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'17 CO RB Marcus McElroy (Verbal to CSU)
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It's a skill set.Do you write spam in your off time?
No. But it has reached the point where he and other in-state guys were offered so early and shown so much attention that if they're trying to slow play things they are at a high risk of a spot at CU no longer being available. Really, the only reason I'm saying "no" here is because MacIntyre (like Boyle) has shown that he will go out of his way to make sure that in-state guys have an opportunity at CU.
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I agree with Nik except I don't know that his spot is still open.
Exactly.
Wonder Ellis is in the process. Oh Wait Scout says the Buffs are low rated by
Ellis. That is sad. Wonder what happened
SuperiorBuff
Well-Known Member
Very good catching the ball.
May not be to much of a long shot for them.
According to the initial post in the thread he has 3 P5 offers, Colorado which may or may not be recruiting him with intent of signing now, Kansas which is worse than most G5 programs right now, and KjSU. K-State is a very good program but how hard are they after him, is his offer a conditional?
Also have to figure that Snyder is getting close to the end and without him they might as well be Kansas.
Looking at those options compared with a chance to spend 4 years living in Hawaii he may be tempted. He wouldn't be the first kid to leave the mainland for a Hawaii offer. Winters in Kansas are almost as bad as winters in Laramie, one of his other offers.
I understand the argument for the weather, but trust me as someone who was born and raised in Hawaii thats all they have going for them. I grew up in Honolulu and attended many UH games, as my family had lower-level, 50 yard line seats during their successful run in the early 2000's with June Jones at the helm. After attending CU, I had to finish a few summer classes at UH to complete my degree. For anyone who hasn't been to Honolulu, you wouldn't know that the schools stadium is actually in Halawa, which is by Pearl Harbor. This almost completely diminishes the student fan base. Whats funny is even though their basketball stadium is in Manoa on campus, they have a tiny student section as well. The UH fan base is honestly the elderly and families with small kids who want to see a sporting event of any kind in Hawaii. On top of the stadium being in the middle of nowhere, its completely falling apart. They have to completely mask the inside during the Pro-Bowl so the NFL players can stand it. Lastly, the TV schedule. UH will never get top-tier talent because it plays its games with a 1AM EST kickoff time. Brutal.
All in all, UH has the weather and beaches. But I would never suggest coming here for football.
I get what you are saying. There has been talk on and off that Hawaii might just drop football entirely since they don't have the support and resources to compete and continue to lose money. In addition to what you wrote their travel is brutal. The shortest flight to the mainland is further than most schools longest conference flight.
That said this is McElroy's offer list from this thread:
Reported Offers: COLORADO, Air Force, Army, CSU, Hawaii, Kansas, Kansas State, Northern Colorado, Purdue, Wyoming
If the Colorado offer has passed and KSU is taken out there isn't a lot of good football in that list. The service academies are good programs but you live the military academy life, The rest are a combination of bad football and worse weather.
If you are going to play for a bad team it might as well be in a nice place.
Medford M.
Well-Known Member
Still think this kid is a hard take if he wants on board.
FtColBuff
Member
With Kyle Evans being placed on scholarship, I don't see us taking McElroy. Which is too bad. Unless K-State takes him, his offers are mediocre. And this is where slow playing CU was not smart. The Buffs showed their interest in him early. I don't really believe he ever wanted to come to CU. Van Diest and Sparaco jumped all over the chance to join the Rise. The mullen boys never showed any enthusiasm for CU. We need to use our remaining scholies for defense i.e. DT's, and DB's.
SuperiorBuff
Well-Known Member
His offers will skyrocket this fall.
So, you want him to cue Cumber?
Buffalo Born
Well-Known Member
After seeing those big Texas backs last night I'm all in on this guy. Maybe things will work out
He should have popped for CU months ago. I'd love to get him on this Buffs roster, but I'm worried that we might run into a numbers issue. Hope I'm stressing for no reason.
They have to be willing to take 2 RBs this class, right?
Yep.
You know how this story ends, right?
Numbers crunch; he ends up a little brother, and becomes a major PITA for 4 years.
Medford M.
Well-Known Member
Have to think if Nixon pops though, we may view him as a running back and Marcus' spot will be filled. I say take both, but we need to fill out this class with mainly defensive players.
Maybe he's allergic to shell fish.