any local kids signing today

**gchs_devils** · February 3rd, 2012, 09:01 AM

You would think anyone in swva whose ran in their backyard for the past few years in the region d championships would. Sorry but uva wise is screwing up by not recruiting locally like they should. Their program will soon be history like etsu's if their recruits from NoVa and out of state continue. Look at all the local talent that signed the other day, uva wise isnt putting up a fight with tusc, CN, and etc. uva wise's recruiting system is a joke. And this is coming from a person who went through it with them. Most unprofessional thing ever, thats why I didnt take my talents to wise co so to speak.

**1inStripes** · February 3rd, 2012, 09:13 AM

Just remember when it comes to recruiting a kid, athletics isn't the only thing you have to take into account.

**gchs_devils** · February 3rd, 2012, 02:04 PM

So 1InStripes, does Graham lack the grades?

**UnIoNfAn** · February 3rd, 2012, 05:23 PM

Thats what kills me. UVA Wise goes north to get kids when here in the region D lays talent that is just as good if not better. I know grades play a huge factor in recruiting but i know all the kids in region D aint retards and Im about sure that most of the northern recruits aint geniuses either. Id love to see these local colleges start doing some home town recruiting

**gchs_devils** · February 3rd, 2012, 05:41 PM

I agree to that! Not football or D1 but Gate City's Garrett Watts had signed with King College today for Cross Country and Track.

**Ironlung** · February 4th, 2012, 07:53 AM

A lot of it has to do with grades, core classes especially, but there's also the fact that so many of the kids don't stick with it. Clintwood has probably had close to 10 the last decade get offered there, they go and don't make it through fall camp, or quit somewhere in the first year. Osbourne, Robbins, both the Robinson's, and Russell Hull all had offers after they finished their careers in 09. The only one still there is Hull, the Robinson's at least gave it a shot but quit less than a year in, and the other two didn't make it through very many practices. It's not a knock on those guys but it makes you wonder how interested they are in wasting their time if the kids aren't going to stick with it. I myself had an offer in 95 and didn't take it.

**1inStripes** · February 4th, 2012, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by gchs_devils

So 1InStripes, does Graham lack the grades?

I don't know, but when you know a kid is as talented as he is, and not getting offers, it makes you wonder.

**Homecoming** · February 4th, 2012, 10:17 PM

Actually took my son for a visit this summer when "11" I believe they said of the most prospective SWVA kids were invited for a visit and Graham was invited and didn't come, I think he may have thought he was going to get offers from possibly bigger schools and kind of put UVA Wise on the back burner.. just my opinion though.

**gchs_devils** · February 4th, 2012, 11:38 PM

From personal experience, I dont recommend uva wise to anyone. Especially for football. Its a joke.

**beamer_ball** · February 5th, 2012, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by Homecoming

Actually took my son for a visit this summer when "11" I believe they said of the most prospective SWVA kids were invited for a visit and Graham was invited and didn't come, I think he may have thought he was going to get offers from possibly bigger schools and kind of put UVA Wise on the back burner.. just my opinion though.

I think you hit on a big part of it. It was mentioned on the CMD forum that he was aiming for bigger schools. I'd say there are some like Wise, Emory, etc. who are interested if he wanted to go to any of them. It read more like than in the BHC too. Also said he was willing to walk-on if he had to. I think Lee's Robbins is looking toward the same too. His dad played at Michigan. He's not received any offers but he has received some interest from smaller colleges.