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Geo's Mega Canes Recruiting Buzz 10/10 - Football Edition

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Gi0logy said:
The perks of the scholarship limit increase means we can take Amari with absolutely zero concerns. Previous counter limit probably makes that a tough pill to swallow.

But now? Bring him on, let him redshirt and heal up with zero stress about roster numbers.
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I haven't kept up... what women's team sport are we adding to offset the football scholarship increase?
 
Canesmack said:
I haven't kept up... what women's team sport are we adding to offset the football scholarship increase?
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First, football is pretty much exempted out. There is no female sport equivalent.

Second, scholarship limits on ALL SPORTS have been lifted. Thus, you could POTENTIALLY equalize among sports by, say, giving out 100% scholarships for everyone on the roster in women's sports, while only awarding 80% in one or more men's sports.

Like it or not, NOT EVERY SCHOOL will give out full rides for every roster spot in every sport.
 
This won't be a popular take, but I'm underwhelmed by our class and recruting updates right now. It's good not great and I would have expected more given the season we're having. We have a lot of good players committed and that we are looking good with but where are the difference makers? Where are the game breakers?

Looking ahead after Cam Ward leaves, it would be nice not to take a step back. As much as Nickel is a good player, I'm not seeing elite with him. I'd say the players we have coming in are replacement level at best, but who is going to push us to the next level? Who is the big time playmaker that's going to start day 1 and elevate the room like Williams from Alabama or Smith at Ohio State?

We're a playoff type team now, and so a "Top 10" class isn't good enough anymore. Every team we're going to meet in the playoffs has top 10 classes yearly. I'd like to see us start competing for the #1 class year in and year out, and anything below a top 3 class should be seen as a failure. We need to start pulling in classes like Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. That's who we're going to be playing in the playoffs moving forward.
 
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RightSaidFred said:
This won't be a popular take, but I'm underwhelmed by our class and recruting updates right now. It's good not great and I would have expected more given the season we're having. We have a lot of good players committed and that we are looking good with but where are the difference makers? Where are the game breakers?

Looking ahead after Cam Ward leaves, it would be nice not to take a step back. As much as Nickel is a good player, I'm not seeing elite with him. I'd say the players we have coming in are replacement level at best, but who is going to push us to the next level? Who is the big time playmaker that's going to start day 1 and elevate the room like Williams from Alabama or Smith at Ohio State?

We're a playoff type team now, and so a "Top 10" class isn't good enough anymore. Every team we're going to meet in the playoffs has top 10 classes yearly. I'd like to see us start competing for the #1 class year in and year out, and anything below a top 3 class should be seen as a failure. We need to start pulling in classes like Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. That's who we're going to be playing in the playoffs moving forward.
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Duck for cover, but….

*whispers*
…I agree

Although, I’d bet on us having some December fireworks if we keep this season up. A lot of high floor guys, but I agree we are lacking some top end immediate high impact guys that get us in that top 5 range. Which is what we need, JMO.
 
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RightSaidFred said:
This won't be a popular take, but I'm underwhelmed by our class and recruting updates right now. It's good not great and I would have expected more given the season we're having. We have a lot of good players committed and that we are looking good with but where are the difference makers? Where are the game breakers?

Looking ahead after Cam Ward leaves, it would be nice not to take a step back. As much as Nickel is a good player, I'm not seeing elite with him. I'd say the players we have coming in are replacement level at best, but who is going to push us to the next level? Who is the big time playmaker that's going to start day 1 and elevate the room like Williams from Alabama or Smith at Ohio State?

We're a playoff type team now, and so a "Top 10" class isn't good enough anymore. Every team we're going to meet in the playoffs has top 10 classes yearly. I'd like to see us start competing for the #1 class year in and year out, and anything below a top 3 class should be seen as a failure. We need to start pulling in classes like Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. That's who we're going to be playing in the playoffs moving forward.
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Definitely missing the high-end talent that we pulled in previous years, which is weird considering the on-field success we're having. But i'd bet the class at this point last year wasn't amazing either, so i'm hoping repeats that and pulls off some flips down the stretch
 
RightSaidFred said:
This won't be a popular take, but I'm underwhelmed by our class and recruting updates right now. It's good not great and I would have expected more given the season we're having. We have a lot of good players committed and that we are looking good with but where are the difference makers? Where are the game breakers?

Looking ahead after Cam Ward leaves, it would be nice not to take a step back. As much as Nickel is a good player, I'm not seeing elite with him. I'd say the players we have coming in are replacement level at best, but who is going to push us to the next level? Who is the big time playmaker that's going to start day 1 and elevate the room like Williams from Alabama or Smith at Ohio State?

We're a playoff type team now, and so a "Top 10" class isn't good enough anymore. Every team we're going to meet in the playoffs has top 10 classes yearly. I'd like to see us start competing for the #1 class year in and year out, and anything below a top 3 class should be seen as a failure. We need to start pulling in classes like Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. That's who we're going to be playing in the playoffs moving forward.
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Welcome to CIS villainhood.
 
cway313 said:
Welcome to CIS villainhood.
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Just being honest. If we had ANY QB other than Cam Ward, we would be 4-2 right now. We would have lost to Va Tech and Cal. We would be eliminated from the ACCCG already. It's a 7 or 8 win team without him.

We lose Ward next year. I'm sure we'll land a good portal QB but the chances of landing another Ward are extremely small.

So the way I look at it is we can't just be getting replacement level players, we need to get players that are difference makers if we want to take the next step or even just avoid slipping backwards next season and the following.
 
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RightSaidFred said:
Just being honest. If we had ANY QB other than Cam Ward, we would be 4-2 right now. We would have lost to Va Tech and Cal. We would be eliminated from the ACCCG already. It's a 7 or 8 win team without him.

We lose Ward next year. I'm sure we'll land a good portal QB but the chances of landing another Ward are extremely small.

So the way I look at it is we can't just be getting replacement level players, we need to get players that are difference makers if we want to take the next step or even just avoid slipping backwards next season and the following.
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Buddy they won't attack you because you are wrong. They will attack you because this uncomplacent rhetoric can't be tolerated. Good luck to you on your journey.
 
htownkidd said:
Duck for cover, but….

*whispers*
…I agree

Although, I’d bet on us having some December fireworks if we keep this season up. A lot of high floor guys, but I agree we are lacking some top end immediate high impact guys that get us in that top 5 range. Which is what we need, JMO.
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I somewhat agree but Mario is gonna flip some guys. I think we need a true number one receiver. I would like to see more size on the interior dline and of course we need more speed in the defensive backfield. But if we flip Hanks Pickett and a few others it's a top five class.
 
lindend said:
I have removed all copy/paste of the article and summarized everything. Much better for quick digestion on a forum and about 4k less words.

On an unrelated note, if Geo and @TheOriginalCane are both writing War & Peace volume II, who finishes first and why?


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Neither they’d both still be writing….😜
 
RightSaidFred said:
This won't be a popular take, but I'm underwhelmed by our class and recruting updates right now. It's good not great and I would have expected more given the season we're having. We have a lot of good players committed and that we are looking good with but where are the difference makers? Where are the game breakers?

Looking ahead after Cam Ward leaves, it would be nice not to take a step back. As much as Nickel is a good player, I'm not seeing elite with him. I'd say the players we have coming in are replacement level at best, but who is going to push us to the next level? Who is the big time playmaker that's going to start day 1 and elevate the room like Williams from Alabama or Smith at Ohio State?

We're a playoff type team now, and so a "Top 10" class isn't good enough anymore. Every team we're going to meet in the playoffs has top 10 classes yearly. I'd like to see us start competing for the #1 class year in and year out, and anything below a top 3 class should be seen as a failure. We need to start pulling in classes like Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. That's who we're going to be playing in the playoffs moving forward.
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Exactly
This is a norvell type class
unacceptable esp with the season we’re having
 
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RightSaidFred said:
This won't be a popular take, but I'm underwhelmed by our class and recruting updates right now. It's good not great and I would have expected more given the season we're having. We have a lot of good players committed and that we are looking good with but where are the difference makers? Where are the game breakers?

Looking ahead after Cam Ward leaves, it would be nice not to take a step back. As much as Nickel is a good player,
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jsy said:
Exactly
This is a norvell type class
unacceptable esp with the season we’re having
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Although he makes a fair original point, what game changing prospects on par with guys like Jeremiah Smith or Dylan Stewart should we be landing this cycle ? I don't see anyone this year who is on that level, 2025 could just be a generally weaker high school crop compared to last cycle and what looks ahead in the loaded 2026 crop.
 
RightSaidFred said:
This won't be a popular take, but I'm underwhelmed by our class and recruting updates right now. It's good not great and I would have expected more given the season we're having. We have a lot of good players committed and that we are looking good with but where are the difference makers? Where are the game breakers?

We're a playoff type team now, and so a "Top 10" class isn't good enough anymore. Every team we're going to meet in the playoffs has top 10 classes yearly. I'd like to see us start competing for the #1 class year in and year out, and anything below a top 3 class should be seen as a failure. We need to start pulling in classes like Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. That's who we're going to be playing in the playoffs moving forward.
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I'd be satisfied with top 6 and I think it's highly likely we do that.
 
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RightSaidFred said:
This won't be a popular take, but I'm underwhelmed by our class and recruting updates right now. It's good not great and I would have expected more given the season we're having. We have a lot of good players committed and that we are looking good with but where are the difference makers? Where are the game breakers?

Looking ahead after Cam Ward leaves, it would be nice not to take a step back. As much as Nickel is a good player, I'm not seeing elite with him. I'd say the players we have coming in are replacement level at best, but who is going to push us to the next level? Who is the big time playmaker that's going to start day 1 and elevate the room like Williams from Alabama or Smith at Ohio State?

We're a playoff type team now, and so a "Top 10" class isn't good enough anymore. Every team we're going to meet in the playoffs has top 10 classes yearly. I'd like to see us start competing for the #1 class year in and year out, and anything below a top 3 class should be seen as a failure. We need to start pulling in classes like Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. That's who we're going to be playing in the playoffs moving forward.
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TrumpyCane wants to inform you it’s October 11th

Please do research at the previous 2 years and the results Mario had fatter November
 
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