For years, CPJ's option offense was the elephant in the recruiting room...and in many ways it's still the elephant in the room as TStan and CGC do not want to disrespect CPJ and his system. That's why CGC is quick to say "Pro Style" and "NFL offense" and not bring up CPJ's option offense at all. It's why TStan chooses to say "innovative" coach as opposed going back to the same style with a Coach Monken or Coach Bohannon.
Personally, I'm a CPJ fan and LOVE the option. In fact, I've pounded the table that our offense needs to keep elements of the option around. However, I'm pretty objective about what the narrative our program has been. I follow recruiting, and it's one of the things that keeps me entertained during the offseason. As a GT fan, you've got to have your head in the sand if you don't think CPJ's system was a big deterrent for a lot of the high level recruits. I mean, you have recruits flat out saying it, HS coaches saying it, recruiting service reporters saying it, local media saying it, national media saying. At what point does a GT fan take their head out of the sand about this?
Over the last 10 years, our system has become just as big of an impediment to recruiting as academics, APR, lack of money, and lack of majors. Think about that.