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StreetsDisciple said...
They've alienated a lot of people locally with just the way they go about things.
As a rule, they prohibited any of their kids from taking part in our camp because they keep everything in house and didn't want incoming players participating in the GYFL.
Players were transferring out of there left and right because of how coaches were handling things and while they're still getting the majority of studs out of KLM and South Bowie, a lot of local coaches are making inroads because DeMatha not only cut back on their recruiting budget but schools are pointing at the dysfunction at the varsity level and using it as a tool to recruit against them.
Good Counsel is going to dominate local football for the foreseeable future but I was surprised at some of the boys going to Palotti. One of my guys was all set to go to DeMatha until Palotti offered money. DeMatha didn't and that's that.
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Nocalterp said...
The staff should establish a good relationship with DeMatha and all the local schools that have decent programs. Even if there aren't players the Terps want this year, there may well be some in a year or two.
That said, I hope the staff has a great relationship with GC.
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StreetsDisciple said...
There are a few kids that come out of there every few years that are sure-fire can't-miss prospects, but there are more than a few schools locally and nationally that aren't enamored with the second, third, etc .. tier players at DeMatha. I had two coaches - one from a BCS school the other from a MEAC school - tell me at a camp last month that they don't want any more kids from DeMatha because they're amazed at how little they know about even the most basic schemes and they're soft.
As an alum, it hurts to hear that but it goes along with what I've been hearing the last few years from local high school coaches and what I saw with my own eyes. McGregor had to go and Elijah is a good dude and all, but the perception is out there that if you want tough, well-coached kids who aren't babied, then DeMatha isn't where you're going to spend a lot of time.
Edsall isn't a lazy recruiter by any stretch of the imagination. He just likes a certain type of player and if you want to know what kind of player that is, look at Nick Madaras. Cyrus Koundaijo is a better long-term prospect because of his athletic ability but Madaras is a better player right now and won't need someone to tell him to get mean once they put the pads on.
If Edsall wants to win over locals in PG, he should reach out to the coaches at KLM. If he makes inroads there, with the way local football is progressing, he'll do better getting some of the big-name kids than he would dealing with alot of the high school coaches.
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StreetsDisciple said...
Way too many local coaches/handlers view MD as a safety school. It's through no fault of anyone at the school, but that's how it viewed. A kid may dream of playing at LSU, Florida, USC, FSU, etc .. but know that even if that doesn't happen, I can always go to Maryland. It's not just MD football, Gary dealt with the same thing as does JTIII at Georgetown. Local kids, for the most part, don't grow up dying to place at the local schools.
However, MD, whether people want to believe it or not, is better than that and the perception of the school in places like NJ, PA, NY, etc .. among local coaches is much better than it is here. Edsall and his staff have good relationships with big-time schools outside the area and they're looking for kids who want to be here and build something special instead of dealing with kids who see Maryland as where they might have to go if they don't get their "dream" offer.
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JoeBlack84 said...
GP football > Dematha
Kyle Arrington, Rock Carmichael, Adrian Moten and Phil Taylor...4 players in the NFL from a small school
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Nocalterp said...
Whether GP football is >DeMatha or not, is not the point. We're not recruiting the entire team. We're recruiting individual kids, some of whom at DM are > some of them at GP. Not to mention, we're also recruiting DM kids for basketball. We can't have good relations for one program but not another at the same school.
Maybe more important, what the hell can it hurt? There may be football kids from DM interested in Maryland in a year or two or three, and whom we're interested in...but if they think our coaching staff are jerks, they're going to be less likely to give Maryland the time of day. Did your parents tell you to be nice to people who can help you today, but it's OK to blow off those who can't help you, or at least can't help you today?
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Nolaeer said...
WVU received a commit from this high school yesterday. Casteel has had a very good eye for linebackers, and to make an offer this early I would have to think the Lebbie kid has talent. WVU also has accepted offers from 3 Baltimore area kids, as well as one from Frostburg.
It appears the new staff at WVU really likes Maryland high school talent.
Of course I do not know if Edsall was even interested in the kids WVU recruited. DH and Edsall do not run similar offenses.
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Nolaeer said...
WVU just beat out Pitt for an olinemen that said academics played a heavy reason for his decision. At least some recruits are aware that WVU has more Rhodes Scholars than Pitt and Maryland combined(not sure if that is true, but it sounds good!). WVU has 25.
It is true that the ohio linemen did state WVU's good academics were a large reason he picked WVU over Pitt.
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SWAGGERTERP said...
Mike Anderson from GYFL is my guy.A former MD Terp player who is pro MD. Dematha Gilman Mt St Joe etc dont lt the kids going to their schoos participate in such leagues. But, they still want to rec ruit the others who have not chosen a school yet.
The reason Dematha has had so many kids leave as they have, is because once McGregorleft his money pot left also.The school had to get the monies back in order.Some kids who wre only paying say $200 a month now would have to pay what the school says they should without third party help.The new evaluatons have kids running.
This period has other schools getting some quality players coming their way that in other yrs would not even get a 1st glance.
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