Was he UGA caliber? He was in Richt's backyard, and Richt didn't want him. ****, the dude couldn't even get an offer from lowly Georgia Tech.
He just got worked by 2 HS kids in the course of a week in spring ball.
That's not the UM caliber I'm looking for. You can have those reduced expectations. If he's not good enough for Richt at UGA, then he's not good enough for Richt at UM.
Actually several SEC programs wanted Young but never offered due to grades. He came to a UM camp and earned an offer bc our coaches told him they trusted him to get his grades up and that their offer would stand if he did. Young committed due to that trust they showed him and having confidence in him instead dismissing him right away. Worked so hard w school he was able to EE. Never entertained other schools after committing, so the other offers never came back around. I can go back and pull the article if I must.
I still think you're reaching by saying Young is not UM caliber. He has All-ACC potential. I think him being a
#2 has WAYYY more to do with Shaq/Mike than it does JY. He had bad coaching for 2 years and developed bad habits for 2 years. Not to mention had literally ZERO competition bc Kirby was a starter no matter what bc he toed the line for AG and No D and nobody else was good enough to push him. Even in the spring Owens was out and the rest were scrubs outside the 3 frosh. Then you have to consider that w a new staff EVERYONE is on a level playing field and has a fresh start. So new studs came in and impressed and JY was still trying to adjust from the old coaching and scheme. Plus looking at the situation and considering the insight Uknowwhat said about JYs lack of focus at times, I would say that it is very likely that they played the kids in front of him to see how he responds and get him to focus and push more, which is what any good coach would do and I believe Richt is definitely in that category. Lastly, those kids being ahead of him in the spring doesn't mean much and when players are younger than incumbents, they don't even have to be AS good in order to overtake them, they just need to be close bc they have youth on their side from a developmental standpoint. Just my 2c. Young is bigger loss than you will admit. Also I want to add that a JAG, imo, is a bum and not an avg player. I understand your earlier point that a bust is a bum, but I think a bust really should only pertain to a highly recruited player since a bust usually alludes to high expectations not being met-nobody was jacked about McCray, Smith, etc...
