GTJason
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How much of a negative impact on recruiting and the team as a whole does this have?
Recruiting: I assume every 5 star thinks he'll play 2 years and be the number one overall draft pick in the NFL, some (if not most) 4 star players think they are underrated and should be 5 star players to fit into the above description. All of this is fine. I'm not here to argue the system, but why would these players come to GT then? This certainly is not the place to do something like that. I understand why CPJ redshirts the kids, they'd be screwed without it. They need to learn how to balance football and school here, the later being useless if you're planning on only playing 2 seasons. At the same time how could he redshirt someone that could benefit the team? I know he doesn't redshirt everyone, but he does most and certainly seems to be our star players. So pretend you're a 4 star safety and see GT has a need, why would you come here to sit out a year just to learn school?
The team: We all know the argument of had we not burned Nesbitt's redshirt, we would have had him as a 5th year Sr, and oh what a season we would have had. Here's my counter: how much better would our perception of the current team be if Vad was a Junior that had run the offense for 2 years? With this O-line that he's losing next year? How about JT as a kick returner last year, or a slot receiver, or A-back. I understand getting these guys for their 5th year is basically like having an NFL player in the system and it really helps, but what is the overall benefit? I think it hurts more than helps. I certainly don't want these guys failing out, I know how hard school is.
Another argument that would help recruiting is if we didn't redshirt then we'd have more scholarships to give. Assuming we redshirt everyone we have an average of 16 to give every year assuming no attrition (however unrealistic.) Being able to get 20 or more players per year would certainly help our poor recruiting perception/reality.
I realize there are holes and what ifs all over my arguments, they are mainly presented to gauge other people's thoughts. For now I'm still drinking the CPJ kool-aid, but I am getting a whif of cyanide, I just need a few more wins...
Recruiting: I assume every 5 star thinks he'll play 2 years and be the number one overall draft pick in the NFL, some (if not most) 4 star players think they are underrated and should be 5 star players to fit into the above description. All of this is fine. I'm not here to argue the system, but why would these players come to GT then? This certainly is not the place to do something like that. I understand why CPJ redshirts the kids, they'd be screwed without it. They need to learn how to balance football and school here, the later being useless if you're planning on only playing 2 seasons. At the same time how could he redshirt someone that could benefit the team? I know he doesn't redshirt everyone, but he does most and certainly seems to be our star players. So pretend you're a 4 star safety and see GT has a need, why would you come here to sit out a year just to learn school?
The team: We all know the argument of had we not burned Nesbitt's redshirt, we would have had him as a 5th year Sr, and oh what a season we would have had. Here's my counter: how much better would our perception of the current team be if Vad was a Junior that had run the offense for 2 years? With this O-line that he's losing next year? How about JT as a kick returner last year, or a slot receiver, or A-back. I understand getting these guys for their 5th year is basically like having an NFL player in the system and it really helps, but what is the overall benefit? I think it hurts more than helps. I certainly don't want these guys failing out, I know how hard school is.
Another argument that would help recruiting is if we didn't redshirt then we'd have more scholarships to give. Assuming we redshirt everyone we have an average of 16 to give every year assuming no attrition (however unrealistic.) Being able to get 20 or more players per year would certainly help our poor recruiting perception/reality.
I realize there are holes and what ifs all over my arguments, they are mainly presented to gauge other people's thoughts. For now I'm still drinking the CPJ kool-aid, but I am getting a whif of cyanide, I just need a few more wins...
