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Post by hc2020 on Dec 29, 2019 15:01:25 GMT -5
Likely recruited as a CB/WR. He also returned kicks in high school. May need to add some size but he has good speed and ball skills.
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Post by dharry13 on Jan 2, 2020 13:36:33 GMT -5
I thought this was a pretty cool thing to see from Dan Hunt - Colgate's Head Football Coach. Tells Alum what's going on from their end and what to expect in February.
Dear Supporters of Colgate Football:
I write this in the wake of the first of two National Signing Days that occur in the recruiting season.
We just signed 14 new Raiders this period, and expect another 8-10 to sign at the next signing day in February. It was a great first signing day, as we made it official for all of our early commits. It is a special day for them and their families, and I always enjoy seeing the pictures of each family's signing day experience. So far, we have addressed most of our positional needs. We got our #1 quarterback, which is always huge. We also signed players at offensive line, tight end, receiver, running back, defensive end, kicker, and defensive back. Look for us to sign linebackers, another running back, another offensive lineman, some defensive linemen, and more defensive backs in the next round. We are looking at some very good players who could not visit in December because their teams were playing for a state championship. That is a good problem to have! Because of the NCAA recruiting calendar, we cannot have them on campus again until mid-January, so hang in there if you are looking for more commitments.
We visited 16 players in our two recruiting weekends in December, 14 of whom decided to commit to us. That is an incredible rate, and you are all a big part of it. Whether it is our facilities, our equipment, or our player welfare initiative, your contributions are everywhere in our program. We would be behind in the "arms race" if it were not for you. Also, when I tell the prospective student-athletes’ families about the incredible mentoring and job assistance from programs like MaroonWorks and Maroon Mentors, it is a game changer. These programs provide something that differentiates us from our competition, and we are 100% seeing results from that!
We will keep you posted as things move forward. I just wanted to fill you in on the progress of YOUR program. We are all in this together, and those of us who coach here cannot thank you enough for all you do for it. We appreciate having all of you with us "in the fight,” so from our family to yours, have a great holiday season, and as always, Go, ’gate!!
Dan Hunt Fred ’50 and Marilyn Dunlap Head Football Coach
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Post by rickii on Jan 2, 2020 13:55:20 GMT -5
Who is the QB ?
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Post by dharry13 on Jan 2, 2020 14:04:50 GMT -5
Harry Kirk. Colgate offered him on 7/3 and he committed on 7/9.
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Post by purple1 on Jan 2, 2020 15:05:16 GMT -5
A $3M+ endowed chair would allow for a $150,000 per year usage of funds. Being realistic, a $10M endowment makes much more sense, realizing $500,000 for funding. In my opinion, that could represent the Head Coach position compensation at Holy Cross, to make it an attractive position. Rule of thumb is 5% of endowed funds to be utilized annually at the maximum. This keeps the proper balance to the endowed gift.
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Post by HC92 on Jan 7, 2020 23:01:57 GMT -5
One of Duchemin’s buddies refers to HC as his dream school. We’ll see if that turns into a commitment.
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Post by HC92 on Jan 8, 2020 21:32:12 GMT -5
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Post by jsherman on Jan 10, 2020 4:02:32 GMT -5
Who’s collected the full list of 20ish commits? Share please so I don’t have to go through all these posts and figure it out. 😁
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 10, 2020 8:24:02 GMT -5
Who’s collected the full list of 20ish commits? Share please so I don’t have to go through all these posts and figure it out. 😁 I understand wanting to know commits for 2021 and after, but for 2020 are you looking for commits or for signed LOIs? At this point I feel the latter may be more important for the coming season.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 10, 2020 10:22:52 GMT -5
Who’s collected the full list of 20ish commits? Share please so I don’t have to go through all these posts and figure it out. 😁 You'll find the first 18 who signed LOI's at "signing day central": goholycross.com/signingday/football/fb/1/
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Post by breezy on Jan 10, 2020 10:47:06 GMT -5
jsherman --
Go down to the thread entitled "2020 Verbal Commitments." The very first post in that thread is a list of commitments, which I have updated each time a commitment is made.
You will note there are 21 recruits listed -- the list includes QB Hunter Helms who subsequently de-committed (as it is noted).
The remaining 20 commitments are the 20 who have signed Letters of Intent.
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Post by breezy on Jan 10, 2020 15:07:12 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 10, 2020 15:20:45 GMT -5
Indeed. Great article, great kid, and what seems to be a great high school.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 10, 2020 15:38:29 GMT -5
Great article! He's an impressive young man. Don't miss the highlight reel---very, very tough to bring down when carrying the ball and lots of hard hitting number-to-number tackles on defense
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 10, 2020 16:30:12 GMT -5
I have to say this is perhaps the most impressive highlight film I've seen, at least in my memory. Which way will we play him? Tough RB and great tackler. Gordie Lockbaum II?
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Post by Ignutz on Jan 10, 2020 20:57:59 GMT -5
WOW. Some kid / some player!
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 11, 2020 7:16:35 GMT -5
“Reigns” (keys to the kingdom?😂)? How bout “reins?”
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Post by hc2020 on Jan 11, 2020 16:10:18 GMT -5
BC snags a QB off of the transfer portal:
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 11, 2020 18:34:15 GMT -5
Hopefully he’ll become the starter and post a 40% completion percentage
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Post by jsherman on Jan 11, 2020 19:51:28 GMT -5
Who’s collected the full list of 20ish commits? Share please so I don’t have to go through all these posts and figure it out. 😁 You'll find the first 18 who signed LOI's at "signing day central": goholycross.com/signingday/football/fb/1/Perfect
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Post by Chu Chu on Jan 13, 2020 16:35:16 GMT -5
Welcome Phoenix Dickson! Our niche in recruiting is kids like this. Smart, motivated, good students, paying attention to others. Recruits like THIS are why we should never abandon our football legacy. I love how Emily Spidle and the entire Dickson family was outfitted in HC regalia. #GoCross
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Post by dharry13 on Jan 14, 2020 8:06:28 GMT -5
Quiet period ends Thursday I believe. My understanding is there will be a recruiting weekend this weekend. Prob another 2 weekends after that before 2/5 signing day.
No clue who will be on campus. Prob Dichemin at some point. Saw two coaches follow a kid Matthew Nieves from FL 6’2 245 lb DE.
Still think TE, DT, K have to be priority.
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Post by hc2020 on Jan 14, 2020 8:56:24 GMT -5
Quiet period ends Thursday I believe. My understanding is there will be a recruiting weekend this weekend. Prob another 2 weekends after that before 2/5 signing day. No clue who will be on campus. Prob Dichemin at some point. Saw two coaches follow a kid Matthew Nieves from FL 6’2 245 lb DE. Still think TE, DT, K have to be priority. Matt Duchemin is a WR/CB who also returns kicks. Not sure how many remaining spots we have for this recruiting class. I agree that we should try to focus on TE/DL if possible. I haven’t seen Matt Kane (DB - FLA) on the official website as an official member of this recruiting class. Do we know for certain that he is on board?
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Post by dharry13 on Jan 14, 2020 11:01:16 GMT -5
Technically I believe there are 21 graduating seniors and I'm not aware of any kids coming back for a 5th year. So that would tell you 21 spots, but I don't think that's the case. I personally believe you will see 4-5 on the 2/5 signing day which ultimately leads one to believe there might be a kid or two or more not coming back for a number of reasons. For example - Matt Wood didn't come back this year (not sure of reason), Justin Knotts didn't come back, RB Matt V., etc. Not sure what the ultimate number will be but I'd be shocked if we didn't see 4-5 kids sign on 2/5.
Good question on Kane. My guess is they just didn't update the list as it appeared he had his parents with him at signing day and his High School tweeted about it, and his twitter page has him committed.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 15, 2020 9:58:33 GMT -5
Roster size is limited to 90. NCAA caps the total number of players who can receive fin aid at 85, and the PL limits the amount of fin aid received by the 85 to 60 full scollie equivalents.
Notionally, if 21 players who were receiving fin aid 'leave' the team (graduation, drop the sport, etc.) and the team retains 64 players who presently receive fin aid, then the number of new, incoming players on the roster who will be receiving fin aid is 21. The roster could have no more than five preferred walk-ons, who are receiving no aid. Some or all of the five could be true walk-ons, who were not recruited. A true walk-on could receive fin aid (need-based) but true walk-ons don't tweet commitments.
When this board discussed what constituted fin aid in the past, there was no discussion on whether a player who was attending HC at a great discount, because a parent was an employee of the college, if the value of such a discount is considered by the NCAA to constitute fin aid. If so, the player is thus a counter. If not, there are two players on next year's roster with a parent who is a college employee.
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