@MikeDForThree
@Brohail_
@lucythespencer
@fusty121
@ZBNFL
@SteelersGrind
We are def not having the same conversation big guy. I’m talking about FBS players who aren’t allowed to hold jobs...Don’t diminish your own success by saying “I did it so can everyone else.” If everyone can do it, your story isn’t too special...
🚨Parents🚨
YOU can ruin your child’s recruitment before it even starts!
DO NOT
1) Run your child’s social media accounts
2) Worry about other kids getting offers
3) Tag 20+ coaches on the same post
4) Expect a response from coaches that can’t contact you (underclassmen)
@CoachBenge
Bad take. I played and coached D3. Not just anyone can just show up and be on the team. Might not be a scholarship offer, but it’s at least an offer to join the program. Let these kids enjoy their time coach! It’s a blessing when any school wants them to be on their team💯
Seeing a lot of “entering the transfer portal” tweets with practice film attached.
I would much rather take a HS kid over a transfer that didn’t see the field.
Some of y’all needed to just stay where y’all at the grass ain’t always greener on the other side…💯🤷🏾♂️
I never pass up an opportunity to come back to this place. One of the most iconic stadiums in the nation💯Good to hear about the direction the program is heading and excited to get back here in the spring‼️
#GoTigers
🚨Recruits🚨 Please stop tweeting about being “slept on.” The process is different for everyone and if you’re a 2020, 21, 22 guy trust me you’re NOT being slept on! Unless you’re a 1% you shouldn’t have any offers yet...💯 Stop feeling sorry for yourself and keep working!!!!
Can we normalize celebrating the success of others?!?! Hatin on someone else ain’t gonna suddenly get you what you want…🤷🏽♂️
Just know this, if you rock with ME, I’m a definitely rock w YOU!!!💯✊🏾
#PositiveVibes
#CelebrateSuccess
🚨Recruits and Parents🚨
You DO NOT have to transfer to another HS to get “exposure”(cringiest word on earth). Best way to be recruited is have good grades, be a high character person and be REALLY good on Friday nights‼️💯💯💯
#Recruiting101
#FreeGame
I CANNOT stress this enough. Just because you don’t have an offer from a particular school right now DOES NOT mean you won’t get one. If you lose interest in a school just because they haven’t offered you, how much interest did you have? Twitter got y’all IMPATIENT!!!
THREAD
🚨Recruits🚨
When putting together your highlights please:
Do not use slow mo!!!
Do not include additional CGI
No music w explicit lyrics
No blindside blocks/Targeting tackle
BEST plays first
Circle yourself BEFORE play
Include contact/academic info
#FreeGame
Got Power 5 offers? Awesome find your fit!
Smaller school offers? Let’s go congrats!
Got 0 offers? Be patient, if you’re good enough they’ll find you!
No matter what the level run YOUR RACE!
Don’t compare your journey to anyone else’s!!!
#DoYou
#Recruiting101
🚨Reminder🚨
Being All State, All Conference, and/or having great stats is an amazing accomplishment!!!
However, it does NOT entitle you to being an elite college prospect!
YOUR FILM holds more weight than ANY stat or accolade you can have!💯
#FreeGame
#Recruiting101
Never accept criticism from people you would never go to for advice! Some people who criticize have never done what you’re doing or trying to do!!!💯💯💯
#Message
#JustSayin
Some 5⭐️ players never start, and 0⭐️ players have become NFL draft picks. Difference is their passion for the game. Don’t fall in love w being recruited, fall in love w the chasing greatness! Recruiting has an end, greatness doesn’t...💯
#BowDown
#CantCheatTheGrind
🟣🟡🐺
🚨Recruits🚨
There is NO REASON you should not have ALL of the following in your bio!
✅Full Name
✅Location
✅Full HS Name
✅GPA
✅Test Score
✅Hudl Link
✅Ht/Wt
Most coaches won’t follow back without it.
#Recruiting101
Someone needs to hear this today…
DO NOT let social media dictate your worth! Some guys have committed, others have multiple offers, but none of that has anything to do with you💯 Plenty of programs waiting on Sr film. Run your race, find YOUR fit‼️
#Recruiting101
#FreeGame
🚨RECRUITS🚨
4 years here will definitely set you up for the next 40 years of your life. Literally ranked the best state in the country for a reason. Don’t sacrifice anything when you can have EVERYTHING! Man it feels GREAT to be back home!! !
#PurpleReign
☔️
@MikeDForThree
@Brohail_
@lucythespencer
@fusty121
@ZBNFL
@SteelersGrind
I don’t think you fully understand how it works. Academic scholarships are extremely hard to get at most schools. Pretty tough to play football and get a 3.5 GPA. It can be done, but you can be a good student and still not qualify for an academic scholarship.
📚Academics
📍Greatest setting in college football
🤝 Coaches that care
🏈 Develop into a pro
🤷🏽♂️ Why wouldn’t you want to come here?
#GoDawgs
#WOOF
#PurpleReign
#WhosNext
If you know what this set up is all about, consider yourself blessed. Just one of many things I love about my
#Filipino
roots! Hit me w a like if you’ve tried em, hit me w a RT if you love em!
#foodie
#grinds
🚨“Slept on” tweets🚨
Think you’re being slept on? Do you...
1)Have a 3.0?
2)Train daily?
3)Know your HS coach will vouch for you?
If it’s a yes to all three, be patient your time is coming. If it’s no to even one you’re sleeping on yourself! 🤷🏽♂️💯
#TrustTheProcess
Please do not send or tag me on 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th grade or JV film…
You’re wasting your time cuz I DEFINITELY ain’t watchin it‼️💯🤣
#Recruiting101
#FreeGame
🚨Recruits🚨
The “process” is not the same for everyone!!! Don’t let someone else’s Twitter hype fool you...💯 Not every school can take you and YOU can only pick one school in the end. Trust YOUR process and when you KNOW, that’s the move🐺☔️
#recruiting101
#facts
🚨24’s/25’s🚨
Wanna be a Vandal? One of the best ways to get on our radar is to fill out our questionnaire‼️ Can’t say you’re interested in the program if you don’t take 10 mins to do it🤷🏽♂️ Let us get all your info in one spot💪🏾
#GoVandals
✌🏾s⬆️
Biggest lie told is that you have to transfer to get recruited🤷🏾♂️
No matter how hard a coach “sells” a kid it comes down to.
1) Film
2) How you look in person (eye test)
3) Grades
4) Movement Skills
5) In person eval (camp)
Don’t let anyone tell you different💯
#Recruiting101
Not signing Wednesday?
🚨DON’T PANIC🚨
There are still going to be some opportunities at all levels. Stay the course, run YOUR race, and don’t let Twitter pressure you into thinking you have to sign tomorrow to have a home the next 3-5 years!
#FreeGame
#Recruiting101
There’s a HUGE difference between graduating from HS and being eligible to play in the NCAA! This gives you the tools to make sure you’re on track. It’s NEVER too early to get your plan right! 📚
#FreeGame
#Recruiting101
#GoVandals
Nothing like 70,000 fans going crazy for the Dawgs on a Saturday in the Fall. Anyone else as excited as I am to get back to this place?!?!
#BowDown
#Purplereign
☔️
🚨OL RECRUITS🚨
Just because you land on top of someone on a play, doesn’t necessarily make it a highlight!!!
Coaches are looking for athletes. Falling on top of people, swinging them to the ground, or blocking them in the back is NOT athletic…🤷🏽♂️
#Recruiting101
#FreeGame
🚨Recruits w/ Multiple Offers🚨
Do schools offer you:
Degrees you want
Location that fits
Alumni Network
Job Placement
Quality Coaching
Chance to Play
Opportunity to win
Proven NFL Development
There’s WAY more to this decision than jersey combos and weight rooms!!!
#BowDown
Excited to fly the flag the next couple weeks! WA up first next week, AZ to follow‼️ Excited to see our commits and find out what the next group of Vandals is looking like for 2024💪🏾
#GoVandals
✌🏾s⬆️
Another HUGE hire for
@Coach_Eck
!
@CoachTFord
brings head coaching experience, a proven track record and a long, long list of Western Washington recruiting ties.
Welcome Coach Ford!
#GoVandals
Shout out to the 24’s that ain’t out here worried about how many ⭐️’s they have, what they ranked, or who’s offering who‼️
Keep your head down and stay grindin,
@VandalFootball
gon find you💯💪🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Love football > Love being recruited
#GoVandals
#Recruiting101
🚨2025’s🚨
Don’t let social media influence the process‼️
Some guys are committing, some don’t have any offers, & some had early offers they cannot commit to.
Recruiting is NOT always a straight line. Trust the process, find YOUR fit, and COMMIT when you do!
#Recruiting101
I’m truly humbled and am very proud of the respect our program earned from my peers. This award isn’t about me, it’s about the kids in our program that believed in our vision. Can’t wait to find more
#Ris1n9
guys that want to be a part of something special!
#RepTheLeaf
🍁 🇨🇦🇺🇸
When a school you never talked to offers you this late in the game either…
A) They missed on targets they had ahead of you.
B) They are lazy and don’t value relationships
C) They have no recruiting vision and are scrambling
*None are a recipe for your success 🤷🏽♂️
#FreeGame
I’m incredibly excited about our new partnership w Nike. This is HUGE for SFU Athletics and SFU as a University. I’d say they did a phenomenal job on our uni’s, can’t wait to get after the 2019 season!!!
#Ris1n9
📈
#no2m0ke
🚭
#Nike
#RepTheLeaf
🍁
How bout them Vandals!!!! Couldn’t be more proud to be a part of this SPECIAL family. Thank you
@Coach_Eck
for bringing me to the Palouse to be a part of this!!!
#GoVandals
✌🏾s⬆️ baby‼️‼️‼️
🚨Recruits🚨
Stats are great, but have little effect on your recruitment.
Film, movement skills, measurables, and grades are more important.
Tons of HS players w have big stats and ARE NOT D1 prospects.
Stop expecting coaches to be impressed by your stats…🤷🏾♂️
#recruiting101
C/O 2023/24 if you DM me and I don’t hit you back it doesn’t mean we’re not interested in you. We are not allowed to contact you until Sept 1st of your JR year. If I follow you trust me I’m interested💯 Hope to see you at our Camp June 26th!!! 🙏🏾🐺☔️
#BowDown
Unpopular opinion…
Tweeting the number of offers you have is unecessary. Any offer is a blessing, but no one needs to know that your 9th offer was from (wherever)…
Whether you have 1 or 31, you can’t take them all…🤷🏽♂️
Be humble, announcing the offer is more than enough💯
Tough loss tonight to the Cougs. Our guys battled until the end and there was NEVER a sign of a single player or coach letting up. Lots to work on, excited to be a part of building this program‼️
#GoVandals
Pay attention to the folks that ain’t clappin when you win… They be the same ones waitin for your downfall‼️ Know the difference between family, friends, and acquaintances. Family don’t always mean blood…💯
“Circle got smaller everybody can’t go” -Nipsey Hussle
What an incredible win for our program. Down 10-0 at half & FOUGHT our way back for the win. This isn’t about this week, but the 9 months of prep, training, and sacrifice of our players and staff. Gonna enjoy this one, and back to work tomorrow!
#RepTheLeaf
🍁
#no2m0ke
🚭
🚨Recruits/Parents/Coaches🚨
Stats DO NOT make a guy a prospect…
✅ Movement Skills
✅ Growth Potential
✅ Explosiveness/Speed
1000’s of REALLY GOOD HS football players are not D1 prospects.
You are who you’re being recruited by, and that’s ok…💯
#Recruiting101
#FreeGame
How bout them Vandals‼️💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 love these players, love these coaches, and LOVE this program🎉 Celebrate today and into the next tomorrow!!!
#GoVandals
✌🏾s⬆️
@VandalFootball
When evaluating RB’s there is a difference between being short and small.
5’9” 165 is a lot different than a 5’8” 185.
Short doesn’t scare me, but small does. If the lower body has no room to grow, it’s hard to break tackles at 165 in college‼️
#FreeGame
#Recruiting101
Man I love my hometown, the OPPORTUNITIES are endless💯 Prepare yourself for the league, set yourself up for life!!! 🟣🟡🐺
#BowDown
#PurpleReign
☔️
#BuiltForLife
A lot of negativity on Twitter these days, I get it, but I do know this. Our program has handled every twist & turn of these unprecedented times w grit and passion for the game we all love. Ain’t nuthin changed, just time to STAY ready💯
#ReadyAndWaiting
#BowDown
#BrickLayers
🧱
A thread:
Most frequently asked question from recruits and their parents.
“What do we need to do to get more exposure” (cringe every time I hear that word😐)
Watched a kids film today that had a 28 min 31 sec highlight film...On average you get about 90 seconds for coaches to either keep watching or move on. We may NEVER get to your best plays if they aren’t in that 90. NOBODY is watching 28 mins of highlights...🤦🏽♂️
#No2m0ke
🚭
‼️Vandal Nation‼️
This was a year that will never be forgotten. Not the result we wanted but am truly grateful for this program. Shout out to all the players, coaches, parents, and fans that were along for such a great ride! The greatness of
@VandalFootball
has only begun! ✌🏾s⬆️
Been 10 years since I strapped up the pads. Today seemed like a good day to dust em off during the bye week. I LOVE this game and had the time of my life today out there hittin w the boys. Cherish the opportunities to play, one day they will be gone!
#RepTheLeaf
🍁
#no2m0ke
🚭
Offers, Committing, and Signing day are NOT destinations‼️
I see too many guys stop working once they hit one of these moments.
The REAL destination is the WORK to get on the field Saturday’s, getting a degree, to get a chance to play on Sunday’s 💯
#Recruiting101
#FreeGane