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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 28683" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>Speaking of which, you know who almost came here?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Our coaches do target the best of the best early, it's just that they make it known quite early that GT is out of the equation. If you look at some of the top kids in GA, more often than not if they have the academic credentials GT has made an offer.</p><p></p><p>Just look at the #1 Overall recruit in GA (DE Lorenzo Carter) and #1 Dual Threat QB in the Nation (Deshaun Watson). In Carter's case, we were the first that offered him (at our camp no less), yet we were pretty much out of the race during his JR year even though it's known he's interested (wink wink) in engineering. Watson we offered during his sophomore year, he just flat out said he's not interested in our triple option offense.</p><p></p><p>I think you're mostly right with that statement though. I think a large part of it is that our coaches understand it's a numbers game and they'd rather move on than spend time fighting off bigger "name" schools. The thinking is probably they'd rather put more time in kids they have a better shot at than spread themselves thin over guys who they'll have to spend an inordinate amount of time on who will probably be high maintenance. Let's face it, UGA is in the running for the best of the best in the NATION, we have to recruit the Nation because the top tier and even some second tiers guys in our own state do not find GT attractive. Hard to accept, but the proof is in the pudding as they say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 28683, member: 360"] Speaking of which, you know who almost came here? Our coaches do target the best of the best early, it's just that they make it known quite early that GT is out of the equation. If you look at some of the top kids in GA, more often than not if they have the academic credentials GT has made an offer. Just look at the #1 Overall recruit in GA (DE Lorenzo Carter) and #1 Dual Threat QB in the Nation (Deshaun Watson). In Carter's case, we were the first that offered him (at our camp no less), yet we were pretty much out of the race during his JR year even though it's known he's interested (wink wink) in engineering. Watson we offered during his sophomore year, he just flat out said he's not interested in our triple option offense. I think you're mostly right with that statement though. I think a large part of it is that our coaches understand it's a numbers game and they'd rather move on than spend time fighting off bigger "name" schools. The thinking is probably they'd rather put more time in kids they have a better shot at than spread themselves thin over guys who they'll have to spend an inordinate amount of time on who will probably be high maintenance. Let's face it, UGA is in the running for the best of the best in the NATION, we have to recruit the Nation because the top tier and even some second tiers guys in our own state do not find GT attractive. Hard to accept, but the proof is in the pudding as they say. [/QUOTE]
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