Re: 2012 recruit news

by PurpleGeezer on Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:39 am

saebo98661 wrote:So, when is the deadline for 2012 commits to announce the school they are going to sign with for next year? It seems like the coaching staff would be very, very busy trying to fill all of the necessary roster spots with all of the graduating seniors from this past year's team.

Feb 1, which is the letter of intent signing day, or until the kid signs on the dotted line, whichever is later. Until then, players can do whatever they want.

You have to understand that commitments carry NO legal weight. The letter of intent program and the NCAA expressly state that a recruit can change her mind up until they ink and send in the letter of intent.

There are all sorts of protocols schools follow, but those are custom and courtesy, not NCAA rule.

Some schools don't recruit players who have committed elsewhere. Some have no problem with it. I think it was Tubby Smith who once said " I love commitments, it helps me decide who I should be recruiting".

by UPSoccerFanatic on Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:03 pm

I'm wondering if there's any scuttlebutt about possible transfers coming in next year?

by **Stonehouse** on Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:08 am

This popped up on Twitter:

"Capital junior girls soccer standout Alyssa Edenstrom has verbally committed to the University of Portland #Pilots, her father, Grant, said."

https://twitter.com/#!/MegWochnick/status/149268639768514560

by onetouchfutbol on Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:30 am

fan from afar wrote:It would seem that things are looking up recruiting-wise for the class of 2013, at least in terms of NT recruits. There are now 2 recruits listed with NT experience, and the best part (in my opinion) is that Boon seems to be a prolific scorer. Further, the third recruit (Wetherington) also seems to have NT camps listed several times. Does anyone know the difference - why Boon and Hall are listed in blue with U.S. NT experience and Wetherington isn't? All three seem to have the same types of accomplishments listed.

The class of 2012 also has three players listed, none with NT experience. Let's hope there is a Kendall or two among them, and/or that we get a few more in that group.

Hey - maybe Garrett isn't maybe such a dud as a recruiter after all.

Come on now, Garrett has never been a dud as a recruiter. He has years of experience and Clive was a great mentor. Furthermore, as the cost of tuition continues to go up full ride scholarships are worth more and more. If someone wants to offer my daughter an 80 K full ride scholarship to UP someday, I will gladly accept. You can´t break a recruiting machine with one sub-par season and the our team needs are pretty obvious too...

by fan from afar on Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:33 pm

"Come on now, Garrett has never been a dud as a recruiter".

I assume that comment wasn't directed at me. I was making that very point in reacting to a few other posts at the time. The class of 2012 does look pretty weak, both in quantity and quality, at least right now, but the class of 2013 looks much better.

by UPSoccerFanatic on Mon Dec 26, 2011 3:34 pm

Stonehouse wrote:This popped up on Twitter:

"Capital junior girls soccer standout Alyssa Edenstrom has verbally committed to the University of Portland #Pilots, her father, Grant, said."

https://twitter.com/#!/MegWochnick/status/149268639768514560

Edenstrom is a 5'11" central defender/holding midfielder who also plays some at right defender and forward. She's been a starter since her freshman year in high school. She also is a basketball guard and has played varsity each year and is a starter. I believe the tweeter is reliable. but this hasn't appeared yet on the soccer recruit website.

by slick on Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:09 pm

Also a recruit coming in from Casa Grande HS, Petaluma CA.

by gnarly on Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:15 pm

I googled Edenstrom and on one of the recruiting sites it said she didn't was eligible for individual recognition in Soph year because she had red card. We could use some physical play at Center D.

by gnarly on Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:20 pm

Came across this name from Casa Grande:

Noelle La Prevotte ?

by slick on Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:56 pm

You got it Gnarly... great midfielder with excellent ball skills .. a Winner!

by Indigo Kid on Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:47 am

Recruiting web site now shows Alyssa Edenstrom verbal.
https://sites.google.com/site/soccerrecruits/

by gnarly on Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:06 pm

On BS site rumor about UNC transfering to Stanford or UP. Anyone got the scoop?

by saebo98661 on Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:23 am

Any more ideas for players that might be signing with UP in the coming weeks? Also, who is this potential transfer that is rumored to be interested in coming to Portland?

Is there a limit to the number of transfers that can come to a school in one given year?

Excited to see who else is coming to play for the Pilots between now and signing day.

by fan from afar on Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:06 pm

Let's hope for more than just the two players we have coming in now.

by purple passion on Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:45 am

San Jose Mercury is reporting that Morgan Marlborough is transferring from Nebraska to Santa Clara.

I don't know enough about the processes to know why anyone with her talent would sit out a year to play just one more college year...unless she is going to get to play club soccer or USWNT during 2012.

Would someone please enlighten me?