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Skippy Lopes's Recruiting Corner

Posted on July 10, 2010 at 12:09 AM.

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Hey college football enthusiats, Skippy Lopes here, as many of you know I'm a senior reporter for "College Football Recruiting Monthly", the leading recruiting mag out there. Recently, Syracuse has been ousted from the Big East, and their replacement Cambria College is soaking up the sports headlines. A lot of you are probably wondering about the school's potential for attracting recruits since they are formerly from Division III and have not established rich pipelines in many states. However, Cambria has a lot of positives to offer potential recruits, and I would urge mid-level recruits and even some highly-touted recruits to give Cambria a look this year as they make their decision where to play football in 2011. Now let's get to my ratings:

Academic Prestige B+
An average SAT score of 1250 for the incoming Freshman class this year at Cambria says it all, also this was the lowest average score in fifty years. Pre-med is their specialty, but many of the players opt for business degrees, one of the best undergraduate business programs on the East Coast. Plus they have a great tutor and study program for the student-athlete.

Campus Lifestyle C
Compared to other DI schools, the party scene is average.

Coach Experience B+
Coach Wilson has been coaching the Miners for a quite a few years and has plenty of hardware to be proud of.

Coach Prestige B
Wilson is a winner and this should translate to DI as nobody develops a better all-around gameplan than Wilson, and the Miners are loaded with talent.

Championship Contender B
They could contend their first year in DI as they have the athleticism and discipline to find success. A BCS bowl is not out of Coach Wilson's equation

Athletic Facilities C
An average gym that is need of repairs, and this could also be said about the practice field. But a couple successful seasons and donations by alumni could lead to better and state of the art facilities.

Fan Base B+
Cambria fans are out of control with passion and fervor for the Miners. Alldred Stadium is loud on Saturdays, and Miner fans are not welcoming to visitors.

Pro Factory C+
No pros as of yet, but they have NFL talent waiting to be discovered, and with their move to DI, the spotlight is now on Cambria.

Program Stability B+
This program is as stable as any as the AD lives by the motto, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

Program Tradition C
Plenty of tradition from when they played in Division III. Will that success carry over to DI? I say wait to their season opener, but don't be surprised if they run the Big East table.

Television Exposure C
They're not like Notre Dame, they don't have a deal with NBC, but they're not Eastern Michigan either, ESPN will show a couple Cambria games every now and then.