Juco players recuiting.

[Gopher Mac]

Is recuiting Juco players a bad sign? I don't know just asking. It appears to be a different strategy this year. I don't remember too many times it has worked not well in the past but again maybe I am forgetting past successes.

 

[NotAFanOfBecky]

No I don’t think it’s bad at all. A lot of these guys hold multiple offers from good schools. Also, there is that question of JUCO football not counting towards eligibility, if so it’s not a bad strategy because those extra years of development could certainly help.

Is it a risk? Yes, all of them are risks but in the era of NIL any recruiting advantage could work. Heck Snyder at K State did it for years and it worked well for him and that’s with it counting towards eligibility.

 

[Word]

Is recuiting Juco players a bad sign? I don't know just asking. It appears to be a different strategy this year. I don't remember too many times it has worked not well in the past but again maybe I am forgetting past successes.

All 3 guys have excellent offer lists that we'd normally be thrilled about.
One data point does not make a pattern either.
And yes you are forgetting about successes like Damien Wilson, Devondre Campbell, and Cody Poock.

 

[MNVCGUY]

JUCO recruiting kind of fell by the wayside for us the past few years with the portal but there are still good recruits in the JUCO ranks. In the past they tended to be hit and miss but in reality high school and transfer recruiting is very hit and miss as well.

My guess is the eligibility piece might be making JUCO players really attractive right now, if it does end up being that their JUCO years don't count against their eligibility you suddenly have older players with potentially 4 years left to play.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

If they’re good, who cares where they come from?

 

[GopherGrit]

Maybe JUCO will open up as an even better opportunity than in the past?

Reasoning: the major programs and blue bloods that normally might be able to get top JUCO players over the Gophers, are now focused on signing top transfer portal players intead.