I wonder if the right approach for State is majority portal players every year. Could we build a better roster by taking 21/22 year old starters from Troy, Fla Atlantic, South Alabama, USM, etc and backups from GA and Oklahoma (Thompson and Evans) etc. Similar to Jackie and Juco back in the day. Are we better off with these players than the HS recruit who is a sophomore and will be a starter next year (Work) for example. The advantage would be the experience of playing against some D1 teams and having that on film and obviously you can see who has matured at a greater rate than the norm.
I don't know the financial impact of that. Do we pay a HS 4 star the same money that you would have to pay a 3 star from Ark St. that has 2 years of experience. I would still want to take the Kamario Taylors of the world out of HS. But more like 80/20 portal vs HS if the money is feasible. Has any team tried this since the portal era consistently. Instead of looking for a niche offense, may want to look at niche recruiting.
Look at the last 3 classes. Most of the players we are familiar with are transfers or juco. A handful of HS recruits panned out and half of them transferred out.
I don't know the financial impact of that. Do we pay a HS 4 star the same money that you would have to pay a 3 star from Ark St. that has 2 years of experience. I would still want to take the Kamario Taylors of the world out of HS. But more like 80/20 portal vs HS if the money is feasible. Has any team tried this since the portal era consistently. Instead of looking for a niche offense, may want to look at niche recruiting.
Look at the last 3 classes. Most of the players we are familiar with are transfers or juco. A handful of HS recruits panned out and half of them transferred out.
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