Ethan Wright, 3 Star wide receiver/running back, has reopened his recruitment.
Ethan Wright, 3 Star wide receiver/running back, has reopened his recruitment.
Bob Green
Well that stinks. Is Duke out completely or may he re-commit?
EDIT: From the Twitter:
Ethan Wright
@EthanWright_25
3h3 hours ago
I owe the Duke staff a huge thank you for everything, but I’ve decided to explore other options & reopen my recruitment.
My full focus now is on finishing the season strong with my Manchester teammates & I have no further comment on my college choice. Thanks for all the support
Hmm, sounds like he's moving on
We've suffered recruiting decommits in the past, but this year feels different. Of course, when you haven't won in a month, and you have a feckless offense then these type of things hit harder than normal. There is a lack of energy around the program that is palpable---nature of the beast, I guess. Cut is 65, but there was a lot more optimism on the sideline and in the preseason from him when he first came on board. I really enjoyed it when he would do the meet and greets during the first few years. Maybe, the changes in the recruiting calendar have altered that some.
With success comes comfort. Cut often talks about the players finding the winning edge. That's a lesson that the staff should re-discover. There's just something off.
Any other decommits? Losing out to Cincinnati feels like we are Having major problems behind the scenes. We don’t seem to be able to attract top notch talent
we brought in a highly touted new WR coach this year and it's simply impossible to gauge his performance given how we don't throw the ball downfield.
There was a warning sign, even on our brightest day of the season...we routed Va Tech (really solid win) but did so by throwing almost exclusively to the tight end and running backs...so I figured OK, we take what they give us.
But Pitt and everyone thereafter figured out we CAN'T (or won't) throw the ball downfield...and our offense has been crushed ever since, except for the GT game..155-44 in our last four games, ouch.
Good point. If our offense is boring to us Duke fans, imagine how it looks to a committed QB or WR recruit. I don't think our coaching staff can tell the incoming recruit, well, we're running this offense because our current QB can't read defenses well. So, we use the short passing routes to help him. I wonder what the recruits are thinking when they see this horrible play calling each game. Surely the coaching staff can see all this.
GoDuke and for heavens sake, THROW THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD!
You demand that Duke "throw the ball down the field" even though you acknowledge that our QB "can't read defenses well." Isn't that a prescription for interceptions? Have you noticed how little protection our QB gets from his line? It's hard to read defenses or spot receivers when you're running for your life.
I'd love for Duke to complete a lot of long passes but, unfortunately, the conditions necessary for this to happen aren't there.
When I say throw the ball down field, I'm not talking about going for the home run play every play. I'm talking about passes in the middle of the field. Not the swing pass behind the line of scrimmage and then next play run up the middle and on 3rd down a pass to the left or right at the line of scrimmage. The passes that Harris usually completes for good gains are the ones to Gray in the middle of the field or ones 10-15 yards down the field. However, he can't rely on that play alone. It's sad and on the coaches if Harris can't read defenses after 4 years in the program. GoDuke!
We currently have 12 commits for next year. We now know that a number of players will be leaving with remaining eligibility. So does anyone know how many additional recruits or transfers we can now take?
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
Hi Bob...Is it fair to say recruiting has been off the last couple/few years? It seems from 3000 miles away that the high water mark was @2015.
If my perception is correct, is this a function of the assistant coaching staff? Or am I completely misreading the situation?
It is hard to say as you cannot judge a class until four or five years later. I know we have landed some nice recruits since 2015. A small sample:
2016: Dylan Singleton, Robert Kraeling, Britain Brown, Mark Gilbert, Koby Quansah, Brandon Hill
2017: Deon Jackson, Marquis Waters, Drew Jordan, Noah Gray, Chris Rumph, Michael Carter
2018: Tahj Rice, Gunnar Holmberg
2019: Tony Davis
2020: Luca Diamont, Nicky Dalmolin
The 2016 and 2017 classes were pretty loaded.
Bob Green
Staying closer to home at Cincy: https://247sports.com/player/ethan-wright-46048773/
Hope this isn't a result of the 2012 Belk Bowl loss ...