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But we aren’t a top program. That’s what people struggle to understand. This isn’t a video game. You have to pay the players, and we have to pay them more than the top programs. So we have to be smart. The evidence shows that Top 10 HS QBs are not smart money.

We're in trouble, like pretty much every football team with a premier QB. Poff was very shaky as a #1 but I'm curious to see him with the 2s in spring. Western Kentucky has hit home runs with their last two FCS transfers and they targeted Poff as the next guy.

Come on, man. That's the whole point. The one-year rule is the reason why transfer QBs dominate the Heisman race and the draft. This is where otherwise well-informed people like you and @01Canes struggle with the reality of recruiting. We aren't Alabama, Ohio State or Georgia. We can't sell...

Stroud and Young were home runs in the Class of 2020. Here are the rest of the Top 10 quarterback recruits that year: 2. Transfer 4. Wide Receiver 5. Transfer (as Running Back) 6. Transfer 7. Transfer 8. Transfer 9. Wide Receiver 10. Transfer The evidence points to an obvious trend. I get the...

You can go back and look at my Judd posts. He’s not my choice. I support the general profile as a cheap upside guy- multisport, big tools, similar background to many of the guys dominating the NFL. But his decision-making gives me pause. But remember, we didn’t spend on Judd. We spent the...

How did they get the Heisman Trophy winner? How did Oregon get that “stacked QB room?” Who is Ohio State’s QB right now? You keep trying to excuse the simple facts of today’s game: almost all of the top QBs do absolutely nothing for the teams that sign them, and almost all of the top QBs in...

Since you think the evidence from ‘23 and ‘24 is distinguishable, let’s do an easy one: the ‘21 and ‘22 Top Ten QBs. 2021 Top 10 1. Transferred 2. Transferred 3. Transferred 4. Drake Maye 5. Transferred 6. JJ McCarthy 7. Transferred 8. Transferred 9. Transferred 10. Transferred 2022 Top 10...

The point is that these guys are giving no value to the team that signs them. If we wanted Moore or Sayin, we got another crack at them in record time. It has become increasingly rare for a Top 10 QB to sign with a school and actually produce for that school. This isn’t me defending Mario. He...

If you’re not winning and/or paying, you aren’t getting a Top 10 high school QB anyway. The plan isn’t to ignore high school QBs. It’s to take less expensive, high upside multisport QBs. Those are the guys who dominate the pros. They won’t all hit, but you allocate money to the Portal to...

It's not reinventing the wheel. It's adjusting to the times. Five of the last six Heisman QBs were transfers. It's becoming increasingly rare for a Top 10 QB to both: (1) stay with his current team; and (2) develop into an impact player.

Of course. I want the #1 player at every position. But money is limited. When we're coming off our second championship in a row, it should be easier. But even then, a school like Nebraska can throw crazy money at an unproven kid.

He should be valued properly, and if the bidding war gets too crazy, get out of there. Same as any other recruit. My point is that high school QBs are overvalued. The evidence suggests that this is the case. QB is an important position, which is why you want to make big financial decisions with...

Not every position is as volatile out of high school as QB, and not every position has as many strong options in the Portal. Spend money on HS linemen, WRs and CBs, and Portal QBs.

Our money didn't go to Judd. It went to Cam Ward. And it could've gone to any of those highly rated QBs in the Ivins tweet if we wanted to go in that direction.

Then look at the other side of the equation: all of those players quickly became available to everyone else, with more film available.

Exhibit A why it's dangerous to pay big money to a high school QB:

Creekside wins 35-14. My thoughts after seeing Judd for the first time: the tools are obvious but I'm worried about his instincts. His vision is lacking. You can tell that he was a big man in basketball instead of a guard. On the bright side, he is a better athlete than I expected...

Off-rhythm and ineffective last two drives. Creekside 20, Warner Robins 7 at halftime.

Watching his playoff game right now on NFHS Network. Just set up a TD with a long scramble. 7-6 Warner Robins.

A long run mixed in there.