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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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RFL 2009 Recruiting Thread
Michigan opens up week 1 with a commitment from the 92nd ranked player in the nation, four star DE Donald Ross from La Crosse, WI. Ross is rated the 10the best DE in the Nation, and is a great get to start the year.
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07-31-2008, 10:13 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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Bow to my greatness.
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07-31-2008, 10:54 PM
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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I have 35 members of the Top 100 listing me in their Top 8. Hopefully I can land one or two of them.
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07-31-2008, 11:04 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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Eh, I'll try and leave you a few. |
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08-01-2008, 02:25 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I'm guessing that the signing doesn't show "up" until the next week? Just a thought, should we wait until the following week after they sign before we make an announcement on the signing? |
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08-01-2008, 02:52 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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I just "hung up" on a recruit on accident. I went to go "back" to the main recruiting board, but I guess when you go to call, you actually "call", then proceed into the pitch options screen.
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08-01-2008, 03:00 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Huntington, WV
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West Virginia received their first committment in Offensive Tackle Kevin Owens (Xenia, OH). He's rated at the #6 Tackle in the nation, a 4 star recruit.
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08-01-2008, 03:51 PM
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High School JV
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Are these guys showing as comitted to anyone else? I dont have access to the game. If they don't it would be a good I dea to keep the commitments to yourself until they are" official" next week. I had 2 commits but not sure if I should say who they were.
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08-01-2008, 03:54 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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I hope EA didn't screw up and allow guys to commit to a team just because they were the first one to do the recruiting for that week... hopefully, these guys all had the teams they were committing to #1 by a fair margin before they made the jump.
I plan on getting around to my first week of recruiting tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest, not to mention playing my first game.
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08-01-2008, 03:59 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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Once you upload your stuff I do believe it shows up.
And no it isn't who recruits them first from best I can tell in the online dynasty I do with a buddy. |
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08-01-2008, 03:59 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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In the case of my DE, my school was far ahead of UT and USC which were 2 and 3.
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08-01-2008, 04:03 PM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Whoa...you guys offered scholorships in the pre-season. I definetely need some practice recruiting in this game.
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08-01-2008, 04:12 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I hope that is not the case either. You can offer scholarships during the pre-season? Last edited by Galaxy : 08-01-2008 at 04:13 PM. |
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08-01-2008, 04:13 PM
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High School JV
Join Date: Oct 2006
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I read somewhere that if you offer a schollie while you are #1 on their list you may get a commit on the spot. It has nothing to do with who recruits them first.
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08-01-2008, 04:14 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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No. To get a guy to commit to you week 1, he has to have your first in interest and it has to be by quite a bit. I've done 9 seasons with my friend and had it happened 8 or 9 times tops. |
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08-07-2008, 09:51 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I think we should hold off announcing commitments until the following week you sign them.
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08-07-2008, 09:54 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: In the thick of it.
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How does one offer scholarships during the preseason? I didn't see that options anywhere
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08-07-2008, 09:56 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I don't think you can offer scholarships until the first week of the regular season (until you can call them). |
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08-07-2008, 11:46 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Five of the Top 100 Prospects signed going into week 2. Three of them went to RFL teams.
Top 100 Recruit Signings: Adrian Briggs, OLB (Run Stopper) Stars: 5 National Rank: #24 Positional Rank: #5 Signed with: Florida State Panama City, Florida Dylan Williamson, QB (Balanced) Stars: 4 National Rank: 40 Positional Rank: #2 Signed with: Ohio State Nomi, Michigan Adam Smith, CB (Balanced) Stars: 4 National Rank: 42 Positional Rank: #7 Signed with: Purdue Plainfield, Indiana Kenny Coleman, HB (Balanced) Stars: 4 JUCO National Rank: 58 Positional Rank: #8 Signed with: Georgia Compton, Georgia Donald Ross, DE (Pass Rusher) Stars: 4 National Rank: 92 Positional Rank: #10 Signed with: Michigan La Crosse, Wisconsin We got a commitment this week. (as soon as you log in, does it show up as a commitment for everyone, or should I wait until next week to announce it?) Any recruiting battles you won or lost? Any battles you're intrigued in? I made a play for Ross, offering him a scholarship. However, it wasn't a big investment. Adam Smith, on the other hand, was someone we really hoped to bring in. Offering a scholarship and hoping to keep the boy in-state, we really wanted to get a commitment from him to help fulfill one of our biggest needs. Losing him to a rival in Purdue hurts even more. You can't see who they got offers from until the second week, so I'm wondering if Kodos had him on the radar screen and made a serious pursuit for him. We had Williamson on our list, and I can't remember if we made an offer or not. However, we didn't make a real effort to lure him. He was sort of a backup plan for us. All three guys had us in the top 10 of their lists. Last edited by Galaxy : 08-08-2008 at 12:26 AM. |
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08-08-2008, 12:16 AM
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Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
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I don't think so. I only go after guys who have me in their top 10.
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08-08-2008, 12:21 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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So what's that, only 2 and 3 star recruits?  |
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08-08-2008, 12:38 AM
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Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Pretty much.
We're still gonna kick YOUR ass. |
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08-08-2008, 01:47 AM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Recruiting is really a lot more fun than I had anticipated. I am having problems calling more than about 15 guys a week though. I need to figure that out or I could really miss out on some guys. That being said, I am pleased with the way things are shaping up. Some good players have me at #1. Just gotta seal the deal...
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08-12-2008, 10:06 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I can't wait until next week. I got two players coming in for visit for our big match up against rival Michigan. How big is a visit, and what is a "great" visit for them?
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08-12-2008, 10:07 PM
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Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
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They need hookahs!
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08-12-2008, 10:12 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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They'll promptly commit to the Wolverines once the bloodletting is over. |
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08-12-2008, 10:14 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I actually *think* one of the prospects is considering an offer from you (but I'm not sure). Does the result of this game have an impact on that? Last edited by Galaxy : 08-12-2008 at 10:15 PM. |
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08-12-2008, 10:18 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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A loss hurts, a win helps. The degree to which either occurs helps make more impact but a lot of it is also dependant on the three events you schedule for the visit. |
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08-12-2008, 10:33 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Nope, neither one of them are considering an offer from Michigan. I got confused because I see we're competing over a few guys.
It gets confusing sometimes because we have pipelines into: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, and California (I just need to built a nice pipeline into Texas); as well as the fact we're "Notre Dame". So we're competing with pretty much every RFL team for one prospect or another. Any good threads or sites that offer an in-depth idea on the campus visits. I'm not exactly sure how it works, and the impact it has (does a certain game or weekend have a bigger impact over another)? Last edited by Galaxy : 08-13-2008 at 02:25 AM. |
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08-13-2008, 02:27 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Any good threads or sites that offer an in-depth idea on the campus visits. I'm not exactly sure how it works, and the impact it has (does a certain game or weekend have a bigger impact over another)? How do the events work (and clue as to what to pick)? Say we did have a prospect coming in who an offer from Michigan (which we don't this weekend, sadly) and an offer from us, both in his top three schools, would a win by us give us an extra boost in comparison to a regular game since we beat you or vice versa? |
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08-13-2008, 10:58 AM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Wow...we have 1 pipeline state. Albeit, it's California, which is better than Montana I suppose... |
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08-13-2008, 02:12 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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How can you tell the results of a campus visit?
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08-13-2008, 02:51 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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it shows a letter grade the next week in the visit column on the recruit menu. As far as activities you click the guys name the week of a visit and you pick three options based on the pitches you have used to unlock interests.
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08-13-2008, 10:11 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Notre Dame snagged it's first commitment last week:
Trey Harding, ATH, 4 Stars, National Rank: #228 Position Rank: #16 San Dimas, California 6'3''/209 lbs. 40-Time: 4.41 Bench: 235 Squat: 450 Awareness: A+ To be quite honest, I'm not sure where we will put him. He has C- to C+ in the coverage ratings, and is a weak tackler. His hands are a D. A great athlete with speed, size, strength and smarts, he'll be raw and we'll work to find the right place for him on defense. We'll be bringing in our first three players for a weekend visit in our game against #21 Michigan (on TV as well). Hopefully we show them a good time and win over Michigan. Last edited by Galaxy : 08-14-2008 at 12:18 AM. |
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08-14-2008, 12:19 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Thanks. How much of an impact do campus visits have? Does the quality of win matter? |
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08-19-2008, 12:57 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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We got a soft commitment this week. Time to work on turning it into a hard commitment.
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08-19-2008, 04:58 PM
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High School JV
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Every guy I'm trying to recruit has Notre Dame at the top of his list. Are you recruiting with 3,000 hours or what?
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08-19-2008, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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I wish. |
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08-25-2008, 11:49 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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We did it. We snagged our second commitment in Tate Moore (who was a soft verbal after a great visit to our campus for the Michigan game) a 6'5'', 4-star defensive tackle from Utah (yes, we managed to somehow to sign a terrific talent in a non-pipeline state in Utah). Last edited by Galaxy : 08-26-2008 at 12:19 AM. |
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08-26-2008, 12:17 AM
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Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Nobody has signed in Indiana. Shocker.
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08-26-2008, 12:18 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I think starting next week, the classes can start being tracked, correct?
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08-26-2008, 12:59 PM
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Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
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No idea!
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08-27-2008, 09:18 AM
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High School JV
Join Date: Oct 2006
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4 Commitments so far at Ohio State:
***** OLB Richard Dixon 6'2 218lbs Nat Rank: 19 Pos Rank: 3 **** QB Dylan Williamson 6'2 194lbs Nat Rank: 40 Pos Rank: 2 **** DE Karl Holiday 6'6 225lbs Nat Rank: 115 Pos Rank: 14 *** OG Sean Jones 6'1 275lbs Nat Rank: 570 Pos Rank: 29
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08-27-2008, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Very nice. I think I had Dixon and Williamson with offers, but I really didn't go after them hard. They were option B/C type targets.. |
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08-27-2008, 12:06 PM
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High School JV
Join Date: Oct 2006
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I need to go after some of you're option A type targets 
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08-27-2008, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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You can try....but I doubt they'll turn down the lure of South Bend. |
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08-28-2008, 01:58 PM
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Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
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I'm hoping our big win in a rivalry game against MSU with tons of recruits in attendance will garner us some commitments! C'mon, boys! Hop on board with the best team in Indiana! ALL ABOARD!!!
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08-28-2008, 02:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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The best team in Indiana?  |
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08-28-2008, 02:03 PM
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Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
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We'll settle this in Week 10, buddy.
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08-28-2008, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Don't go running home crying to your wife. Last edited by Galaxy : 08-28-2008 at 02:14 PM. |
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