(03-22-2021 05:17 PM)tribeinexile Wrote:  Just wanted to take a step back from the day-to-day coverage of the portal and ask a question pertinent to all the CAA.

In today’s game, retention seems to be the key to success for non-Power teams. The CAA seems to have a lot of trouble retaining talent, even on successful teams with high expectations.

Is the problem that as a (at one time) fairly high mid-major, we have too much talent that just misses out on being recruited to the big time schools? It’s easier for those players to show improvement in a few short years and transfer up with significant remaining eligibility.

If so, does that suggest a possible change in recruiting strategy?

Personally I think that the transfer portal is relatively new and it's too early to make any meaningful adjustments. If it were me, I would still be recruiting the best players possible, maybe even offering that starting at W&M can turn into a spot on a P5 if they play well enough. The bigger adjustment in my mind is multi-year scheme planning. The mid-major coaches that manage this the best are going to be the ones that have a general offensive and defensive scheme but are able to tailor it to whatever roster they end up with in a given season. We've seen a very different offensive scheme from Coach Fischer in year 1 and year 2, which bodes well.