Bruce Feldman's tweet about Florida Offensive Lineman Matt Patchan being interested in BC got me thinking. Why stop with just guys Addazio has a relationship with? Addazio and his staff should be making a grand push to get any interested and eligible fifth year to come to BC next season. It is a stop gap measure that could pay a nice dividend in Year 1.
The current recruiting class is not well regarded. The new staff is doing its best to fill the holes, keep the committed guys interested and find a few diamonds in the rough. It is what any transition staff does. But most freshman are not going to come in and have an immediate impact. An older, more mature and developed player might. Since BC rarely takes Junior College players, the only way to get older players in the program is by exploiting the NCAA's graduated player transfer policy. This allows a player with eligibility and his degree to transfer without restriction to another program (there are a few academic stipulations attached too). It is the policy Montel Harris used to play at Temple without sitting a season. If BC adds a few 5th years this year, this recruiting class might get a boost and we might get enough talent to win six games and go bowling again.
There is really no downside to the 5th year path. They have their degrees so BC's academic concerns and focus on graduation rate is not an issue. Addazio doesn't lock up a scholarship for four years on a player who might not perform. Taking a fifth year doesn't prevent him from filling out a huge class in the 2014 recruiting cycle. A few players might be put off by a "new guy" coming in above them, but in those cases winning wins out and competition can help change the culture. If you don't want a 5th year coming in and taking your playing time, then play better and practice harder.
None of the 5th years are without baggage. If they were perfect they wouldn't be available. But for a program like BC, it is all about the short-term upside. If a guy can help make the transition smooth and not interrupt the rebuilding process, there is no reason not to take him. Addazio saw what Montel Harris could do. Let's hope he brings that lesson to BC.
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Are we that desperate to win? I hope not. Let's try to keep the illusion of a 4 year "student-athlete" alive.
Im not sure we are flush with scholarships this year. Even with Spaz under-allocating, we did not have a large graduating class, and our recruits have not been abandoning ship with the coaching change
All I can say is remember Chuckie Dukes.
We lost another RB to IOWA though. Tired of Iowa stealing my running backs.
He would have started this year, if he wanted to. This is the worst RB situation we have EVER had.
Knucklehead -- BC's rushing offense in 2012 was ranked #122/124 against FBS opponents. (but, to your point, Iowa, at #106, is not much better)
So I think we can all understand why a young RB does not want to join one of the worst running teams in FBS.
If Daz can revive the run game next year, the RBs will return.
We lost Lynch to Iowa as well if I recall correctly.
I don't know why any running back would choose Iowa over BC. Iowa has had at least 8 running backs leave the program in the past 4 years. Something is not right there and recruits should proceed with caution with regards to Iowa.
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