A Sea Of Red

The staff has unleashed a flood of offers to kids who are finishing up their sophomore seasons who would likely be considered 4- or 5-star prospects. This is something we traditionally did not attempt prior to Coach Freeze's arrival. I like the idea of getting us on the radar as early as possible. While the vast majority of these early offers ultimately will not be good fits for our unique school, having our own identity gives us a fighting chance with some of these blue chippers.

Essentially casting a net, hoping that another Tim Tebow is out there.

We just picked up our first commit of the 2023 recruiting class. He's a mid tier 3* WR out of Georgia. I always love getting guys like this that have received a lot of offers. We really didn't get those guys a few years ago.

https://www.aseaofred.com/2023-3-star-w ... o-liberty/

Ill flame wrote: ↑June 6th, 2022, 11:53 pm We just picked up our first commit of the 2023 recruiting class. He's a mid tier 3* WR out of Georgia. I always love getting guys like this that have received a lot of offers. We really didn't get those guys a few years ago.

https://www.aseaofred.com/2023-3-star-w ... o-liberty/

This is a big get, both for what he can do himself, and because his 7 on 7 teammate is our top QB target .

Freeze posted a Boom an hour ago...

It looks like Jeremiah Shack from Mandarin High School down in Florida, which is Demario Douglas's high school. Jeremiah Shack is also a 3 star WR and top 800 high school prospect in the country.

FlamesHighontheTide wrote: ↑June 10th, 2022, 7:25 pm It looks like Jeremiah Shack from Mandarin High School down in Florida...a 3 star WR

If true, that's the second 3-star receiver in a row that chose LU over WVU. Make wise choices, young men!

Cider Jim wrote: ↑June 10th, 2022, 8:01 pm

FlamesHighontheTide wrote: ↑June 10th, 2022, 7:25 pm It looks like Jeremiah Shack from Mandarin High School down in Florida...a 3 star WR

If true, that's the second 3-star receiver in a row that chose LU over WVU. Make wise choices, young men!

86 plus rating -legit...

He would be our 4th highest rated recruit of all time.

247 put him in within minutes... ( much better response time from them regarding LU compared to prior years ). We sit at 75 overall.

https://247sports.com/Season/2023-Footb ... mRankings/

Could we get more commitments next week? Who knows...

I spoke too soon. I'm thinking about next week and the weekend is not over. Notice a specific school @Cider Jim

cruzan_flame13 wrote: ↑June 11th, 2022, 2:31 pm Notice a specific school @Cider Jim

I'm really hoping the 'Eers go 0-3.

I imagine this will help recruiting.

https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-adds- ... s-of-2023/

Picked up a 6' 4" QB with a few P5 offers. I assume this is one of the two "booms" HF tweeted yesterday.

Edit: HF almost immediately tweeted out another boom so I'm struggling to keep up. All I know is the 'cruits keep coming.

The 2 booms from yesterday are supposed to be announced on Sunday

As of today:

70th on Rivals
79th on 247

Remember, this is without knowing the other 2 commitments that will be revealed tomorrow!

This 2023 recruiting class is shaping up to be the highest rated class ever for LU.

After watching any halfway decent DL we played in the backfield as soon as the ball was snapped its nice to see the OL getting the love it needs. The 3 ready made OL transfers we are bringing in should help a lot in the short term. Unfortunately we haven't really recruited much HS OL talent since HF took over so I'm glad that seems to be changing.

Ill flame wrote: ↑June 19th, 2022, 11:25 pm After watching any halfway decent DL we played in the backfield as soon as the ball was snapped its nice to see the OL getting the love it needs. The 3 ready made OL transfers we are bringing in should help a lot in the short term. Unfortunately we haven't really recruited much HS OL talent since HF took over so I'm glad that seems to be changing.

After watching a FCS talent O Line not only dominate G5 and hang with P5 in 19, then dominate in 20 to fall off the cliff 2nd half of 21, I sort of agree and then disagree...think our O Line coach had 1 foot out the door,,tried subbing way too much during drives ( unheard of for O Line ) and a certain RB who missed half his pass block reads...and a QB who subsequently held the ball way too long - I am delighted at the uptick in O Line recruit rating level per signee - the hardest talent to find at HS level, followed by D Line.

tyndal23 wrote: ↑June 19th, 2022, 11:55 pm After watching a FCS talent O Line not only dominate G5 and hang with P5 in 19, then dominate in 20 to fall off the cliff 2nd half of 21, I sort of agree and then disagree...think our O Line coach had 1 foot out the door,,tried subbing way too much during drives ( unheard of for O Line ) and a certain RB who missed half his pass block reads...and a QB who subsequently held the ball way too long - I am delighted at the uptick in O Line recruit rating level per signee - the hardest talent to find at HS level, followed by D Line.

If you look at our QB sacked percentage over the last 3 years it hasn't been good. Especially when you consider the teams we've been playing during that time.
2019- 6.34% (69th of 130) (125 SOS)
2020- 7.19% (81st) (95 SOS)
2021- 12.87% (127th) (106 SOS)

Some of it can definitely be blamed on Malik trying to do too much but at least one guy on the OL got beat at the LOS on most plays. Even during our dominate bowl game against EMU I remember this being an issue. Having a coaching staff that's been very effective at doing more with less doesn't mean that unit was dominant.

Ill flame wrote: ↑June 20th, 2022, 4:38 am

tyndal23 wrote: ↑June 19th, 2022, 11:55 pm After watching a FCS talent O Line not only dominate G5 and hang with P5 in 19, then dominate in 20 to fall off the cliff 2nd half of 21, I sort of agree and then disagree...think our O Line coach had 1 foot out the door,,tried subbing way too much during drives ( unheard of for O Line ) and a certain RB who missed half his pass block reads...and a QB who subsequently held the ball way too long - I am delighted at the uptick in O Line recruit rating level per signee - the hardest talent to find at HS level, followed by D Line.

If you look at our QB sacked percentage over the last 3 years it hasn't been good. Especially when you consider the teams we've been playing during that time.
2019- 6.34% (69th of 130) (125 SOS)
2020- 7.19% (81st) (95 SOS)
2021- 12.87% (127th) (106 SOS)

Some of it can definitely be blamed on Malik trying to do too much but at least one guy on the OL got beat at the LOS on most plays. Even during our dominate bowl game against EMU I remember this being an issue. Having a coaching staff that's been very effective at doing more with less doesn't mean that unit was dominant.

2019 we could pound the run and milk clock against G5 and Freeze said it was the best position group going in when he arrived. 2020, we could pound it against everyone but NC State. 2021 - couldn’t run or pass block consistently against anyone and the drop off made no sense based on the personnel we had back. O Line is hardest part of CFB to predict. If they can’t get it together with this schedule, going to be rough. As for recruiting, I want all the highest recruits in O and D Line - skill players are a dime a dozen.

After a BIG no pun intended weekend of commitments here is where we sit in recruiting:

Rivals: 53rd

247: 74th - Still without Hank Brown & Tajh Boyd added

When can these "committed" players sign LOI's? Looks like some good recruits.