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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 5745175, member: 40"]
"Headliner."

One of the biggest fallacies IMO of the Autry era was that he was a good recruiter.  We got that impression right out of the box in 2023, when he took over.  In rapid succession, he landed Donnie, JJ, and Westry.

Boom -- things looked phenomenal.

But when you peel the onion back a little...

We landed Donnie almost entirely because of Straughn, he was injured both years, and barely played a season.  He was part of two teams with losing records both years.

JJ was a McDonald's All American -- so cool!  But then he got here and proved to be damaged goods.

Westry was injured two years and didn't score a point.

So the big three of recruits Autry landed didn't collectively do much.  And the recruits around them were a similar mixed bag of results.

At the beginning, it seemed like Straughn might be the type of bulldog recruiter who could help us take things to the next level.  He got off to a good start with Freeman, but then whiffed on every other TTO prospect we pursued.

As stated, it was a fallacy.
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