I thought this thread was brought back up to poke fun at but people are really still complaining about this class, that is jam packed with speed, freak athletes, and crowned with a 5* qb. I am as much a star gazer as the next guy but if you can’t muster some optimism over this class, I just don’t know what to tell you.
this class is probably deeper than last year's class.
and agree. there's a lot to be excited about. the 19 and 20 cycles have laid a really good foundation and pruitt is building this team inside out. O line got deeper and better this cycle (cade mays not counted in the rankings, but make no mistake, our OL got better). the DL got better, but you're right, the 21 cycle will need to load up on DT/DE and OLB/Pass rusher.
we added real speed at WR (again, Velus Jones not counted in the ranking, but he provides depth at WR and experience/speed in the return game).
the QB...huge.
and we added some really good atheletes in this class that can probalby play multiple positions...TE, DE, LB, RB.....
i don't know how many that are posting in this thread follow recruiting all that closely, but if you really look at the type of player we're bringing in (and we didn't get everyone we wanted mind you, but got most) this is being built the right way imo.
the hand wringing going on this thread is stuff people are making up on their own because they're either ignorant about it, or are just to jaded/scared to care about acknowledging progress where it actually exists.
past that....still gotta go play. siap yesterday.....what we're doing right now isn't going to make us pass UGA, Bama, FL, LSU etc....but it is leveling the playing field.
for the last 3-4 years, i think most of us have just put "L's" next to UGA, FL and Bama on each schedule. and if not all 3 of those, most assuredly 2 of the 3.
if nothing else, i think that can now change....the expectation of losing those games, or games like that. doesn't mean you shoudl now expect to win all of them........but don't put that L up there just yet.........................who knows....maybe we win 1 or 2 and find ourselves in meaningful game in November with a chance at ATL in the next year or so....
i believe this thing is going in one direction. UP.
GBO.