Top 55 BSC Recruits

[gtapp]

Looks like MSU, EWU and UND all did very well. Time will tell.


http://herosports.com/news/fcs-recruiti ... ts-big-sky

[gtapp]

Number 1 is surprising. Tons of FBS and good FCS offers and goes to SSU.

[Bozcat003]

Number 1 is surprising. Tons of FBS and good FCS offers and goes to SSU.

believe he recommitted and is now going to san jose state

[Grizaddict]

From Egriz:

Cats have 9 total (4 in top 25)
EWU has 8 total (6 in top 25)
Griz have 6 total (3 in top 25, 4 in top 27)
UND has 6 (1 in top 25)
Weber has 4 (1 in top 25)
PSU has 4 (0 in top 25)
NAU has 3 (2 in top 25)
UC Davis has 3 (all 3 in top 25)
Sac St has 3 (1 in top 25 but #1 overall)
UNC has 3 (2 in top 25)
CP has 2 (both in top 25)

[The Butcher]

Credit to EWU on their recruiting. Outside of tradition in winning I don't know what else they have to sell (town, academics, field, fan base, etc.).

[bobcat99]

Credit to EWU on their recruiting. Outside of tradition in winning I don't know what else they have to sell (town, academics, field, fan base, etc.).

They're close to a city? Idk. Goes to show how good coaches and low academic requirements help a lot.

[GrizgradCatFan]

Looks like Cal poly lost one of theirs to Cal.

[marceag]

Credit to EWU on their recruiting. Outside of tradition in winning I don't know what else they have to sell (town, academics, field, fan base, etc.).

They're close to a city? Idk. Goes to show how good coaches and low academic requirements help a lot.

Recruits love the field, as much as a lot of people hate it, recruits love the red turf.

Spokane is a 10-15 minute drive, you can be in CDA in 30-40 minutes.

Academic requirements are not much different than UM/MSU, you should look into it, and all kids are still held to the NCAA standard anyways...Now, the degree options do vary and EWU can't compete with MSU's engineering program, but admissions aren't a whole lot different...

Eastern really has a family atmosphere within the program and recruits are drawn to it.

Eastern wins a lot, they play big time games, they win big time games, and they put players into the pros at various levels.

[VimSince03]

Credit to EWU on their recruiting. Outside of tradition in winning I don't know what else they have to sell (town, academics, field, fan base, etc.).

They're close to a city? Idk. Goes to show how good coaches and low academic requirements help a lot.

Recruits love the field, as much as a lot of people hate it, recruits love the red turf.

Spokane is a 10-15 minute drive, you can be in CDA in 30-40 minutes.

Academic requirements are not much different than UM/MSU, you should look into it, and all kids are still held to the NCAA standard anyways...Now, the degree options do vary and EWU can't compete with MSU's engineering program, but admissions aren't a whole lot different...

Eastern really has a family atmosphere within the program and recruits are drawn to it.

Eastern wins a lot, they play big time games, they win big time games, and they put players into the pros at various levels.

Can't argue with that one bit.

[bobcat99]

Credit to EWU on their recruiting. Outside of tradition in winning I don't know what else they have to sell (town, academics, field, fan base, etc.).

They're close to a city? Idk. Goes to show how good coaches and low academic requirements help a lot.

Recruits love the field, as much as a lot of people hate it, recruits love the red turf.

Spokane is a 10-15 minute drive, you can be in CDA in 30-40 minutes.

Academic requirements are not much different than UM/MSU, you should look into it, and all kids are still held to the NCAA standard anyways...Now, the degree options do vary and EWU can't compete with MSU's engineering program, but admissions aren't a whole lot different...

Eastern really has a family atmosphere within the program and recruits are drawn to it.

Eastern wins a lot, they play big time games, they win big time games, and they put players into the pros at various levels.

When I say academic requirements, it's not as much admissions as it is ease of getting a degree.

[onceacat]

Credit to EWU on their recruiting. Outside of tradition in winning I don't know what else they have to sell (town, academics, field, fan base, etc.).

They're close to a city? Idk. Goes to show how good coaches and low academic requirements help a lot.

Recruits love the field, as much as a lot of people hate it, recruits love the red turf.

Spokane is a 10-15 minute drive, you can be in CDA in 30-40 minutes.

Academic requirements are not much different than UM/MSU, you should look into it, and all kids are still held to the NCAA standard anyways...Now, the degree options do vary and EWU can't compete with MSU's engineering program, but admissions aren't a whole lot different...

Eastern really has a family atmosphere within the program and recruits are drawn to it.

Eastern wins a lot, they play big time games, they win big time games, and they put players into the pros at various levels.

When I say academic requirements, it's not as much admissions as it is ease of getting a degree.

EWU is really the only Div 1 school that heavily recruits Washington. UW & WSU go for (and get) a ton of out of state kids. I don't think people realize what an advantage that is.

1. You are close enough to home that Mom, Dad, and Sis can come see you play every weekend.
2. EWOO puts a better team together than most mid-major FBS teams.
3. You have a legit chance of playing for a natty as well as getting noticed by pro scouts.
4. If you get cut or hurt, or just decide you hate football, you can still finish your degree for a really reasonable in-state tuition, without transferring and losing a years worth of credits.
5. EWU can offer a partial to borderline power 5 guys and they will still be financially better off than if they played at MSU or UM.

I don't have many good things to say about SpoCompton, though. EWU recruits well despite being close to that place...

[Cledus]

Sean Hatten is listed as a DL. Are we switching him, or is that just the article's goof?

[VimSince03]

Sean Hatten is listed as a DL. Are we switching him, or is that just the article's goof?

Really who the hell knows where the coaches want to put him but I believe Sean Hatten will be playing offensive line.

[seataccat]

EWU is really the only Div 1 school that heavily recruits Washington. UW & WSU go for (and get) a ton of out of state kids. I don't think people realize what an advantage that is.

This is the real reason folks and i've been saying it for years. There is a ton of HS football in the western Washington area that gets ignored except for a few blue chip guys that go to the huskies and cougars. It's a numbers game and EWU has a huge pool to choose from and really no competition to speak of. While UM and MSU compete for players in a state of less than a million EWU has their pick of a population of something like 17 Million. And no recruit in western Washington sees UM or MSU as anything better than small college football like eastern and central here in this state.

[luckyirishguy25]

EWU is really the only Div 1 school that heavily recruits Washington. UW & WSU go for (and get) a ton of out of state kids. I don't think people realize what an advantage that is.

This is the real reason folks and i've been saying it for years. There is a ton of HS football in the western Washington area that gets ignored except for a few blue chip guys that go to the huskies and cougars. It's a numbers game and EWU has a huge pool to choose from and really no competition to speak of. While UM and MSU compete for players in a state of less than a million EWU has their pick of a population of something like 17 Million. And no recruit in western Washington sees UM or MSU as anything better than small college football like eastern and central here in this state.

More like 7-8 Million.

[onceacat]

EWU is really the only Div 1 school that heavily recruits Washington. UW & WSU go for (and get) a ton of out of state kids. I don't think people realize what an advantage that is.

This is the real reason folks and i've been saying it for years. There is a ton of HS football in the western Washington area that gets ignored except for a few blue chip guys that go to the huskies and cougars. It's a numbers game and EWU has a huge pool to choose from and really no competition to speak of. While UM and MSU compete for players in a state of less than a million EWU has their pick of a population of something like 17 Million. And no recruit in western Washington sees UM or MSU as anything better than small college football like eastern and central here in this state.

More like 7-8 Million.

Washington has a population of 7 mill, to spread around 3 D1 schools.
Oregon has 4 million, spread around 3 D1 schools.
Idaho has 1.6 million, for 3 D1 schools.
Utah has 3 million, for 5 D1 schools

For comparison, Virginia has roughly the same population as Washington (8 million) and 9 D1 programs; Tennessee with 6 million has 8 D1 teams

EWU has hit on a little piece of football recruiting paradise.

[Rich K]

EWU is really the only Div 1 school that heavily recruits Washington. UW & WSU go for (and get) a ton of out of state kids. I don't think people realize what an advantage that is.

This is the real reason folks and i've been saying it for years. There is a ton of HS football in the western Washington area that gets ignored except for a few blue chip guys that go to the huskies and cougars. It's a numbers game and EWU has a huge pool to choose from and really no competition to speak of. While UM and MSU compete for players in a state of less than a million EWU has their pick of a population of something like 17 Million. And no recruit in western Washington sees UM or MSU as anything better than small college football like eastern and central here in this state.

More like 7-8 Million.

Washington has a population of 7 mill, to spread around 3 D1 schools.
Oregon has 4 million, spread around 3 D1 schools.
Idaho has 1.6 million, for 3 D1 schools.
Utah has 3 million, for 5 D1 schools

For comparison, Virginia has roughly the same population as Washington (8 million) and 9 D1 programs; Tennessee with 6 million has 8 D1 teams

EWU has hit on a little piece of football recruiting paradise.

So maybe we ought to be encouraging a move by Central Washington to the Big Sky? Just a thought.

[GoCats18]

I think with how much Choate talks about the I-5 corridor, that we will probably start to see more kids come from this area. I also like that he is going after the Boise area kids. I was pretty shocked to see 2 kids from Florida and one from Georgia. Love that we are getting our name out there. Having amazing academics to offer helps a lot too.

[JDoub]

EWU is really the only Div 1 school that heavily recruits Washington. UW & WSU go for (and get) a ton of out of state kids. I don't think people realize what an advantage that is.

This is the real reason folks and i've been saying it for years. There is a ton of HS football in the western Washington area that gets ignored except for a few blue chip guys that go to the huskies and cougars. It's a numbers game and EWU has a huge pool to choose from and really no competition to speak of. While UM and MSU compete for players in a state of less than a million EWU has their pick of a population of something like 17 Million. And no recruit in western Washington sees UM or MSU as anything better than small college football like eastern and central here in this state.

More like 7-8 Million.

Washington has a population of 7 mill, to spread around 3 D1 schools.
Oregon has 4 million, spread around 3 D1 schools.
Idaho has 1.6 million, for 3 D1 schools.
Utah has 3 million, for 5 D1 schools

For comparison, Virginia has roughly the same population as Washington (8 million) and 9 D1 programs; Tennessee with 6 million has 8 D1 teams

EWU has hit on a little piece of football recruiting paradise.

So maybe we ought to be encouraging a move by Central Washington to the Big Sky? Just a thought.

Or we keep hitting Western Washington hard and get recruits every year - c'mon all the Joey Thomas' of the area, sell MSU up and send your dudes to Bozeman!


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[wbtfg]

We also have a ton of alumni in the area and high school seniors who matriculate to MSU. I think recruiting the pnw is a no brained and was always shocked that ash and Kramer didn't invest more time and resources in that region.


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