lol, yes, the mark of a great evaluator is that the kids that they offer acquire more stars from recruiting services. Give me a break. How about what his signees do on the actual field? The way I judge evaluations is based on how the kids perform in college football, not on whether Rivals hands them a 4th star. If Mike Smith turns out to be a stud, then it was a good evaluation. Right now, based on what I've seen from Golden's evaluation of diamonds-in-the-rough, it's pretty dubious that he has an eye for talent, no matter how many words you capitalize in your posts. And then you compare him to Butch, which makes me think you may just be trolling or clinically insane.
Guys, we can add Mike Smith to the LIST of players this staff has identified EARLY on that only turned out to IMPROVE in their ranking. This STAFF has a real eye for TALENT, and it seems to be a trend for them. How many TIMES have we offered a kid EARLY on in the process only to watch him gain additional STARS? Or what about kids we OFFERED in the junior years, at a time when we were their only major offer, only to see big time programs come calling DOWN the stretch?
It just speaks HIGHLY to the ability of the staff to recognize GREAT players. They aren't USING recruiting services. They are using their God GIVEN ability to seek out the BEST talent for this scheme. It reminds me of Butch Davis's EVALUATION ability.
Guys, it's FUNNY to me that someone with a MAP is this lost. Al "Nyum Nyums" Golden has been eating up ALL the under-the-radar prospects SINCE he's been here. Rashawn SCOTT, Rayshawn Jenkins, Eddie Johnson, HERB Waters - are just some of the NAMES of the guys Golden has UNEARTHED. These names AREN'T even taking into account kids he's OFFERED early in the process only to watch them EXPLODE. When Golden OFFERED Brad Kaaya, he had never even THROWN a football. Now, he is having ELEGANT in-home dinners with Jim Mora JR and the USC STAFF.
The only THING dubious is your EYE for talent. You don't HAVE what Golden does. Not ONLY are the guys I listed some of the names who OUT PERFORM their ranking at Miami, I'm not EVEN including Dallas or Antonio, the brothers CRAWFORD. Or maybe you were busy READING your map when OLSEN Pierre became a standout DEFENSIVE linemen for the Miami Hurricanes. I think you SHOULD return your map because it's obviously OLD and covered in dried SAGE because it's from the SPICE trade. That's the only REASON I can see you denying the ON the field results of Al "NYUM nyums" Golden.