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Post by 86yotes5 on Feb 4, 2015 20:53:44 GMT -6
I am neighbors and close friends with Coach Martin of Omaha North. I am also a former Coyote fb player from the mid to late 80's. Coach Martin is an outstanding coach who does his best to get his player placed at colleges that are the best fit for the kids. The Coyotes are getting 2 great players from North. Calvin is an instinctive runner with great quickness, strength and amazing balance. Devalon is an outstanding blocker. He took out at least 2 defenders per play with aggressive blocks. He did not catch many passes because Calvin was running for big yards and North had a big time WR, who sadly is going to SDSU. |
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Post by jackjd on Feb 4, 2015 22:11:41 GMT -6
...and North had a big time WR, who sadly is going to SDSU. Correction: I know for a fact the big time WR is happily going to SDSU.  |
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Post by ctc2010 on Feb 4, 2015 22:27:46 GMT -6
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Post by sdyotefan on Feb 4, 2015 22:35:02 GMT -6
Thanks to Coach Glenn, all the other USD coaches, staff and faculty for all your hard work in putting together a GREAT looking 2015 recruiting class!! Hopefully
there will be a few more late signers too.
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Post by Cousin Eddie on Feb 5, 2015 8:20:51 GMT -6
Soooo, what exactly was he taking pictures of signing today? Apparently he signed but didn't send it in because of this newly scheduled visit. Odd situation for sure. Here again though, No. Illinois is FBS. |
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Post by yotefan on Feb 5, 2015 8:56:24 GMT -6
I'm curious what the situation is with Howard Houston. He was set to make an immediate impact for the Yotes on a big stage in the Valley. Wonder if he has other offers coming in. He was a much bigger prize than Jones-Davis IMO. In any event, here's a nice interview with our two Lincoln High recruits by Mick Garry: www.argusleader.com/videos/news/2015/02/04/22881507/ |
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Post by canislatrans on Feb 5, 2015 9:34:07 GMT -6
You don't really know until they're on the field playing games for the U, but it sure looks to me like this is a real good recruiting class. Coach Glenn and staff did a great job!
Success breeds success, looking ahead, imagine how we'll be able to recruit when we're winning games and battling it out at the top of the MVFC.
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Post by Cousin Eddie on Feb 5, 2015 9:34:16 GMT -6
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Post by yotefan on Feb 5, 2015 14:49:10 GMT -6
I caught the tail-end of an interview with Villanova men's basketball coach Jay Wright on ESPN radio a bit ago. Coach Wright was comparing the recruitment process of college basketball players and college football players. He noted that it has unfortunately become an accepted practice in college football for kids to verbally commit to a school and then go and set up 4 or 5 more visits somewhere else. He mentioned its like making a reservation at a nice restaurant and then going out and seeing if you can get in somewhere better. On the contrary, in college basketball, even if a kid commits as a junior he said that other schools just say, "Hey, this is where that kid wants to be," and they back off. The only way other schools come back after a kid and recruit him is if the coach they committed to play for leaves the school for a promotion or some other reason or gets fired. He then said something to the effect of, "I'm not saying college basketball coaches are angels by any stretch, but that is a big difference between the two sports."
I think about that discussion when viewing the Howard Houston and Antonio Jones-Davis verbal commits with no signed NLI. For some reason, seeing pictures of those kids on Twitter links in USD garb, with USD coaches, or, in Jones-Davis's case, signing a letter committing to USD that never gets faxed, leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If it were up to me, I would do one of two things with these kids. Either give them a deadline to accept their offers, say by Friday at 5 p.m., or simply rescind the offer and call it a day. If they sign great, if not, go find a kid who hasn't been offered yet. I tip my hat to the recruits not just at USD, but nationwide, that verbally commit and keep their word on signing day. I tip my hat to those kids that get their letter faxed in early. I tip my hat to those kids that are excited to first and foremost get an education at USD and secondarily to wear the Coyote uniform. Those are the kids I will be in the stands rooting for the most come fall. Those are the kids who have demonstrated integrity and commitment to USD before ever playing a down of football. Those are the kids who will be winners in the game of life because they have already demonstrated a character trait that is becoming less and less prevalent these days.
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Post by yoteforever on Feb 5, 2015 17:21:27 GMT -6
I caught the tail-end of an interview with Villanova men's basketball coach Jay Wright on ESPN radio a bit ago. Coach Wright was comparing the recruitment process of college basketball players and college football players. He noted that it has unfortunately become an accepted practice in college football for kids to verbally commit to a school and then go and set up 4 or 5 more visits somewhere else. He mentioned its like making a reservation at a nice restaurant and then going out and seeing if you can get in somewhere better. On the contrary, in college basketball, even if a kid commits as a junior he said that other schools just say, "Hey, this is where that kid wants to be," and they back off. The only way other schools come back after a kid and recruit him is if the coach they committed to play for leaves the school for a promotion or some other reason or gets fired. He then said something to the effect of, "I'm not saying college basketball coaches are angels by any stretch, but that is a big difference between the two sports." I think about that discussion when viewing the Howard Houston and Antonio Jones-Davis verbal commits with no signed NLI. For some reason, seeing pictures of those kids on Twitter links in USD garb, with USD coaches, or, in Jones-Davis's case, signing a letter committing to USD that never gets faxed, leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If it were up to me, I would do one of two things with these kids. Either give them a deadline to accept their offers, say by Friday at 5 p.m., or simply rescind the offer and call it a day. If they sign great, if not, go find a kid who hasn't been offered yet. I tip my hat to the recruits not just at USD, but nationwide, that verbally commit and keep their word on signing day. I tip my hat to those kids that get their letter faxed in early. I tip my hat to those kids that are excited to first and foremost get an education at USD and secondarily to wear the Coyote uniform. Those are the kids I will be in the stands rooting for the most come fall. Those are the kids who have demonstrated integrity and commitment to USD before ever playing a down of football. Those are the kids who will be winners in the game of life because they have already demonstrated a character trait that is becoming less and less prevalent these days. The only difference between you and I is I would call the young men involved, tell them that we have out our best foot forward with you, been upfront with you,and told you exactly what our expectations s of you are. And one of those expectations is to be treated exactly like we have treated you. Anything less, and quite frankly you shouldn't be a Coyote. I understand with being enamored with a potentially larger school,but if they wanted you so bad, why is it now they come calling? It's very simple, it's because they didn't get who they thought they were, so you ( their second choice ) now becomes their target. We wanted you from the beginning. So in light of that, it's 4:45 Thursday and we have not received a NLI from you, which tells me you don't want us as bad as we want you. I'm sorry about this, but I do understand this can be a huge decision in a young mans life, so here's my deal. I'm going to hang up. Talk with your parents, coaches, etc....I will be calling you back at 5:30. If you are still unknown, I am withdrawing our offer, and wish you nothing but the best of luck. If you say you are signing with us, I will give you another 15 minutes to sign and fax to 605-677-Yote. If you are I sure of where a fax machine is, put one of your parents on the phone, or a coach, and we will discuss this as you drive to get it done. You either are a Coyote, or you are not. I'll be calling at 5:30 |
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Post by yotefan on Feb 5, 2015 18:00:37 GMT -6
Couldn't have said it any better. Hopefully that call gets made.
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Post by Yotes on Feb 5, 2015 18:49:02 GMT -6
I agree that if a commit can't stick to his word and pull the trigger on signing day then I really don't care to keep the scholarship offer on the table. Posting a picture of yourself signing the letter and not sending it in raises way too many flags, we don't need him.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2015 21:38:27 GMT -6
Hopefully an early signing period helps with all of this.
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Post by yodayote on Feb 6, 2015 9:04:09 GMT -6
The National Letter of Intent has a 7 Day period for the athlete to sign and return the papers. The athlete has all the paperwork with the AD, & Head Coach signatures on it. After February 11 the offer is void.
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Post by nccyote on Feb 6, 2015 10:18:07 GMT -6
I agree with yoteforever to a point. I cant' fault a kid for flipping if he gets a FBS offer. On the other hand, what these two individuals are doing is a little concerning. The Jones_Davis kid is taking a huge gamble going on another official to NIU after the initial signing day. He could go to NIU, lose our offer, not get offered by them , and have nowhere to go. I agree that we should tell him if he goes on that visit, our offer is pulled. Anyone know what the issue is with Houston, as to why he is waiting to sign?
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