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Coach Richt on South Florida three stars

I love South Florida three stars as much as the next guy...but you can't build a team with them being the bulk of it...its simple math.

Getting your pick of the SoFla litter of three star types should fill MAYBE five spots of a full 25 player class as long as you evaluate well. Those three stars, without proper evaluation, quickly become roster fodder and that roster fodder builds up over 4-5 classes. It gets gross really quick. Sooner or later the bottom 1/4 of your team is duds and you're basically in the position Shannon left Golden and Golden (non-SoFla version) left Richt.

I do believe that SoFla Three Stars need to be recruited much harder as backup plans. Keep the kids in the loop. Show'em love. When we lose out on players late, not having these kids in our back pocket as they walk off to Louisville or whatever are class killers in the long term.
 

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BoxingRobes said:
I love South Florida three stars as much as the next guy...but you can't build a team with them being the bulk of it...its simple math.

Getting your pick of the SoFla litter of three star types should fill MAYBE five spots of a full 25 player class as long as you evaluate well. Those three stars, without proper evaluation, quickly become roster fodder and that roster fodder builds up over 4-5 classes. It gets gross really quick. Sooner or later the bottom 1/4 of your team is duds and you're basically in the position Shannon left Golden and Golden (non-SoFla version) left Richt.

I do believe that SoFla Three Stars need to be recruited much harder as backup plans. Keep the kids in the loop. Show'em love. When we lose out on players late, not having these kids in our back pocket as they walk off to Louisville or whatever are class killers in the long term.
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At the end of the day, we just need to get the best players in South Florida. We need the South Florida four and five stars and the right South Florida three stars.

If we do that, we will never have a problem with front-line talent or depth. Last year was a positive step.
 
That is some good information for ous interms of getting good players and the new work ethic rich* brought in.
 
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Very unlikely.

Things don't always pan out.

We've had lots of players from California and not all of them have worked out.

Some have been big-time players for us - Torretta, Winslow Jr, DJ Williams, etc.

We'll get more in the future - maybe the QB this year (if he's originally from CA - not even sure of that).

kingkong said:
This also can ruin some cali connect.
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Tetragrammaton Cane said:
He didn’t quit football. He didn’t stop playing defense. He left University of Miami. He has plenty of time “to finish what [he] started”.

Transferring can be good. Baker Mayfield, Troy Aikman and many others have proven that. Staying in a situation that may be suboptimal because “finish what you start” can be silly and destructive. There’s no lesson to be learned from that. In another thread they point out that 10 out of 24 athletes from a recent Bama class transferred. It happens and they’re not all pussies - maybe none of them are.

I have no idea why he left but if he felt he’d be a better fit elsewhere, I’d rather him be there.

We’ll just have to agree to disagree about wishing him well.
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This post is a prime example of the Old School tough it out finish what you started mentality that built America vs. New Pussification of America Mentality where quitting is ok because things dont go your way.
 
Coach Macho said:
People always refer to physical ability when they talk about about a kid being "D1 caliber"...or an elite prospect...but there's a mental aspect of being a D1/elite recruit that people don't even think about. Not every kid who signs to a D1/elite program has the mental strength to handle the process. You go from being a big dog on your high school team...likely a 3/4 year starter...to being "just another guy" in college. Now you have to earn your seat at the table all over again. Everybody is as big as you, everybody is fast, everybody is strong, etc etc etc. Now it comes down to technique, being coachable, understanding the playbook, work ethic, etc.

Most Freshmen simply aren't ready when they step on the field and some of them can't handle that. It's the first time they've ever sat the bench in their entire life. And if a kid's ego was stroked his whole life then it makes the matter even worse. Had it happen to a kid of mine. Thought his college coaches were "hating on him" because they gave him a redshirt but the kid was only 200lbs trying to play LB in the Big-10! But some of these kids, you can't tell them ****. Instead of being patient, working harder, accepting that they're not perfect and eventually earning their spot...they transfer to a lesser program and often fizzle out.

YOU CAN'T RUN FROM YOURSELF.
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Brother this is soooooo the truth. I was fortunate to get a D-1 schloarship in the MAC but I didn’t have the mentality needed to take a spot. I played on special teams and never saw the field. Transferred to FAM and played sparingly. I was 5’11 205 and needed a shirt but was fast so o never got one.

But to your point the guys who I played with that went to the league, Greg Jennings, Tony Schefler, EJ Biggers, Louis Delmas literally didn’t see themselves doing anything else but football. The degree was not a plan B. There was a complete confidence they had that they wouldn’t be stopped. I didn’t have it. I had adversity with coaches and it got the best of me. That part of being a player is either in you or not.
 
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pacusmc said:
Difference between greatness and mediocrity is mental. Dj had a lot of tools to work with and I had high hopes for him.
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Spot on , thinking will kill your speed and hand to eye coordination.

Ray Lewis , “ the day I stop thinking is the day I become great “.

GOCANES
 
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