UL football gets third commitment

[Cajunpride101]

"YES I CALLED TECH A MID MAJOR I HOPE THEY DON'T KICK MY DOG."

Now thats some funny sh$t!

[scotto_25]

I say dip into the Juco ranks for an established D-Line. Get a whole slew of hog-mollies in there and take care of that problem ASAP!

[ULGrad@HOU]

_ I'm not giving them props. It's just interesting to see different recruiting philosophies.

Last year, Miami (Fla.) signed 33 recruits. Alabama got 32. LSU had 26.

The Cajuns won't ever be a program that over-recruits like Troy. And there's nothing wrong with that. _

This topic is something I have been wondering about for some time and would really appreciate people "in the know" to enlighten me. Looking up past recruiting lists for most D-1 programs, those Parrott mentioned along with Nebraska, Florida, whoever....many of them sign numbers in the twenties and sometimes thirties year after year, not just on occasion. This seems like the norm, I don't understand why we are doing something different, our numbers are always low. It seems to me that most of these programs are taking chances signing players that will never step on the field for them, but what puzzles me is that we are the ones that are out of sync with everyone else and with our lack of success, and those programs having success, we are the program that has the problem. I know this is a small piece of the big pie in recruiting, but this just sticks out like a sore thumb. Why are we different?

[CajunNation]

Most of those JUCO guys will end up at Troy in two years. It's one of the ways Troy has become a power in the Sun Belt.

Well, there's that, and then there is the fact that Blakeney is the best coach in this league.

[CajunNation]

I say dip into the Juco ranks for an established D-Line. Get a whole slew of hog-mollies in there and take care of that problem ASAP!

You're a couple years late on this one.

I was praying for JUCO DT's and LB's 2 years ago.

Ya think we could have used them this year?

[Parrott]

_ This topic is something I have been wondering about for some time and would really appreciate people "in the know" to enlighten me. Looking up past recruiting lists for most D-1 programs, those Parrott mentioned along with Nebraska, Florida, whoever....many of them sign numbers in the twenties and sometimes thirties year after year, not just on occasion. This seems like the norm, I don't understand why we are doing something different, our numbers are always low. It seems to me that most of these programs are taking chances signing players that will never step on the field for them, but what puzzles me is that we are the ones that are out of sync with everyone else and with our lack of success, and those programs having success, we are the program that has the problem. I know this is a small piece of the big pie in recruiting, but this just sticks out like a sore thumb. Why are we different? _

Probably the biggest difference is that the Nebraskas, Floridas and Alabamas can afford to take a risk on more prospects every year. If they don't qualify send them JUCO and you've got a line of other recruits ready to step in. Quality depth is rarely an issue at those schools.

The process is just different outside of those top-level, elite programs. For other programs, more emphasis is put on player development. Every recruiting class has a couple of guys that were overlooked because they were an inch too short, one-tenth of a second too slow or didn't get to play at their projected college position for whatever reason. Sometime the risk pays off and sometimes it doesn't. Those guys rarely get a chance to play at a major BCS conference school.

Instead, guys like Delhomme, Stokley, Fenroy, etc., sometimes go to a school like UL and develop into a top-level player, proving that recruiting is an inexact science.

[HOUCajun]

_ You're a couple years late on this one.

I was praying for JUCO DT's and LB's 2 years ago.

Ya think we could have used them this year? _

Didn't we sign a 4 star DT who went home? Woulda helped for sure.

[Just1More]

_ Probably the biggest difference is that the Nebraskas, Floridas and Alabamas can afford to take a risk on more prospects every year. If they don't qualify send them JUCO and you've got a line of other recruits ready to step in. Quality depth is rarely an issue at those schools.

The process is just different outside of those top-level, elite programs. For other programs, more emphasis is put on player development. Every recruiting class has a couple of guys that were overlooked because they were an inch too short, one-tenth of a second too slow or didn't get to play at their projected college position for whatever reason. Sometime the risk pays off and sometimes it doesn't. Those guys rarely get a chance to play at a major BCS conference school.

Instead, guys like Delhomme, Stokley, Fenroy, etc., sometimes go to a school like UL and develop into a top-level player, proving that recruiting is an inexact science. _

ULGrad@HOU and I were talking about this the other day... and I think his question is more about why Troy, Tech, and even ULM commit so many people so much sooner than us. I've heard the academic reasons surrounding Troy... but why is it, in your opinion, we get such a slow commitment list when other mid-majors lists load up so quick?

I want your absolute raw thoughts, if you will, even if it doesn't make us look pretty.

[Zeebart21]

_ ULGrad@HOU and I were talking about this the other day... and I think his question is more about why Troy, Tech, and even ULM commit so many people so much sooner than us. I've heard the academic reasons surrounding Troy... but why is it, in your opinion, we get such a slow commitment list when other mid-majors lists load up so quick?

I want your absolute raw thoughts, if you will, even if it doesn't make us look pretty. _

You know what I am doing? Watching takeoffs and landings....think he's doing the same thing?

[Just1More]

_ You know what I am doing? Watching takeoffs and landings....think he's doing the same thing? _

... in between swigs on long island ice teas.