I agree. We stole Chris Jones from Purdue and he turned out pretty darn good. It is not as big a get in terms of star ranking but he will be a good player at the next level.He's still a good prospect. Stop being such debbie-downers.
They saw something that had him towards the bottom of our board.I always look at prospects like this and say....well....I don't see something that gets me really excited. BUT....there have been lots of players that come in rated like this and become big players in our program.
I'm hoping the coaches see something they love and I hope he has that special competitive edge that makes him special
That is....if he picks us.
He's on our board for a reason though. It's not like they offered the kid the last two weeks in January. To my knowledge, we offered him clear back in September.They saw something that had him towards the bottom of our board.I always look at prospects like this and say....well....I don't see something that gets me really excited. BUT....there have been lots of players that come in rated like this and become big players in our program.
I'm hoping the coaches see something they love and I hope he has that special competitive edge that makes him special
That is....if he picks us.
That's true about him being on the board and a good point I almost noted. I know when we "offered" but this day in age it doesn't mean much because we don't know when it became committable. I think it was pretty obvious when we left him hanging and sent Riley to Cali that he's down the board. Getting option "B" (Hafiz) is better than getting option "C", sure, but at what point do we start getting the "A's"? Recruiting is unique because you sign one class a year, its not like a business where you see problems and correct them each month. You live with each year's results for 1-5 years in recruiting.He's on our board for a reason though. It's not like they offered the kid the last two weeks in January. To my knowledge, we offered him clear back in September.They saw something that had him towards the bottom of our board.I always look at prospects like this and say....well....I don't see something that gets me really excited. BUT....there have been lots of players that come in rated like this and become big players in our program.
I'm hoping the coaches see something they love and I hope he has that special competitive edge that makes him special
That is....if he picks us.
Considering we weren't even being considered anymore for Graham, Johnson, lenoir before the new coach. I'd wait to hold off judging his recruiting abilities until he has a full recruiting year for NUBut this new coach is gonna get croots!
With a full calander year, yes he'll pull in a bunch before it's all over. But to think he'd come in and snag every recruit he was linked with is stupid. He had a whole year of pitching certain themes to kids to get them to go to Arizona. Now a change of scenery for him, he can't preach the same things. Kids would see right through it. Next year, DWill should be very successfulBut this new coach is gonna get croots!