Purdue recruiting new target!
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I might get blasted for this viewpoint, but I appreciate what Brohm has done thus far. Go out and solidify a class.
Then, cut the guys who don't develop or project like you thought they would after their Sr. year. Try and give them enough time to find another place to land.
Then from there, see if we can encourage better guys to come our way.
I'm a fan.
Then, cut the guys who don't develop or project like you thought they would after their Sr. year. Try and give them enough time to find another place to land.
Then from there, see if we can encourage better guys to come our way.
I'm a fan.
I mostly agree but wouldn’t use the word cut. There is no evidence of any scholarships being pulled. Since most recruits are told they will be given a chance to play immediately at a certain position, all it takes is being honest with them and saying you’re probably going to be playing special teams for a few years, you have my support to look elsewhere. But, yes, that’s part of the messy business of big boy football. Stockpile talent. Just don’t do anything egregious like pulling a scholly at the last minute.
None that know the alphabet or "ciphering".
Tenn already had 12 players decommit - mostly this past month! And yes they are elite and worth going after!
Mukuamu officially decommitted tonight. 6’5 safety prospect. Let’s lock him up. Might be able to bulk up and play a hybrid type cover LB?
It's interesting you mentioned we offered him while he was committed. And then Coates decommited giving us a scholarship and now mukuamu has also decommited! Perhaps we may have already wrapped him up! The former tenn WR decommit is also intriguing, but I'd rather have Moore or Taylor
I'm starting to like WR Taylor from Ohio! He's a 6'5 receiver! He's received offers from 6 Ivy League schools. But he's also received offers from Louisville and several other quality power 5 football schools. And he indicated he likes Purdue for both academics and football. He's scheduled for an in home visit next week!
I think this is what is happening right now. The IU win has really solidified to some recruits who were contacted and showed some interest that Brohm is a damn good coach. Then the whole UT fiasco likely solidified him as well as a guy who is a high character guy and isn't just going to bolt at the first opportunity. Destin Coates just de-committed as well likely because Brohm sees the depth at RB and doesn't believe he needs to take one right now OR believes he can get a better recruit.
https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Season/2018-Football/Decommits
Brohm said he was on the recruiting trail and I would bet he has been talking to some of these young men.
Any of those guys would probably, at minimum, see playing time in each game next season outside of the RB's...most of these guys would likely be starters from day 1 next year.
I think it speaks volumes that Purdue is over the limit for total scholarships by 5 at last count, but Brohm and his staff are hitting the recruiting paths very heavy this week extending at least 4-5 offers mainly to players who were/are already committed to other schools.
and the players he's going after are very high 3/4* players with offers and/or prior commitments from decent schools like FSU, Texas, Tenn and Louisville.
Looking at Mukuamu's profile, he was high on IU. I would believe he would be interested just as much in Purdue.
I have a feeling I haven't had in a long time. I have a feeling brohm might just be bale to pull it off and actually sign some of these higher profile / elite athletes he's now targeting.
and the players he's going after are very high 3/4* players with offers and/or prior commitments from decent schools like FSU, Texas, Tenn and Louisville.
Looking at Mukuamu's profile, he was high on IU. I would believe he would be interested just as much in Purdue.
I have a feeling I haven't had in a long time. I have a feeling brohm might just be bale to pull it off and actually sign some of these higher profile / elite athletes he's now targeting.
I think his 2019 class is going to surprise a lot of people.
I'm going to slightly disagree. I believe his final 2018 class is going to surprise a lot of people. Last year in the last week of recruiting, brohm flipped about 5-7 players who had commitments. he's doing the same this year, but with higher profile flips. he's currently going hard after de-committed players and committed players. by signing day, I think he'll probably add 4-6 more high profile players this year.
You already saw his first player committed for 2019! A 4* defensive lineman. When all is said and done and signed for 2018, I believe his 2019 class will not surprise anybody but will be the expected norm.
Looking at his recruit average, if brohm were to sign 2-4 of his current targets, his 2018 class could end up being one of the top 5 in the BIG 10 and in the top 30 nationally. and looking at the players he's targeting, I believe it's actually realistic he may pull it off.
Perhaps. There just doesn't seem to be enough room left in the 2018 class unless there is a mass exodus. Also, other programs are continuing to add recruits as well. My guess is 2018 ends up around 35-40 and 2019 is top 25.
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Don't forget that the early signing date comes in to play this year as well and a lot of players will be seeking a spot at the table SOMEWHERE before they get left out. A lot of guys are going to stick with their original commitments more and some other players will start looking at their other options in a shorter time span...whereas lots of times Purdue would get the short end of the stick when a large program would come in and offer a kid a few days before signing day and Purdue would be left at the alter. I know it happened to Hazell with two OL commits who bolted for MSU and Stanford a few days prior to signing their LOI.
My thoughts are Brohm wouldn't be on the recruiting trail and making new offers to recruits if he hadn't first contacted them and also wanted to sign them! I hate to speculate there will be a mass exodus but in reading the comments of that recent defensive lineman de-commit in a recent article about Purdue it didn't appear that he planned or wanted to de-commit! His tweets also kind of reflected his offer was pulled!
http://www.thestate.com/sports/coll...ecruiting/phil-kornblut/article187272748.html
"Mukuamu has taken official visits to USC, Florida State, Indiana and Georgia. He said his entire family will go with him to Purdue this weekend. Purdue coaches were in to see him Wednesday and Indiana was in Tuesday.
Mukuamu will sign Dec. 20, and he plans to commit publicly before that date."
it appears his family prefers Purdue. I like the sounds of this. and Moore is coming next weekend , and we have an in home with Taylor next Tuesday. I'd like Brohm to land all three players, but I realize to do so will basically mean losing three other commits.
Getting Moore or Mukuamu would be a great pick up. Getting all three of the above mentioned players would be awesome. Throw in McDuffie and I will be dancing in the streets!
Are you referring to Parks? Which article are you referring to? The Orlando Sentinel piece I read about it didn’t sound like that at all.
Yes, Parks. there was a different article talking about Purdue's recruits reacting to Purdue's success this year. and he was talking as if he was part of the team and looking forward to next year, and then poof, almost the next day he de-committed, and a bunch of his personal tweets said sorry, hope it all works out. If you look at the first article, and then his tweets, it looks as if he received a pink slip shortly after being all positive. The article was on 24/7. it included several commits talking it up.
https://247sports.com/college/purdu...rnaround-speaks-volumes-to-recruits-111149367
"Man it’s a joy to watch the Purdue train roll on those tracks again!" defensive end commit Connor Parks said. "Coach Brohm has brought the spirit back to Purdue. Also the coaches he’s surrounded himself with around this program are just outstanding.
"It’s only the beginning!" Parks continued. "Our recruitment is top notch right now. We can’t be stopped, won’t be stopped. We have Rose Bowl dreams and there is no doubt in my mind that we will get to it."
Parks made those comments on 26 November. and the next day after being so positive about Purdue, he de-committed. Those do not sound like they came from a guy about to de-commit the next day because he wanted to.
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Yep and if you look at his tweets before his de-commitment it sounded like his scholarship was pulled
Wow getting this kid over USC, Georgia and fsu. That would be huge.
QUOTE="LonestarBoilerFan, post: 1567338, member: 39159"]http://www.thestate.com/sports/coll...ecruiting/phil-kornblut/article187272748.html
"Mukuamu has taken official visits to USC, Florida State, Indiana and Georgia. He said his entire family will go with him to Purdue this weekend. Purdue coaches were in to see him Wednesday and Indiana was in Tuesday.
Mukuamu will sign Dec. 20, and he plans to commit publicly before that date."[/QUOTE]
QUOTE="LonestarBoilerFan, post: 1567338, member: 39159"]http://www.thestate.com/sports/coll...ecruiting/phil-kornblut/article187272748.html
"Mukuamu has taken official visits to USC, Florida State, Indiana and Georgia. He said his entire family will go with him to Purdue this weekend. Purdue coaches were in to see him Wednesday and Indiana was in Tuesday.
Mukuamu will sign Dec. 20, and he plans to commit publicly before that date."[/QUOTE]
I could be wrong, but I think when the coaching staff first arrived the they began recruiting much like he did at WKU and offered a lot of guys he felt they could develop as well as offering some of the better recruits. Brohm mentioned in at least one article over the summer that he was suprised by how fast the commitments were coming in. Now they find themselves in a favorable light after getting Purdue bowl eligible in their first season. They are in a position to capitalize on that success with better the better recruits. He was brought in to turn this program around and we need to get some of these higher profile guys to do that. Like it or not that means he will have to get rid of some guys to bring in the guys that give him a chance to do that. I don't like coaches telling guys that they have offered that they are pulling the offer, but it has to happen this year if he can upgrade. The down side is if he does this too much it might make some guys hesitant to commit in the future for fear of being over recruited. I bet after this year, having settled into recruiting at a power 5 school we will not see as much of this, but he is trying to turn our program around as fast as he can. On another note, wasn't it Parks who, after committing, said he was going to keep his options open and continue to look at other schools?
Yeah I would tend to agree. I don’t feel great about that...wonder if the staff was unsure about something...his commitment to Purdue, or maybe grades? If you have another kid of similar or better talent, and he’s 100% committed versus another kid who’s only 80% committed...
I also realize as Brohm continues to recruit there will be others who mutually part ways. We are 5 players over our scholarship limit, and Brohm is very active on the recruiting trail with at least 6 targets that I know of. For every great player we sign, there will be one who wanted to attend Purdue but couldn't. I fully believe brohm will sign another WR, and possibly this safety. In doing so, another recruit will leave. that's the reality of recruiting.
My son would have gladly accepted a scholarship to play football or basketball at Purdue. Sadly, he wasn't good enough. So he pursued track and found a new home and success..
That's a great problem to have that doesn't appear it was the case for the last few years.....For every great player we sign, there will be one who wanted to attend Purdue but couldn't...and those that are likely to be pushed out would still be good players for the program.
From the outside looking in...We think we know how many scholies we have or do not have.
JB knows where he is at and why the deck needs shuffled as this thing plays out...
Question, When was the last time that we all can remember our program getting the visits from the level of players that are now showing up to campus?
I can remember the fall camp that Brandon Gorin`s class reported to and seeing the drastic improvement in physical size and ability as a class that group had.
JB knows where he is at and why the deck needs shuffled as this thing plays out...
Question, When was the last time that we all can remember our program getting the visits from the level of players that are now showing up to campus?
I can remember the fall camp that Brandon Gorin`s class reported to and seeing the drastic improvement in physical size and ability as a class that group had.
I believe Purdue , for some reason, regardless of coach has always been attractive to great QBs. Etlin, Sindelar, and Blough were all highly rated QBs who came to Purdue to play for a couple of really bad coaches. I believe Orton, Herrmann, Everett and George were all highly rated QBs. I realize Breese was not a coveted QB. Sipe was a good QB, and Plummer is another in a long line of great high school QB prospects.
As you say, from the outside looking in, we can say "on paper" Purdue is 5 scholarships over their limit. From the outside looking in, I see Brohm actively recruiting 3 WRs, 1 DE, 1 safety, and 1 RB. There may be even more. I have to believe Brohm knows what he's doing. Even if a sophomore or junior leaves, this class can only be so big. it's a good situation to be in, and also one I doubt Purdue fans have ever witnessed.
I remember several of Joe Tiller's classes being ranked in the top 25. But even his highest rated classes had enough scholarships to give out to players wanting to play at Purdue. What we are seeing now is sort of unprecedented. We have a coach who likes to recruit and is successful at it. and we now have a lot of players who want to play for Purdue.
Purdue has always been an attractive academic school. and now it has a good team and coach. Now, if we could dam up the Wabash and make a lake, we could start attracting some of those NW, UW, Florida, and Tenn recruits!
I really have nothing new to say on recruiting right now. I just cannot believe how there was 7 current threads on the TN coaching situation more current than actual Purdue football discussions. I wanted to move this thread to the top to change that.
I think it speaks to how much boiler fans love their coach. if ten came calling for Hazell, would there even be a thread created?
No there would’ve been a go fund me account created to help pay for the hazes moving expenses.
I simply guessing here, what if player A had a great Junior season, was offered and committed to PU. Then player A had a mediocre Senior Season, for any multitude of reasons, PU, I would think has the right to pull the Scholly? Again, I’m guessing, can someone School me up on this. Thanks, Brothers!
I do see quite a few players , who play worse their senior season. Some have lost some of their enthusiasm for the sport, some start hanging out with friends more, and other reasons. So I can see why some lose scholarship offer.
This article is dated October 16, 2015. It says that prior to 2015 scholarships at the power 5 schools were 1 year renewable; however, the rule change made them guaranteed 4-year rides.
http://www.news-press.com/story/spo...holarships-not-four-year-guarantees/74009542/
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