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2026 Derrek Cooper 5* RB/ATH from Chaminade Commits to Texas

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The media will always slant against us when it comes to this. They are always trying to pump up the sec and big10. Yesterday it was we are a huge spender and we overpay everyone and guys only come here for money. And today it’s we’re broke
 
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9oh4Cane said:
It's clear by now how Mario has decided to prioritize funds.

1) QB
2) OT
3) DE

Does anyone disagree with this assumption or strategy?

Here is the average salary by position in the NFL:

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were spending in portal QBs which is fine, but just makes it that you will never probably land an elite kid out of HS and are always chasing rather than developing with a stop gap QB in place.

we hit on one, busted on the other with OT so far (in terms of high money commitments).

we arent getting our moneys worth on the DL at all. a lot of money spent and a lot of misses and 1 year transfers mixed in there.
 
9oh4Cane said:
It's clear by now how Mario has decided to prioritize funds.

1) QB
2) OT
3) DE

Does anyone disagree with this assumption or strategy?

Here is the average salary by position in the NFL:

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Yes. In cfb an elite WR is a game changer. Might not be as valuable in the nfl where DBs are as good as the WRs. But in cfb an elite WR is going to give the offense an advantage against most defenses. If Cristobal is the OL guru people say he is, then he should be able to find underrated OL and turn them into top draft picks. Save the OL money and get a top WR from the portal because they are proven (unless it is a Jeremiah Smith type who is obviously good enough out of HS).

I think there was also a championship year at UGA where their top pass catcher was a TE. It’s possible you don’t need a top WR for offensive success if you have an elite TE.
 
This goalpost of “change the perception” is complete bs. Bruh we had a heisman qb and the first pick in the draft and won 10 games. It shows we can develop it shows we can win and it shows we spend. Stop this cap that the perception is UN is cheeks. We improved each year, stop putting excuses for bad recruiting. And don’t give me the Cam was good already. Most players that are good are good already. People develop here, Mario needs to do his job and secure big time recruits plain and simple. Stop moving the goalpost and putting excuses for him.
 
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Dwinstitles said:
This goalpost of “change the perception” is complete bs. Bruh we had a heisman qb and the first pick in the draft and won 10 games. It shows we can develop it shows we can win and it shows we spend. Stop this cap that the perception is UN is cheeks. We improved each year, stop putting excuses for bad recruiting. And don’t give me the Cam was good already. Most players that are good are good already. People develop here, Mario needs to do his job and secure big time recruits plain and simple. Stop moving the goalpost and putting excuses for him.
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I think since Mario & Mirabal are so good at developing OL they should put more emphasis on development at that position and overpay for a couple of big time DTs. That's the position you should be willing to pay a suck tax. Texas paid it and they dont suck
 
Uncut Co Cane said:
I think since Mario & Mirabal are so good at developing OL they should put more emphasis on development at that position and overpay for a couple of big time DTs. That's the position you should be willing to pay a suck tax. Texas paid it and they dont suck
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Yea they seems like they are in stack mode in the trenches. It will win them natty eventually.
 
Calinative said:
You know the the interesting thing is like in the NFL there are definitely some teams that subscribe to the like "**** them picks" mindset where the objective is just to acquire superstars and have solid to good players everywhere else... as opposed to just keep churning out great players built through the draft and all that. Basically a bigger contrast between the top of the roster and the average of the roster in quality of player. Obviously we all know this works when you have a superstar at QB. But the interesting thing is when teams do it at other positions. I think this is how you can kinda think of On3s Avg recruit vs On3s Avg NIL ranking. Cause like just think about this picture here:

UF has 0 5tsars, 13 4stars, and 5 3stars with avg recruit rating of 90.32 but avg NIL of $96k
FSU has 1 5star, 12 4star, and 9 3stars with avg recruit rating of 89.12 but avg NIL of $83k
We have 1 5star, 13 4stars, and 6 3stars with avg recruit rating of 89.94 but avg NIL of $170k!

So Like they are saying we have 1 more elite player (5star) the same amount of Blue chips (4star), but just one more developmental guys (3star) than them. Yet our expected NIL cost for our class is **** near double UF and IS double FSUs... yet our average rate per recruit is smack dab in the middle of those two. So clearly there is a big different in player even though the avg recruit rating isn't all that different.

If you go by avg NIL by on3 its like
1. Oregon $241k
2. UGA $190k
3. LSU $187k
4. Bama $177k
5. Texas $175k
T6. USC $170k
T6. Miami $170k
8. Ohio St $145k
9. UTenn $111k
10. Texas A&M $102k
12. Notre Dame $98k
12. UF $96k
13. Michigan $90k
14. Maryland $86k
15. FSU $83k
16. Texas Tech $80k
16. Houston $79k

The real issue is that like there really should be more than just 3 tiers - 5, 4, 3star. There should be like 5star, High 4star, Mid 4star, Low 4star, High 3star, Everyone else - so like 6 tiers, with more separation between the players. Because just like the draft it's not like you know the WR you have ranked 6th is going to be better than the WR you have ranked 7th. But you're confident that the WR group you have 4-7 is better than the one you have grouped 8-12, kinda thing.

Cause like just saying 1 5star and 13 4stars like we have vs 0 5stars and 13 4stars like UF has ... with avg recruit rating similar but one program having almost double the expected NIL cost... well to me that would be saying we have the better class. ... But also I can see how having 5 high 4stars and 8 mid4stars COULD be better than 1 5stars, 3 mid 4stars, and 10 low 4stars... But theres more than 1 way to build a roster. I'd just say we need to keep making sure the high cost guys are at high value positions.
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Good stuff

Going forward
I think the best gauge will be avg nil
And total nil budgets
Will give a better sense of talent acquisition
 
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