allstar34bd
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Momentum we had with these big name recruit that visited? My thoughts are it just hurts us worse with all these Georgia commits here and they could be pushing the bulldogs on these other visitors. But as always.... View attachment 176695
This thought has never made any sense to me. Bama, Clemson, Ohio State, etc would not consistently recruit at a high rate if that was true. None of those teams tell recruits they will be riding the pine. They do tell them they have the opportunity to compete for their position as well as compete for championships. If playing time was a viable reason, cellar dwellers would rise up occasionally cause they would be mopping up top recruits on down years. Bama just had a field full of freshmen win the national championship. Clemson just booted an experienced quality QB for a freshman sensation. That's what the top competitive recruits want. An opportunity to compete for a job, a chance to win a national championship and to get prepared to be on an NFL draft boardIf I’m one of these big time players and I’m visiting during a game like today then I’d be thinking about how early I’ll get on the field and how I’d probably be stuck on the bench a while at a place like UGA or Bama, if I’d even get to se the field.
But sadly most of this generation would rather ride the bench, do nothing and hope to collect a ring rather than play and earn something.
Top flight guys don't care... they just go to best program and figure they'll play. I don't think Pruitt loses any he's solid with, but probably lost opportunity to turn some folks today. If Pruitt can coach them up this week, most will think we did marginally better than expected, and if we don't, he still beat 2 top 25 teams, so there's that. I think we'll have a top 12 class range, regardless, which isn't too bad. I just hate Vandy's historic matra being ours..."wait til next year..."If I’m one of these big time players and I’m visiting during a game like today then I’d be thinking about how early I’ll get on the field and how I’d probably be stuck on the bench a while at a place like UGA or Bama, if I’d even get to se the field.
But sadly most of this generation would rather ride the bench, do nothing and hope to collect a ring rather than play and earn something.