2009 Recruiting Class

[BTownJack]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

Per TV in the Argus today: Mike Whittier a transfer with 4 years left is coming from the Air Force.

http://www.argusleader.com/article/2...01/1002/sports

Good find...I will put Whittier in his own category "Transfers". Its awesome he's already enrolling in class and that he'll be here for spring ball.

[jackmd]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

Good find...I will put Whittier in his own category "Transfers". Its awesome he's already enrolling in class and that he'll be here for spring ball.

The competition he can bring will be the best feature. I hope we add one more guy into the mix. We can't assume any one is the front runner unless Crawford can return at 100%. Plenty of FBS transfers don't pan out at all. That said, I am very happy with this young mans choice and with the recruiting process this year.

I think its safe to say some people were very anxious about the lack of news early in the process. I felt reassured when I visited with Coach Stig and now I know why he felt so good about things.

[BTownJack]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

A LOT more about Whittier from Terry in his recent blog post here. Take the time to check it out.

[jackmd]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

A LOT more about Whittier from Terry in his recent blog post here. Take the time to check it out.

Excellent info there, sounds almost to good to be true. When does spring ball start? I need to start planning for a trip to Brookings.

[joeboo22]

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So why didn't this guy end up going to Air Force?

edit. nm..... Air Force Prep is there redshirt program that plays a JuCo schedule....

[Danger41]

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One good thing about this kid that I already know is that if he got into the Academy (or the Zoo as it's affectionately known), he has got to have his head on straight. If there is one iota of doubt, they won't bring a kid into that place.

[sf_jackster]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

Found another one at rivals.com
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...p?pr_key=78383

Scott Criss- OL- Omaha (NE) Creighton Prep

[Jacked_Up]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

The Jacks are on a great roll, recruiting-wise. Too bad there's not a few more skollies available this year. Regardless, the coaching staff and players are assembling a heck of a team.

[BTownJack]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

Found another one at rivals.com
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...p?pr_key=78383

Scott Criss- OL- Omaha (NE) Creighton Prep

Good find. I've added him to the list.

[ringthebells]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

If we only have 9 schollies to hand out, does anybody know how many we will have each of the next three or four years? It would have to be considerably more wouldn't it? If so, it would be nice to even those numbers out a bit.

[Jacks-02]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

If we only have 9 schollies to hand out, does anybody know how many we will have each of the next three or four years? It would have to be considerably more wouldn't it? If so, it would be nice to even those numbers out a bit.

Last year's junior and sophomore classes were fairly large, I imagine we will have a pretty big recruiting class next year unless they try to do some evening out.

Here is the breakdown by class for this past year's team according to my counting on gojacks.com:
Senior - 13
Junior - 18
Sophomore - 25
Freshman - 14
Red-Shirt - 17

[JackJD]

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I can't reconcile the 63-scholarship limit with the estimate of 87 in the prior post. Okay, I'm slow. What am I missing?

[JimmyJack]

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I can't reconcile the 63-scholarship limit with the estimate of 87 in the prior post. Okay, I'm slow. What am I missing?

They can still give partial scholarships, right? And how many walk-ons do we generally have?

[Jacks-02]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

I can't reconcile the 63-scholarship limit with the estimate of 87 in the prior post. Okay, I'm slow. What am I missing?

Some players are walk-ons and some are partial scholarships. I believe we are allowed to give out a maximum of 63 full scholarships, but they can be split to a maximum of 85 players, the others are walkons.

[EQguy]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

That is correct.