Semi-OT- Scott Pagano picks Clemson
Obviously we didn't have room for him at this point, but he did have an offer and mentioned interest at one point. Also, Clemson is putting a nice defensive class together, especially if they end up with Fuller. I guess Dabo is realizing he must play defense after the bowl loss to WVU.
Is Dabo the next Dale Carnegie or is Clemson back to their old ways of recruiting? The are really recruiting well.
They had a pretty good season last year, and from what I hear it's also pretty easy to recruit kids there based on the scenery and the women on/near the campus.
Nice campus or not, the guy couldn't get much further away from home in Hawaii... either geographically, or culturally.
Aquaman, we know you're lurking ... do you want to come out and say what you believe is going on there, or do we have to buy you a few drinks first?
Now that's an offer list..... http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Scott-Pagano-137205
that Yale offer on there.
Yale can't offer athletic aid.....investigate!!!!!
MSU offered him!! International coastal recruiting!!
I just don't really get how Clemson is recruiting so well. Their undergrad academics are sub-par, tradition is pretty meh. Yeah, their class isn't that great as of now, but they're now in the final group for Derrick Green, Treadwell, Marquez North, Montravius Adams, Kendall Fuller and Vernon Hargreaves among others. Hargreaves is another one who has said next to nothing about Clemson during his recruitment, then names them in his final group, shutting out South Florida where his dad is one of the freaking coaches.
Also, regarding Pagano: I talked to Scott a lot throughout this process and he never mentioned Clemson once the entire time. Even after things seemed to fall through with Michigan it was almost 100% a Florida/LSU battle with Florida looking like the team to beat. Even then Clemson was never brought up. I was surprised they were even in his final group to be honest.
Maybe Dabo is just that good of a recruiter, but between the pandering to Nkemdiche and the fact that they continually come out of nowhere with a lot of big names just strikes me as funny.