A pretty good recap of this subject. And in the comments an acknowledgement that HS recruiting is not playing as large a role in roster building as it did before due to theportal.
https://x.com/ShannonTerry/status/2010357395206082755?s=20
Well I think we can all agree what was missing at RB this year was the big play. I cant think of a single time outside of X's two TDs at Wisconsin where a RB broke one for a TD.
Star ratings became thing in early mid 2000s. I hated it. The chances of finding underrated blue chips were greatly reduced.
The star ratings are often assigned sophomore or Junior year.
Now nobody guys can develop and have career mobility - I love it
It looked this way for a while. Miami dropped how many interceptions? How many pentalties. They decided to throw the ball when they didn't need to. If only I were the coach.
Iowa is using the portal to "pull guys up" from G5 or FCS. Several have 2+ years of eligibility. They're staying true to their development mentality. I don't think they'll win the B1G doing that but who knows.
I'd love to be a fly in the wall in the coach's meetings as they discuss the...
Tonight is Miami and Ole Miss. My prediction is that Miami wins by two scores and its not going to be close. I don't think MIss will move the ball and I think Miami wil dominate physically, especially in the trenches.