UNT lands key recruit Raveon Hoston!

[TheReal_jayD]

Picked up a nebraska offer last night 

[GMG24]

1 hour ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Picked up a nebraska offer last night 

Womp Womp

[Harry]

3 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Picked up a nebraska offer last night 

dangit!

[TheReal_jayD]

Raveon just got offered by alabama...

[MeanGreen13]

17 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Raveon just got offered by alabama...

Alabama A&M right? 

[Ben Gooding]

So I'm guessing we are out of contention. Alabama will push a car his way and say but ole miss. 

[GMG24]

14 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Raveon just got offered by alabama...

Dang Bama having to go to late JUCOs ouch. Also shows Ekeler can identify talent 

Edited June 1, 2016 by GMG24

[Harry]

8 minutes ago, GMG24 said:

Also shows Ekeler can identify talent 

He's the lead dog on this staff from a recruiting perspective in my opinion.

[GMG24]

1 minute ago, Harry said:

He's the lead dog on this staff from a recruiting perspective in my opinion.

Id like to say yes, but from the defensive side. 

[Charlie NT 73]

Give him a chance to say YES to North Texas!

Raveon had a very good visit here, enjoyed the staff, and enjoyed the campus and the people!

Maybe Raveon has a lot of character. Cars and cash offers are cheating!

Come on Raveon, commit to your next home, North Texas!

[Ben Gooding]

3 minutes ago, Charlie NT 73 said:

Give him a chance to say YES to North Texas!

Raveon had a very good visit here, enjoyed the staff, and enjoyed the campus and the people!

Maybe Raveon has a lot of character. Cars and cash offers are cheating!

Come on Raveon, commit to your next home, North Texas!

It's common modern day CFB recruiting practice in the blueblood circle. 

[Charlie NT 73]

If everyone sticks their head in a toilet does not mean I am going to do the same thing!

[cdizzle86]

I know of another Alabama player who recently transferred here to get some playing time. Maybe they should talk.

[All About UNT]

His visit here and his relationship with the coaches seems to have made an impact on him according to Twitter.  Maybe it is strong enough to hold off last second offers from larger schools that are/were on the fence about bringing him in.

We shall see tomorrow.

[foutsrouts]

4 hours ago, MeanGreen13 said:

Alabama A&M right? 

Maybe Alabama-Huntsville. Our old rival.

[UNT90]

Compete for a starting job here or ride the pine for 'Bama or the Cornhuskers. 

Lets just hope getting on the field and showing scouts what he can do more important to a JUCO with a couple of years left in his college career than the status of being a bench warmer at Bama.

We shall see, but historically this doesn't work out well for UNT.

[UNTLifer]

This would be a coup if we could sign him.  Someone tell him we will let him refer to himself in the third person any time he pleases.

 

Edited June 1, 2016 by UNTLifer

[cdizzle86]

I just want to hold up my "That's so Raveon" sign at games.

[Cerebus]

43 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

  Someone tell him we will let him refer to himself in the third person any time he pleases.

 

I'm suggesting Raveon Field at Apogee Stadium.

[GMG24]

He also retweeted Vito's blog tweet about our OL commitment.  He is also retweeting stuff about other schools but not nearly as much as North Texas stuff for what its worth. 

 

 

In a side note a young man named Frederick Wortham who is a 2017 LA Valley Safety at 6' 215 lbs is a December graduate.  Possibility of us looking at him also.  He benches 355 twice, and squats 585 three times.  He also started following me yesterday. 

Edited June 1, 2016 by GMG24

[GMG24]

Gulp. 

[Eagle-96]

So it comes down to more playing time in front of 15K - 20K fans vs the chance for less playing time for national titles in front of 80K fans. Not looking great for the good guys here.

[Ben Gooding]

17 minutes ago, Eagle-96 said:

So it comes down to more playing time in front of 15K - 20K fans vs the chance for less playing time for national titles in front of 80K fans. Not looking great for the good guys here.

80K? Bama pulls over 100K a home game. Either way, we have to bank on the fact that he isn't a 17-year old high school senior trying to get the best perceived program to offer him. But then again, he is only 20 or 21 and he may just go with the better perceived offer just to say, "I made it."  

Also, to note, Saban is known for ridding players if they do not live up to the initial performance expectation. When he does rid his players it always has, "released due to breaking team rules." I guess one of the Alabama rules are to perform at a high level or be gone. 

Edited June 1, 2016 by Ben Gooding

[Eagle-96]

1 minute ago, Ben Gooding said:

80K? Bama pulls over 100K a home game. Either way, we have to bank on the fact that he isn't a 17-year old high school senior trying to get the best perceived program to offer him. But then again, he is only 20 or 21 and he may just go with the better perceived offer just to say, "I made it."  

I'm including other schools he'll play in front of on the road. 80K is about the midpoint in the SEC. Anyway, 21 year-olds can be seduced by rings and trophies. Alabama under Saban is one of a handful of schools that can recruit by saying "we'll be competing for the national championship this year". I'm just saying I don't like our chances against Nebraska and Alabama and I wouldn't blame him for going to either of those two schools. I also think he will get a heck of a lot more playing time here then anywhere else but sometimes that just isn't enough.

[MeanGreenTexan]

27 minutes ago, Eagle-96 said:

So it comes down to more playing time in front of 15K - 20K fans vs the chance for less playing time for national titles in front of 80K fans. Not looking great for the good guys here.

I wouldn't assume that.   Weren't we saying the same things about the Orr boys before they BOTH played significantly as Freshmen at TCU & Wisconsin respectively?