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everybody wanted the players THEN. They simply worked extremly aggressive and consistently back channelled guys in the portal or INTO the portal. Thats how they grabbed Darrell Jackson from us they had him locked in probably weeks before we even realized.
For some reason folks thing the portal is NEW....No kids could always transfer.
The issue is.......The portal isnt hs recruiting...it isnt playing the long game or the way Mario likes to do it. Its sa sped up form of recruiting...you get in to contact the kid (or back channel the kid) and get him an NIL offer or a ball park to see where its at thats before even a visit.
For example im going to use us as a case (if i was on the recruiting staff)
We lose a few edges....Mainly we lose Alston at that JACK SPOT. We have a guy currently progressing in Moten at dt....just so happens Moten has a close friend who plays end at Texas adjacent sec school and is a terror of the edge...There e should be no reason this kid shouldnt have a FEELER OUT CURRENTLY for that particular kid.
Verse said Mike Norvell was the first coach cto contact him in the portal. Thats why they got him
You are correct, the Portal is not new.
However, certain coaches were "early adopters" (Prison Mike Norvell) and some coaches are "never Portalers" (Dabo).
I'm not knocking F$U working hard and being aggressive when the (not new) Portal exploded at first. But what I am saying is that F$U did not have the same rapid and aggressive COMPETITION from other schools that they NOW FACE.
You are also correct, the Portal is speed-dating. Mario's coaching hires and high school recruiting have shown him to prefer a long, romantic courtship. Perhaps we need to delegate the Portal game to another coach.