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[ExTartanPlayer]

Thanks for CWRU updates.  Interesting to see Whalen still bouncing around Arena ball.

Neat to hear that a Linfield-CWRU matchup is in the offing.

No news on CMU site (although that's generally the way it is - they don't post much recruiting news until later).

[ADL70]

WOW!!!

Spartans have 21 official recruits already  [see release on D3football front page]

10 different states represented.

4 from Florida including a RB, Julio Ayala, from Sicre's alma mater Belen Jesuit; good indication that Manny has been happy in Cleveland.

Other highlights:

All-Ohio SM G Seamus McDonald 6'2 280 from Medina

All-Dist T Matt Holmes 6'3 290 from Frisco TX

Brecksville LB Kyle Graham 6' 220

[ADL70]

Not to be outdone, the front page now has Chicago's release with 23 recruits from 12 states.

[ExTartanPlayer]

Thanks for posting the updates, ADL.

Nothing on CMU website, but they've always been the last UAA school to post an updated roster or anything about recruiting.

Wonder how many CWRU will end up with.  They've brought in some big classes over the last 5-6 years, usually more than Chicago.

[ADL70]

A second All-State kicker commits to CWRU
Alex Ojeda Sarasota (FL) Cardinal  Mooney
http://www.htpreps.com/news/article/33659/recruiting-cougars-ojeda-heading-to-case-western/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9GO9ChuxZ0

I had my eye on another Cardinal Mooney kicker, but one a whole lot closer to Cleveland!
Interestingly, the last Florida kicker at CWRU, Drew Zloch, a freshman in 2010, is now on the roster at Florida State.

There are now more Spartan commits from Florida than from any other state.  More, in fact, in this one class than I can remember ever being on the entire roster.

[ADL70]

CWRU's class is now 45

http://athletics.case.edu/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20120426c49sul

Most ever was 51

[Raider 68]

WOW!!!

Spartans have 21 official recruits already  [see release on D3football front page]

10 different states represented.

4 from Florida including a RB, Julio Ayala, from Sicre's alma mater Belen Jesuit; good indication that Manny has been happy in Cleveland.

Other highlights:

All-Ohio SM G Seamus McDonald 6'2 280 from Medina

All-Dist T Matt Holmes 6'3 290 from Frisco TX

Brecksville LB Kyle Graham 6' 220

ADL70,

Have not been on your board for awhile. Hope all is well! Looks good for recruiting for the Spartans! +k

[DagarmanSpartan]

I was just watching some of those highlight videos, and these recruits are IMPRESSIVE.

Here are three that I predict could have an immediate impact:

Justin Williams, DE (PA) - appeared to be a STUD on both sides of the ball.  Pancake blocks as an OT, and good against the run and pass on defense.

Adam Hochman, FB (TX) - may not look that impressive, but appears to be VERY hard to bring down, and hits the holes hard............also a good lead blocker.

Danny Admire, QB (FL) - star QB on a 6A HS football team in Florida; hit several TD passes on a wide variety of routes..............could be the heir apparent after this season.

[ADL70]

PK is a critical need and there are three in the class and two were all-state selections (Brown-MD and Ojeda-FL).

Seamus McDonald is an All-Ohio G who could be the replacement for Opperman, who was a four-year starter.

WR is another need and there are three 6'2 WRs, including Logan Matt from Cuyahoga Hts who was All-Ohio.

While Williams looks good, I also like Josh Rogers who reportedly runs a 4.6/40 and benches 360.


There were some pretty good QBs in last year's class and Admire is a tad smallish (5'11 175).  Olson potentially has another year of eligibility as he was redshirted at CalU.

Did you notice that Admire if from Sicre's alma mater as are two of his classmates; wonder if they'll put them at the top of the roster #s 1-4?

We'll see come August.

[ADL70]

CWRU future schedules thru 2017

http://athletics.case.edu/sports/fball/future_jv

Linfield at Case Field 9/27/13
CWRU at Puget Sound 10/19/13
10th game pref at home needed week 5 or 6

They're not listed but I would imagine UChi and WUStL would be weeks 1 & 2 beginning 2014

[DagarmanSpartan]

Surprised that Chicago and Wash U.-St. Louis haven't been penciled in yet.

My understanding is that we were going to continue to be members of BOTH the PAC and the UAA in football, and continue to compete for BOTH championships.

That said, I like how Trinity U. - San Antonio is coming up.  I'm from TX originally, and one of my cousins is a Trinity alum.  Very nice school!

Also, I'm really excited about starting play in the PAC.  It'll be fun to compete for an automatic bid every year.  To me, this joint UAA/PAC arrangement gives us the best of all possible worlds.

[ADL70]

I figure the SAA hasn't finalized schedules yet to know for sure what open dates they will have.

[ExTartanPlayer]

CMU recruits are on the roster now.  Looks like a smallish recruiting class by our standards (33 incoming players by my quick count).  Not disastrously small, but I like to see 40-ish per class, knowing the typical attrition rate at CMU.

As we've discussed before, a big senior class is often a key predictor of success for those of us "middle-tier" Division III programs.  And the easiest way to HAVE a big senior class is to a) have a big freshman class three years in the past and b) keep those guys around.

I know that Whalen and Debeljak are two huge reasons for the rise of CWRU, but I really think they've stayed successful post-Whalen because they started bringing in big recruiting classes, as you guys keep discussing.  If I remember correctly, the year AFTER the first CWRU playoff season (2007), I remember seeing that they'd brought in something like 51 recruits and thinking "Uh oh, they're loading up, it's going to be tough for CMU to keep up with them now."

[ADL70]

The class of 51 was the year of the first playoff appearance (2007), but by the following season their numbers had dwindled to 27.  Until this new class the numbers since have been around thirty.  In contrast 21 of last year's 26 freshmen are on the 2012 preseason roster.

The big and talented football class of 2016 mirrors the largest (1350+) and most talented (highest SATs and most top 10%ers) CWRU freshman class.

The preseason roster has 61 returning players; notable is Brian Rice, who has had an injury riddled career returning for a medical year to lend experience at WR and Steven Roby and Michael Fioramonti who had early season-ending injuries.

New to the coaching staff is Michael Murphey, former Kenston HS OC who was a graduate assistant at (shock) John Carroll as OL coach and Dale English as student assistant for DL.

WUStL has listed a roster with thirty-three newcomers as well, so CWRU wins the recruiting numbers game.

[DagarmanSpartan]

ADL70,

Based on the roster on our football page, we have over 100 players in the program this year.  That's got to be a first in program history.

I can remember back in the days of coaches like Pete Germano when we only had like 40 players in the entire program.

We've certainly come a long way!