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We haven't been recruiting at a high level. We've been taking plan B and C kids for over a decade because 75% of the blue chip recruits in sofla have been leaving to play elsewhere. We need to win to shift the paradigm among the sofla prep community.

All of this makes perfect sense. However, there is a narrative that we have an unusual number of "busts"...and that's what I'm arguing against. The quality of our recruiting classes notwithstanding, we aren't unique. Also, while the past two seasons have been unusual in the amount of transfers...

Perspective is important. I'll bet our "bust" rate is about on par with the majority of programs. For example, 6 of the 29 players signed in Alabama's top ranked 2017 recruiting class have left the program, 7 have contributed little to nothing. That's a 45% "bust" rate for the preeminent...