Neil, you would think that would be the case. Have to wonder if the staff is going to go full bore on d-backs?Well, after yesterday's "debacle" every 3 and 4 star WR, CB, and S we are recruiting should be committing since they would likely immediately see the field in the 2-deep.
Cheers,
Neil
Shhhh don't upset him.
I never get this logic...just like I never got the logic of having so many kids up for the Clemson game which was likely to end how it did. I mean there seems to be a certain subset of logical kids who will commit to a place they feel comfortable and where they know they will see the field a lot and get a ton of experience/exposure. But it seems to me that competitive people would get way more fired up about a program that wins or at least looks good losing when they come to visit. Really happy Roberts pulled the trigger. But I just don't think taking recruiting solace in a loss makes sense. To me that's like going to one of these mega car dealerships where they have the Mercedes parked next to the Subaru's and you drive home the used outback after watching some rich dude drop 85 k on a sweet looking Mercedes...sure you are comfortable in your new outback and you are going to do well on the snow...but something about the experience leaves you feeling wanting. Meanwhile if you outback is parked next to a honda - you are going to feel better about the purchase - just purely psychologically speaking. I'd much rather see them bring kids up when we can be competitive and where the name of the opponent is at least something of a draw - too bad we didn't play Georgia Tech at home this year for example. We NEED to be selling upward momentum in addition to playing time and exposure. Plenty of bad teams in the ACC offer playing time, Rutgers will be bad in the Big 10 and will offer playing time and TV exposure.Well, after yesterday's "debacle" every 3 and 4 star WR, CB, and S we are recruiting should be committing since they would likely immediately see the field in the 2-deep.
Cheers,
Neil
I get that. I don't know... I hope you are right. Sort of unrelated as I knew nothing about recruiting at the time as i was a student and had no clue-- but I remember the Tennessee game at the Dome. That was an incredible atmosphere. That we lost and the way we lost was heartbreaking. And it was pretty upsetting watching the Tennessee fans drinking their jack and cokes and gloating all over Marshall Street. But as much as the loss sucked- you knew that the SU team at the time was special and the crowd was unbelievable. That would appeal to a recruit. getting blown out by a much much much better team in front of a big crowd that leaves early....i don't know maybe 39,000 and a close game vs Georgia Tech would be better. I guess lots of ways to think about it and I'm not sure which is right...not to mention that we don't play Georgia tech at home so sort of a bad example. BC will be bad as everyone is home. Wake is terrible. So not sure when the weekend was to do it - maybe Clemson was the right call.
Nice try. That crowd was 50000 gator fans. No way Miami sees that many on their own.
