I think the idea is that in UT's present situation, Jones HAS to start with the guys who want to be at UT because of what IT represents and field the best team you can with them in order to convince other, better players to want to come to UT because JONES is there. You have to start from where you are instead of where you wish to be. There is also a fine line between making the guys you have and are getting glad they came and willing to work hard--and making the fans glad to get them--and presenting them as world-beaters in the absence of other evidence. High aspirations are great but you can't achieve them by wishing, either in recruiting or on the field.
Glenn, surely you aren't saying the Wimpy Irish are getting by on 2/3* recruits are you. The Domers have always been able to attract highly rated athletes because of the name and tradition. However, they have done poorly at signing the 4/5* guys who can really play, plus frequently signing kids who don't fit their system. As for the 2/3* guys, here's the real poop on ND recruiting since 2011:
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johnlg00 writes:
I think the idea is that in UT's present situation, Jones HAS to start with the guys who want to be at UT because of what IT represents and field the best team you can with them in order to convince other, better players to want to come to UT because JONES is there. You have to start from where you are instead of where you wish to be. There is also a fine line between making the guys you have and are getting glad they came and willing to work hard--and making the fans glad to get them--and presenting them as world-beaters in the absence of other evidence. High aspirations are great but you can't achieve them by wishing, either in recruiting or on the field.
HighPlainsVol writes:
Glenn, surely you aren't saying the Wimpy Irish are getting by on 2/3* recruits are you. The Domers have always been able to attract highly rated athletes because of the name and tradition. However, they have done poorly at signing the 4/5* guys who can really play, plus frequently signing kids who don't fit their system. As for the 2/3* guys, here's the real poop on ND recruiting since 2011:
2011: 8-4* 2-5*
2012 8-4 1-5
2013 14-4* 2-5* (Verbals)
We're not going to compete for SEC honors until we start getting the, big, strong, fast 4/5* players again.
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