Spoeagle said:
I don't think we have ever had five verbals this soon in recruiting, how early did Cooper Kupp commit last year? Recruits often wait until late in the process hoping to get an offer from an FBS school (of course they sometimes decommit when they get that late offer).I wonder if Colorado EWUmomma had any influence in Conner Cain verbaling. Or maybe it was the game Saturday that convinced him to commit early. He also had an offer from Montana, among others. If EWUmomma could have been at the Coaches' show last night she would have been proud of Beau's recognizing the great job the offensive line did in the MSU win. They really were a 'Big Unit'.
I would disagree with the old thought that kids always wait for D1A offers.
I'm new to EWU and this board ( my son just gave his verbal commitment), but I will tell you that my son received his offer from EWU (to play d-line) when he was a junior and already had two offers from D1 schools in the Mountain West. I will be honest, my son was going to commit to one of the mountain west schools in our minds, because EWU stadium was the smallest of the schools he has offers from.
But since that time, EWU coaching staff recruiting efforts have been world class. They've attended a majority of my son's games, called him after his games to comfort him, after losses, and celebrated victories. They invited my son to the EWU locker room before and after home games. They called my son on his cell and celebrated the Oregon State win (that sealed the deal- my son was hooked on EWU football after that).
Lastly, my son is the only player in Eastern WA with an offer from EWU and that was very humbling and my son feels honored by their commitment in him- playing for EWU is now a big deal. Once we saw the gateway project and felt the positive vibe of this program, it's obvious to us all the EWU stock is on the rise.
When my son told Air force he was committed to EWU and not accepting their offer- they asked him why would he turn down a world class institution to go to EWU? My son replied, because he wants to play for a world class football program and that goes beyond the facilities and the size of the school. Bar none, Coach Baldwin and coach Graham have been the best recruiters of all the schools trying to get my son and that made the difference. Now schools still continue to recruit my son, but he tells them- he's 100% committed to EWU. This coaching staff does an amazing job recruiting and they've made us feel part of their family.
It's "The fit" that matters to us and we're excited to be a part of it for next 5 years!
Vic 
Happy Thanks Giving to all, stay healthy. Go Eagles!!!!!Vic Wallace