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Message: [QUOTE="wfschrec, post: 5340892, member: 361"] A few salient points here: a.) not all teams are loading up in the portal: OSU has 6 (they will have a lot of guys leaving from their core team) Oregon has 9 Miami has 11 FSU has 9 Alabama has 9 UGA has 6 Clemson has 3 The fact is have we considered the talent volume in the portal isn't there for us to go heavy? We are losing our minds over guys that were at Central Connecticut who chose Maryland? I think Fran is being very deliberate managing cost vs what these guys are worth and comparing that to what he has on his roster. Why shell out excessive NIL when you have a player close in capability already on roster? Sorry but there is no Kyle McCord or Cam Ward in this transfer class, if that is what you are expecting then I think you will be disappointed. Fran has also stated he wants to avoid players of certain types (i.e. a 1 year that isn't a pro caliber player) and locking up a scholly he can use on extra kids out of high school he can identify and develop. IMHO those types will be easier to retain because they are a culture fit not just a plug and play rental. The continued predicate that you lean into about 20 years of history would only matter if this was the same staff over that time period and the fact is that it isn't. There is no McCord, Junkins, Downs, Ward or players of that caliber in this transfer class the top guys don't have their pedigree. Last year 5 teams had an average at or above 90 on their transfer class, this year its only 3. The depth isn't there so why load up on guys that you could replace with high school kids with better measurables and higher upside? Is there a potential for more downside? Sure, but to your point we have kids unranked that you are high on (Canada kids) and have a ton of upside that will surprise folks IMHO. Will every recruit be a home run? No but sometimes taking more swings means more hits, recruiting is no different. Rahtrel Perry was not on anyone's recruiting radar coming out of high school and is now a hot commodity, who is to say Fran hasn't brought in kids like that who fit well in this culture and will pay massive dividends down the road? When Instagram legend Carson Beck is the top QB in the transfer class you need to question how good it really is. [/QUOTE]

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