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It's so disingenuous to call it recruiting anymore in cfb. It's just bidding at this point
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I actually don’t mind it all….its about finding kids that fit your roster.
If a 17/18 year old wants to chase $200K/$300K in Lubbock over career development, there’s a good chance it wasn’t a good fit….at least for OSU.
I’ve had plenty of knocks on Day, but one thing that’s always been impressive, is the caliber of kids he’s bringing in.
They seem to have really struck the right balance between NIL $$$ but also NFL development which is worth significantly more over the course of a career.
If a 17/18 year old wants to chase $200K/$300K in Lubbock over career development, there’s a good chance it wasn’t a good fit….at least for OSU.
I’ve had plenty of knocks on Day, but one thing that’s always been impressive, is the caliber of kids he’s bringing in.
They seem to have really struck the right balance between NIL $$$ but also NFL development which is worth significantly more over the course of a career.
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THIS!
This is my exact thoughts as well. Fans get angry when kids take massive amounts to go to random schools, that's fine. OSU/Day have shown that they are going to find the guys that want to be Buckeyes, and he rewards them(the main example being no starters transferring). We can revisit this 2026 TTU class in 2-3yrs, but something tells me they're not going to be much better than they've been in the past. Even though there isn't really a salary cap, there actually is. These donors won't spend the same amount of money every single year. If TTU doesn't win an NC(or even the Big 12) in the next 2-3yrs, that money will slowly dry up(I'd put USC in the same sentence as TTU right now, money drys up if USC doesn't win big in 2-3yrs). Just like it has at aTm and at Miami. Oregon is literally being propped up by 1 man who's on borrowed time. Without Uncle Phil, Oregon comes crashing back to earth.
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This "want to be Buckeyes" thing is getting overdone.
It's being used to like a pejorative, as if the kids who take extra money to go elsewhere had a character flaw. It's the same as saying "we didn't want the 5 star guy, give me the 3 star that wants to be here" back in the pre NIL days.
Nonsense. Your coach wanted the talent or he wouldn't have offered and recruited. Same with NIL, if they aren't the right fit, why were we recruiting/bidding in the first place? It's the same kid you were just bidding on before that last dollar amount.
I like a little more self honesty in my coffee. We're losing more and more of these kind of recruits. What's changing, are we changing with it? Etc etc etc. There are near zero rules in this game so it's very fluid. Thinking what you did previously will keep working going forward without fail is a recipe for disaster.
It's being used to like a pejorative, as if the kids who take extra money to go elsewhere had a character flaw. It's the same as saying "we didn't want the 5 star guy, give me the 3 star that wants to be here" back in the pre NIL days.
Nonsense. Your coach wanted the talent or he wouldn't have offered and recruited. Same with NIL, if they aren't the right fit, why were we recruiting/bidding in the first place? It's the same kid you were just bidding on before that last dollar amount.
I like a little more self honesty in my coffee. We're losing more and more of these kind of recruits. What's changing, are we changing with it? Etc etc etc. There are near zero rules in this game so it's very fluid. Thinking what you did previously will keep working going forward without fail is a recipe for disaster.
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