Class of 2015 Syracuse National Signing Day

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  9:32 AM - 4 Feb 2015
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  Syracuse Football ‏@CuseFootball 2h2 hours ago
  .@Coach_Shafer makes 1st comments on the signing class w/ #CuseTV's @MattPark1. http://cuse.com/signingday #CuseNSD15

 

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  8:36 AM - 4 Feb 2015
  Eric White ‏@EricWhite08 3h3 hours ago
  Lucky to work with these two. This class doesn't happen without them @dialcole13 @LPorillo pic.twitter.com/bsfmTYnbVL

 

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  11:45 AM - 4 Feb 2015
  TWC SportsChannel NY ‏@TWCSportsNY 17m17 minutes ago
  We're LIVE on scene for #SigningDay at 3 p.m. - Ch. 323! @BrianHigginsSU @MattPark1 @YoungTWCSports @McAllisterScout

 

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Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman now
Shafer: "We took seven D-linemen and five O-lineman. All those kids can play both ways up front." Noted those areas as primary needs.

Stephen Bailey ‏@Stephen_Bailey1 now3 seconds ago Syracuse, NY
Shafer says the 25 players in SU's class currently have a combined GPA of over 3.0.

Sam Blum ‏@SamBlum3 now5 seconds ago
Shafer said he wanted make inroads in New Jersey and the Northeast specifically. Had eight from the area.

Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 24s24 seconds ago
Shafer says Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh sent Jake Pickard a text congratulating him on picking Syracuse after the DE turned down UM.

 

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CuseFootball Syracuse Football "We had an emphasis where this class needed to be a class of big guys... linemen on both sides of the ball." @Coach_Shafer #CuseNSD15

CuseFootball Syracuse Football "We were really excited to be able to target those kids early & go ahead & land them today." @Coach_Shafer #CuseNSD15

Syracuse Football ‏@CuseFootball 2m2 minutes ago
First question for @Coach_Shafer was about safety Marquise Blair, told story of how he ran 4.4 40 in basketball high-tops. Good size, humble

Syracuse Football ‏@CuseFootball 40s41 seconds ago
.@Coach_Shafer says he feels bad for the kids when it comes to negative recruiting that goes on some places. Says he won't do it.

Syracuse Football ‏@CuseFootball 2m2 minutes ago
.@Coach_Shafer commended his former colleague, Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, who was respectful of player's commitment to Syracuse.

Syracuse Football ‏@CuseFootball 2m2 minutes ago
"High motors, high intelligence, love for the game" @Coach_Shafer on what he sees in the defensive line haul #CuseNSD15

Syracuse Football ‏@CuseFootball 28s29 seconds ago
"Bobby Acosta has been a big asset, he's from there, he understands... respect factor for him there is huge." @Coach_Shafer on NJ signees

Syracuse Football ‏@CuseFootball 15s15 seconds ago
Love football, value education & have a support system at home - 3 things @Coach_Shafer & staff look for in recruits #CuseNSD15

Syracuse Football ‏@CuseFootball 31m31 minutes ago
"They are invaluable, that's why the NFL pays them a lot of money." @Coach_Shafer on long snapper Matt Keller #CuseNSD15

 

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Nunes Recruiting ‏@NunesRecruiting 2m2 minutes ago
Shafer on Dontae Strickland: "He brings the whole package."

Nunes Recruiting ‏@NunesRecruiting 9s10 seconds ago
Shafer: "I think it's extremely disrespectful to the kids when you throw dirt bombs at each other. We won't do that."

Nunes Recruiting ‏@NunesRecruiting 30m30 minutes ago
Shafer excited about Matt Keller, says long snappers are "invaluable."

Nunes Recruiting ‏@NunesRecruiting 30m30 minutes ago
On South Florida: "It'll still be a place we recruit, that's for sure."

 

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Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 4m4 minutes ago
Shafer: "We're going to talk about the committed players at Syracuse." Won't give a reason for decommits other than academics.

Sam Blum ‏@SamBlum3 5m5 minutes ago
Scott Shafer is very upset regarding a question the commits that decommitted and said that the coaches didn't respond to them.

Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 4m4 minutes ago
Shafer adds that Alin Edouard "fell short academically" and that's why he's at a JUCO. Says mutual interest will stay intact down the road.

 

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Sam Blum ‏@SamBlum3 3m3 minutes ago
Shafer said the defensive line was the most difficult to recruit.

Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 40s41 seconds ago
Shafer said picking up a mid-year tight end was one of the biggest priorities on offense, hence the addition of JUCO TE Trey Dunkelberger.

Phil D'Abbraccio ‏@PhilDAbb 1h1 hour ago
Interesting note from Shafer's talk w/ Matt Park: Shafer said it'll be an interesting competition between Riley Dixon & Sterling Hofrichter.

Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 29m29 minutes ago
Shafer says there are still two or three guys in the class who are going to have to work to make academic requirements.

 

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Stephen Bailey ‏@Stephen_Bailey1 29m29 minutes ago Syracuse, NY
Shafer says he doesn't think the way George McDonald left hurts the way Syracuse can recruit South Florida

Stephen Bailey ‏@Stephen_Bailey1 29m29 minutes ago Syracuse, NY
Shafer said the staff will be addressing recruiting territory soon. Expect some changes. Nothing official yet.

 

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Justin Pugh @JustinPugh · 2h 2 hours ago
Congrats to all the @CuseFootball commits today. Get ready to come work your tails off and win! Welcome to the family, we got your backs

 

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Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 1m1 minute ago
Shafer on high character not always meaning perfect: "If you had my mom here in a corner she could tell you some stories, she really could."

 

[Finwad32]

Go home Stephen Bailey... Sense some tension there?

 

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Go home Stephen Bailey... Sense some tension there?

I think that everyone is just tired. These guys could all use a little rest.

 

[Orange4]

I must say prior to this class I was definitely worried about DT for the 2016 season but in my opinion the coaches knocked it out of the park with that position especially with Clark and Cross. Two kids I can potentially seeing as All-ACC teamers.