Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (Nothing but good vibes)
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Ketch...Could the reason Sark and his staff do so well outside of Texas in recruiting instead of inside Texas be that he and his staff have not been in Texas for a considerable length of time? (I do not know the career of most of his assistants, but I think, many do not have a lot of history in Texas with Texas HS coaches.) And if the first question is correct, do you see his in-state recruiting ability changing the longer he is at UT, especially if he continues to be successful? Or is there something about Sark and/or the UT culture that is not understood or embraced by Texas HS coaches currently?
Rather than discuss what I wrote, you're discussing where I slotted it?
I don't view the order of the column as significant. I do my lists in the last spot and that''s some folk's favorite part.
Pm topp of that, I've had a section for volleyball in my column all season, even when they were struggling or didn't have games on the weekend. I've showed them more respect than anyone in the industry all season. I don't remember you commenting on the sport during that time.
I think there's not one single reason that has caused the current situation. If there was, it would be easier to discuss as a topic.
A big part of sux = not recruiting worth a shit.
You are telling me a coach was fired cause of arrogance and an inflated ego ………. Uhhhh news flash - have you ever met an extremely successful coach ???
Herman was fired in large part because he had no relationship with his team. He led with intimidation and lost the locker room. Add that to recruiting trailing off and his fractured relationship with the BMD base, and it was over.
Thanks for all the great insight! You wrote Xavier Filsaime signs on NSD at 3:00 PM, did you mean Early Signing period? if yes, which day (12/20-22)?
That's a really incomplete look at the scenario. It really doesn't discuss the nuance of what happened.
Pretty funny seeing people on this board downplaying his ability in real time on Saturday.
Prepared an't a regular occurrence around here.
Out of the players in the top 20. Who do you feel we will regret not getting over the next 3-4 years from the 2024 class if any? For me its Justin Williams only because its a position of NEED and Terry Bussey I think he would have been special in Burnt Orange.
In 2021 we landed 2 out of the top 25
in 2022 we landed 7 out of the top 25
in 2023 we landed 6 out of the top 25
in 2024 we are at 3 out of the top 25 (4 if we land Xavier Filsaime)
What do you think are the biggest reasons for the in state recruiting misses? We know this staff can clearly recruit but there seems to be a disconnect with some of the states top talent to want to come here. I do believe though getting Anthony Hill and Colin Simmons are can't miss players they are worth 3 to 4 players each.
But to land IMG kids is a big deal I remember back in the day we wouldn't get any of those kids, the Pipeline to Mater Dei is nice to. Just need to get that pipeline to North Shore, Desoto, and Duncanville locked down.
Sorry, my comment was after a drink or two! But, fair enough. I’d have Turnpike Troubadours and Cody Jinks in there for sure.
I think Durham is the one we “regret” not going hard after. Not sure what the big deal is about IMG kids.
the 2023 class has the QB of the future with Manning that 2024 just doesn't have the same way 2025 with Lacey is the QB of the future. When you hit with you QB that class just matters more.
I don't think dominating the state is important or realistic with NIL. Things are changed so just looking at the states top players and expecting us to land all those kids won't be realistic anymore if you're being honest. That metric stopped being important and using old metrics in a new world of recruiting probably won't ever matter beyond just something to discuss.
