Re: Recruiting losses are a necessary step in getting to another conference.

Recruiting losses are a necessary step in getting to another conference.

OK. But that appears to be rationalizing misses. Just not buying it.***

Re: Recruiting losses are a necessary step in getting to another conference.

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Jul 5, 2024, 12:39 PM [ in reply to Re: Recruiting losses are a necessary step in getting to another conference. ]

Yep...we have a spot; remember, everyone has to deny so they don't look like they were courting us. There is not other team in the south (along with fsu) that moves the financial needle like CLEM. NO ONE.

As far as recruiting..... Clemson FB right now is operating with a belief that doesn't align with the reality. IN anything in life, when your beliefs don't align with reality of the situation you are in, you are going to be disappointed in the results; or at best, not completely satisfied. I agree with CDS's philosophy...its ideal....but, as the reality stands today, it wont produce the number of elite kids needed to compete with the OSUs, UGAs, BAMAS on a CONSISTENT basis. And THATS what the FB staff is being handsomely paid to do. You will get a few elite kids who buy into that and whose families are already set financially, but results so far are showing you are not going to secure the numbers needed. Not enough ELITE HS kids value what we are selling (We prioritize HS kids and will protect you). Currently, we are hoping legislation comes around that will level everything out; but until that happens, we are falling behind.

IF your goal is to compete against the above mentioned teams, we need to make subtle changes. We have already changed in some areas.....others, we have been real stubborn...unnecessarily so IMO. Previous comments have made change harder than it needs to be. As I always say....less is more...don't paint yourself into a corner unnecessarily--not when the environment is rapidly changing on a daily basis.

Almost every serious CLEM fan I know wants to compete against the above teams and do what others are doing. I understand there is a segment who don't want to enter that fray...and I appreciate and totally respect that thought. I too wish that would work...that the ideal would attract enough elite kids. But so far, the results have largely shown otherwise. Just don't complain if we continue along the current trajectory we have been on the past few years.