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HuskyJW
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How in 2022 do people think this is a real thing?
HuskyJW
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For example, a kid wanting to become a lawyer may consider Harvard's law school their dream school
Do you mean yet another kid who has no academic business being in college saying they're signing with their dream school? That's always been a joke. Don't blame 2022.
For example, Kalen has probably spent 2-2 1/2 years on SD Wonderboy, but tOSU came to one game and flew him out to lose to UM and he still went to tOSU, why? they can select their athletes.
Bama, tOSU, Georgia, all selector schools, maybe you can throw in LSU in years past but not with Kelly at the helm.
What’s nice about the Presley flip is that it proves that UO isn’t a selector school, they can get the NIL kids but they aren’t beating out the top tier teams for talent, at least not often.
Is it really selector school or selector recruiter?
Alabama has a new set of assistants every year and they still pull top 3 classes; I think you’re overestimating the “top tier” recruiters. For example, hartline at tOSU, is he really a good recruiter? He’s had a couple of dudes, but they would’ve ended up at tOSU regardless of whether or not he was there because Day’s offense is highly conducive to WRs getting drafted.
I know it’s always been a joke. But people still fall for it and I can’t believe it’s still a thing in the recruiting world
Have a heart
Obviously, talented recruiter + Mt. Rushmore name is the best situation. But recruiting ability is a talent, and not everybody has it.
Cristobal can recruit. Lanning can recruit. Oregon can recruit. Miami can recruit
So far Cristo is a better coach than Lannbo because he beat UW and Oregon State with his highly rated recruits and Lannbo didn't
It's a talent and a work ethic thing. I believe there are really and truly lazy recruiters and guysms who just aren't good at it. They're just not! Kelly was reputed to be both.
Anyway, my response to LSkid's theory, which is more fatalistic than my own.
There have been internet battles going back years between those who say UW can do whatever it wants if it wants to and those who cry WE CAN'T
DeBoer and staff appear to be pretty good at this recruiting stuff. They needed a big year on the field and they cashed it in
Will be interesting going forward
tOSU isn’t a selector like it used to be because their NIL is complete dogshit, which will eventually be a reason NIL gets capped.
Nobody in their right mind wants to play for the Josh Gattis “Spread ur cheeks and lose for weeks” offense, but when you can buy a car, a house, and provide for your family, NO shit they’re gonna Miami.
Also, while Miami is among the top in average spend, according to this ranking, they are outspent by others who have also had a lot of recent success and still recruited on par with them. Take Ohio State. Average NIL is $98 k. Miami's is $92 k. Ohio State spends a little more and (arguably) more importantly has had much more success during the lifetimes of the kids being recruited. So if Buck is spending the bucks and Buck football is appreciably more successful than Miami football over the last forever, then how does Miami recruit with them? Lazy Chip spends $68 k and is all the way down at 29, with all the recruiting advantages UCLA brings to the table. He's being outperformed in recruiting by cheapskates like Washington (26), Ole Miss (27), North Carolina (28), Tex Tech (25), Ute (24), Miss State (23), Ark, Mich, FSU TCU, MSU and South Carolina.
And Alabama and Georgia are the top two spenders, again, according to this ranking. Is it because they've been successful? Good recruiters? NIL?
Ask yourself this question. How many things in life thus far have proven to you to be explained by one monolithic factor or variable that overrides everything? For example, if it is all about NIL, then you'd have expected Miami to have landed an elite outside WR, which they need, and they didn't. If they could've just bought one, they'd have bought one. It's not that simple.
I've found most things involve a multitude influencing factors and that most things are more subtle. Except for abortion. That's black and white.
https://www.on3.com/db/rankings/consensus-team/football/2023/