(06-07-2022 08:02 AM)cidbearit Wrote:  

(06-07-2022 05:37 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(06-07-2022 05:00 AM)emu79 Wrote:  We continue to offer players in the 2022 class. The latest Cedric Anton a 6'4 240 TE out of Rabun Gap GA. Currently touring camps. Has some offers besides ours SE Missouri St PWO Charlotte and some D2s.

Sorry, '79, I'm black crepe on recruiting this late on the '22 recruiting season.

We are probably looking at PWO-caliber recruits and that to me is meh.

There are at least two offers out there to a JUCO and a Transfer each of whom would be a nice addition to the O-Line. There are still some diamonds to be had....

Let me re-phrase my post.

There ARE still prospects in the transfer portal. They are, by definition, D-I prospects (if a player has played at the FBS D-I level it makes sense to call them at least MAC-level prospects which would suggest they could be of value to teams like EMU).

What I'm not in favor of is reaching for FCS-level or D-II prospects. Why? Playing FBS FB isn't like working at McDonalds where they need 'warm bodies.'

Usually a team doesn't need the Nth best DT. They want a DT who projects as a 2-deep DT (insert Scott's name here).

When teams go 15 - 20 deep say in the DL, another another player, unless he projects as a possible 2-deep seems like a folly to me. I do not feel better about going from say 15 --> 16 DLs unless the 16th DL can play, 2-deep or at least projects to special teams.