Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 619008, member: 837"]
Nice post, I agree with most of it. Cruz was a starter but I wouldn't call him an impact player as much as a starter by default in many ways. Same thing for Hay, IMO. I'd be surprised if Clark is a starter but that could happen. 
 
Williams and Tiller, to me, are a different kind of recruit than the others --guys who were targeted early and recruited through the length of the process. That's a far cry from guys added after signing day or plugged in late to fill holes.
 
Having said that, a lot of these guys have contributed and I agree it's a solid strategy. My point in this is that I think the coaches hope these guys can compete and potentially start but I don't feel as though they are "expected" to walk in and start from day 1.
 
And yeah, as a general rule, winning battles against peers for hs players is definitely the preferred strategy. However, in this day and age of transfers, significant academic attrition, legal troubles, coaching changes, recruits flipping, etc., I don't think we're going to see the end of the late JC additions any time soon. It's a nice security blanket for coaches.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?