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<blockquote data-quote="dressedcheeseside" data-source="post: 19891" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>The vast majority of our kids are "projects." They're not "oven ready" to borrow a term from Stonewall. It's a reality, it's who we are as a school more than who we are as a program, but that plays a role, too. The 5 and 4 star kids who want nothing more than a fast and easy track to the NFL want no part of GT and I wouldn't expect them to.</p><p></p><p>It's not necessarily a bad thing. It can work due to the total number of schollies allowed, 85, and the number that actually contribute each year, about half that. If done right, a team could theoretically redshirt an entire class each year and still have a majority of your contributors 5th and 4th yr guys. The way it works is by not missing on your evaluations, developing them to their fullest potential and keeping them in school - low attrition. This method keeps your class numbers much lower than the factories and factory wannabes so your recruiting rankings will suffer because much of that has to do with numbers. If a team were to do this perfectly - in theory - the most it could sign each and every year is 17. We're not far off that number, btw.</p><p></p><p>In reality, not every kid works out and it's not always the coaches fault. Kids leave school for all kinds of reasons, many having nothing to do with football. Some kids don't pan out not because their talent was misdiagnosed, but because their work ethic was. Kids also get hurt and have to quit or become less effective. </p><p></p><p>On the flip side, not all blue chip athletes want the easiest route to the NFL. Some actually value a top notch education and have the work ethic off the field to achieve it. (The name Calvin Johnson rings a bell.) We need to find those few individuals and get 'em here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dressedcheeseside, post: 19891, member: 77"] The vast majority of our kids are "projects." They're not "oven ready" to borrow a term from Stonewall. It's a reality, it's who we are as a school more than who we are as a program, but that plays a role, too. The 5 and 4 star kids who want nothing more than a fast and easy track to the NFL want no part of GT and I wouldn't expect them to. It's not necessarily a bad thing. It can work due to the total number of schollies allowed, 85, and the number that actually contribute each year, about half that. If done right, a team could theoretically redshirt an entire class each year and still have a majority of your contributors 5th and 4th yr guys. The way it works is by not missing on your evaluations, developing them to their fullest potential and keeping them in school - low attrition. This method keeps your class numbers much lower than the factories and factory wannabes so your recruiting rankings will suffer because much of that has to do with numbers. If a team were to do this perfectly - in theory - the most it could sign each and every year is 17. We're not far off that number, btw. In reality, not every kid works out and it's not always the coaches fault. Kids leave school for all kinds of reasons, many having nothing to do with football. Some kids don't pan out not because their talent was misdiagnosed, but because their work ethic was. Kids also get hurt and have to quit or become less effective. On the flip side, not all blue chip athletes want the easiest route to the NFL. Some actually value a top notch education and have the work ethic off the field to achieve it. (The name Calvin Johnson rings a bell.) We need to find those few individuals and get 'em here. [/QUOTE]
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