[MENTION=1396]blackvern[/MENTION], don't worry homie, I got u.
Imma keep this "relatively" short and sweet (b/c I feel a lot more than imma say):
Worst recruiting job I've ever seen by a 1st year coach at a prestiges school. Worst than Golden and Shannon, by far.
How it happen? Poor staff assembly (not balancing coaching with recruiters), poor player evaluation, poor October play, and poor player personnel handling (see Sam Bruce).
Biggest blunder; not having recruits sign financial agreements to keep dialogue open during dead period.
Some were skeptical of the hire, I was positive w/ caution. Let this sink in gentlemen:
We're losing battles for 3 star players....not 5 star or high 4 star, but 3 star guys.
If this doesn't scare u of our future, then I don't know what will.
And b4 I hear from the "Green and Orange Shades Crew" that 2018 will be better, let me explain how this works, it doesn't get better b/c u want it to get better, u must first prove it on the field and u can't prove it on the field by continuing to have B- and C+ rated classes, which is why we Canes fans have been saying the same ish, hoping for "next year's class" since 2013!
Title should read: The Dumbest Ish I never should've wrote!
We have three true freshmen LB'ers who are playing very good ball. A true Freshman DE with 7 sacks. A true freshman who just broke the Miami all time receiving record for freshmen. Point being is we have a staff who is proving they can spot and coach up lesser rated players. Reel your feeling back in and put them in your safe space. Jesus
What the F does this have to do w Richt's first full year as a recruiter??! What u just said is EXACTLY why our class should be stronger for 17. ****, it's like talking to blind mice on this piece. Are you ninjas seeing the same ish I'm saying? Missing out on some really big targets and then missing on some player evals ain't troubling to you? I'm not knocking the class as a whole, but if u think this class is where it should be w a PROVEN 1st year coach recruiting in the heart of the best recruiting area in the Nation, then it's whatever.
Like I swear some ya'll ninjas take any thing constructive said about this program or a coach and ya'll act like ninjas are trolls or don't have love for the U, all of sudden.
Have it ever occurred to some of ya'll "mighty defenders", that ninjas like me, like Vern, like Ballhawk U, like CanetheGatars voice our frustration b/c it's f'n frustrating to see the school u root for, the school that introduced u to college football, the school u donate to, the school u actually pledged some of their football players into your frat and now you call them brothers...this school has become a heart breaker year after year after year??? And yet, we still say, "well, it's still next year." I'm tired of saying it's still next year, b/c next year still hasn't coming for the last 12 years. Like seriously, read post w open minds and stop thumping ur chest on how great of a fan u are b/c u take it in the **** by this teams on field and off field miscues.
Will I be rooting for this squad today? Absolutely, leaving work early so I can be right here watching every snap, hoping we win. I hope we close hella strong on our class...but that still does not negate the fact that this class has been less then stellar for a really good coach's first full year. And if u say it has, ur lying b/c I know I can go back and pull up everyone of our post, including mine, in which we ALL said, Just Wait Til Richt's First Full Year Of Recruiting in 17. We'll it's here and it's been good, but so was the 16 class and he had less time then.