That might have been the plan if the staff felt that there wasn’t as much value in last year’s recruiting class as in the portal. It maybe that really smart NIL spending will dictate whether to spend in the portal or high school and that may change on an annual basis depending on a team’s needs for that recruiting cycle and that high school class.
As we have discussed before, every school wants the #1 QB for example, but the #1 high school QB is not of the same value every year, just as with pro drafts. 2 years again the Spurs get Wembayama at #1 and last year the Hawks get the French guy whose name I can’t spell or pronounce. Both #1 overall picks but of dramatically different value.
I may not be correct but I hope this is the analysis UM is doing every year.
