UMFarArcher
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It's come up that maybe college football and recruiting, especially with the services would somehow negate or minimize the previous advantages Butch Davis seem to enjoy - literally picking nuggets out of nowhere. The basic assumption is, with today's modern computerized ratings, media savvy high school coaches, and mass media, no really good player is overlooked.
It would take a very simple-minded individual to make such an assumption, as we see a number of four and five stars tank - especially by the time they get to the NFL. The player ratings are fairly good indicators to be sure, but nothing is infallible.
Clappy was able to pull in lots of top rated recruits, but they didn't really meet their potential, they didn't raise to even higher levels of performance, and our win/loss record reflected that fact.
Every head coach wants top players, but not every coach goes through a tedious drill while evaluating to ensure that this five star will actually put in the work and fit into the program he's trying to build.
No one, and I mean no one, evaluated talent better than Butch Davis. He had to. He was only able to hand out maybe ten or twelve scholarships, so he had to put in the work on the front end to ensure the few he selected, would excel.
That's where Butch is different. Evaluation. Winning programs get the attention of top recruits, naturally, but top programs may not always get the very best players. Like the adage, "it's not the size of the dog in a fight, but the size of the fight in the dog."
When Butch actually recruits, he's got some keys. These keys are go/no-go. Certain questions are asked by a recruit, they pack it in and leave as Butch isn't interested. Most coaches want the most four and five stars, and pursue recruits from that angle - often enough not probing the prospect like Butch does.
His system works. He stacked UM three deep in top players. Butch Davis is a better talent evaluator and recruiter than any other college coach alive. The numbers prove it.
So if you want to build a team, from the inside out, ground up, just as Saban says, recruiting is where you win most of your games.
And to suggest somehow Butch forgot the tricks of the trade, it would require one to be one slow-minded individual who has another agenda.
It would take a very simple-minded individual to make such an assumption, as we see a number of four and five stars tank - especially by the time they get to the NFL. The player ratings are fairly good indicators to be sure, but nothing is infallible.
Clappy was able to pull in lots of top rated recruits, but they didn't really meet their potential, they didn't raise to even higher levels of performance, and our win/loss record reflected that fact.
Every head coach wants top players, but not every coach goes through a tedious drill while evaluating to ensure that this five star will actually put in the work and fit into the program he's trying to build.
No one, and I mean no one, evaluated talent better than Butch Davis. He had to. He was only able to hand out maybe ten or twelve scholarships, so he had to put in the work on the front end to ensure the few he selected, would excel.
That's where Butch is different. Evaluation. Winning programs get the attention of top recruits, naturally, but top programs may not always get the very best players. Like the adage, "it's not the size of the dog in a fight, but the size of the fight in the dog."
When Butch actually recruits, he's got some keys. These keys are go/no-go. Certain questions are asked by a recruit, they pack it in and leave as Butch isn't interested. Most coaches want the most four and five stars, and pursue recruits from that angle - often enough not probing the prospect like Butch does.
His system works. He stacked UM three deep in top players. Butch Davis is a better talent evaluator and recruiter than any other college coach alive. The numbers prove it.
So if you want to build a team, from the inside out, ground up, just as Saban says, recruiting is where you win most of your games.
And to suggest somehow Butch forgot the tricks of the trade, it would require one to be one slow-minded individual who has another agenda.
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