Official 2014 Recruiting Updates Thread: Links, Tweets, Videos, Stories, Rumors, etc.

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Per Holland's 247 page, he's scheduled an official to Wake Forest on 1/24 and Rutgers on 1/31. I would assume it's those two and us that make up his top 3. I'd guess the Wisconsin home visit didn't go over so well?
 


Russ Archambault said:
Per Holland's 247 page, he's scheduled an official to Wake Forest on 1/24 and Rutgers on 1/31. I would assume it's those two and us that make up his top 3. I'd guess the Wisconsin home visit didn't go over so well?
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He may visit Wisky next weekend instead and then go to Wake on 1/31.
 

Monty519 said:
Or his hype got big enough that they decided to actually look at his film and see he's a potential beast.
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Isn't that what go4rube is basically saying? Shouldn't he have already been a 4 star before the hype? Why does it take all this hype (offers from more schools) in order for them to now grade him as a 4 star? They should have done that first, not the other way around. These recruiting services are a joke.
 

DMB123 said:
Isn't that what go4rube is basically saying? Shouldn't he have already been a 4 star before the hype? Why does it take all this hype (offers from more schools) in order for them to now grade him as a 4 star? They should have done that first, not the other way around. These recruiting services are a joke.
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Well a guy like Holland fell through the cracks of a lot of teams too, not just recruiting sites. If you think the recruiting services are a joke then a lot of coaching staffs around the country are too. Bottom line is Holland just became a WR this year, most players are already on the radar of schools and recruiting sites before their senior years begin.
 


DMB123 said:
Isn't that what go4rube is basically saying? Shouldn't he have already been a 4 star before the hype? Why does it take all this hype (offers from more schools) in order for them to now grade him as a 4 star? They should have done that first, not the other way around. These recruiting services are a joke.
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There are hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of kids playing sports at the high school level every year. The recruiting services are supposed to evaluate every single one of them, and do so frequently as kids change and improve?

I'm pretty sure go4rube's post was sarcasm, as Holland does not have an SEC offer.

Why are you so hostile to statistics and probabilities?
 

Holland is a 4 star on espn eh? I always thought he was missing a star and he has a grade of 81 which is even higher then Ragnows grade of 80, I knew that he would be a steal to whoever got him but know that he is officialy a 4 star that would make me even more excited if we got him. If we manage to get Ragnow, Holland and Scales that would give us 5 guys rated as 4 stars by at least one site(Mayes is a 4 star on scout)

How do you guys think Holland compares to Donovahn Jones?
 

dpodoll68 said:
There are hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of kids playing sports at the high school level every year. The recruiting services are supposed to evaluate every single one of them, and do so frequently as kids change and improve?I'm pretty sure go4rube's post was sarcasm, as Holland does not have an SEC offer.

Why are you so hostile to statistics and probabilities?
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You mean do their jobs? Yes, I actually think they should do their job rather than have the coaches do it for them.
 

jaymil said:
Wisconsin out of the picture for Frank is great news. He seems to be a backup plan for FSU, which could mean it comes down to Minnesota and Arkansas. I like our chances if that's the case. If FSU has room for him I think he's gone.
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FSU has at an absolute max 2 spots left, as they were only able to EE five kids. Ermon Lane and Roderick Johnson have both of those spots reserved for them. It's one reason why J.C. Jackson has been moving back towards Florida; there doesn't appear to be room at the inn for him either.

Ironically, Tim Brewster locking up Johnson would do us a huge service.
 





DMB123 said:
You mean do their jobs? Yes, I actually think they should do their job rather than have the coaches do it for them.
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Their job is to evaluate each and every HS football player in the country? And to do so on a repeated basis? Really? How do you propose that they do this?

And please answer my last question.
 

it seems that there is a freshman on the women's rowing team that went to Holland's high school that he is good friends with and is meeting up with her on the visit. Can't hurt
 



die hard gopher said:
it seems that there is a freshman on the women's rowing team that went to Holland's high school that he is good friends with and is meeting up with her on the visit. Can't hurt
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It is creepy that you know this die hard.
 

dpodoll68 said:
Their job is to evaluate each and every HS football player in the country? And to do so on a repeated basis? Really? How do you propose that they do this?

And please answer my last question.
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The manner you evaluate every player in the country that wants to play at the next level (self reporting) is to have a systems approach to the data collection and the assignment of values. Not every person needs to evaluate every player, etc. They only need to know how to evaluate the score with fidelity to the system requirements. Thus, it is a group effort at best and only a group effort.
 



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Minnesota official <a href="http://t.co/c5POnmq53t">pic.twitter.com/c5POnmq53t</a></p>— Melvin Holland Sr (@melvin_holland) <a href="https://twitter.com/melvin_holland/statuses/424370899458879488">January 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Big time <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Gophers&src=hash">#Gophers</a> recruit Melvin Holland Jr on his official visit => RT <a href="https://twitter.com/melvin_holland">@melvin_holland</a>: <a href="http://t.co/MDKm4o4U9g">pic.twitter.com/MDKm4o4U9g</a></p>— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) <a href="https://twitter.com/GopherHole/statuses/424382596785930241">January 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Go Gophers!!
 

PhillyGopher said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Minnesota official <a href="http://t.co/c5POnmq53t">pic.twitter.com/c5POnmq53t</a></p>— Melvin Holland Sr (@melvin_holland) <a href="https://twitter.com/melvin_holland/statuses/424370899458879488">January 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Hasn't anyone told him that number is reserved for Jeff Jones? :)
 


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Gophers&src=hash">#Gophers</a> Jerry Kill is watching <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Minnesota&src=hash">#Minnesota</a> commit <a href="https://twitter.com/Steltz_78">@Steltz_78</a> at Owatonna's basketball game tonight!</p>— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) <a href="https://twitter.com/GopherHole/statuses/424383952955400192">January 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Go Gophers!!
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hockey game. Gophers/Ohio State <a href="http://t.co/XALsBVsUVp">pic.twitter.com/XALsBVsUVp</a></p>— Melvin Holland Sr (@melvin_holland) <a href="https://twitter.com/melvin_holland/statuses/424384450558849025">January 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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die hard gopher said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hockey game. Gophers/Ohio State <a href="http://t.co/XALsBVsUVp">pic.twitter.com/XALsBVsUVp</a></p>— Melvin Holland Sr (@melvin_holland) <a href="https://twitter.com/melvin_holland/statuses/424384450558849025">January 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Melvin looks like he belongs here!

Go Gophers!
 

We're they able to attend the basketball game last night?
 


For those who don't follow that closely, here's an updated list of everyone that appears to still be seriously on the radar. I've placed the players without current offers in italics.

Runningback
- Jeff Jones -- I think everyone knows this story already, but considering us, Michigan, and Florida.
-Rodney Smith -- Also in contact with East Carolina (OV), Southern Miss (OV), Middle Tennessee State, and Georgia State.

Wide Receiver
-Melvin Holland -- Has official visits with Rutgers and Wake Forest, likely to visit Wisconsin as well.
-Brayden Lenius -- Visiting Washington State this weekend, followed by us. Claims an offer from Miami but don't think it's committable.
-Cortez Lewis -- Much like his friend and teammate Demetrius, he's committed to Wake Forest, while also considering us, Boise State, and Northern Illinois.
-Isaiah Gentry- Currently committed to Kent State. Visiting us next weekend.
-Kelvin Cook -- Visiting us next weekend. He and Gentry could be backup plans, or they could have offers waiting for them when they visit.

Offensive Line
-Frank Ragnow -- Finalized his list to us, FSU, and Arkansas. FSU seems like a backup plan at best, so it appears to be us and the Hogs.
-Jared Weyler -- Recent offer. Currently committed to Bowling Green. Visiting us next weekend.

Defensive End/ Linebacker
-Tegray Scales -- Had an official with Indiana this weekend before visiting us next weekend. I've heard Scales could be a defensive end eventually.
-Josh Black- Will take his last official with us on the 31st after having visited Arizona, South Florida, Toledo, and Marshall. USF appears to be the leader.
-Walter Brady- Currently committed to Mid Tennessee State. Also visiting us on the 31st. Again, I've heard both Scales and Black be discussed as defensive end options, so Brady could be a backup to both, as he currently is without an offer.

Defensive Back
-Craig James -- James' recruiting has gone quiet, which has led to speculation that he's already a silent verbal.
-Martevius Mims -- Had an official visit with Western Kentucky this weekend
-Demetrius Kemp -- Has visits with Wake Forest, Boise State, and Southern Miss
-Patrick Porter -- Announced his commitment to Washington State before taking visits to us and Miami. No idea what's going on here, frankly.
-Christian Campbell -- Visiting us next weekend, followed by Arkansas. Currently without an offer from either school.
-Patrick Ontko -- Visiting next weekend. Without an offer. Not sure if he's being considered or if this is another walk-on.

So that's 18 guys (13 with current offers) for about 7-8 spots (including Jones as being open at this point). Some of them currently are without offers and appear to be backup plans, but they appear to be hoping for both runningbacks, 2-3 wide receivers, Ragnow, a DE/LB hybrid type, and 2-3 defensive backs. The recent offensive lineman offer is an interesting one, as I'm obviously not sure if it's conditional to Frank. Taking four offensive lineman when we're already so incredibly deep seems a tad indulgent when we currently are so starved for depth at receiver and defensive back.

It goes without saying that there may be a wildcard or two as well, and this isn't including guys who used to be in the picture that I think are a bit out of it now (specifically J'Vonte Herrod and Dorian Baker)
 

Thanks Gopherprof. Much appreciated by us lazy folks.
 



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