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[QUOTE="IthacaBarrel, post: 5309319, member: 363"]
If you bring in big classes, some will prove to be highly valued and some won't.  The kids that don't will hit the portal and the talent will be taken care of financially and hopefully retained.  You do that for a couple years and probably have a solid roster full of kids that Fran really likes.  Some of the kids are projects as well, this class wasn't loaded with 4 star talent but came from very strategic recruiting areas and solid measurables.  It's the plan for sure and lets face it the only way for Syracuse to ever really compete at a high level barring some HUGE influx of cash. program is and always will have to develop the talent and now retain the talent.  I think Fran will always fill a few gaps with the portal but I don't think it we will see what we did last year all too often.

We have a few of the best recruiters in all of college football, it's pretty clear to see that money is the number one incentive for most of these bigger recruits these days, (HS and transfers and that is fine) which Syracuse has to be rather selective with even with Fran on board and constantly trying to bring in more capital.

X's and O's aside I don't really think Syracuse could find a better recruiting staff than they have right now. I just don't.  Will it be good enough to truly compete for a top 12 CFP spot in a couple years?  I really don't know and the schedule after this year should be somewhere in the middle of 24 and 25 so we shall see in 26 and 27
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