I soaked in some verbal tears on the way home from work listening to some podcasts.
They don’t know what’s going on and can’t see the bigger picture. I heard change QBs, hire a new OC, make staff changes, find new leaders, start a youth movement (with what recruits?)….the bigger picture still eludes them.
Yes.
And after a couple of years of arrogant bragging, followed by a couple of weeks of weak "we were wrong, we were misled" backtracks, they have to face reality.
It is going to take a couple of years to turn their **** around.
For instance, let's say that they really did sign a great 2024 high school recruiting class. OK, but what then? It is looking like the 2025 high school recruiting class will not nearly be as strong. So how does F$U not maroon their ONE talented HS recruiting class of the Prison Mike era? Who gives a **** (for now) about a new OC or staff changes?
What F$U would need to do FIRST is to take advantage of this one-time shift to 105 scholarships, and hit the Portal HARD for multi-year transfers. And PAY for them. And pray to God that Prison Mike's eye for Portal talent returns. Because I'm not so sure he actually has the greatest eye for Portal talent, I honestly believe he succeeded because most of the top programs were not even competing for Portal talent as hard as F$U was for the first couple years of the Portal.
****, listen to what the idiot sportswriters and podcasters try to tell you. They act like F$U was "so good" in the Portal for 2023. But that's a lie. Yes, the PLAYERS were great in 2023, but the majority of them joined F$U in the Portal class of 2022 (and Jordan Travis was even earlier, he was a Willie Taggart transfer kid). While I would not deny the impact of Keon Coleman, the bulk of F$U's best transfer players from 2023 were not one-and-dones.
Prison Mike needs to find a new crop of THOSE multi-year Portal players again. And work towards a top 2026 high school recruiting class, because he is pretty well cooked for the 2025 cycle.
And, more than anything, F$U needs to stop money-shaming all of their recruits (HS and Portal alike). No more of this "his asking price is too high" bull****. You know what happens when an undefeated 13-1 team opens up 0-3? The Suck Tax skyrockets.
Anyhow, why am I even helping out those arrogant F$U ***** with my brilliant thoughts? **** 'em. They are going to keep yapping about their corches, and while I agree that the current batch are not the greatest recruiters, I've thought that for YEARS, while F$U fans are only now realizing this fact, after being FINE with their corching staff for the past couple of years.
**** 'em.