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[QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 2037478, member: 57"]
Yes, I would definitely put Lydon in the category of under the radar early commit home run recruit. However, he is not part of the last two classes, which is what I referenced in my post.

Thompson was hardly under the radar by the time he committed. If I remember correctly, he was always a  solid Top 100 kid and just about the top remaining uncommitted big at the time of his commitment. In terms of my reference about us scrambling by not getting early commitments, he is the poster boy for that example.

I think part of the perception problem is that for years and years we generally had a good chunk of our classes locked up early. In fact, it seemed like we hardly ever got a late (spring) recruit. The last two years have been the exact opposite.

So that raises the issue, is there a problem with our recruiting or are the last two years the new normal ?

My opinion on that is that it appears the recruiting landscape is changing a bit & fewer kids are committing very early. However, that being stated, we seem to not be getting our share of the relatively early recruits lately. The staff for some reason (probably post-probation mindset) seems to be stingy in giving out scholies to any under the radar types. Now we have lot's of rooms at the inn, save a couple for studs, but get the rest filled up.
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