We have some talented players signed, some already in school. Next cycle we'll take a step forward again. This is as good as we could hope for IMO with the situation and how average we have been for 10 years. Malek Young is a CB, so its not like we signed no one. Getting Finley was also huge. But am also gald we didn't pile the class with average players and projects like Golden was doing, missing on 9 and hitting 1. It is what it is. 2 players don't make or break a class unless they are can't miss prospects like Adrian Peterson etc.
Seems like we say that every cycle. Next year is gonna be the great haul we've been waiting for. And then another year comes and goes.
new staff. look at michigan. they were 37th in haurbaugh first year i think were 6th this year or in that area. richt has a history of top 10 classes yr in yr out at georgia. he is gonna nail a top 5 class next year.
one we will sign more then 18 kids. depending on how many scholorships have , with only 18 in this cycle. can do 32 next year if have the spots. that alone gets us top 10 then throw in fact at georgia richt had 51 pct of his kids 4 star or better.
the optimism is warrented this time , its one thing to watch golden go and get a top 15 class but still have more 3 stars then 4 stars and what richt did. signed only 18 but 11 were 4 star kids on all sites.
rivals and scout are more about how many u sign and total pts. 247 is a bit better as is espn. that said miami did good for a transition year. next year this staff should score big.
its not like donofrio is our dc, or coley or oc this year coming up. that alone will get kids here. richt and this talent on offense should score 30 or more every game. the d will be agressive, i expect way fewer wr screens. way more blitzing on d and way more penatration less read and react as a d.
we have the best dl coach in college in coach kool a solid dc in diaz, 2 up and comers in banda and rumph as db coaches, we have a respected ol coach in searles an up and coming rb coach who has coached nothing but stars are rb, a wr coach who may be best recruiter on staff, a te coach/special teams coordinator who seems to be a solid recruiter , this staff alone should do better.
miami has talent on team, golden took to many projects though. richt isn't gonna do that. we found that out when he said thanks no thanks to guys like wiggins and phillips.