With Mendez gone, do you go Juco or transfer?
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My numbers put the class at a max of 18. My guess would be it would look something like this:
QB: 1
RB: 1
WR: 1-2 depending on who you can get
TE: 0
OL: 3-5
DL: 2-4
LB: 2-3
DB: 2
K: 1
Sounds like he just don’t want to play football anymore. I have to respect a guy who makes a decision like that.
With a small class projection, this would be the year I would not take a quarterback. Purdue has a logjam there and other positions are in more need.
Reading the article, he graduated from Purdue this December- basically in 3 1/2 years. he has his entire life ahead of him. he used his athletic talents to pay for his education. he realized he wouldn't be a pro football player, and is thankful for his time at Purdue. for most of us, that's a huge success story. I wish him well.
Understand your POV but you always take a QB. Especially if Sindelar doesn’t get his 6th year, you’d have three guys (Plummer, Piferi, TBD) that Brohm picked himself. Not discounting Sipe but have to think at this point in time he may be passed up.
I think the recruiting next year for QB will be determined in the spring and the follow up to Sindelar will have a lot of spring 2019 weighted on it.
I have a ton of respect for a kid who can come to Purdue and get a degree as relevant as a degree from this University 3 1/2 years. Obviously if his plan is to be in youth leadership he’s going to have to have energy and the ability to be pretty active.
Being an offensive lineman tears up your body. I’m glad he knows what he wants to do next and is going after it! Nothing but the best to you and your future Michael, thank you for all you’ve done for the program Boiler-up!
Being an offensive lineman tears up your body. I’m glad he knows what he wants to do next and is going after it! Nothing but the best to you and your future Michael, thank you for all you’ve done for the program Boiler-up!
With a small class coming in 2019 and red shirts on every QB that we have on the roster at this point, I don`t see how we could take another QB when our D-line is thin,inexperienced and hemorrhages yardage and points....JMHO
I have always thought it wise to take a QB ea recruiting cycle (especially after 2010),but after studying the roster, I think we could get by in 2020, without. But...only if Sindelar is granted a 6th year and provided there are no transfers.We have luxury (4) highly regarded scholarship guys and emergency QB's in Sparks, Graham or C Allen, the last 2 of which were all-state in their respective states as qbs. In addition, I would assume O'Connell who was invited to walkon at Minny (would've likely played this fall) or walkon Carollo (D1 offers)) could play in a pinch .Not sure what happened to Cam Northern or if he left team?
Its a calculated risk but I noted OSU and NEB chose to forego any QB;s this class, so schools accept the risk, I suppose?
Its a calculated risk but I noted OSU and NEB chose to forego any QB;s this class, so schools accept the risk, I suppose?
I do believe they could be more picky this class if they decide they REALLY like the three young QBs. If not, they take the best QB they can get.
I do not foresee any scenario other than a ton of injuries for the walkons to play meaningful snaps.
It was about three months ago that some were of the opinion that a QB was likely to transfer out because of what was looking like a log jam at that position at the time.....
That is a serious consideration to make. In this age of transfers, you never know what could happen. Piferi could come in and be an absolute stud as a RS Frosh and jump Plummer, causing Plummer to transfer after his sophomore year. Or vice versa. Always good to have one per class for depth.
Totally agree, can’t blame the young man for wanting to start the next chapter in his life.
Looking at the roster, if Sindelar is given a 6th year, I believe we could forgo signing a QB next year. if we are in a pinch, we do have graham, Allen and Sparks currently on our roster to provide back-up at the QB position. if we add Bell, we really don't need Sparks as a WR. I also recall a discussion saying Allen wasn't too bad at QB.
I'M NOT SAYING I WANT ALLEN AS A QB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm just saying looking at the potential for having a smaller recruiting class, we do have 3 players currently on our roster who could all fill in at QB should the need arise, and we need to use this next class to address other areas of actual need. how may QBs do we really need?
I'M NOT SAYING I WANT ALLEN AS A QB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm just saying looking at the potential for having a smaller recruiting class, we do have 3 players currently on our roster who could all fill in at QB should the need arise, and we need to use this next class to address other areas of actual need. how may QBs do we really need?
I feel alot of times when a guy like him who was projected to start mysteriously quits, it's usually because of physical problems or fear of injuries in the future. No idea if that was the case with him tho. I read why he quit but feel it may be more then what was said.
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That's my guess. But they didn't say that as being the reason so maybe it wasn't.
Correct. I was going to post the same thing. Brohm has said quality depth at QB is so crucial to his offense (or something along those lines) that he wants a QB in every class. It protects us from an unexpected transfer and/or injury forcing us into playing someone who's not ready. We've just been so accustomed over the past 5-6 years of forcing true freshman into game situations versus redshirting them and developing them into stronger upper-classmen. I'm very confident if there's a QB he really wants, he's going after him. I also think we are banking a lot on Sindelar getting a 6th year and we will have to be deep into recruiting someone before we will know that status anyway.
I’m not as convinced as everyone else seems to be that the 2020 recruiting class is going to be a small one. Haven’t we already lost a couple players who cannot be replaced right away due to the 25 man hard cap on the 2019 class? Mendez’s scholly, for example, cannot be filled until 2020. At least that is my understanding. There will probably be a few more attrits next year.
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Is that restricted to transfers then? I was under the impression that after Bell we only have one more 2019 scholarship to give.
Once camp starts, anyone who signs scholarship papers counts toward the next class.
Players that arrive once fall camp start begins can be counted toward the next class, in this case 2020.
Ok gotcha. I think we’re saying approximately the same thing. The Franklin and Mendez vacancies will be filled by players who count toward the 2020 cap.
Probably. By my count we have more schollies open than that. The hard cap on the number of signees is what is limiting us, not the number of open a scholarships
Right. For 2019. As of now it appears the 2020 class will hit the 85 total before the 25, but I’m saying the eventual 2020 class size will be closer to 25 than most are saying (see 18 above). With a class of 22 or 23 this discussion is probably moot IMO. You take a QB.
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