Duke Football Recruiting 2011-12

[formerdukeathlete]

Are you really advising someone to try and recruit players to Duke?

pbc writes for bluedevilnation.net and speaks with football prospects all the time. In terms of what he says or doesn't, I am sure Watzone has that down pat.

[Jarhead]

pbc writes for bluedevilnation.net and speaks with football prospects all the time. In terms of what he says or doesn't, I am sure Watzone has that down pat.

Are you sure that they are talking to prospects? Perhaps there is a misunderstanding here on who we are talking about. I'm thinking that the word prospect is being confused with recruit. Either way we should always avoid talking to prospects. It's easy. Let the coaching staffs do their jobs. They don't need our help.

[airowe]

When you encounter this, "at least its not just talk," talk with recruits. I might suggest telling them is just competitors bunk. Duke will start beating the likes of Clemson in Football again. "Recruit, you want to be a part of it? Get on the Train."

Are you really advising someone to try and recruit players to Duke?

pbc writes for bluedevilnation.net and speaks with football prospects all the time. In terms of what he says or doesn't, I am sure Watzone has that down pat.

Speaking with football prospects about their school lists and trying to overcome negative recruiting tactics are so far apart on the spectrum of the job of a recruiting journalist it's not even funny.

[formerdukeathlete]

Speaking with football prospects about their school lists and trying to overcome negative recruiting tactics are so far apart on the spectrum of the job of a recruiting journalist it's not even funny.

fair enough.

personally, i dont talk with prospects, not even a friend of mine's son, who will be a prospect for the 13 class and is being recruited by other schools at this point. Contact by coaches in recruiting is carefully controlled by the NCAA. Alums should stay way out of the way. And, we know cheating is rampant, unfortunately.

I do have a sense from some high school coaches that negative recruiting against Duke Football is out there (as we would all imagine), that Duke can be more aggressive in recruiting for the top players in going head to head with upper tier programs. Were we to become more in the running for such players, negative recruiting against Duke would increase, no doubt.

It really helps if the kids we are going after are a good fit for Duke academically. Somebody can say things like, "when will Duke ever go to a bowl?" or "sure they have an indoor practice facility, but look at the stadium." But, they really cant say that Ohio State is a better school with any kind of credibility.

[Bob Green]

Verbal commitment #13 comes from Safety Michael Westray (6'2" 185) from Westlake HS in Waldorf, Maryland:

http://bluedevilnation.net/2011/07/m...y-duke-commit/

Michael runs a 4.4 second 40 yard dash.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Verbal commitment #13 comes from Safety Michael Westray (6'2" 185) from Westlake HS in Waldorf, Maryland:

http://bluedevilnation.net/2011/07/m...y-duke-commit/

Michael runs a 4.4 second 40 yard dash.

That's the kind of speed that gets DD excited! As well as the rest of us

Welcome to Duke, Michael!

[devildeac]

Verbal commitment #13 comes from Safety Michael Westray (6'2" 185) from Westlake HS in Waldorf, Maryland:

http://bluedevilnation.net/2011/07/m...y-duke-commit/

Michael runs a 4.4 second 40 yard dash.

That's the kind of speed that gets DD excited! As well as the rest of us

Welcome to Duke, Michael!

Good size, good speed. Makes it a whole lot tougher for our foes to beat us with speed or to throw over. Ozzie is correct. Makes me very happy. And hopefully, a lot of other Duke football fans, too.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Only 2 of our 13 commits are under 6', that's impressive. Wonder if K will be eyeing any down the road for bench help.

[pbc2]

Only 2 of our 13 commits are under 6', that's impressive. Wonder if K will be eyeing any down the road for bench help.

And one of them is the kicker!

I think Deion Williams may still fill out some, too.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Coach Cut gets his man: QB Thomas Sirk commits to Duke.

Here's another nice tidbit about Sirk...he will be with the team for Spring practice in 2012.

Sirk is scheduled to graduate from high school in December and plans to enroll at Duke in January 2012.

http://fayobserver.com/articles/2011...270?sac=Sports

[pbc2]

Weekly look at Duke Football news, recruiting, etc.: Football Friday

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

Weekly look at Duke Football news, recruiting, etc.: Football Friday

What about Renfree, Helfet, Vernon and Synderwine on the CFPA Watch Lists?

[DueBlevil]

also, in case anyone hasn't seen, Goduke posted some pics of the practice facility:

http://www.goduke.com/PhotoAlbum.dbm...DB_OEM_ID=4200

its a lot more finished then it was graduation weekend...looks like it'll be a wonderful facility

A few more photos of the facility were posted a few days ago; they look very similar to those posted from the week previous to that, but a few of the outside portions that were covered with scaffolding before are now visible as well as some other changes

http://www.goduke.com/PhotoAlbum.dbm...&PALBID=405536

Edit: And they added another set literally moments ago:
http://www.goduke.com/PhotoAlbum.dbm...&PALBID=406131

[uh_no]

A few more photos of the facility were posted a few days ago; they look very similar to those posted from the week previous to that, but a few of the outside portions that were covered with scaffolding before are now visible as well as some other changes

http://www.goduke.com/PhotoAlbum.dbm...&PALBID=405536

Edit: And they added another set literally moments ago:
http://www.goduke.com/PhotoAlbum.dbm...&PALBID=406131

kudos to whoever did the exterior design...that looks absolutely awesome...completely fits in with that part of campus

[Duke of Nashville]

A few more photos of the facility were posted a few days ago; they look very similar to those posted from the week previous to that, but a few of the outside portions that were covered with scaffolding before are now visible as well as some other changes

http://www.goduke.com/PhotoAlbum.dbm...&PALBID=405536

Edit: And they added another set literally moments ago:
http://www.goduke.com/PhotoAlbum.dbm...&PALBID=406131

Great stuff. I hope to be able to tour the facility one day. When is the expected completion date?

The one picture of the speaker was interesting to me. Not only will our DukeGang be able to get hype to some fine toonage but also pump crowd noise in for game situations. A glimpse into the future of Duke Football...

[airowe]

Great stuff. I hope to be able to tour the facility one day. When is the expected completion date?

The one picture of the speaker was interesting to me. Not only will our DukeGang be able to get hype to some fine toonage but also pump crowd noise in for game situations. A glimpse into the future of Duke Football...

The proposed completion date is August 1st IIRC. Construction rarely finishes on time though it will definitely be ready in time for the team to practice in it.

[Duke of Nashville]

The proposed completion date is August 1st IIRC. Construction rarely finishes on time though it will definitely be ready in time for the team to practice in it.

That's great news. From what I have seen the upgrades have begun to pay off in recruiting as well.

I'm really excited about Duke Football and I hope the students start backing the program 100% too (I expect that will come with the W's). Living in SEC country it gets pretty tough around football season. When I say tough, I mean people laugh in my face when I say watch out for Duke Football. Hopefully this season will be one where I say, " I told you so."

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

That's great news. From what I have seen the upgrades have begun to pay off in recruiting as well.

I'm really excited about Duke Football and I hope the students start backing the program 100% too (I expect that will come with the W's). Living in SEC country it gets pretty tough around football season. When I say tough, I mean people laugh in my face when I say watch out for Duke Football. Hopefully this season will be one where I say, " I told you so."

Just remember that those folks are looking for something to laugh at. If they are laughing at someone else, they can avoid looking at their own frailties.

[Duke of Nashville]

Just remember that those folks are looking for something to laugh at. If they are laughing at someone else, they can avoid looking at their own frailties.

Hear, Hear.

[nmduke2001]

Great stuff. I hope to be able to tour the facility one day. When is the expected completion date?

The one picture of the speaker was interesting to me. Not only will our DukeGang be able to get hype to some fine toonage but also pump crowd noise in for game situations. A glimpse into the future of Duke Football...

A co-worker of mine is an Auburn grad. He saw me looking at pictures of our new practice facility on DBR. He mentioned that Auburn is just finishing their facility. Then he casually mentioned that there is no way that the Duke facility is a full sized field. Apparently few college teams have a full sized indoor practice facility and Auburn is quite proud that they are building one. After a little searching, I confirmed that ours is indeed regulation sized. He was shocked.

Coach Cut is really making us a viable option for recruits.