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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 899646" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>I'll give you some idea from a former GT asst coach - this goes back to the early 2000's and my belief is that this has not changed for the better since then.</p><p></p><p>This coach said they would have a database of HS sophomores that they would be interested in. After they would receive their first official transcripts (usually toward the end of their Jr year) they would generally have to delete 50% of the recruits in their database.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, this same coach told me it was seldom the test scores that would be an issue with recruiting a prospect. But once that got to see an actual transcript they could see 2 things in black and white that is not always well reported before then - what their actual GPA is, and what classes they have actually taken. A prospect can have a high GPA, but it can potentially be with alot of classes that are not going to be looked on favorably in terms of making it through GT. The coaches were not just concerned about getting young men into GT, they were concerned about whether they would be able to handle the coursework once they got here. And ultimately if you end up spending alot of time on a recruit who ends up leaving school within a year or two that is largely wasted time and resources. </p><p></p><p>GT football is allowed a certain number of exceptions each year, but it is hardly the whole team, and the coaching staff has to make a decision whether they think a recruit will be willing to do the work to stay eligible once here. If they believe they will then that is someone they are likely to recruit. If they have concerns over how much effort they may be willing to put forth academically it will negatively impact how hard the staff is likely to pursue that recruit. And that is a recruit by recruit decision.</p><p></p><p>How many other schools do you think are deleting 50% of their potential pool of recruits before their Sr yr of HS?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 899646, member: 1776"] I'll give you some idea from a former GT asst coach - this goes back to the early 2000's and my belief is that this has not changed for the better since then. This coach said they would have a database of HS sophomores that they would be interested in. After they would receive their first official transcripts (usually toward the end of their Jr year) they would generally have to delete 50% of the recruits in their database. FWIW, this same coach told me it was seldom the test scores that would be an issue with recruiting a prospect. But once that got to see an actual transcript they could see 2 things in black and white that is not always well reported before then - what their actual GPA is, and what classes they have actually taken. A prospect can have a high GPA, but it can potentially be with alot of classes that are not going to be looked on favorably in terms of making it through GT. The coaches were not just concerned about getting young men into GT, they were concerned about whether they would be able to handle the coursework once they got here. And ultimately if you end up spending alot of time on a recruit who ends up leaving school within a year or two that is largely wasted time and resources. GT football is allowed a certain number of exceptions each year, but it is hardly the whole team, and the coaching staff has to make a decision whether they think a recruit will be willing to do the work to stay eligible once here. If they believe they will then that is someone they are likely to recruit. If they have concerns over how much effort they may be willing to put forth academically it will negatively impact how hard the staff is likely to pursue that recruit. And that is a recruit by recruit decision. How many other schools do you think are deleting 50% of their potential pool of recruits before their Sr yr of HS? [/QUOTE]
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