NC State Signing Day Snapshot

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Good read and i loved what the recruits had to say.

by Rvdbbw on Jan 30, 2012 3:17 PM EST reply actions

The folks at ACCSports.com

They do a good job.

(Not that you don’t, says the daily BTP reader.)

by Clay Carroll on Jan 30, 2012 10:14 PM EST reply actions

They can put a positive spin on things!

The featured recruit in a “solid year” is #22 ranked in our OWN state… I’m a glass half full kinda guy, but even I don’t round up to 3/4 full..

by Feedanddwight82 on Jan 31, 2012 8:57 AM EST up reply actions

I also thought there

was a disconnect between the tone of the in-state recruiting results, and then the actual in-state recruiting results.

They say, “NC State signed 4 of the top 30 NC recruits.” I see, “NC State did not even sign 1 top 20 recruit in NC.”

by PACKHOOLIGAN on Jan 31, 2012 10:17 AM EST up reply actions

Don’t get caught up in recruiting rankings: Unless they are recruiting at a Texas/USC level, where a school is are ranked does not matter much as long as they bring in acceptable baseline level talent (i.e., if half your class are guys with no other BCS offers, you might have a problem). Once you get down into the 15-20 level in the national rankings and lower, the number of stars matters much less than getting guys who can actually qualify and stay in school, will work hard to get better, and fit the team’s system and needs.

This class fills holes, especially on the lines. And while I’d like to see us recruit better in-state, it really does not matter where the talented guys come from. Many of our best recruits this year are from Georgia, including Kenderious Whitehead who UGa was (and is) after HARD.

by TVP on Jan 31, 2012 10:30 AM EST reply actions

I have really stopped following

football recruiting in any detail. With the level of player that schools like NCSU bring in, it is really hard to know which guys will end up being significant contributors and which will just kind of pass through without much impact.

The extent of my recruitment following is, after a guy commits, looking at what other schools were recruiting him. If he has a number of offers from BCS level schools, I am typically happy.

by PACKHOOLIGAN on Jan 31, 2012 11:31 AM EST up reply actions

I look at the positions of need and players versatility/athleticism

I trust the staff and the evaluations they make. TOB may not get the absolutely max out of you, but he’s going to get more than 90% of the other coaches in the nation.

Look at some of our biggest stars from the past 5 years:

Russell Wilson – really no other high-level offers
Audie Cole – was expected to go to Directional Michigan
Nate Irving – while not recruited, definitely blossomed, and was a nobody out of HS
George Bryan – no one out side of VA, NC and SC thought much of him, recruited more as at OT
Hell, David Amerson wasn’t particularly getting tons of attention
I could throw in Brian Slay and Thomas Teal, who got slightly more attention (I’m looking forward to next year)

Probably half of our O/D lines had limited offers from major programs, but I think will become a big plus for us over the next 2 years.

I would love to get more Robert Crisps and the likes at a 5-star level, but I’m also happy to know that our coaching staff can take a 2-star talent no one wanted and turn him into a tackling machine who went in the 4th round of the NFL draft.

by chip24spb on Jan 31, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions