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Richts recruiting was *fine*. 2018 was a top 10 class, and 2017 we were ranked higher than Clemson's recruiting class.
It's just player development that struggled.
I mean we obviously had issues closing the SoFLA divas, because of bags and whatnot, but still. It comes down to coaching and player development.
If Clemson can win the NC with some 3 stars and Bama can develop walk ons that go to the NFL, then that isn't our issue.
I think maybe our recruiting evals was off. For example, Donaldson was recruited as Tackle. It doesn't matter how much coaching he gets, he isn't going to be a Tackle. He is an excellent interior lineman, but that's not why he was recruited. Kudos to the staff for finding him a new position, but now we have big question marks at Tackle. At QB, I personally think Richt missed on Perry and Williams. Why? Because their HS completion percentage was not good. Barring some unusual explanation like having an entire receiving corps with hooks instead of hands, taking inaccurate HS qbs and thinking they will become more accurate against D1 competition isnt a good idea. I don't think all the qb whispering in the world is going to turn them into 64% passers.