2016 Recruit/Commitment Thread

catinfl · Post by **catinfl** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:32 am

Williams and Yates are gonna hit SoCal hard next year and I expect us to compete with UCLA/USC for recruits, but in no way do I think we are gonna go into Socal and have our pick of the bunch

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:34 am

catinfl wrote:Williams and Yates are gonna hit SoCal hard next year and I expect us to compete with UCLA/USC for recruits, but in no way do I think we are gonna go into Socal and have our pick of the bunch

Yeah that will never happen, but I absolutely think we'll be able to steal the occasional recruit or two from them.

Scummy Dick Douglas · Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:35 am

ASUHATER! wrote:
Scummy Dick Douglas wrote:
Sid wrote:
azpenguin wrote:
UALoco wrote:Honeymoon already over for Yates and Williams. Let's pick up those Straight Up Savages.

And so it begins........enjoy the ride Bug!
If you are expecting to compete with UCLA recruiting, you are going to find yourself disappointed.
Are you saying we will never compete. Or just in the next month? Because if it's the first, then you're insane.

The first. Will you get a recruit here and there that they may want? Sure. But neither of the AZ schools will compete with the overall recruiting class talent of the LA schools. By most accounts this is a down year for UCLA in recruiting, and they are still top 15. We can only hope the LA schools continue to pair average-at-best coaching to go along with the great talent they bring in annually.

Scummy Dick Douglas · Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:37 am

ASUHATER! wrote:
catinfl wrote:Williams and Yates are gonna hit SoCal hard next year and I expect us to compete with UCLA/USC for recruits, but in no way do I think we are gonna go into Socal and have our pick of the bunch
Yeah that will never happen, but I absolutely think we'll be able to steal the occasional recruit or two from them.

THis.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:41 am

Tate movin' on up.

gronk4heisman · Post by **gronk4heisman** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:43 am

ASUHATER! wrote:
Scummy Dick Douglas wrote:
Sid wrote:
azpenguin wrote:
UALoco wrote:Honeymoon already over for Yates and Williams. Let's pick up those Straight Up Savages.

And so it begins........enjoy the ride Bug!
If you are expecting to compete with UCLA recruiting, you are going to find yourself disappointed.
Are you saying we will never compete. Or just in the next month? Because if it's the first, then you're insane.

How exactly is that insane, other than that never is a long time. I guess a better way to put it is we will very unlikely compete with UCLA in recruiting in the foreseeable future. I do believe this is a very big step to at least help us shorten the gap.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:48 am

Man I sure hope these LA guys don't play for the Compton Magic 7 on 7 team. If they do we're screwed!

azpenguin · Post by **azpenguin** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:02 am

catinfl wrote:Williams and Yates are gonna hit SoCal hard next year and I expect us to compete with UCLA/USC for recruits, but in no way do I think we are gonna go into Socal and have our pick of the bunch

Exactly, but I'd rather have them go in there and see who they can get. One of those "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" things.

Dkenner · Post by **Dkenner** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:07 am

How many more kids can we take?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:07 am

Sid is straight up RC97 trolling. Pay him no mind

whatisee · Post by **whatisee** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:10 am

Dkenner wrote:2016 3-star DE Jake Burton flips commitment from Arizona to UCLA http://www.azdesertswarm.com/2016/1/18/ ... ce=twitter" target="_blank …

Hate to lose them in conference, but not surprised he left. I'm sure he was being recruited by one of the guys who was let go.

I'm more excited by all the new offers and excitement there seems to be in recruiting lately.

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:12 am

Strap on a helmet Bug, it's about to get bumpy.

Again, enjoy the ride!

UALoco · Post by **UALoco** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:56 am

Don't accept "no" as an answer. "No" means "maybe" when it comes to college football recruiting.

CatsbyAZ · Post by **CatsbyAZ** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:04 pm

Dkenner wrote:How many more kids can we take?

Anyone know? I'm wondering too.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:05 pm

CatsbyAZ wrote:
Dkenner wrote:How many more kids can we take?
Anyone know? I'm wondering too.

I believe we're allowed 25 per class.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:14 pm

azgreg wrote:
CatsbyAZ wrote:
Dkenner wrote:How many more kids can we take?
Anyone know? I'm wondering too.
I believe we're allowed 25 per class.

With 13 remaining commits, that leaves 12.

But I was told there would be no math.

CatsbyAZ · Post by **CatsbyAZ** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:23 pm

Harvey Specter wrote:Wow... We now have 13 commits and 8 de-commits.

Hopefully the new staff members will help us finish strong and add some much needed talent to the roster... Especially on D.

Might as well have gone through a coaching change if the class is going to bleed that much.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:27 pm

Donte needs to open up a Straight Up Savages hotline for new recruits.

whatisee · Post by **whatisee** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:56 pm

Merkin wrote:
azgreg wrote:
CatsbyAZ wrote:
Dkenner wrote:How many more kids can we take?
Anyone know? I'm wondering too.
I believe we're allowed 25 per class.

With 13 remaining commits, that leaves 12.

But I was told there would be no math.

Maybe less than 12 with the incoming greyshirts. Do they count against the total for this year, or last year?

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:03 pm

CatsbyAZ wrote:
Harvey Specter wrote:Wow... We now have 13 commits and 8 de-commits.

Hopefully the new staff members will help us finish strong and add some much needed talent to the roster... Especially on D.
Might as well have gone through a coaching change if the class is going to bleed that much.

8 de-commits? Trying to remember who they are.

Modster
Watson
Burton
Riley

And who else?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:07 pm

Shea Patterson

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:12 pm

Kapri Doucet

catinfl · Post by **catinfl** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:13 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Shea Patterson

Crazy how RR offered him his freshman year and he blew up to be this big of a prospect. If only we could have kept his brother on the staff.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:21 pm

Tyliek Raynor

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:37 pm

Merkin wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:Sounding like Modster will visit ucla this weekend

Blessed.

http://www.theonion.com/article/ncaa-in ... etes-52198" target="_blank

INDIANAPOLIS—Amid a new scandal that many are already calling the most damaging in the history of collegiate sports, the NCAA announced Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into God, Divine Creator of Heaven and Earth, for allegedly giving gifts to student-athletes.

Reports indicated that over the past several decades, the Almighty has provided hundreds of players from high-profile Division I football and basketball programs with abundant natural speed, strength, and agility, and both the universities and the players themselves are now said to be facing heavy sanctions and punishments.

“We take these allegations incredibly seriously and are doing everything in our power to determine the precise nature of God’s relationship with these college athletes,” said NCAA president Mark Emmert. “There is mounting evidence that the Lord—in blatant violation of NCAA rules and regulations—bestowed upon these players special and innate athletic abilities that other students never received.”

Harbaugh out in Cali too.

Harvey Specter · Post by **Harvey Specter** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:23 pm

azcat49 wrote:
CatsbyAZ wrote:
Harvey Specter wrote:Wow... We now have 13 commits and 8 de-commits.

Hopefully the new staff members will help us finish strong and add some much needed talent to the roster... Especially on D.
Might as well have gone through a coaching change if the class is going to bleed that much.

8 de-commits? Trying to remember who they are.

Modster
Watson
Burton
Riley

And who else?

Patterson is not included in the 8... I never thought he'd actually end up here anyway.

Trevor Speights, RB, Memorial HS, McAllen, TX. Video.
Josh Allen, DE, Long Beach City College, CA. Video.
Jabari Watson, DT, Summit HS, Fontana, CA. Video.
Devon Modster, QB, Tesoro HS, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Video
Kapri Doucet, LB, Lackawanna College, Scranton, PA. Video
Tyliek Raynor, RB, Imhotep Charter, Philadelphia, PA. Video
Sean Riley, RB, Nathaniel Narbonne HS, Harbor City, CA. Video.
Jack Burton, DL, Granite Hills HS, El Cajon, CA. Video.

A couple of the defensive players may end up here; while we need more immediate help on that side of the ball - the recent defections are understandable given the coaching change. Besides, we should have a chance of getting in on new prospects due to existing connections of new staff members.

I am truthfully a bit more concerned about the offensive losses. Modster has been well covered... But losing 3 RB's? To say they were 'no big loss because little guys are a dime a dozen' - why did the staff offer them early? More importantly, who are we getting in their place this late in the game?

We have 2-3 prospects on O that appear to have some really nice potential... But we only have 6 commits this late in the game. That's concerning.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:50 pm

Don't like to lose anyone but the loss of Speights, Doucet, Burton and Watson in that order bother me the most.

I would include Allen in that group as well but we might get him back soon. If we lose Burmeister I will really be upset but he is in 17

btfd16 · Post by **btfd16** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:05 pm

catinfl wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:Shea Patterson
Crazy how RR offered him his freshman year and he blew up to be this big of a prospect. If only we could have kept his brother on the staff.

Dude was a huuuuuge douche. Was a GA and thought himself as a full time coach. I wish success for Shea but man I did not like Sean at all.

chiefzona · Post by **chiefzona** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:31 pm

Arizona was at Corona Centennial today. They are gunning for Chacho and spoke with him. It went well.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:16 pm

London Iakopo set up a visit to Missouri.

At some point the bleeding will stop, won't it?

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:32 pm

chiefzona wrote:Arizona was at Corona Centennial today. They are gunning for Chacho and spoke with him. It went well.

We already have his teammate (JJ) a kid I can't wait to see hit the field and if we happen to get Ulloa then well......welcome to a whole new world my friends!

Savage Recruiting

whatisee · Post by **whatisee** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:40 am

Sid wrote:
chiefzona wrote:Arizona was at Corona Centennial today. They are gunning for Chacho and spoke with him. It went well.
We already have his teammate (JJ) a kid I can't wait to see hit the field and if we happen to get Ulloa then well......welcome to a whole new world my friends!

Savage Recruiting

I'm most excited to see JJ play out of any recruit we've had in a while to be honest. I think he's going to be special

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:28 am

whatisee wrote:
Sid wrote:
chiefzona wrote:Arizona was at Corona Centennial today. They are gunning for Chacho and spoke with him. It went well.
We already have his teammate (JJ) a kid I can't wait to see hit the field and if we happen to get Ulloa then well......welcome to a whole new world my friends!

Savage Recruiting
I'm most excited to see JJ play out of any recruit we've had in a while to be honest. I think he's going to be special

Exactly! You watch his tape and it instantly gives you something to believe in. The kid has a motor and uncanny ability to break tackles. JJ will be the next great back for us, can't wait!

azpenguin · Post by **azpenguin** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:37 am

Nick Wilson was someone that everyone said was going to be starting his freshman year and not only were they right, he lit up the stat sheet even while missing some time. Think JJ is on that level?

(To me, the one that got away was Cormier, and through no fault of anyone's, it was necessary for his well being. That guy was chaos in any sort of open space.)

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:18 am

Hard to say on JJ because of that insane system they play in. They are different types of RB, Wilson and JJ too

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:35 am

azpenguin wrote:Nick Wilson was someone that everyone said was going to be starting his freshman year and not only were they right, he lit up the stat sheet even while missing some time. Think JJ is on that level?

(To me, the one that got away was Cormier, and through no fault of anyone's, it was necessary for his well being. That guy was chaos in any sort of open space.)

He made Boscoe look silly in the CIF State Championship game and that (Boscoe) is one Hell of a team. No way he doesn't see the field next season, he's that good! Rich Rod has plenty of options to utilize JJ....should be exciting!

whatisee · Post by **whatisee** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:51 am

azpenguin wrote:Nick Wilson was someone that everyone said was going to be starting his freshman year and not only were they right, he lit up the stat sheet even while missing some time. Think JJ is on that level?

(To me, the one that got away was Cormier, and through no fault of anyone's, it was necessary for his well being. That guy was chaos in any sort of open space.)

I think JJ is on that level regardless of that system he plays in. He's mostly a cutback runner who runs with power in a small package. He's different than any back we currently have. I think he'll fit in well right behind Nick. Unless Orlando shows up ready to play next year. Then you may see JJ in the slot?

TuiTouchdown · Post by **TuiTouchdown** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:56 am

Sid wrote:
azpenguin wrote:Nick Wilson was someone that everyone said was going to be starting his freshman year and not only were they right, he lit up the stat sheet even while missing some time. Think JJ is on that level?

(To me, the one that got away was Cormier, and through no fault of anyone's, it was necessary for his well being. That guy was chaos in any sort of open space.)
He made Boscoe look silly in the CIF State Championship game and that (Boscoe) is one Hell of a team. No way he doesn't see the field next season, he's that good! Rich Rod has plenty of options to utilize JJ....should be exciting!

I never saw him live, just saw some of what people were Tweeting about him during the season. Sounds like he'd be our version of De'Anthony Thomas.

azpenguin · Post by **azpenguin** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:19 am

whatisee wrote:
azpenguin wrote:Nick Wilson was someone that everyone said was going to be starting his freshman year and not only were they right, he lit up the stat sheet even while missing some time. Think JJ is on that level?

(To me, the one that got away was Cormier, and through no fault of anyone's, it was necessary for his well being. That guy was chaos in any sort of open space.)
I think JJ is on that level regardless of that system he plays in. He's mostly a cutback runner who runs with power in a small package. He's different than any back we currently have. I think he'll fit in well right behind Nick. Unless Orlando shows up ready to play next year. Then you may see JJ in the slot?

I think Orlando will be ready to play this year. Young guy learning the system last year but he was punishing defenders when he did get the ball. Also remember that he missed some time because he injured hand ligaments in pregame warmups against USC (yet another injury... team was jinxed as hell last year.)

azpenguin · Post by **azpenguin** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:25 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:28 pm

So, how does this work? Does Dudek set up the visits and coach's schedule and then send the coaches out? Or do the coaches make the decisions and let Matty coordinate them with the kids and schools?

Harvey Specter · Post by **Harvey Specter** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:20 pm

Byron Murphy to UW...

I am just glad he did not end up at ASU!

catinfl · Post by **catinfl** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:17 pm

these last few weeks should be pretty crazy.

azpenguin · Post by **azpenguin** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:34 pm

catinfl wrote:these last few weeks should be pretty crazy.

I know there's typically a flurry of recruiting activity around now, but there's been a lot of decommits and a lot of spots opening up. Does it feel like things are looking up for this class, or is it going to be just a scramble to the finish line for warm bodies?

catinfl · Post by **catinfl** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:40 pm

azpenguin wrote:
catinfl wrote:these last few weeks should be pretty crazy.
I know there's typically a flurry of recruiting activity around now, but there's been a lot of decommits and a lot of spots opening up. Does it feel like things are looking up for this class, or is it going to be just a scramble to the finish line for warm bodies?

your guess is as good as mine

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:47 pm

Oregon has not offered Chacho and it looks like he may be AZ's to lose. With he and Mariscal and DFF, that is a pretty good safety threesome

azpenguin · Post by **azpenguin** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:09 pm

Competition for defensive spots in fall camp oughta be something else this year, especially if they can land a few big fish.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:56 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:01 pm

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:08 pm

azgreg wrote:

Who committed to us?

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