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[QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 5332170, member: 2133"]
That's still the best path to go on, IMO, and there's been some initial analysis that teams fare better with a core of developed players versus an NIL fueled portal team. I couldn't find the article again though, so no idea how relevant is to schools like SU or if it was about getting a bunch of top-20 HS recruits.

But that also doesn't mean stick with the same players year-in and year-out hoping they get better because you recruited them out of high school. If they're not showing out, sorry, but this is professional sports. Move on and patch holes with portal transfers. Building a team around core players like Chris Bell and JJ Starling hasn't exactly borne fruit.

Reasonable, sure, but concur that it's not a magic bullet.  My personal opinion is that there is going to be a lot of smoke from the program to justify Year 3 to fans and it's going to fall on deaf ears unless there are significant, and I mean [B][U]significant[/U][/B] improvements on all fronts. And if it fails, then what? I don't think building a team around a legacy's kid in hopes that it fixes everything else is a sustainable approach. It's about buying time.
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