My concern isn't who they are offering. I'm more interested in seeing how many kids they sign. They need to get north of 25 kids IMO or we will be playing at 80 again next year and talking about how short handed we are. They can't use the "saving spots" agrument as we have 15 spots for '18 and likely lose another 10 kids between classes with all the kids that want to play but will never see the field at Miami.
Last year, Richt and staff landed Richards (Feb 3), Bethel (Dec 14), Finley (Feb 2), Haskins (Jan 28), Young(Jan 15), Johnson (Feb 1), Harris (Feb 18), James (Feb 3), Martin (Feb 1). Yes, Golden and Co were actively recruiting Richards and Bethel but I doubt both land at Miami with Golden. The rest were ALL Richt Staff. They lost two kids Byrd and Williams to Tennessee.
If they repeat that for this year with:
OL
3-4 of Slaton/Herbert/Chandler/Telfort/Ealy/Battman
RB
1 Macfarland/Felix
WR
3-4 D Smith, Holloman, Hartley, and may be Derrick Smith
DL
1-2 Wright/Carney/Taylor/Martin
LB
1 Dixon/Wilder
CB
2 Brini Henderson/Collier
I'm sure I am missing a few as I don't follow it as close as others.
That gets Miami 10-12 kids with lots of top end talent and a few reaches. When will those chips fall? I expect a few before January 1 as some are EEs. May be a couple the first week of January who are AAs (D Smith, Slaton, Holloman). Of course, the rest happen late January to NSD. Of course we can't land them all but the '16 class shows this staff can close better than the previous staffs.
Last year, Richt and staff landed Richards (Feb 3), Bethel (Dec 14), Finley (Feb 2), Haskins (Jan 28), Young(Jan 15), Johnson (Feb 1), Harris (Feb 18), James (Feb 3), Martin (Feb 1). Yes, Golden and Co were actively recruiting Richards and Bethel but I doubt both land at Miami with Golden. The rest were ALL Richt Staff. They lost two kids Byrd and Williams to Tennessee.
If they repeat that for this year with:
OL
3-4 of Slaton/Herbert/Chandler/Telfort/Ealy/Battman
RB
1 Macfarland/Felix
WR
3-4 D Smith, Holloman, Hartley, and may be Derrick Smith
DL
1-2 Wright/Carney/Taylor/Martin
LB
1 Dixon/Wilder
CB
2 Brini Henderson/Collier
I'm sure I am missing a few as I don't follow it as close as others.
That gets Miami 10-12 kids with lots of top end talent and a few reaches. When will those chips fall? I expect a few before January 1 as some are EEs. May be a couple the first week of January who are AAs (D Smith, Slaton, Holloman). Of course, the rest happen late January to NSD. Of course we can't land them all but the '16 class shows this staff can close better than the previous staffs.