Bottom line Diaz will have to win so we can get our share of elite players. TS is gone, the AH corners are gone, the top 20 in SoFL are gone. The bag game is real but 7-5 is nothing that an elite recruit wants to play for except for the very few that's built different.
If Diaz goes at worst 9-3 and get to the ACCCG we'll win a couple battles next year. If he follows that up with a 10-2 or better year or even win the ACCCG instead of getting a couple we'll get 6-8.
The bottom line is the more we win the more success we'll have recruiting the elite kids but we'll never lockdown SoFL. The 2018 class committed early and the 10-1 season combined with the first year of the early signing period secured that class.
Some aren't going to like this but it's time to get over who the staff flatout missed on or who expected bags. Until the team starts winning consistently and making/challenging for the college playoffs yearly we are going to lose the majority of our recruiting battles.
Out of the 17 kids currently committed I believe Payton, Harvey, Huff, Brooks and Smith has a chance to be amongst the greats to attend the U and Blissett, Williams, and Couch will be very good as well. Everything depends on coaching and development in my opinion.