O-line recruiting

Dec 14, 2018, 12:59 PM

if you track recruiting consistently, you understand that we have struggled to recruit o-line talent to the level of other positions on our team. Our struggles there are especially curious when you consider our massive success over the last 4-5 years. We've only lost about 4 games in about 4 years or so, we're underway on our 4th consecutive playoff appearance, on the heels of our 4th consecutive ACC Championship. So, why the struggles? Now, this isn't to say we've been terrible. We've signed Hyatt, Simpson, Bockhorst, Carman, Anchrum, and a couple others who were great to solid recruits. Look at alabama and UGA--recruiting several great o-linemen each year. We need a different strategy, cuz the one we currently employ isn't bringing the desired results.
Maybe we can expand the board to include more players, with an emphasis on expanding our reach geographically, taking advantage of our brand right now. Maybe we can "team recruit" more, because some recruiters on the coaching staff are just naturally better than others. Maybe we can get involved with prospects at a younger age earlier on in the process--Like if Coach Swinney can get involved earlier on in the process with prospects who show promise at a young age, then we may have a better chance (especially since he's one of, if not our best recruiter). this "team recruiting" strategy may also be beneficial for us to so have a better chance of conveying to prospects our culture here and personalities that we have on the coaching staff. just a few ideas...But it's clear we have struggled some. Meanwhile, we're bringing in 4* and 5* talents and QB, RB, WR, TE, DL, LB, DB (though DB has some holes at times).

and in closing, i anticipate some on the board will go on and on about how "stars don't matter in recruiting"----spare me that terrible argument (all of the playoff teams this year would disagree with you, as all 4 have rosters composed of 50% or more blue chip players (meaning 4* or higher)). and i also anticipate some of you (a lot of the same ones lol) saying that the coaches "know better". i don't doubt they know soooo much more than me about football. but, it's just some postive constructive ideas that might could help our efforts. don't take it the wrong way.

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That doesn't mean that they haven't badly misjudged where they've stood with recruits over the last few cycles. A lot of time was spent on Webb because they felt they were really in it when we didn't even get an in home. Kind of the same story with Moore this year and Salyer last class. A guy like Gwyn would have been a decent pickup last class with upside after it became pretty clear for several months that Salyer was going to UGA. We should be going after Darius Washington right now but it doesn't really seem like we are. He's looking around and probably not signing next week so maybe we can make a move. The same deal is true for Tristan Miller who just decommitted from NC State. He could be following the OL coach to Louisville but our coaches should at least put out feelers.

We've been presumptive leaders for a bunch of talented guys over the last couple of classes at early points in the recruitment and have by and large been unable to close. Carman was a great pickup but for a while they didn't look like they were pursuing all that hard because it seemed like a long shot. It took Dabo heaving up a recruiting hail Mary at the 11th hour to get him as it was.

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