so if there is a failure of this class, it was missing at the top end with elite, contested players -- jeudy, mcfarland, henderson, even someone like cyrus ***an etc.
this board has been over that a bunch and i don't want to minimize it, i think it's something that needs to be solved. but i don't want to talk about that at the moment.
one thing that helped this class land near the top 10 was the success this staff had in evaluating players early. hillery, garvin, and njoku were 3 guys who were under the radar three star players that were elevated to 4 star prospects (at least by 247) late in the process, long after their commitments had been secured. the staff believed in their evaluations and were proven to be far ahead of the recruiting analysts, and staffs from other schools that came calling later in the process.
and in the cases of guys like dingle, rodney scott and billy gibson, they showed a willingness and ability to recognize failed evaluations, let those kids go, and upgrade at their positions (specifically at WR, of course).
these sorts of guys aren't going to bring home titles, obviously. but if/when this staff is able to use on-field success to snag those elite players, we should feel confident that there will be guys behind them who were evaluated and targeted early who will provide both depth and upside.
this staff 100% needs to answer questions about whether they can compete with bama, fsu, uf etc for the big boys. but i think they know good football players when they see them, and that is a major improvement over what we have had here in the last 10 years.
this board has been over that a bunch and i don't want to minimize it, i think it's something that needs to be solved. but i don't want to talk about that at the moment.
one thing that helped this class land near the top 10 was the success this staff had in evaluating players early. hillery, garvin, and njoku were 3 guys who were under the radar three star players that were elevated to 4 star prospects (at least by 247) late in the process, long after their commitments had been secured. the staff believed in their evaluations and were proven to be far ahead of the recruiting analysts, and staffs from other schools that came calling later in the process.
and in the cases of guys like dingle, rodney scott and billy gibson, they showed a willingness and ability to recognize failed evaluations, let those kids go, and upgrade at their positions (specifically at WR, of course).
these sorts of guys aren't going to bring home titles, obviously. but if/when this staff is able to use on-field success to snag those elite players, we should feel confident that there will be guys behind them who were evaluated and targeted early who will provide both depth and upside.
this staff 100% needs to answer questions about whether they can compete with bama, fsu, uf etc for the big boys. but i think they know good football players when they see them, and that is a major improvement over what we have had here in the last 10 years.
