WLU Recruting

[Layton]

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Agree about twitter, this does look like a better than usual. The transfers look solid

[boatcapt]

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If my count is correct it's 9 from WV, 7 from OH and 5 from PA as well as onesies and twosies from several other states.

[boatcapt]

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Agree about twitter, this does look like a better than usual. The transfers look solid

There's also a pretty cool two part video on Twitter about the signing class as well as a story on the WLU athletic site.

This is a COMPLETE departure from how WLU did recruiting since I've been following them. All years past it seemed WLU got most of their recruits in the post NSD period and wouldnt make any sort of public announcement until April or May. Weve already mentioned a time or two that their social media effort was zero.

Dont know who is leading the recruting style change but whom ever it is, the change has been dramatic. If it was the HC...Kudos to him. If it was Kellar or a collection of coaches...Kudos as well.

This class seems to be better, at least on paper, than any WLU football recruting class in probably 10 years. Now its up to the coaches to coach them up.

[Layton]

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There's also a pretty cool two part video on Twitter about the signing class as well as a story on the WLU athletic site.

This is a COMPLETE departure from how WLU did recruiting since I've been following them. All years past it seemed WLU got most of their recruits in the post NSD period and wouldnt make any sort of public announcement until April or May. Weve already mentioned a time or two that their social media effort was zero.

Dont know who is leading the recruting style change but whom ever it is, the change has been dramatic. If it was the HC...Kudos to him. If it was Kellar or a collection of coaches...Kudos as well.

This class seems to be better, at least on paper, than any WLU football recruting class in probably 10 years. Now its up to the coaches to coach them up.

[boatcapt]

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Three late additions:

Kenny Watson, Centenial HS FL
Shane Hercules, John Marshall HS WV
Jordan Wood, John Marshall HS WV

Wood is a QB out of John Marshall...huuuummm...

[HeavenontheHill]

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Hate to say it, but none of the recruiting is going to matter. Kellar to Glenville as HC is the rumor and you can bet Hill will go with him. All the positive changes are about to go bye-bye. Sad.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Hate to say it, but none of the recruiting is going to matter. Kellar to Glenville as HC is the rumor and you can bet Hill will go with him. All the positive changes are about to go bye-bye. Sad.

You guys should have made Kellar HC when you had the chance. Huge loss if true.

[boatcapt]

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You guys should have made Kellar HC when you had the chance. Huge loss if true.

I wouldn't say Keller leaving is anything more than an unsubstantiated rumor at this point.

If he were to leave, WLU would have no one to blame but themselves. No comparison between Keller an our current HC.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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I wouldn't say Keller leaving is anything more than an unsubstantiated rumor at this point.

If he were to leave, WLU would have no one to blame but themselves. No comparison between Keller an our current HC.

That's the thing, though. Kellar isn't a coordinator. He's a head coach -- a proven head coach. If WL doesn't give him the job soon ... somebody else is going to come calling.

[boatcapt]

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That's the thing, though. Kellar isn't a coordinator. He's a head coach -- a proven head coach. If WL doesn't give him the job soon ... somebody else is going to come calling.

That is true. But sadly, I don't have any confidence in out AD or school President to see what is obvious to anyone who pays even a modicum of attention.

This goes back to before Kellar actually signed on with WLU but a source of mine told me that WLU was talking to Kellar about coming in as the OC for one year with the express commitment that he would be elevated to HC following that. Welp...That is this coming season and I haven't heard any rumors, real or imagined, that our current HC is retiring.

That's the WLU football way...taking Russian Caviar and making fish food out of it!!!!

I note that WLU does have an assistant football coach position announced right now. Pretty generic sort of announcement although it does say that the selectee will be the Director of Football Operations as well as a position coach. No inside info here but given what apparently went on with Amedro last year, this is probably to replace him.

[Sportsnut]

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Same ole, same ole.

[timbertopper]

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Hate to say it, but none of the recruiting is going to matter. Kellar to Glenville as HC is the rumor and you can bet Hill will go with him. All the positive changes are about to go bye-bye. Sad.

Keep in mind Glenville is one of the schools that was reportedly targeted for closing or merging as part of the ongoing power struggle between the HEPC, WVU (Gordon Gee) and the state legislature.

Interesting that Smith - who coached at Glenville for 8 years, the last 2 as head coach - was quoted in the school's release saying he left to pursue other opportunities outside of coaching but planned to stay in Glenville.

I'm sure Glenville's a great place to live but it's hard to believe he can leave a D2 head coaching job and find a better-paying job in the middle of one of the most economically-depressed states in the nation. What changed two weeks before the start of spring practice?

Rich Rodriguez can tell you what it's like to be a head coach and have the school pull your team right out from under you with no warning. That happened to Rich at Salem - and Smith coached with Rich at WVU and Michigan before landing at Glenville.

This may not be the slam dunk decision it appears to be.

[Topper912]

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I wouldn't say Keller leaving is anything more than an unsubstantiated rumor at this point.

If he were to leave, WLU would have no one to blame but themselves. No comparison between Keller an our current HC.

New poster, long time reader.

There's no comparison between our HC and 12 year old who plays Madden. What kind of dirt does he have on people in charge at West Lib?

[boatcapt]

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New poster, long time reader.

There's no comparison between our HC and 12 year old who plays Madden. What kind of dirt does he have on people in charge at West Lib?

One of two things...either the HC has a mountain of dirt on the Prez OR the Prez really doesn't care about football.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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One of two things...either the HC has a mountain of dirt on the Prez OR the Prez really doesn't care about football.

Seems the latter. Hard to explain 36 scholarships and being awful.