Official 2021 Gophers Football Recruiting Updates Thread: Links, Tweets, Videos etc

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KoolAid said:
Superstar?
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His teammates didn't think he was a superstar. I for one wondered how he had that nickname. Perhaps he has a high opinion of himself and gave it to himself for radio purposes.
 

Urbandale said:
People care because high recruiting rankings are used as a recruiting tool, public relations for ticket sales, drumming up interest in the media, etc.

The player doesn't change, but there's literally no downside to hoping a player has a ratings increase.
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Must not read Gopherhole enough. Downside is now other teams are more likely to go after him ;)
 

MplsGopher said:
Top 25 is a far cry from being consistently top 4.

Granted, they get to play a lavender soft ACC conference schedule.
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Not really, they've been on the cusp. They are located in a nice area for recruiting, just needed to take the next step. Downfall of FSU and to a lesser degree UNC and South Carolina have certainly helped.
 

btowngopher said:
Not really, they've been on the cusp. They are located in a nice area for recruiting, just needed to take the next step. Downfall of FSU and to a lesser degree UNC and South Carolina have certainly helped.
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False, they weren’t on cusp. There is no such thing as a team from outside the cabal actually climbing over the impossible barriers to entry. Dabo “figured it out”, that if he ever wanted to beat them at their own game, he’d have to play like they do.
 



Anybody got a read on James? Don't think he's made it on campus despite multiple attempts.
 



This is a big one for us. We could use him as another big-timer at a spot that's missing from this group. I love following this recruiting. I've never been so involved until quarantine. Though I probably would have followed either way with how big-time this class is.

I truly feel like the rest of this class is just icing if we sign James tomorrow.
 



skiumah1 said:
This is a big one for us. We could use him as another big-timer at a spot that's missing from this group. I love following this recruiting. I've never been so involved until quarantine. Though I probably would have followed either way with how big-time this class is.

I truly feel like the rest of this class is just icing if we sign James tomorrow.
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If he commits it will be another guy who in the past would have been the headliner of the class as an .87 composite and a 90 - 4* on 247. In this class he will be up near the top and a great addition but not the headliner he would have been in previous MN classes.

We are due for another commitment and hopefully with players heading back to campus soon the day is approaching where coach Fleck can get some guys on campus and really wow them the way he has in the past. Not sure he will be able to do the big party at the lakehouse like he did last year but I have no doubt he will come up with some way to make it memorable.
 

WinLoseOrTy said:
Don't disagree at all that Dabo is pulling in top classes now. Just trying to put "suddenly, out of nothing" into some context.

Guess my point is it takes some time to climb to top of mountain.
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Incredible recruiting region, great coach, great staff, tremendous support. A game there is a top 5-6 experience. He built it up and now has better players.
 

MplsGopher said:
Top 25 is a far cry from being consistently top 4.

Granted, they get to play a lavender soft ACC conference schedule.
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They have played way more conference games against ranked teams over the last 5 years than we have.
 

builtbadgers said:
They have played way more conference games against ranked teams over the last 5 years than we have.
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But the gophers aren’t a top 4 team in the country. A really good team should dominate that conference—and they do
 



MplsGopher said:
How do you explain Clemson, then? :sneaky:

Two-bit, nothing ag school, in a crappy state, crappy location. Dabo shows up, suddenly, out of nothing, starts pulling in high star recruits. Poof. National contender.
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Huh? Two bit ag school? The do some very good research at Clemson. I think that they still do a lot of work for Michelin on tire materials, and that's just one example. A crappy state? I lived in that state for 10 years, it has plenty of positives. Crappy location? I thought that the area around Clemson was fairly scenic. Its not that different geographically than Athens, GA (OK its further to a major city), or Tuscaloosa, AL. Also, their football tradition is impressive.
 

#2Gopher said:
His teammates didn't think he was a superstar. I for one wondered how he had that nickname. Perhaps he has a high opinion of himself and gave it to himself for radio purposes.
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According to his Wiki page, teammates gave him the nickname. Fan of Superstar Billy Graham.
 

denguegopher said:
Huh? Two bit ag school? The do some very good research at Clemson. I think that they still do a lot of work for Michelin on tire materials, and that's just one example. A crappy state? I lived in that state for 10 years, it has plenty of positives. Crappy location? I thought that the area around Clemson was fairly scenic. Its not that different geographically than Athens, GA (OK its further to a major city), or Tuscaloosa, AL. Also, their football tradition is impressive.
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All fine and good. They are very much a two-bit school, and not at all a major research school. They don't even do much research for the USDA, lagging far behind most other state flagship ag schools. Granted, they have to split that with SC State (historically black school).

Latest data (FY 2018), rankings based on federal research:
https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab025.html
 

MplsGopher said:
All fine and good. They are very much a two-bit school, and not at all a major research school. They don't even do much research for the USDA, lagging far behind most other state flagship ag schools. Granted, they have to split that with SC State (historically black school).

Latest data (FY 2018), rankings based on federal research:
https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab025.html
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Are they are two-bit school because they are not a major research school --- ergo is Oregon a two-bit school in your eyes as well?
 

noamfromm said:
Are they are two-bit school because they are not a major research school --- ergo is Oregon a two-bit school in your eyes as well?
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Very much so.

That is mainly due to the fact that the state of Oregon decided to establish a completely separate school for medical research (https://www.ohsu.edu/) that is not part of the U of Oregon.
 

For those of you disrespecting Clemson football, I would bet a lot of money that you trade programs in a heart beat....both the last 20 years and the next 20 years. I don't get the Clemson bashing.
 


HoustonTXGopher said:
For those of you disrespecting Clemson football, I would bet a lot of money that you trade programs in a heart beat....both the last 20 years and the next 20 years. I don't get the Clemson bashing.
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There is exactly one person bashing Clemson, and that person constantly throws absurd opinions at the wall and drives threads far off topic.
 




Anyone know how many 2021 schollies we have left after James commiting?
 

tyecko said:
Anyone know how many 2021 schollies we have left after James commiting?
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Could go all the way up to 25, but just means more roster churn. I'm guessing we end up around 21-22 for the class
 

Nice day for Gopher Sports after a little bit of time off
 




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