Just saw where Dillon Smith, Ryle HS class of 25 has committed to Louisville
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No. Kentucky did not recruit him despite my efforts to bring him to their attention.
I have tried and failed to find a Rivals profile for him.
If you know of one/find one, please post it.
If you know of one/find one, please post it.
If he sticks with U of L, he will sign his LOI just before Christmas of 2025, or in 19 months.
He has two more full High School seasons to gain the attention of UK and other schools.
The Smith family from up in the northern Kentucky area
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If he's in the class of 2025, won't he be able to sign in December of 2024?
The Smith’s. Sorry couldn’t resist.
Yep.
Misread it.
Well, if we had taken a verbal from an unranked, unrated player this close to NSD, who has received no national interest, there would have been rending of clothing and nashing of teeth.
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We are already at the limit for players named Smith, we can't sign anymore according to the NCAA guidelines
Does not seem to have a Rivals Profile. He does not appear on the U6 FB Commitment list even though he clearly committed. Profile on TOS lists him as the 11th best player in KY.
You could say that the reaction to his Commitment on the U6 Boards is "mixed"
This is an opportunity to draw a contrast in recruiting.
So far U of L has one recruit rated a 5.4 two star, and this player will likely be graded on the same level.
Those two 5.4 2 Star players represent the same number of 2 Star players recruited and signed by Kentucky in the as yet unfinished ‘25 Class, and the three classes prior to it.
Simply put, for the last 8 or 10 years U of L recruiting has been in a different zip code from that of UK’s, in all but one signing class.
Yes, these systems have weaknesses, but when speaking of multiple classes, and large numbers of players, the clear trend lines usually show up on the field of play.
I predict that U of L will win between 7 and 9 games next year, beating ACC opponents whose recruiting averages around 50th in the nation. U of L’s recruiting averages around 40th, so these wins should actually be expected.
But by our Thanksgiving showdown, the annual “slight-of-hand” will likely have occurred: Louisville may well be ranked, perhaps ahead of us, receiving credit for defeating teams whose recruiting averages lower than Vanderbilt’s.
And this tendency had a strange, numbing affect on their fans.
From 1994, until 10 years ago, we and U of L recruited on about the same level . . . typically between 40th and 60th ranked classes. Both programs had spurts of modest success, usually because of outstanding quarterback play.
But the math is very different, now. We now have a multiple of former 4/5 Star type players compared to U of L, and many of them are on our lines and in our defense, not just the “skill” positions where U of L’s Blue Chippers are typically found.
And the difference might be most pronounced on the respective defensive lines. We have several big bodies that were Blue Chip high schoolers, that fight the annual battle of potentially being too heavy to play the necessary number of plays.
U of L’s problem is the opposite: annually they sign 240ish pound defensive linemen, who spend four/five years to max out at 290-300 pounds.
And the difference and simple physics have been the major decider of the series the last 9 years, the one exception being when Lamar’s legs neutralized our line advantages in 2017.
In short, U of L is facing a reality that over 2/3rds of P5 programs face, including Vanderbilt: 340 pound offensive linemen generally run over 285 pound defensive linemen, and nimble 340 pound defensive linemen make running the ball very problematic for an offense.
So far U of L has one recruit rated a 5.4 two star, and this player will likely be graded on the same level.
Those two 5.4 2 Star players represent the same number of 2 Star players recruited and signed by Kentucky in the as yet unfinished ‘25 Class, and the three classes prior to it.
Simply put, for the last 8 or 10 years U of L recruiting has been in a different zip code from that of UK’s, in all but one signing class.
Yes, these systems have weaknesses, but when speaking of multiple classes, and large numbers of players, the clear trend lines usually show up on the field of play.
I predict that U of L will win between 7 and 9 games next year, beating ACC opponents whose recruiting averages around 50th in the nation. U of L’s recruiting averages around 40th, so these wins should actually be expected.
But by our Thanksgiving showdown, the annual “slight-of-hand” will likely have occurred: Louisville may well be ranked, perhaps ahead of us, receiving credit for defeating teams whose recruiting averages lower than Vanderbilt’s.
And this tendency had a strange, numbing affect on their fans.
From 1994, until 10 years ago, we and U of L recruited on about the same level . . . typically between 40th and 60th ranked classes. Both programs had spurts of modest success, usually because of outstanding quarterback play.
But the math is very different, now. We now have a multiple of former 4/5 Star type players compared to U of L, and many of them are on our lines and in our defense, not just the “skill” positions where U of L’s Blue Chippers are typically found.
And the difference might be most pronounced on the respective defensive lines. We have several big bodies that were Blue Chip high schoolers, that fight the annual battle of potentially being too heavy to play the necessary number of plays.
U of L’s problem is the opposite: annually they sign 240ish pound defensive linemen, who spend four/five years to max out at 290-300 pounds.
And the difference and simple physics have been the major decider of the series the last 9 years, the one exception being when Lamar’s legs neutralized our line advantages in 2017.
In short, U of L is facing a reality that over 2/3rds of P5 programs face, including Vanderbilt: 340 pound offensive linemen generally run over 285 pound defensive linemen, and nimble 340 pound defensive linemen make running the ball very problematic for an offense.
I am only able to access Card March, and this thread has more posts than they have threads (6) since April 3rd.
Perhaps they are quietly confident?!?😀
I don’t know why some on here are being difficult. This is Ole Mrs. Smith’s boy!
