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Jahlil Florence, 2022 3* DB, San Diego (Lincoln), CA (Offered)

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  • RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123

    Being both bullish on the upcoming season and concerned about the future aren't mutually exclusive.
    I get that, but it’s always been dumb. When has it ever worked out? How did that leveling up bullshit go the past few years?
  • CanadawgCanadawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,159 Swaye's Wigwam
    We? Could literally win the NC and follow that up with a 1st place recruiting year and people would still be pissed were not setting up properly for a Bama type run
  • HireBRoyHireBRoy Member Posts: 77
    edited August 2021
    Everything that's happening in this program right now screams mediocrity in a few years

    but let's say we win the pac and the rose bowl this year, we get a top 20 recruiting class in 2023... right?
  • QuietcowskeeQuietcowskee Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 3,853 Swaye's Wigwam
    If we #winthepac this year we can #wintheportal, which would help us #avoidmediocrity.
  • AtomicDawgAtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,245 Standard Supporter

    I get that, but it’s always been dumb. When has it ever worked out? How did that leveling up bullshit go the past few years?
    Worrying about the stars too much is dumb. Especially now with seasons canceled. But you want to land the guys you single out if you consider yourself good at talent evaluation and player development. Right now they don’t. And when they do Oregon or other better programs just come in and take them. That’s a bad trend. Winning is not going to solve it. It’s not like the losses got out of control. Most guys will suck or be busts but you stack talent (the guys you want to get) regardless because that’s what you do.
  • RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123

    Worrying about the stars too much is dumb. Especially now with seasons canceled. But you want to land the guys you single out if you consider yourself good at talent evaluation and player development. Right now they don’t. And when they do Oregon or other better programs just come in and take them. That’s a bad trend. Winning is not going to solve it. It’s not like the losses got out of control. Most guys will suck or be busts but you stack talent (the guys you want to get) regardless because that’s what you do.
    We aren’t recruiting well. A lot of it is sizzle and the players are mostly replaceable, but good recruiting is closing most of your top targets.

    Winning will solve a lot tho. We can’t depend on the portal but we’ll get good transfers if we win to go along with the boost in recruiting.
  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 19,985

    We aren’t recruiting well. A lot of it is sizzle and the players are mostly replaceable, but good recruiting is closing most of your top targets.

    Winning will solve a lot tho. We can’t depend on the portal but we’ll get good transfers if we win to go along with the boost in recruiting.
    But we aren’t closing our top targets … that’s the reason for concern
  • LB_33LB_33 Member Posts: 324
    Tequilla said:

    But we aren’t closing our top targets … that’s the reason for concern
    100%. The Eklund stink will tell you until your ears bleed that we’re getting the coaches top choices. The average fan can see who is offered and who signs, and let’s just say that while diamonds in the rough exist, you can’t build a program on them. At some point when you whiff on the top guys, people start asking questions.

    No one expects Jimbo to be fucking Saban, but he should be able to fight with Cristobal. At this point, he’s fighting against Beau Baldwin for players.
  • mrdoogmrdoog Member Posts: 203


    Good thing Jimmy trusts his own evals! There’s DBs he hasn’t even offered yet that he likes better than Florence! Who needs a kid who shuts down 2 5* WRs??
  • greenbloodgreenblood Member Posts: 14,553
    mrdoog said:



    Good thing Jimmy trusts his own evals! There’s DBs he hasn’t even offered yet that he likes better than Florence! Who needs a kid who shuts down 2 5* WRs??
    You've got to trust the process
  • dirtysouwfdawgdirtysouwfdawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,760 Swaye's Wigwam
    Fuck lil Jimmie. 10+ wins, beat whoregon, win bowl and then start picking up the pieces of back to back shit classes.

    Also, close conerly or DIAFF.
  • thechatchthechatch Member Posts: 6,681

    Fuck lil Jimmie. 10+ wins, beat whoregon, win bowl and then start picking up the pieces of back to back shit classes.

    Also, close conerly or DIAFF.

    He’s not going to lose Conerly. It’s been done for months.
  • RealRhinoRealRhino Member Posts: 615
    Somehow, though, those 247 guys who watch 1,000 hours of high school football can't evaluate for shit. I wouldn't worry about an eval coming from them.

    But I also wouldn't count on fixing things through the portal. By and large, they're quitters, and quitters suck.
  • DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 65,700 Founders Club

    I guess, but not really. I could rattle off a long list of guys that this board dooged out over that are disappointments. Some hits too, but more disappointments for sure. That’s somewhat the nature of recruiting, but we have signed so many overrated 4 star players.

    Wake me up when we sign 6-8 top 100 players. I’m upset about JTT and Ebuka. We have to get those type of difference makers that are right there for us. I dont really care about any other misses. Win the PAC at least once the next two years. We don’t have much buzz and the only way to fix it is to win. If we win and churn out NFL players, things will get better. We (hopefully) have the roster right now.

    If Jimmy doesn’t win, it’s all over anyways and we are starting from scratch.
    If Jimmy doesn't win, he's still going to be here for quite awhile.
  • thechatchthechatch Member Posts: 6,681
    Barring a Willingham-esque meltdown, Jimmy is here as long as he wants.
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