Class of 2026 WR Calvin Russell (FL) COMMITTED TO SYRACUSE (7/5/25)

[RedtheGOB]

They just found out that money can’t buy everything and everyone.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Out here trying to get Cuse people to become subscribers I see?

Interesting ploy…

They don't write a lot of stories about SU recruits.

Explains why they have few SU subscribers.

 

[JarHeadJim]

This commitment bumps the 2026 class all the way up to 20 on 247.

Brian Dohn will start lowering all our recruits to make sure Rutgers class is ranked higher than ours.

 

[tep624]

I just retweeted this post from a week or so ago but it’s really fascinating the level of recruiting bias leading up to this decision.

If ever you wanted to see in action the bias that exists at the major recruiting sites you saw it here. And Loy is at 247 and Rivals/On3 is under the same ownership now so it was basically all of them. This is probably as bad as I’ve seen it involving Syracuse.

Rivals - not even listing Syracuse as offering

On3 - not even having Syracuse on the list as a projected destination - not even .000001%

247 - Loy is self explanatory

 

[JarHeadJim]

Let’s flip Payne on Monday after decommitting from FSU.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I just retweeted this post from a week or so ago but it’s really fascinating the level of recruiting bias leading up to this decision (they are under the same ownership now).

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If ever you wanted to see in action the bias that exists at the major recruiting sites you saw it here. And Loy is at 247 and Rivals/On3 is under the same ownership now so it was basically all of them. This is probably as bad as I’ve seen it involving Syracuse.

Rivals - not even listing Syracuse as offering

On3 - not even having Syracuse on the list as a projected destination - not even .000001%

247 - Loy is self explanatory

I believe 247Sports is owned by CBS/Paramount.

On3/Rivals is owned by Yahoo.

 

[ECE '76]

Total sour grapes. Reminds me of September 12, 1998 when NcNabb and Syracuse went into the Big House and kicked Michigan and Tom Brady’s ass. It was great then and has only become that much better over 27 years.

I've heard some kind of Michigan banner went missing that day. Strange coincidence I guess.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

BUSTED !!

 

[JarHeadJim]

This is the 2nd best thread on this board after the Rutgers dumpster fire thread!

 

[RF2044]

No. But Fran has prioritized Delaware the last couple of cycles and, for the second consecutive cycle, his Delaware recruits could be left w/o a chair. Of course, with the University of Delaware stepping up in class this year, they'll at least have a place to land.

And some of those lower rated recruits we took earlier have elite measureables [size / speed] for their positions. So it is possible that they still land here, and deliver.

 

[Chip]

This is funny. They can't even say we did something illegal because nothing is illegal anymore.

Real reason is:

 

[PeteCalvin]

“Clean up in aisle 10!! UM can’t have this stain on their reputation, so let’s send the deflection team out pronto!”

 

[JarHeadJim]

Going to read through the 30 pages I missed later today. But man, oh man.

Fran is truly the best recruiter in the country and that is not up for debate. This is a program-changing recruit. What an statement.

Also, huge shoutout to richmondcuse03, give that man his flowers because he really put his neck out there.

Richmondcuse03 is the Man!

 

[JarHeadJim]

 

[jr4750]

How can you be floored when Syracuse was much more significantly involved earlier than Michigan was. Sometimes it feels like these recruiting analysts are on the payroll and fans of the blue bloods.

They absolutely are on the payroll. That’s proven

 

[jr4750]

I love seeing opposing fans saying that we outbid everyone else. Love it. We’ll be the villain if you don’t want to accept reality that we can sit at the big boy table with Fran + NIL

The thing I find funny is the big boys always had NIL, they just did it illegally with more cover than the smaller guys. Now that it’s a pure bidding war, they can lose a bit more.

 

[PeteCalvin]

The level of entitlement among Michigan fans and their reporters is astounding.

As much as it pained me to do so, I had to party it up with the Louisville fans at the 2013 NC game in Atlanta. The Michigan fans were some of THE WORST sports fans I have ever been around. To say they are entitled is an understatement. On that night, they oozed that same vibe a super rich dude has when he pulls his mega yacht into a local marina, takes over the popular bar and disrupts everyone else’s good time. They were insufferable. Pregame they thought the title was theirs, not even a question in their minds. Man, I was never so pissed we were jobbed in the semifinal. Their tears were tasty.

 

[JarHeadJim]

I believe 247Sports is owned by CBS/Paramount.

On3/Rivals is owned by Yahoo.

Yes on 247. The only reason I'm still a subscriber to 247 is it comes with a free membership to Paramount.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

“Clean up in aisle 10!! UM can’t have this stain on their reputation, so let’s send the deflection team out pronto!”

Maybe the Michigan culture (Big 10 culture) was a turn off. University of Michigan agrees $490million sexual abuse settlement.

 

[JarHeadJim]

As much as it pained me to do so, I had to party it up with the Louisville fans at the 2013 NC game in Atlanta. The Michigan fans were some of THE WORST sports fans I have ever been around. To say they are entitled is an understatement. On that night, they oozed that same vibe a super rich dude has when he pulls his mega yacht into a local marina, takes over the popular bar and disrupts everyone else’s good time. They were insufferable. Pregame they thought the title was theirs, not even a question in their minds. Man, I was never so pissed we were jobbed in the semifinal. Their tears were tasty.

So true the Michigan fans in 2013 were so cocky. I almost got into a fight in the stands. Fudge them.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Yes on 247. The only reason I'm still a subscriber to 247 is it comes with a free membership to Paramount.

If you do Spectrum Cable in your area, they are now offering free Paramount+ (with ads) as part of some subscription packages.

 

[Symphony Steve]

And some of those lower rated recruits we took earlier have elite measureables [size / speed] for their positions. So it is possible that they still land here, and deliver.

I'm sure you're right. As a Delaware resident, I'm just trying to decide whether I should go out of my way to see the three (count 'em, three) commits we have from here...

 

[tep624]

I believe 247Sports is owned by CBS/Paramount.

On3/Rivals is owned by Yahoo.

Yeah that was an earlier draft of that post I was specifically calling out Rivals/On3 before I saw the Loy comments. I didn’t realize Rivals and On3 were under the same ownership.

 

[CA Monk]

This commitment is absolutely FAB

 

[wiseman3]

Oops