Recruiting Jackpot!

First I'd like to thank The Mack for allowing me to guest post here on Buffalo Stampede. I'll add my two cents from time to time and hopefully provide some good insight into Buffalo football. I'm sure you all will keep me honest.

Now, on to the important stuff. How about them Buffaloes! Wednesday was national recruiting day and our Buffs scored big. Compiling one of the best classes in recent history, Hawk inked 21 young and talented future Buffs. The class includes 7 four-star, 9 three-star and 1 five-star recruits according to rivals.com. We recieved a final ranking of #15 in the country with an average star rating of 3.24! What a day! The big fish was RB Darrell Scott (5 star) out of St. Bonaventure HS in CA. Announcing his choice live on ESPN, Scott decided to become a Buff because "Coach Hawkins has a vision and I want to be a part of that vision". I don't know about you but I like the sound of that! Scott shunned Texas, USC and FL to become a Buffalo! Of course having his uncle (WR Josh Smith) on the team i'm sure helped. Josh is the youngest brother of Darrell Scott's mom. Darrell Scott is the all around package. He is compact and powerful with lightning quick acceleration and the ability to pound the ball inside. At St Bonaventure, Scott amassed 99 TD's and became the 4th leading rusher in CA HS football history! He promises to make an immediate impact at CU and could be the new face of Championship football in Boulder.

Alright, enough about Scott. There is too much talent in this class to spend all our time talking about one guy. Partnering with Scott will be 4-star RB Ray Polk out of Phoenix, AZ. Polk is a great runner and conjures up visions of Bobby Purify when watching him run. These 2 along with 2-star Rodney Stewart gave CU a national ranking of #4 at the RB position.

What about LB? LB is a position that CU traditionally is very strong at. Matt Russell, Ted Johnson, Chad Brown, Greg Beikert, Hannibal Navies and of course Jordan Dizon all have been studs for CU and in the NFL. This class promises to continue that tradition. Led by 4-star LB's Lyn Katoa out of Utah, Jon Major from Colorado and Shawn Mohler from CA (CC transfer), this bunch ranks #3 in the nation! These 3 will make an immediate impact in 2008 as freshman! Other new LB's include 3-star Will Pericak from Boulder High and 3-star Doug Rippy out of Ohio. LB and newly promoted associate head coach Brian Cabral must be fired up about these guys.

At OL CU bolstered up by snagging 4-star Max Tuioti-Mariner and 4-star Bryce Given from Denver. Mariner actually could have been a 5-star but an injury limited his playing time as a senior. These 2 along with 3-star Ryan Dannewitz gave the Buffs a #19 national ranking at the OL position.

The TE position also bolstered up with the signing of 4-star Ryan Deehan from CA and 3-star Ryan Wallace out of KY. This gave CU a #7 national ranking

Other future Buffs are:

2 star: Jameson Davis (K), Vince Ewing (DB), Paul Virgo (Athelete)

3 star: Chance Blackmon (WR), Curtis Cinningham (DB), Tyler Hansen (QB) Steven Hicks (DB), Patrick Mahnke (DB),

So, there you have it. A very strong and promising class for 2008. There is a lot of potential here but Hawk needs to turn that in to success. I have no doubt he can do it. This is an exciting time for the program and the leadership at CU is looking for everyone to get on board. If you are in CO, go to the spring game and show your support. It's these kinds of things that recruits see and factor in when making a choice. Alabama got 92,000 people at their spring game last year and they inked the #1 class in the country! We need that kind of commitment from students, faculty, fans and alumni to turn this recruiting success into a National Championship program.

That's all for now, thanks again Mack for letting me post .

SHOULDER TO SHOULDER!
Jimmy Love