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<blockquote data-quote="dressedcheeseside" data-source="post: 64052" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>It may just be an anomaly. We seem to have very low attrition rates over a longer period of time than most teams. Regardless, these losses will hurt the program going forward, we all agree on that. </p><p></p><p>The funny thing, to me, is that this phenomenon occurred while we are in the midst of a shift in our recruiting philosophy - one that is targeting the "S" of SA more aggressively than the "A." Maybe we're not, but these losses highlight the need to do so. </p><p></p><p>If we want to avoid these types of headaches in the future, we should be targeting recruits who are students first, athletes second. The old "40 yr plan" line is not just a ploy, it's a way of attracting the kinds of players that are going to stick. They'll stick through recruiting because they're not using us as an "insurance policy." Once in school, they'll stick because they're less likely to flunk out or get into trouble. And they'll stick with the program because they're focused more on their long term future than playing time/NFL stock.</p><p></p><p>Now I don't think we should abandon partial qualifiers completely, but it's not the way to build a successful program at GT - especially in an era of APR. There's many "renaissance men", if you will, who are amazing in the classroom as well as on the field, we just have to scour the globe and find them. With our expanded staff, maybe it's a little less daunting a task.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dressedcheeseside, post: 64052, member: 77"] It may just be an anomaly. We seem to have very low attrition rates over a longer period of time than most teams. Regardless, these losses will hurt the program going forward, we all agree on that. The funny thing, to me, is that this phenomenon occurred while we are in the midst of a shift in our recruiting philosophy - one that is targeting the "S" of SA more aggressively than the "A." Maybe we're not, but these losses highlight the need to do so. If we want to avoid these types of headaches in the future, we should be targeting recruits who are students first, athletes second. The old "40 yr plan" line is not just a ploy, it's a way of attracting the kinds of players that are going to stick. They'll stick through recruiting because they're not using us as an "insurance policy." Once in school, they'll stick because they're less likely to flunk out or get into trouble. And they'll stick with the program because they're focused more on their long term future than playing time/NFL stock. Now I don't think we should abandon partial qualifiers completely, but it's not the way to build a successful program at GT - especially in an era of APR. There's many "renaissance men", if you will, who are amazing in the classroom as well as on the field, we just have to scour the globe and find them. With our expanded staff, maybe it's a little less daunting a task. [/QUOTE]
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