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Yup. It was us and UCLA, apparently, who got squeezed.Top 12 schools.
Class of 2017 OT Isaiah Wilson (NY) Committed to UGA
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Well, in fairness, the second part isn't over yet. I don't think we're going to get him, but he did say that this is not a finalized list, and that SU is just outside the top 10. Not that I find that particularly encouraging anyway, but still. The door hasn't closed entirely.
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We got Poly Prepped folks. No way we should have been left off that list the way the kid had talked about us. long way until 2017 but.. NEXT!
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You can tell Isaiah loves the recruiting attention and to be perfectly honest with you his top 10 does not mean much. I can almost guarantee he did it for the attention. Don't get me wrong we are lonnnngggggg shots to land the kid but putting out his top 10 now was a little premature. Still good luck to the kid, he is one hell of a football player and has a chance if he stays on the right track to be a very very high draft pick.
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So the coach tries to steer the kids to Rutgers, but does he tell them they can't go to SU?
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I certainly don't know enough to say. Public sources only. If anything I would guess that he may bad-mouth SU, or find a way to put a negative spin on things ("the coach probably won't be there next year" etc.). But maybe not. Could be a fair-minded guy and it is pure coincidence that kids there have no interest in playing for their state's team.
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I'm sure this kid is talented, but his recruitment seems like theatre. Better to stick with 3-4 star players whose feet are touching the ground.
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If this kid likes attention, can you imagine if he chooses Syracuse? At Alabama, FSU, Miami, Michigan or Ohio State, he is just another 5-star. The moment is big and then forgotten. At Syracuse, he can be a HUGE part of the culture change and become an icon. If the kid likes attention, being THE guy at Syracuse means all eyes on him. In those other schools, he would be great, but they wouldn't appreciate it as much as we would.
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Agreed. Like the top 10 kid in the '16 class who chose Houston. That made national headlines for like a week, and no doubt will once NLI day comes around.
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And in every telecast before he arrives on campus and while he is playing here. AND he would be the man every time he came back.
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well who knows an AD lets find him a I-AA college coaching job
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Does anyone know if Syracuse grabbed a kid from Poly Prep during his tenure?
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From 2006-2015, definitely no.
He did coach there from 1995-2001. 2001 roster had 0 kids on it from Poly Prep. So appears unlikely.
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That says alot. How do you have 20 scholarship kids and not have one go to your state D1 program? I do understand Rutgers, BC, UConn and others are closer but that's alarming. WOW
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I'm not really upset because he's a NYC recruit, but he is the overall #2 recruit in the country.
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umm if we aren't recruiting one of the very best players in the country that just happens to be from NYS then there is something seriously wrong. And we were recruiting him. He was up for the Spring game.
