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the thing about recruiting

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We get all worked up by numbers and stars and the hype from class rankings.
Last years class on 247 was pretty good for us. But of that class only 3-4 really much effect on the season so far.
Some played, some on specials. But the kid who probably 2nd biggest effect on how the season ended was the little know Kerr with a NA.
Barnes and Kerr the DBs made some huge plays, Willis as well. But the rest got to test the waters and develop.

The transfers though, about 10 of them stepped in and instant depth

Lets hope 7-8 of last yrs Fr class make that leap into big pieces next yr

As the season went on it wasnt so much the high end stuff that made the season. It was that we had more depth to fill more spots and perhaps keep more kids fresh.
We went thru so many DBs this year in a rotation it was hard to follow at times. Thats good to see.

Its like saying do you want six star dbs and 2 get hurt or 10 pretty good DBs in a rotation.

Much like we managed to do with the oline . We played the biggest game of the year without the center and it still functioned.

We lost our Best WR perhaps in Zeed game 2. a kid like JRS hardly got on the field. We lost the #2 RB and FR stepped in

We lost much of our DTs and found a way, we lost our MLB and found a way,

Yeah we want studs but a better middle is often just as important as what the top end is over 12 games
 
We get all worked up by numbers and stars and the hype from class rankings.
Last years class on 247 was pretty good for us. But of that class only 3-4 really much effect on the season so far.
Some played, some on specials. But the kid who probably 2nd biggest effect on how the season ended was the little know Kerr with a NA.
Barnes and Kerr the DBs made some huge plays, Willis as well. But the rest got to test the waters and develop.

The transfers though, about 10 of them stepped in and instant depth

Lets hope 7-8 of last yrs Fr class make that leap into big pieces next yr

As the season went on it wasnt so much the high end stuff that made the season. It was that we had more depth to fill more spots and perhaps keep more kids fresh.
We went thru so many DBs this year in a rotation it was hard to follow at times. Thats good to see.

Its like saying do you want six star dbs and 2 get hurt or 10 pretty good DBs in a rotation.

Much like we managed to do with the oline . We played the biggest game of the year without the center and it still functioned.

We lost our Best WR perhaps in Zeed game 2. a kid like JRS hardly got on the field. We lost the #2 RB and FR stepped in

We lost much of our DTs and found a way, we lost our MLB and found a way,

Yeah we want studs but a better middle is often just as important as what the top end is over 12 games
Excellent post. Need the depth. It’s a long season
 
Watson was an impact freshman but your point remains.
Yes, I think Watson is probably going to be a frosh AA. Kind of hope he doesn’t make it because it will put him in the spotlight more than we might want early.

Malachi got a lot of PT returning kickoffs early in the ear but never got the seam he needed to break one. Too bad Barnes got hurt. He showed a lot of promise in the playing time he got.
 
Yes, I think Watson is probably going to be a frosh AA. Kind of hope he doesn’t make it because it will put him in the spotlight more than we might want early.

Malachi got a lot of PT returning kickoffs early in the ear but never got the seam he needed to break one. Too bad Barnes got hurt. He showed a lot of promise in the playing time he got.
Did Malachi get hurt? He disappeared
 
Hot Take: Zeed being out helped us because it gave Meeks a chance to start and give us a strong WR for contested catches. Zeed is very good, but more like other receivers, albeit a little faster.
 
Just need to build some defensive coordinator depth and we’ll be cooking.
 

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