The little bit I saw on streaming video of CMU was impressive. They look to be in mid-season form, especially on defense. That's the first time I saw them play. I liked what I saw.

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Yes, it was the lighter one. His coach wants him to go to one more meet and throw the college weight, to get a good distance under his belt in competition, and maybe throw further than Carnegie's record of 172'11". But, as you know, football is starting, and he doesn't have time.
He has troubles with the high school one because he can't feel it when he's spinning. It's too light. His form is much better with the heavier weight, and he can push the ball because he can feel it.

Maybe this is not the forum, but.......My son just finished his high school track & field career at the USATF National Junior Olympics with a 2nd place in the hammer throw. His distance of 189 was a personal best, and sets him up well for a great career in track at CMU.  A point of interest here. The first place thrower was his high school team mate, who will be a junior in high school this coming year.
Now on to football. 

yes, 17". Interesting because of his wrestling and track. Runs a 4.6-4.7 40, and no one caught him from behind last year, and we played against some teams with very fast kids. My son says his technique in the VL was poor (his was 25" with 260 pounds, and another thrower's was 28").
But, it's a numbers game--I know that. But between the tackles, there was not a better runner in Ohio last year.

Well put, blu4now.
Our high school had a 2300 yard running back, and he and his dad thought he could play big time ball. He was an inch or two short, a tenth or two too slow, needed at add about 20 lbs to an already sculpted body, and had only a 17 inch vertical leap. To make a long story short, they spent so much time trying to get a a D1 offer, that now he has nothing.
He would be an outstanding D2 or D3 running back or linebacker. He was also runnerup up in the State in wrestling and runnerup on the 4x2 relay in track.
Now he is going to BG--which has no wrestling or track program, and the football team doesn't want him.

Thank you, cwru70. He's been doing all the workouts, but he's been more focused on track. He is participating the National Junior Olympics in Omaha next week in the hammer throw. At least he'll be very flexible and quick.

I was wondering that myself. Even on the web page, there isn't much information on the recruits. but I also noticed the large number of kids on the team, and how many had not even played a down last year.
I would imagine there is a huge difference in the D3 recruit, especially in this conference.
I'm interested to see how my son does, especially early on. I know there is a speed difference between high school and college, but since he's pretty fast, I would think there wouldn't be much of an adjustment time. He expects some, but he played against some pretty good kids in HS that are also playing in college.
Plus, in our case, the CMU coaches never saw him play in person, and all the coaches that did said he was much faster and quicker than they thought.
So, seeing the freshman for that first week is probably pretty enlightening. Then I'm sure we'll hear something.

Carnegie Mellon has 39 freshman listed on their web site.

Oberlin changed it's stance towards athletics about 5-6 years ago, and now they want to compete. They believe it's good for the students. They should be competitive in the future, although they have a lot of holes to fill this year.

I thought the TE from Solon was deciding between Oberlin and CMU. Good job, CWRU. Eric Wiseman, and running back from Tioga NY, 5'9 200 is going to Carnegie. Ran for 2382 yards his junior and senior year in 15 games.

He likes to eat!!! We're thinking of buying a goat and cow farm in the Pittsburgh area so he'll have enough food. CMU has an all-you-eat restaurant on on campus. He'll hang out there, four or five times a day.

Is 260 big for this conference? They want him to get to 285 and not lose any speed. I don't see that as a problem. He has huge shoulders and can add weight and still not be be fat. He has a 38" waist and wears a 52" sports coat.
His high school coaches told him he could probably go to a MAC school and play, but it wouldn't be until his junior or senior year. He was more interested in playing sooner than that, plus he wanted the best academic school we could afford. Plus, he wanted to throw in track, and the D1 schools in our area didn't have men's track. Some schools wanted him to get to 310 lbs, but he didn't want that.

Quote from: BDTartan on May 18, 2008, 02:58:35 PM
Welcome PlaidMan....as somebody already told you, my brother will be playing his final season at CMU this year.  If you don't mind me asking...is your son an incoming freshman or is he finally getting a chance to play?  I only ask because I know from my brother's experience that it is a little harder to see the field if your on O because Erd is a nutcase and the first time you screw up on the field for him may be your last time on the field.....ask some of his former QB's.....which includes Dan Marino back in high school.  That is one reason my bro switched sides of the ball....that, and the fact that he would rather hit somebody than be hit.  Anyways, I wish your son luck, and if he plays I hope you can attend some games because I've never enjoyed a football game in person more than at the D3 level.

My son is an incoming freshman. He's 6'3" 260 and runs a 5.1 40. He was a center in high school, but was recruited by other schools as an O lineman, tight end, and D end. Probably O line at CMU. He also punts. He will also throw the discus and hammer in track, and his distances are already good enough to place in the conference. It will be interesting to see how he stacks up with the others at CMU. His high school team ran the ball 95% of the time, and everyone knew it. The running back still had 2200 yards and he was not recruited by anyone. Two lineman are playing D3 this year, my son and a tackle for Ohio Northern. The QB will play safety at Baldwin-Wallace, and a linebacker at Dayton.

I'm new to D3football. My son will be playing for CMU. I'm looking forward to the season and am looking for info on the new recruits to each school. Anyone have any info?