They don't have the intensity they need to play at this level. They are talented and they are developing. I think we need at few JUCO guys in this next recruiting class to fill the gaps.
I know what you are saying, BUT, the reason they are JUCOs typically is because of academics. I don't think at this point in our program's development, that we have the budget and time to spend chasing a lot of JUCOs when they may come back and bite us on eligibility issues. Of course there are always exceptions to this, but I believe the goal is to recruit players in HS that have the potential without obvious academic issues in order to increase our success rate with the recruits IMO.
A great example is our basketball team and the Jarvis philosophy. He is going out and getting good kids with good grades and teaching them to be better players. How many times have we seen talented BBall players out due to academics. If they are on the bench, they cannot help us and they waste a scholly.
Posted
Wise Owl
Member since 2007
Re: Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
footballfan47 said
I know HS wants to built his teams by recruiting high school players. But there seems to be some gaps. We need some top notch Linemen, a ball hawking hard hitting safety, and a stud LB. We have pubs at these positions. They don't have the intensity they need to play at this level. They are talented and they are developing. I think we need at few JUCO guys in this next recruiting class to fill the gaps.
The problem is that there are no Junior Colleges playing football in the state of Florida. Coach has always insisted on a FAU being a Florida based team (even just south of Orlando). In fact, I remember Coach lobbying for the fact to have Junior Colleges in Florida to start up football programs. I have always felt that the lack of JUCO programs here, forces many Florida players out of state. And don't tell me it's funding. If almost every high school can field a team, then money should not be the issue.
Posted
Curious Owl
Member since 2009
Re: Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
Posted
VIP DONOR
Member since 2008
Re: Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
Also, recruit over the ENTIRE south as out Belt and in-state competition does. We cannot grow into a national program with purely a locally recruited team. Where did all of those UM qb's come from anyhow? Not just Florida.
Posted
Wise Owl
Member since 2008
Re: Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
GeorgiaOwl said
I agree, we have the players, we have had a weak D since moving up and the only constant on D is the DC. C'mon Howard, put 2 and 2 together and cut the ties to the anchor dragging this team and yourself down!
Also, recruit over the ENTIRE south as out Belt and in-state competition does. We cannot grow into a national program with purely a locally recruited team. Where did all of those UM qb's come from anyhow? Not just Florida.
I'd love to see us recruit out of state but the fact is FAU just doesn't have the budget. I wish we could grab some talent from Texas and Louisiana.
Posted
First Flight
Member since 2004
Re: Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
The said
GeorgiaOwl said
I agree, we have the players, we have had a weak D since moving up and the only constant on D is the DC. C'mon Howard, put 2 and 2 together and cut the ties to the anchor dragging this team and yourself down!
Also, recruit over the ENTIRE south as out Belt and in-state competition does. We cannot grow into a national program with purely a locally recruited team. Where did all of those UM qb's come from anyhow? Not just Florida.
I'd love to see us recruit out of state but the fact is FAU just doesn't have the budget. I wish we could grab some talent from Texas and Louisiana.
We can't even get the talent in South Florida.
Posted
Administrator
Member since 2006
Re: Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
But, to play devil's advocate, why leave when you don't have to??
Posted
Wise Owl
Member since 2004
Re: Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
Posted
Wise Owl
Member since 2006
Re: Recruit JUCO (Jr. College) players
It is very expensive to recruit out of state. You spend time and money chasing recruits all over and the close ratio to land them is so much less. And while you were chasing those out of state recruits that you struggled to land, you were not spending as much time garnering stronger recruits in Florida, so you lose out on some of those also.
That's not to say we cannot get out of state recruits and sometimes it may pay to get one here or there, but at this point in our program with our resources, or lack there of, the biggest bang for the buck is right here.
There's no place like home…there's no place like home.
Control functions:
Recent Forum Posts
New dorms have just been approved at the university, but likel…
My son transferred out of FAU as an upperclassman in part over…
As far a money goes, more money will be coming in from all the…
I agree, change isn't always a bad thing. His recruiting speaks…
Honestly I think we will definitely see some roster turnover.…