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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 5125796, member: 40"]
We are.

But so is every other blue chip program.  We're kind of in new / semi-uncharted territory, because the previous head coach didn't go after players like this for the better part of a decade, or initially would but would then opt out when the competition level ratcheted up a notch.  And now we have B. Straughn, who is supposed to be a bulldog recruiter.

But we have an uphill climb for Lewis.  Still in the fight, but it is tough when you face the Dukes, Kansases, UNCs etc. of the world.  And by the way, I'm not predicting that we can't land him, or that we won't -- just that when you target an elite prospect, said prospect is going to have elite offers.

Portal helps mitigate that risk, to some extent; when you push the chips in on an elite prospect, you miss out on other HS prospects who might be close in talent [or at least, good fits for your team].  And if you miss on the elite prospect you're chasing, those other guys are usually gone by then, because most players don't want to be second priority -- they find other programs that prioritize them more.  But if you swing and miss, the portal gives you a mulligan opportunity, in the sense that you can go out and get a proven commodity at that same position [versus having to "settle" for a last minute alternative].
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