Look, I get the infatuation with recruiting, but we’re all underestimating just how important development is and will always be.
Yes. Texas is down. Still, look at the decent classes Strong brought in, and look at the top national classes that Herman has brought in.
How many 5 stars are in our secondary currently? Several. Where do they rank as a unit again?
Now, go back to Mack’s peak time. He was Mr February. You’d be hard pressed to find a 3 deep roster with more talent than Texas.
Why didn’t we win more conference titles? Why did we only play for it all twice?
@Ketchum. You got your pick for #1 assistant right because why? Robinson brought toughness and DEVELOPMENT. We finally reached the mountain top then and life was certainly made easier for Chizak and Muschamp after.
What was the knock on Texas that whole time? That we were soft and lacked development.
If we have been able to bank a couple of Top 5 classes the last couple of years based on hope, and we’re going to bank a top 10 this year with the same, that means our logo does a lot of heavy lifting. At this point when you’re already superior, you only get incrementally better. An extra tenth of a second when you’re running is huge, though. Incrementally better in recruiting means you pick up an extra 4 or 5 star or more.
Development gets you where you want to go. We have historically recruited quite well. We’re kind of at the definition of insanity point now and have been for a while. How about we coach them up?