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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 2857087, member: 7511"] I know it gets just a little bit stressful when UConn’s success or failure in recruiting comes down to a handful of top recruits who typically do not declare where they are headed until the 2 week signing period in November. Last year was pure agony with Charli Collier decommitting and no other signed players in the fold. But at the 11th hour, the Huskies secured NLI’s from 2 incredibly talented young ladies and all was well in Storrs. There are options of course. Geno can start securing commitments from 2nd tier players early on, as some have suggested, and then hope to also sign blue chippers later on, but this creates several potential problems. Signing 2nd tier players might actually chase away the blue chippers. If everybody does come, there will be inevitable problems with PT and subsequent transfers, and UConn will become just another Baylor, TX or MD that signs more players then can possibly secure playing time, thereby diminishing UConn’s reputation and ultimately leading to mediocrity. UConn is UConn precisely because they are extremely selective in recruiting the very best talent. To paraphrase a recruiting line from another elite group of individuals: “We’re looking for a few good women.” So long as UConn is at the very top of WBB, we the fans are just going to have to sweat it out, bite our nails and take a Maalox or two. That’s just the way it is. [/QUOTE]