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(10-20-2023 12:19 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  

(10-06-2023 02:43 PM)WMU2013 Wrote:  We beat Wayne State..... Lol tiffin and Wayne state yayyyy.

In all seriousness recruiting has to get better. We are in the middle of the pack in the MAC.

Recruiting has been really concerning. Wonder if its due to lack of ties to the Midwest.

I am trustin the guys Taylor is going after... looking at our current roster we have a ton of youth across the board out there. We just need to find some more speed.

https://x.com/jordan_buckley1/status/172...Ss-W40i-Lg

Is Jordan related to Jalen??

(11-12-2023 08:27 PM)okgc Wrote:  https://x.com/jordan_buckley1/status/172...Ss-W40i-Lg

Is Jordan related to Jalen??

Brother.

Commit #16

DE Jordan Buckley - Batavia, IL, Batavia HS - 6'4" 240 lbs.
https://247sports.com/Player/jordan-buckley-46145125/
https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/jo...86?view=pv
https://www.on3.com/db/jordan-buckley-236596/
Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/11898888/Jordan-Buckley
Other offers: Ball State, Southern Illinois, Minnesota State

Yes, he is the younger brother of current RB Jalen Buckley. He was previously committed to Ball State.

(10-21-2023 10:57 AM)WMU2013 Wrote:  

(10-21-2023 10:02 AM)okgc Wrote:  

(10-20-2023 12:19 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  

(10-06-2023 02:43 PM)WMU2013 Wrote:  We beat Wayne State..... Lol tiffin and Wayne state yayyyy.

In all seriousness recruiting has to get better. We are in the middle of the pack in the MAC.

Recruiting has been really concerning. Wonder if its due to lack of ties to the Midwest.

I suspect higher rated players won’t commit until NIL $ are known.

Looks like other teams have their NIL money figured out and are out recruiting us.

Waiting for that pfizer football tie in. "When you get knocked down, pfizer gets you up!"

Commit #17

WR Terence Marshall - Navarre, FL, Navarre HS - 6'1" 175 lbs.
https://247sports.com/player/terence-marshall-46115045/
https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/te...74?view=pv
https://www.on3.com/db/terence-marshall-111242/
Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14569065/Terence-Marshall
Other offers: Alabama State, Arkansas, East Carolina, FIU, Florida State, Georgia State, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, UMass, Miss State, Tennessee, Troy, UAB, USF

(11-23-2023 12:55 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Commit #17

WR Terence Marshall - Navarre, FL, Navarre HS - 6'1" 175 lbs.
https://247sports.com/player/terence-marshall-46115045/
https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/te...74?view=pv
https://www.on3.com/db/terence-marshall-111242/
Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14569065/Terence-Marshall
Other offers: Alabama State, Arkansas, East Carolina, FIU, Florida State, Georgia State, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, UMass, Miss State, Tennessee, Troy, UAB, USF

Wow that’s a killer offer list. Hope we hold on to him.

*PWO commit*

LB Andrew Baker - Norton Shores, MI, Mona Shores HS - 6'1" 210 lbs.
Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16136901/Andrew-Baker
Other offers: None

Not much info out there about this guy. His Twitter profile says he is a 2022 Powerlifting State Champ, though.

Baker plays multiple positions but video shows him at his best at linebacker.

(11-27-2023 03:06 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Commit #18

LB Andrew Baker - Norton Shores, MI, Mona Shores HS - 6'1" 210 lbs.
Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16136901/Andrew-Baker
Other offers: None

Not much info out there about this guy. His Twitter profile says he is a 2022 Powerlifting State Champ, though.

Tough kid. Watched him all through high school.

Mona Shores has been a good source for us.

Looking at our commits, only three from Michigan. Three from Florida, four from Indiana, what happened to our local recruiting focus???????

I'm of course going to give the new staff some time and a chance, but there is no denying they've struggled to recruit. I don't think Charles Miles and Rick Penick are still commits. Hopefully we get some more commits this weekend and next from some HS guys.

No one saw Buckley coming and he winds up MAC FOTY.

Sure it's fun to pour over offer lists and recruiting rankings (btw, we're currently shown as 6th in the MAC), but it's all pretty nebulous especially in this transfer portal age.

I try not to get too excited when we're rated high, or too discouraged when we're rated low.

(12-08-2023 04:09 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  No one saw Buckley coming and he winds up MAC FOTY.

Sure it's fun to pour over offer lists and recruiting rankings (btw, we're currently shown as 6th in the MAC), but it's all pretty nebulous especially in this transfer portal age.

I try not to get too excited when we're rated high, or too discouraged when we're rated low.

Agreed. Especially, at the MAC level. So many players come out of absolute nowhere.

Commit #18

CB Cameron Powell - Ocala, FL, Vanguard HS - 6'0" 185 lbs.
https://247sports.com/player/cameron-powell-46133273/
https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/ca...75?view=pv
https://www.on3.com/db/cameron-powell-152107/
Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15225335/Cameron-Powell
Other offers: Iowa State, Purdue, Tennessee, App State, Arkansas State, Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Liberty, Ohio, Temple, Troy, Western Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Wofford, Bethune-Cookman

Nice offer list. Getting some Cubit-era flashbacks with the number of FL guys (not saying it’s a bad thing so long as they don’t get homesick, we had some good contributors from FL during that era).

Commit #19

LB Maddux Babin - Ponte Vedra, FL, Ponte Vedra HS - 6'1" 210 lbs.
https://www.on3.com/db/maddux-babin-175388/
Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14942691/Maddux-Babin
Other offers: Marshall

Yep, that's Jason Babin's kid!

(12-10-2023 10:12 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Commit #19

LB Maddux Babin - Ponte Vedra, FL, Ponte Vedra HS - 6'1" 210 lbs.
https://www.on3.com/db/maddux-babin-175388/
Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14942691/Maddux-Babin
Other offers: Marshall

Yep, that's Jason Babin's kid!

https://x.com/madduxbab1n/status/1734051...Ss-W40i-Lg

Commit #20

OL Jeremy Schleicher - Overland Park, KS, Bishop Miege HS - 6'3" 275 lbs.
https://247sports.com/player/jeremy-schl...-46138214/
https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/je...90?view=pv
https://www.on3.com/db/jeremy-schleicher-151522/
Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14761447/Jeremy-Schleicher
Other offers: Tulsa, Kansas (PWO), Lindenwood, Southeast Missouri State, Pittsburg State, Missouri Western State, Northwest Missouri State, Central Missouri, Valparaiso