JasonS
Football Moderator
I am not sure if you listened to Coach Cronin last night or not, but if not, I suggest checking out the podcast. http://www.700wlw.com/player/?station=WLW-AM&program_name=podcast&program_id=sports.xml&mid=21745328
A couple interesting points he made about recruiting:
1. Only offered 3 guys in early period because with 6 freshmen, the staff wasn't sure what they had or needed. They are trying to be selective and feel they are in a good spot to be able to do that.
2. Will sign 1 for sure and maybe 2 during the late signing period. Could also be in the market for a transfer if that presents itself. As Cronin said, they can't play 13 guys so filling both scholarships isn't critical.
3. Shaq Thomas is better than any recruit we were going to be able to sign this year. Cronin said he would make us even better offensively this season if he were eligible. Said there have been several times this year where he has been unstoppable in practice (sound familiar? recall similar stuff about SK as well). Cronin said he is a freak athlete who handles the ball like a PG and can really shoot it. Should be fun to see him and SK together next year!
4. Talked about his recruiting philosophy and called it "Front-end recruiting." Guys know what they are getting into when they commit here. Talked about Kelvin and Octavious and said that they aren't looking to transfer because they knew they needed to develop and they came here BECAUSE they wanted to develop. Guys aren't promised things that aren't happening.
A couple interesting points he made about recruiting:
1. Only offered 3 guys in early period because with 6 freshmen, the staff wasn't sure what they had or needed. They are trying to be selective and feel they are in a good spot to be able to do that.
2. Will sign 1 for sure and maybe 2 during the late signing period. Could also be in the market for a transfer if that presents itself. As Cronin said, they can't play 13 guys so filling both scholarships isn't critical.
3. Shaq Thomas is better than any recruit we were going to be able to sign this year. Cronin said he would make us even better offensively this season if he were eligible. Said there have been several times this year where he has been unstoppable in practice (sound familiar? recall similar stuff about SK as well). Cronin said he is a freak athlete who handles the ball like a PG and can really shoot it. Should be fun to see him and SK together next year!
4. Talked about his recruiting philosophy and called it "Front-end recruiting." Guys know what they are getting into when they commit here. Talked about Kelvin and Octavious and said that they aren't looking to transfer because they knew they needed to develop and they came here BECAUSE they wanted to develop. Guys aren't promised things that aren't happening.
