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<blockquote data-quote="4shotB" data-source="post: 868396" data-attributes="member: 844"><p>This is a great topic as I think getting players into the pros is the number one recruiting today pitch in most sports that have professional opportunities. It used to be staying close to home, how many times will I be on TV, playing for dear ol' State U, or chance to get early playing time where primary draws. But not anymore...this is why a FB kid will go the Bama and sit behind 4 other 5* guys until he is a junior or senior as this maximizes (or maybe more importantly, makes the kids believe that it does) his shot at the pros. I get that. If that is your dream, you only get one opportunity, especially in FB where there are no minor or developmental leagues. So making tweaks in the short term that puts more kids cashing checks is a smart business move as it leads to attracting more talent in the long run. </p><p></p><p>The conundrum as suggested is, what does the new coach do? It seems to me that the new or less tenured guys need to focus on winning in the short term vs. developmental strategies. Guys like Hall and Saban have built up the trust and goodwill with the fan base such that they can do things "their way without pushback. But to get there, the newbie (a coach in the 0-7 year time frame) has to maximize wins so he can shift to a more strategic, long term focus. A caveat to this is the visibility of your sport. The golf, baseball and women's basketball coach gets to operate under less of a microscope than do the revenue producers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4shotB, post: 868396, member: 844"] This is a great topic as I think getting players into the pros is the number one recruiting today pitch in most sports that have professional opportunities. It used to be staying close to home, how many times will I be on TV, playing for dear ol' State U, or chance to get early playing time where primary draws. But not anymore...this is why a FB kid will go the Bama and sit behind 4 other 5* guys until he is a junior or senior as this maximizes (or maybe more importantly, makes the kids believe that it does) his shot at the pros. I get that. If that is your dream, you only get one opportunity, especially in FB where there are no minor or developmental leagues. So making tweaks in the short term that puts more kids cashing checks is a smart business move as it leads to attracting more talent in the long run. The conundrum as suggested is, what does the new coach do? It seems to me that the new or less tenured guys need to focus on winning in the short term vs. developmental strategies. Guys like Hall and Saban have built up the trust and goodwill with the fan base such that they can do things "their way without pushback. But to get there, the newbie (a coach in the 0-7 year time frame) has to maximize wins so he can shift to a more strategic, long term focus. A caveat to this is the visibility of your sport. The golf, baseball and women's basketball coach gets to operate under less of a microscope than do the revenue producers. [/QUOTE]
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