Cut Bambard and Haskins, recruit two new kickers.

10/15/2016 5:09:52 PM

Got a commitment this past weekend from tony boselli's son Adam, a 2* TE.

11/10/2016 4:35:22 PM

If only these kids dads could play for us

11/10/2016 5:12:21 PM

deslin alexandre, DE from florida, has been committed to us. and he plans to enroll early. but he did visit Pitt this past weekend, so there's a chance he flips to them. but would have to do so pretty soon to still enroll early. he didn't flip his commitment while he was visiting Pitt, so that may be good news for us.

other recruiting news...we hosted 4 star OL TJ Moore and 4 star Robert Beal this past weekend. Beal is UGa commit and was previously committed to ND. he's still taking visits and being pursued by other schools, so i'm not sure how firm that committment is. Moore is not committed currently, but originally committed to South Carolina but has decommitted since. Tennessee might be the favorite at this point...Florida, VT, and South Carolina are also in the mix. we probably aren't the "favorite" to land either of these guys, really. but i guess it's a good sign that they took visits here this past weekend.

it seems like, for the most part, this class is pretty close to being wrapped up. still going after a couple guys that we would obviously take...and if Chubb or Josh Jones go pro or if there is other attrition, more spots could open up.

[Edited on December 13, 2016 at 10:03 AM. Reason : h]

12/13/2016 9:57:53 AM

I'd say the "favorite" to land Moore right now is actually VT. UT just took a 5* OT and South Carolina just had their OL coach leave. The sad thing is we've invested a TON of time in Moore and VT was late to the dance but they're likely taking him home.

Beal is a toss-up, I still think he stays at UGA.

12/13/2016 10:54:40 AM

^gotcha...thanks for correcting me on moore. i did read (#sources) that maybe the staff feels better about Beal than Moore at this point.

we're also still in on Matthew Butler 3* DL from Garner. sounds like that is coming down to us and Tenessee.

[Edited on December 13, 2016 at 11:06 AM. Reason : g]

12/13/2016 11:02:36 AM

Butler announces on the 21st.

12/13/2016 2:55:31 PM

Deslin Alexandre flipped to Pitt last night

12/17/2016 9:03:59 AM

It begins

12/17/2016 10:17:34 AM

Fuck you.

Every damn school has decommits.

12/17/2016 10:30:34 AM

Nah fuck you

Players see that they wont likely be playing for the guys recruiting them in a year

Happens all the time to coaches on the hot seat. Thats why if it ever becomes as obvious as it is, youre better off just firing the coach.

[Edited on December 17, 2016 at 10:33 AM. Reason : Z]

12/17/2016 10:33:05 AM

1 decommit doesn't mean what you think it means

12/17/2016 10:43:24 AM

Lol Sandman isn't wrong this time. Stop.

12/17/2016 11:52:31 AM

I'm not trying to lead the Doeren sunshine gang here. But this is not a big deal. It's unfortunate to lose a commit but there's no real reason to hit the panic button here.

Losing one mid level recruit is hardly doomsday.

[Edited on December 17, 2016 at 12:06 PM. Reason : A]

12/17/2016 12:00:57 PM

Programs with dead men walking coaches like Doeren often turn things around on the recruiting trail. I apologize.

12/17/2016 12:22:52 PM

Or Alexandre just decided he likes Pitt better.

12/17/2016 12:29:19 PM

Nah. We're doomed.

12/17/2016 12:32:18 PM

DD decommits

2013: 1
2014: 2
2015: 0
2016: 2

The sky is falling

12/17/2016 2:58:36 PM

Quote :

"Losing one mid level recruit is hardly doomsday. "

Lol. What is a mid level recruit by state standards? 1.5 stars?

[Edited on December 17, 2016 at 3:31 PM. Reason : ]

12/17/2016 3:30:49 PM

Most of our current commits aren't worth stealing or getting upset over losing them

12/17/2016 4:22:54 PM

^^i know you're making a joke, but the point was pretty clearly that he wasn't headlining this class for us

12/17/2016 4:32:52 PM

3* Orlando, FL LB Nick Smith decommits a few weeks after offers from UF and LSU

but coaches already circled back for a replacement, new commit:
3* LB Louis Acceus

Also from same HS,
3* OL Josh Fedd-Jackson

Rounding out the class should be a few DL and a K, hopefully.

1/15/2017 12:31:29 PM

NC State has landed a commitment from Winter Park (FL) defensive end Kevince Brown. It is the Pack's third commitment of the day.

1/15/2017 1:22:17 PM

^^

We have a kicker for 2018, but yeah finding one for next year would be nice.

[Edited on January 15, 2017 at 1:46 PM. Reason : R]

1/15/2017 1:45:28 PM

yes, we are looking at a potential grad transfer from Wofford.

1/15/2017 1:48:08 PM

Since the grad transfer last year worked out so well. Hope this guy can get the ball more than 10 feet off the ground.

1/16/2017 12:24:09 AM

Excellent point. That one grad transfer was bad, therefore grad transfers in general are bad.

1/16/2017 8:57:25 AM

^^ Hauschka says hi.

1/16/2017 11:53:31 AM

Different is the Wofford K actually has solid stats, Haskins stats were just "OK" and he had taken a year off from football.

Also should be noted the Wofford kicker is being recruited by us, UGA, and UNC. Guess UNC finally ran out of Barths.

1/16/2017 3:51:13 PM

Wofford Kicker's parents also went to UNC so that may hurt us if they're offering him

1/16/2017 3:52:45 PM

I have serious doubts about our judgement considering Haskins could only get the ball about ten feet off the ground and Bambard is terrible. Hauschka was the real deal but he was from a different regime.

1/16/2017 9:56:42 PM

hey guys our last kicker was bad, take natureboy's word for it

i mean, he could only get the ball 10 feet off the ground!! cmon guys!!!

1/16/2017 11:03:38 PM

And Bambard was rated by some as a top 10 K out of HS, people scout kids wrong.

Buddy of mine grew up next to the Haskins and spoke with his parents, didn't seem like he enjoyed being here as much as initially hoped. Makes me wonder if he just lost confidence or just didn't care that much since it was a 1-year deal and he didn't win the starting job to start the season.

Either way, we're bringing in someone to compete for the kicking job next year, and preferably a graduate transfer since we have another top 10 K coming in the 2018 class.

1/17/2017 8:46:46 AM

Quote :

"And Bambard was rated by some as a top 10 K out of HS, people scout kids wrong. "

I think the only person who rated him that high was the guy who he paid to train him.

1/17/2017 9:15:45 AM

Ricky Person, 4* rb from wake forest committed. Class of 2018.

Seen him listed as RB and ATH so not sure what position he's expected to be.

1/18/2017 6:15:59 PM

Uuuuuuuuuge

1/18/2017 8:12:52 PM

I heard safety

1/18/2017 8:13:22 PM

Get that red light special started up in here!

1/18/2017 10:01:57 PM

Quote :

"Ricky Person, 4* rb from wake forest Heritage committed. Class of 2018. "

Fuck the cougars

1/19/2017 8:13:47 AM

Seems to be some think he has a lot of potential at DB but is expected to start out at WR for us.

Though he says he committed because he told his late grandmother he would and she really liked NC State...but he has an OV scheduled to UVA soon...so that's a little odd.

1/19/2017 8:50:03 AM

^

Quote :

"that's a little odd"

Agreed. Here's how he announced it:

Quote :

"Blessed to say that I would be doing a verbal commit to the NCSU""

1/19/2017 10:45:22 AM

I mean given how shaky our 2018 recruits have been so far, doesn't surprise me he's not leaving the door open, esp. considering how much heat DD was getting this year.

1/19/2017 11:33:21 AM

I cant get excited about recruiting anymore. These guys commit and decommit so much. Who knows if this guy will keep his commitment or if he will be with some other team next month.

1/19/2017 2:03:25 PM

What is this about us getting the #1 Kicker in the class and now this guy!?!

DOEREN DOIN IT

[Edited on January 19, 2017 at 2:38 PM. Reason : f]

1/19/2017 2:37:36 PM

We also have Graves for 2018 but I he seems like a real threat to decommit for VT.

1/19/2017 3:16:29 PM

Quote :

".but he has an OV scheduled to UVA soon...so that's a little odd."

You get two, and coaches always think they can sway your opinion if you give them a shot.

From the kid's perspective, may as well go get treated like a king for a day. It's a little worrisome for us, because the coaches might sway his opinion, but who fails to commit after telling their granny they would?

1/19/2017 7:06:27 PM

So we are really excited about a 4 star at whatever position and a kicker...those two are bringing us the ACC championship?

1/19/2017 9:38:18 PM

Weren't you literally the only person getting hyped about those commitments (7 hours ago)??

1/19/2017 9:52:26 PM

I don't know, 1 good K would have given us a win over Clemson this year. Wouldn't have won the ACC Championship but would have certainly given us our biggest win in Doeren's tenure and no one would have been calling for him to be fired.

1/20/2017 8:43:55 AM

Kicker would have also given us a win over ECU

1/20/2017 9:40:40 PM