(02-12-2021 02:26 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(02-08-2021 09:34 PM)Tigerx3 Wrote:  Meaningless at this point but I checked out our offer/prospect List on a couple of sites.

Observations:

Not afraid of 4-5 stars.
As usual we are hitting LA hard. Heavy.
Looks like we have increased attention in Ark.
Several high rated MI kids on the lists.
TN list is thin. Memphis is light.

It’s early. Few commits by any for any team. 0 for us

Quote:Not afraid of 4-5 stars.

IMO, when TW was on his last legs before packing it in, this is what did him in. It is great to go after highly ranked players. There is no doubt we are getting through the front door, when we had virtually no access before that. The problem is devoting a lot of resources and man hours to recruiting these players and then finishing 2nd or 3rd.

It is for sure a great feeling to go from an instant no thank you, to being able to spend time with these recruits. When push comes to shove, most are going to go to bigger schools. The skill is in being very selective and determining which 4* recruits you have a legitimate shot at.

When I started my career in sales in my early twenties, I learned a very important lesson that has stuck with me to this day. Getting a yes right away is amazing, but it is almost equally great being told no right away. You don't waste valuable resources and time on something you have a low percentage of closing.

It is the maybe's that kill you.

You are correct on some of the TW recruiting approach and where it fell apart. I don't know that it's apples to apples any more though.

We are a premier G5 program (perhaps THE premier G5 program), which one could argue gives us better access to a NY6 Bowl and national exposure than say the Kentucky's and Georgia Tech's of the world.

Plus, between transfers and actual recruits, we have landed several 4*'s and very high 3*'s over the last couple of years.

Lastly, we are just now getting the infrastructure that we've needed (IPF and other facilities, quality (due to pumping in the $) of staff, etc.)

Put all that together, I think we should absolutely go after targeted 4* players - we can win enough of these battles to make it worth the effort, imo.