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(01-14-2020 02:08 PM)mac Wrote:  

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(01-14-2020 01:27 PM)odufansam Wrote:  

(01-14-2020 09:42 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(01-14-2020 08:59 AM)odufansam Wrote:  JJ has yet to have a season where he hasn't had an immediate need to play freshmen. Step 1 is to recruit and retain well enough that you don't require freshmen to play. This is the major advantage that non-Power 5 schools should have. Smaller schools should have seasons where they can start multiple redshirt seniors. The maturity of those older guys is a key factor in beating the Power 5 teams that play mostly kids straight out of high school.

This isn't true. We very easily could have redshirted Reece, Hunter, Hueitt, etc. if they were willing to do so. Jones talks to them and asks them if they are willing to redshirt and they typically say no. Green, OTOH, was willing to redshirt. Reece, Hunter, Fields, Hueitt, among others, would have greatly benefited from a redshirt season.

At that point the conversation is happening too late. While recruiting, the coach should lay out their 5 year plan. A redshirt year to refine skills, bulk up, and earn an advanced degree. If they aren't interested, move on.

You think recruiting is bad now? It would be bottom 100 with this tactic.

Yeah, Blaine was good at that. BUT, that was 10 years ago and longer. Times have changed. Would love to have several red-shirts, just don't think that can happen as much now.

Right. Guys that would agree to it would be guys who are recruited to play for UMES type schools and we'd be complaining about how we don't go after higher rated guys. So it would really be exchanging one argument for another.