A lot of it is attributed to the money. But not just as to Chevis Jackson, but rather as to every assistant and head coach in college sports. Some people are better sales people than others, we all know this. But the vast majority of people are really good at sales when they are selling something really good, and the amount of money a player can receive, whether under the table or over the table, is a really, really good selling point.
My nephew is attending UM to play under Coach L and to play meaningful basketball games in March/April, But there is ZERO chance he ends up at UM if UM did not also offer a very competitive NIL package (and frankly the most of any school). Coach L and his assistants also did a nice job of selling the offense and my nephew’s role as well as making sure he felt wanted. But would any of that have mattered if UM could not at least be in the same NIL ballpark? I doubt it.
I’m just happy that we are out of the wilderness and able to offer competitive NIL packages which then allows out head coach’s personality and tenacity to come through. So in summation, Chevis deserves credit, but MIke Rumph might have been able to produce similar results had he had the same financial backing and an HC like Mario.
I would love to get @Brooklyndee’s opinion as to how well Rumph would have done as a recruiter under the present system.