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Subject: YALE FOOTBALL COMMIT-2025 Author: RAY FOOTBALL FAN [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:16:53 06/04/25 Wed JOHN PROKAPUS, OL, 6'4", 285 LBS., 4.65 - 40 YD DASH, BENCH PRESS 450 LBS. SHAWNEE H.S., MEDFORD, NJ. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Class of 28 announcement. Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:49:19 06/05/25 Thu Yale is late in announcing its Class of 29. I doubt anyone is surprised by that. The Yale football program is being consistently mismanaged by the Yale athletic department. Their main priority seems to be indoctrinating players with the DEI/CRT Long Talk program. Everything else falls by the wayside. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Class of 29 announcement. Author: Son of Eli (Correction) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:50:34 06/05/25 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Class of 29 announcement. Author: L et V [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:47:58 06/05/25 Thu What our Athletic Department lacks in talent, it makes up in bodies. The Staff Directory now lists 109, not counting coaches or Handsome Dan. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Class of 29 announcement. Author: Old Blue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:40:06 06/05/25 Thu Gentlemen; although this is pure speculation, the particularly lengthy delay in disclosure of the 2025 recruiting class may be due to last minute additions gaining admittance. Should I say at the signal calling position? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Class of 28 announcement. Author: Questioning [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:08:12 06/06/25 Fri What are you angry about. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Another decommit Author: remember it well [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:36:22 06/05/25 Thu Devon Oliver an outstanding DL changed his mind and is going to Rice. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Of course he did.!! Author: Ivy wanna be a [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:56:19 06/05/25 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Of course he did.!! He is the 2nd one that got poached Author: Ivy wanna be [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:54:41 06/06/25 Fri That went to Rice, Ahran Ogbor, was the other. Oliver would have been the highest graded player to come to Yale Football. Although in Ogbor an Oliver’s case they are. Closer to home. family would be able to see them more readily. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Still weird... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:24:37 06/06/25 Fri I suspect that there's more to the story here. It's awfully late in the process for a kid to decide that he'd rather be close to home... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Still weird... Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:44:22 06/06/25 Fri It’s a reflection of the diminished perceived value of an Ivy League degree. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: I'll need more convincing of that... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:34:33 06/06/25 Fri We've seen lots of reasons for why players decommit. Sometimes it's bad news from admissions. Sometimes it's the family's situation (finances, health, etc.). Sometimes it's a girl. Sometimes it's when an unexpected opportunity to play at a higher level opens up. I can't recall anyone decommitting because he decided, in June, that an Ivy degree is really no big deal after all... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: I'll need more convincing of that... Author: L et V [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:01:04 06/06/25 Fri Our incoming class is being picked clean. Let's not forget the three star QB who changed his mind. Success in Ivy League football and basketball now seems to depend on coaches who (a) recruit good players but not so good that they attract mass drone attacks from higher rated programs with money to spend and (b) really coach well and always seem able to get the best from the guys they've got. We're fortunate Kamara's stuck with us, but we should remember he stuck with the high school where he started despite being courted by much fancier programs. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: I'll need more convincing of that... Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:38:32 06/06/25 Fri How about transferring from Yale to Ball State, as a Yale QB just did? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Could have been all types of reasons... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:58:11 06/06/25 Fri Could have been grades. Could have been money. Could have been homesickness (he grew up 2.5 hours from Ball State) Could have been a suspension for fighting that he felt was unfair (which did happen to a teammate of mine who ended up playing at another school). But just because a guy foregoes an Ivy in favor of someplace other than Stanford or Duke doesn't necessarily mean that the guy concluded that an Ivy degree isn't what it used to be... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Could have been all types of reasons... Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:15:45 06/06/25 Fri Could also have been Ball State isn’t in danger of loosing its accreditation. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Could have been all types of reasons... Author: Yale Fan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:12:46 06/11/25 Wed Could have been that he knew Dante Reno was coming. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: YALE FOOTBALL COMMIT-2025 Author: Observer15 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:12:17 06/06/25 Fri whine, whine, whine. Whine about staff. Whine about length of time to put up a list that won't be pertinent until fall. Whine about losing people for reasons in several cases you have little idea about. (And Go Green is right about possible reasons although NIL has indeed made things tougher.) Then somehow Yale finds a way to win or come close to it a number of years in a row. What on earth is the problem? Talk to us after Yale has fallen to 6 or 7. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: YALE FOOTBALL COMMIT-2025 Author: Old Blue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:49:53 06/06/25 Fri Gentlemen; Mr. observer 15 may get his prognostication if our blue does not get a competent signal caller. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Dante Reno Author: remember it well [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:09:17 06/07/25 Sat Headed to Yale to play for his Dad [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Dante Reno Author: Ivy wanna be [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:25:11 06/07/25 Sat That is extremely good news. Thank you for the heads up RIW. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Dante Reno Author: remember it well [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:00:32 06/08/25 Sun Dante was entering the season as a redshirt freshman so possibly four years of eligibility left [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Dante Reno Author: Old Blue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:12:21 06/07/25 Sat Gentlemen; that is extremely good news. How many years of eligibility. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Wow! Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:04:11 06/07/25 Sat That was worth the wait! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Wow! Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:08:50 06/07/25 Sat It’s very rare in the Ivies, if not unheard of these days, for a recruit to be a passionate fan of the program coming in. This is an advantage the big powerhouse programs have. Now Yale has it. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Wow! Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:00:58 06/07/25 Sat He knew in his heart right from the start he belonged at Yale. https://x.com/247sports/status/1543371670165065729?s=61&t=t_g6dsX6eJy2Ao8a-koX0A [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: LOL Author: Lou [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 20:29:55 06/07/25 Sat Knew in his heart. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Wow! Author: Ivy Guy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:23:59 06/09/25 Mon He should have been at Yale from the jump. Going from CT prep school competition to the SEC, he was in way over his head. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: to clarify Author: ivy guy ((the original)) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 22:58:13 06/09/25 Mon (note: above comment was not mine) Dante's path is similar to EJ Perry who went from Boston College to Brown. D.Reno gained valuable experience as a freshman at a good BCS school and got to experience Power 5 football. The realities of roster reductions post-"House v.NCAA" and the transfer portal are tough for aspiring QBs. Dante should do well at Yale, and I wish him the best. ## [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Dante Reno Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:12:24 06/10/25 Tue He will have four years of eligibility at Yale according this WTNH news report. https://x.com/jppierson/status/1932276182352789630?s=10 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Thanks SOE, also to Ivy guy. Author: Ivy wanna be [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 22:22:38 06/10/25 Tue Any word on the next class 2026.? It’s been real slow on any updates. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Thanks SOE, also to Ivy guy. Author: RAY YALE FOOTBALL FAN (Cestar) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:44:04 06/17/25 Tue COMMIT: MARQUES COUNCIL, JR. QB, 6'2", 191 LBS. 4.5 FORTY. ALIQUIPPA HS., ALIQUIPPA,PA. 4.2 GPA. OFFERED BY: TEMPLE, SACRED HEART, BROWN, PENN, ROBERT MORRIS HL QB LIST: OVERALL SCORE-92. SCORED VERY HIGH IN CATEGORIES- FOOTWORK, ACCURACY, POISE, RELEASE, TOUCH, TROWING ON THE RUN, DECISION MAKING, POCKET PRESENCE. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Thanks SOE, also to Ivy guy. Author: L et V [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:52:17 06/17/25 Tue He's class of '26 isn't he? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Thanks SOE, also to Ivy guy. Author: YALE YALE FAN [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:46:38 06/17/25 Tue YES! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Unless Coach Reno plans to take a page out of Surace's old playbook... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:24:48 06/18/25 Wed ... and play two QBs at once, this guy may likely sit behind the Younger Reno for three years. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Yale Football Blog is open Author: Ivy wanna be [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:03:43 06/19/25 Thu Updated commit list. Kinda sorta. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: YALE FOOTBALL COMMIT-2025 Author: RAY YALE FOOTBALL FAN (CESTAR) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:45:09 07/10/25 Thu YALE COMMITS: COOKE RINEY, 6'6", 245 LBS., T/E, EDGE RUSHER. MIDDLEBURY UNION H.S., MIDDLEBURY, VT. MAJOR TAYLOR, 6' 3", 230 LBS., D/E, LB, ATHLETE. IRMO H.S., NC. 4.96 GPA. OFFERED BY BROWN, PRINCETON, & HARVARD. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]