Big miss from the time invested, don’t know how big of a miss from a true impact standpoint. Is he expected to be tiers above someone like Buchanan from last year? Or Ervin? Genuine question, I haven’t watched him, but I know Buchanan had similar talk around how much they valued him last year.
I think this is nuance that a lot of people here can't or won't grasp, for some reason.
Yes, he's a huge miss, because you poured a lot of time and effort into him, and he didn't come here (again, assuming he doesn't, who the **** knows?). So yeah, you have your entire staff putting hours and hours of labor into recruiting the kid, untold dollars, and you don't get him. That is literally the definition of a miss. A kid who you recruit on the periphery, rarely visit, maybe get in for a UV, that's it....not really much of a miss. You didn't allocate much to him. This kid, far different story. You swung out of your shoes, and you came up with air, and the bat went into the ******* crowd and impaled a dude selling Cracker Jacks. WHIFFFFFF.
HOWEVER, it needs to be looked at in the context of the football team as well. Yes, he's a very good looking prospect (paws) and we're likely better if he signs here, so we need and want him. BUT we have a very good OL class without him, so the true need isn't quite as massive as it is for other positions.
As usual, not always completely black and white. He's a whiff if he goes to USC, and a big one at that, but it's one that can likely be mitigated somewhat easily and doesn't impact the bottom line (aka wins and losses) as much as someone like, say, every Safety we've recruited is.