FAU Football Class of 2018 General Discussion
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Wise Owl
Member since 2016
Maybe the conference championship and bowl game threw us off with the new early signing period, but it didn't seem to effect the other schools as much as us (many who also played in bowls). I hope it is way overblown and we get all kinds of guys this week. We will see in a couple of days, but I think the majority of us thought we would blow the recruiting out of the water with Kiffin as coach coming off an 11-3 season. If we land all the guys on our current list and have a few more surprises, and if there are only 5 or 6 transfers and 14 or 15 high schoolers, then I will agree it is overblown and we are thinking long-term. But if we have a class of say 16 and 7 or 8 are transfers that will seem a bit disproportionate to me. Guess we will see come Wednesday.
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VIP DONOR
Member since 2006
Looking at the top 25 Dade, Broward and Palm Beach HS kids.
How many commits do we have from that list? Why aren’t we making strides in that area?
Our success on the field this year and the attention Lane has received hasn’t really translated into recruiting wins. It almost feels that we lost the recruiting momentum from a local standpoint Charlie gained when here.
Don’t get me wrong, I like winning on the field more. This issue is kind of like the attendance at the CUSA championship game…not the end of the world, but makes me scratch my head.
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Wise Owl
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GO OWLS!
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VIP DONOR
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dusky256fc said
It’s been 1 year and we are supposed to get top 25 south Florida? In 2016 two top 50 in Florida went to non P5 schools, TOP 50! I love drinkin the Kool aid as much as the next guy but c’mon man let’s be a bit realistic.Posted On: Feb 5th 2018, 9:49 PM #376927
I’m talking the top 25 for each county. So, top 75 recruits in S FLA.
Yes, I believe they should be considering us and we sign 5-7 per year out of this group.
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Wise Owl
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Wise Owl
Member since 2014
We do need to build a good relationship with the tricounty area, but it's probably the toughest area to recruit in the nation. S of course we're going to lose guys to other bigger P5 schools, and even G5 schools. I know that some of us think that we're the hottest G5 program right now, but one winning season with a coach known for being a nomad isn't going to sell the majority of good HS players looking for stability and the chance to win. That's why the next AD is going to be so important - we need to get the facilities funded, the stadium naming rights sold, so that we can hire a quality coach once Kiff is ready to move on, which he will be.
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Wise Owl
Member since 2014
jgf2017 said
I don't know why we didn't get more great HS talent this class. I'd love to know the reason. Even being a kool aid drinker I just thought we'd kill it. I kept waiting for that can't miss 4 star 6'3 250 linebacker lol.Posted On: Feb 5th 2018, 10:17 PM #376930
Those can't miss 4* guys are going to UGA, Bama, Ohio State, Michigan, FSU, and UF. We're looking to get those can't-miss 3* and 2* guys.
Although to your point, FIU did pull in some 4* guys, but they were JUCO guys.
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Wise Owl
Member since 2008
FAU made a big push for guys like Bryce Oliver and Stanley Gardner, but they both ended up at UK.
2018 Top Florida Football Recruits
Herer is top 400 kids in the state of Florida see how far you have to scroll down to find a kid without a P5 offer.
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