Boston College Daily Links: National Signing Day Recap
by Brian Favat on Feb 2, 2012 5:00 AM EST
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PrintLB Steven Daniels heads new BC class (BostonHerald.com)
Daniels isn’t expected to duplicate Kuechly’s numbers (191 tackles this season), but he should step right into Spaziani’s 4-3 scheme. BC has strong veteran outside linebackers in Kevin Pierre-Louis, Steele Divitto and Sean Duggan, who will share the edge responsibilities with Daniels in the middle.
Boston College Signing Day Snapshot (ACC Sports Journal)
For a program that has prided itself in successfully recruiting its home state of Massachusetts, this was a somewhat disappointing year for the Eagles. BC is signing just one of the top 10 ranked prospects in Massachusetts in the Rivals.com Class of 2012 rankings (North Chelmsford linebacker Tim Joy, ranked No. 7). This year ends a streak of four straight classes from 2008 to 2011 in which BC signed at least one of the top three prospects in Massachusetts in the Rivals.com state rankings.
Video: Rutgers loses Michael Giacone of St. Peter's Prep to Boston College (NJ.com)
"The coaches were great, how I fit in with the players, the campus is gorgeous. ACC Conference, it's exciting. This has been a great decision for me. Without coming here and without Coach Hansen's support, I would never have been in this situation right now."
Skubal Signs with BC (Scout.com)
"We (family) met with the head coach at Boston College and he said he wanted me and gave us a time frame to decide. I was really excited and called most of my family, called my head coach and let all of them know. We went back to the hotel and I called BC back, and decided then because that was the right fit for me."
CM's Henry: 'Didn't want to compromise my time' (ESPN Boston High School Blog)
Was it tough making the switch? "Yes, definitely tough. It would be tough either way, dropping football or track, but I just wanted to do one, and I decided to do track...I didn't want to compromise my time, I just wanted to focus on one."
Spaziani points to NFL, not recruiting rankings (Boston.com)
"Is that a blue chip class or not?" Spaziani said Wednesday as he announced the 16 high school players who committed to the school on the national signing day. "I'm not saying these 16 are all going to turn out to be on Super Bowl rosters, but we evaluated them the same way. ... We're excited about them, and we think our fans and alumni should be excited about it, too."
Concerns about Spaz's recruiting class (Eagle in Atlanta)
About a year ago on the rubber chicken BC fundraising circuit, both Gene and Spaz said this recruiting class would be the best one yet. Because of its size and the staff's years together, the two claimed that BC would be able to hone in on the players they wanted. While the quantity would be down, the quality would be up. It didn't really turn out that way. I don't mean to disparage the incoming recruits at all. My concern is that so few of BC's initial targets signed, that we had a high percentage of decommittments and that we were scrambling late to fill the class. That speaks to mismanagement.
What I like about Spaz's recruiting class (Eagle in Atlanta)
Although we didn't capitalize as much on the Rutgers and Penn State shakeup as I would have liked, we still brought in six commitments from New Jersey. The Garden State remains the most densely populated football territory in the northeast. BC needs to remain relevant there. Signing six kids out of a 16 person class helps.
Heights Sports Blog
We didn’t have any guys with five hats in front of them. That’s usually not our style. We try to tattoo them early and make sure they stay on. -- Head coach Frank Spaziani on whether there were any surprises in the last 24 hours before National Signing Day.
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We try to tattoo them early and make sure they stay on.
Josh Haden was not happy about this.
Editor, BC Interruption
by Brian Favat on Feb 2, 2012 6:10 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I Sorted the Recruiting Rankings Database
Of all the 6 BCS Conferences, BC was right at the bottom of the rankings.
5th Worse Class of all of the BCS Schools.
Wake Forest — Tough academics Like BC, but only a hair behind BC.
Iowa State - Still went to a bowl in NYC and solid young Coach!- Still went to a big boy bowl! There was a huge class last year though!
Kansas State
Kansas —The Mangino Guido Curse I put on them for firing him!
63rd out of 68 or so schools in the BCS.
We beat out one school East of the Big Muddy, LOL!
Great comment by a poster yesterday on the charisma and magnetism of the key factor or the "persona driving the bus, which we all knew years and years ago was a program that wasn’t gonna hunt!
No further commentary needed.
ENJOY!
PS: Little help : Anyone have the Q&A session afterwards, I want to confirm a comment I heard was made. Thanks!
Rivals.com Top 10 Classes
1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Ohio State – first year coach
5. Stanford – second year coach
6. Michigan – second year coach
7. USC – NCAA sanctions
8. Florida State
9. Miami – NCAA investigation, second year coach
10. Oklahoma
So five of the top 10 classes are either breaking in new coaches or under the watchful eye of the NCAA. But we had to keep Spaz and the coaching staff to keep together this year’s recruiting class?
Editor, BC Interruption
Another Stupid Strategic Thinking Concept Here!
Great coaches target kids as early as freshman year in HS and some even earlier!
They keep in close contact and for one 5 star kid, the entire Ohio State Staff went to his game and told him how much they wanted him and Urban brought his two top assistants!!
Penn State lost a 4 or 5 star after the Paterno debacle, that is superb strategic targeting since kids switch right up until the last second in some Top 50 cases, or switch solid commits when a Coach leaves.
THAT IS THE TICKET!
This false euphoria and concept that BC had to swoop in and get some of Rutgers kids was asinine juvenile thinking unless the kid was a 4 or 5 star stud and a major coup?
Rutgers? Penn State?
How about selling BC Football and our staff and programl!!!
How about major facllity renovations being presented and planned?
What the hell are we scavengers and buzzards that we scrounge around like diseased vultures for 2 and 3 star lesser talents that are no huge recruiting impacts?
This is why we are the new bottom fishers of the BCS Conference teams.
We have the Spazoo.
We have 6 BC guys in the Super Bowl!!!! I am so glad the parents of those 16 kids were elated to hear Spazoo boast about the bygond days and not what their kids can bring to the Heights!
As always, the real deal.
Enjoy!
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How About Next Year Evaluating Some 4 and 5 Star recruits the "Same Way"???
Spaziani points to NFL, not recruiting rankings (Boston.com)
“Is that a blue chip class or not?” Spaziani said Wednesday as he announced the 16 high school players who committed to the school on the national signing day. "I’m not saying these 16 are all going to turn out to be on Super Bowl rosters, but we evaluated them the same way. … We’re excited about them, and we think our fans and alumni should be excited about it, too
Not really, but if the Globe and Mark Bluntshammed say it is true, then of course, it must be true!!
I wish I could have attended the press conference. I would have looked under the table to see if Spazoo was clicking his red ruby slippers together and saying…..
Well, you kids fill in your own blanks…
Me, I am singing the Linda Rondstadt hit here in Texas (ZERO BC RECRUITS IN FOOTBALL HEAVEN!) … BLUE BAYOU….
The Blue Chip stars blew by our Spazoo, and BC never had a chance.
ENJOY!
Catholic Memorial Press Conference and Other Comments
Reading the Beantown papers make me wanna Romo.
We are getting BURIED ALIVE in our own neighborhood watch bicycle paths, by Catholic High kids all OVER!! ….. and in the State of …er……er…Massachusetts?
Like I said, word was about about GDF’s and his pet stooge Spazoo last September and do not ever think there was not a huge price BC paid this year and worse, maybe in future years!, for the despicable treatment of a well respected man and Coach in the Coaching Fraternity.
Here is a hint to the arrogant GDF:
Better not schedule UMASS anytime in the future!
What goes round comes round and BC’s arrogance with namely GDF and Spazoo, well, it just came round.
63rd out of 68 BCS TEAMS.
Oops, I forgot, ALL BLUE CHIPPERS!!!
Commits & Offers after NSD
Anyone have insight into non-commited players that are still on BC’s radar?
you come at the king you best not miss...
Next jersey purchase odds:
JPP - 70%
Kiwi - 20%
KP - 10%
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