From the hunter to the hunted. Good question on how we'll handle success. Everyone can achieve success, but it's how you handle success once you get it that separates the good from the great. I think the talent is there for us to make a great run the next 2+ seasons, but how are the guys going handle having the bull's eye on their back? When it's 90+ degrees over the summer, and they have school commitments and social pressures pulling at them...are those voluntary runs, weight lifting sessions, and throwing sessions going to be at the top of the priority list? Guys like Synjyn Days, Zach Laskey, Quayshawn Nealy, and Shaq Mason aren't around anymore to provide leadership. Are new guys willing to step up and get in the faces of their peers and pull them towards what they need to do to become a great TEAM?
I think GT SAs are a different breed...they have to be in order to sign up for what GT requires of them. Our recruiting demands are self selecting. We don't sign SAs that 90% of the schools out there do, but you never know how someone responds to success. I think guys like Jamal Golden and DJ White can fill the void, but a college football team that wants excellence needs to leadership from a lot of guys.
It will be an interesting process to behold over the offseason and into the new 2015 season.
