Breaking News: New Commits after Huge OV Weekend

[TheReal_jayD]

 

[TheReal_jayD]

2 commits. 1 more may be coming tonight. 

[GMoney]

I hope some are trench dawgs! 

[BillySee58]

So is this on top of the two puzzle pieces we got before who never announced?

[UNTLifer]

9 minutes ago, GMoney said:

I hope some are trench dawgs! 

Based on the attendees, three were not commits, they all should fit that description. 

[jtm0097]

[TheReal_jayD]

33 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

So is this on top of the two puzzle pieces we got before who never announced?

Yeah different guys. 

[97and03]

1 hour ago, GMoney said:

I hope some are trench dawgs! 

Big guy here. 

[TheReal_jayD]

20 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Big guy here. 

Wrestling background. Mauler. Athletic. Great Feet. Will move inside at North Texas. Reminds me a little of Jett Duncan. Not the biggest guy at 6'3 290 but can move. 

[MeanGreenDan]

21 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Yeah different guys. 

Those two must have watched the FIU game...

[TheReal_jayD]

3 minutes ago, MeanGreenDan said:

Those two must have watched the FIU game...

One name I think the kid is waiting for a birthday or something to announce. The other name I never heard. So I wonder if he never really committed or we just got off on 🧩

[NorthTexasWeLove]

30 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Wrestling background. Mauler. Athletic. Great Feet. Will move inside at North Texas. Reminds me a little of Jett Duncan. Not the biggest guy at 6'3 290 but can move. 

All good. 

The ungood... it appears we are his only FBS offer. 

[TheReal_jayD]

1 minute ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

All good. 

The ungood... it appears we are his only FBS offer. 

Daizon Carroll, Elex Woodworth, Cole Brown all had 0 fbs offers besides UNT. All three turned out to be very great OL for North Texas. I am not saying make a living offering kids with no offers. But EM had great success at UIW finding under the radar OL and developing. Alot of them moved up to the FBS level this offseason and several are starting. On both sides of the line until North Texas has a great run of success they will have to find some diamonds in rough. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

15 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Daizon Carroll, Elex Woodworth, Cole Brown all had 0 fbs offers besides UNT. All three turned out to be very great OL for North Texas. I am not saying make a living offering kids with no offers. But EM had great success at UIW finding under the radar OL and developing. Alot of them moved up to the FBS level this offseason and several are starting. On both sides of the line until North Texas has a great run of success they will have to find some diamonds in rough. 

I'm not buying. Not really concerned about what other staffs brought in. THIS staff was supposed to be a recruiting staff. THIS staff was supposed to elevate the brand, not do business as usual. 

[GMG_Dallas]

9 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

I'm not buying. Not really concerned about what other staffs brought in. THIS staff was supposed to be a recruiting staff. THIS staff was supposed to elevate the brand, not do business as usual. 

I see both of y'alls points. On one hand, there's always hidden gems to be found. On the other hand, we're told on this board that Morris has put together a staff that will elevate recruiting at North Texas yet we're still going after hidden gems... a hidden gem here and there is fine. Many programs have an under recruited guy or two starting, however, it seems we're already resetting expectations on multiple fronts with this new staff. Recruiting is the one area we've been told this staff will thrive in and now we're being told hidden gems will be necessary until we have a run of success. What's changed?

Edited September 25, 2023 by GMG_Dallas

[NorthTexasWeLove]

5 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

I see both of y'alls points. On one hand, there's always hidden gems to be found. On the other hand, we're told on this board that Morris has put together a staff that will elevate recruiting at North Texas yet we're still going after hidden gems... a hidden gem here and there is fine. Many programs have an under recruited guy or two starting, however, it seems we're already resetting expectations on multiple fronts with this new staff. Recruiting is the one area we've been told this start will thrive in and now we're being told hidden gems will be necessary until we have a run of success. What's changed?

Still a lot of slots to be filled. But we have certainly entered into the show me what you can do stage becuase telling me is getting old. 

[jtm0097]

I am fine with this addition. He has the frame to add more weight. It is a little concerning he doesn't have other offers, however are we expecting him to play right away? No, look at the current depth chart. Our interior OL will be Srs by the time he steps on campus.

Current Depth:

LG- both Jr's

C- Jr and Sr

RG- So and Jr

We should hope he continues to develop and get ready to block FBS DL. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

15 minutes ago, jtm0097 said:

I am fine with this addition. He has the frame to add more weight. It is a little concerning he doesn't have other offers, however are we expecting him to play right away? No, look at the current depth chart. Our interior OL will be Srs by the time he steps on campus.

Current Depth:

LG- both Jr's

C- Jr and Sr

RG- So and Jr

We should hope he continues to develop and get ready to block FBS DL. 

Sure, no doubt. Very well can learn from the upperclassmen and very well could develop into a nice player. Could. He's our 16th commit of this class and our 1st linemen in the entire class, OL/DL. If we were shored up well with rostered and committed players then he would be a nice addition as a developmental player. We aren't. In the 2 classes that this staff has worked on we have 3 OL committed/signed. 2 FBS offers. 

Our direct competitor, UTSA, has 8 OL signed from last class and/or committed to this class. 36 FBS offers not including the UTSA offers. Looks like 6 of them are the real deal with lots of offers and 2 with 0 FBS offers much like Mr. Lewis here. And I don't even want to think about doing a side-by-side comparison of the DL. It would probably be ridiculously ugly. 

[UNTLifer]

Interestingly enough, he is listed as a DT on his 247 profile.

https://247sports.com/player/cameron-lewis-46114782/

Good video.  I didn't watch until the end, but the majority of his snaps are at the LG position.  Almost comical how how he manhandles some of his opponents.  Warning; take caution watching if you suffer from motion sickness.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/15111828/Cameron-Lewis

[97and03]

1 hour ago, GMG_Dallas said:

I see both of y'alls points. On one hand, there's always hidden gems to be found. On the other hand, we're told on this board that Morris has put together a staff that will elevate recruiting at North Texas yet we're still going after hidden gems... a hidden gem here and there is fine. Many programs have an under recruited guy or two starting, however, it seems we're already resetting expectations on multiple fronts with this new staff. Recruiting is the one area we've been told this staff will thrive in and now we're being told hidden gems will be necessary until we have a run of success. What's changed?

Plus we keep hearing how high school players are getting less attention bc of the portal. Shouldn’t we be able to bring in higher level recruits if the P5s are signing fewer high school recruits? Even G5s like SMUt are signing fewer high school kids, right? Shouldn’t there be a trickle down effect that benefits us?

[GMG_Dallas]

4 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Still a lot of slots to be filled. But we have certainly entered into the show me what you can do stage becuase telling me is getting old. 

Yes lots of slots to be filled but it seems weird to not be getting commitments from well recruited players this early in the cycle. This is starting to feel like the same old cycles where we get under recruited "gems" and then see who's left at the 11th hour. That doesn't look like strong recruiting but I don't know. I'm just some guy.

2 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Plus we keep hearing how high school players are getting less attention bc of the portal. Shouldn’t we be able to bring in higher level recruits if the P5s are signing fewer high school recruits? Even G5s like SMUt are signing fewer high school kids, right? Shouldn’t there be a trickle down effect that benefits us?

Exactly this. There should be plenty of good HS recruits needing attention yet this feels like we'll be snatching left overs the day before signing day.

[eagle73]

Players with future aspirations are going to wait and see whether any offer come from BIg12 and ACC schools.  They are weighing their options and observing the playing time they will get.  As the season goes on, if opportunities arise they will take advantage of those and they do not have to put the dreaded “Please respect my decision” in their profile.

I have every hope we will pick up some gems on down the line and we will see the trickle down effect come into play.

[GrandGreen]

3 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Sure, no doubt. Very well can learn from the upperclassmen and very well could develop into a nice player. Could. He's our 16th commit of this class and our 1st linemen in the entire class, OL/DL. If we were shored up well with rostered and committed players then he would be a nice addition as a developmental player. We aren't. In the 2 classes that this staff has worked on we have 3 OL committed/signed. 2 FBS offers. 

Our direct competitor, UTSA, has 8 OL signed from last class and/or committed to this class. 36 FBS offers not including the UTSA offers. Looks like 6 of them are the real deal with lots of offers and 2 with 0 FBS offers much like Mr. Lewis here. And I don't even want to think about doing a side-by-side comparison of the DL. It would probably be ridiculously ugly. 

I hear Alabama and Notre Dame are also slightly ahead of the Mean Green in recruiting.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

18 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:

I hear Alabama and Notre Dame are also slightly ahead of the Mean Green in recruiting.

Ohhhhhh.....

Alabama = UTSA = Notre Dame

 

Got it. 

We are one ostrich in the sand fanbase. It's miraculous how neverending this place is. The more things change, the more identical it looks. 

[TheReal_jayD]

1 hour ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Ohhhhhh.....

Alabama = UTSA = Notre Dame

 

Got it. 

We are one ostrich in the sand fanbase. It's miraculous how neverending this place is. The more things change, the more identical it looks. 

Lets see how this season plays out. Good chance Jeff Traylor is coaching another team come early signing period

 

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