Lessons to be had here for UConn football fans. Still remains to be seen who we will still sign for the 2012 class, because by all accounts we have a couple of scholarships still available, but the fact is, and always will be, you won't get every kid that you offer a scholarship to agree to take it.
The other fact, is that if you are not all in, and stepping up to the plate to bat for every top notch kid that fits the profile you want in a student athlete, then you've got absolutely NO chance of signing them.
The other, other fact, is that you establish the profile of the student lathlete you want, by establishing the level of competition that you want to compete at, in any sport, and you get to that level of competition in student athletes that you recruit year in and year out,and this program has lofty goals. Top 25. Regular.
I'm very excited for the class of 2012, and the returning upper classman for the 2012 season. The future is very bright.
Last thing to say, is that it's crystal clear that Penn State is in scavenger mode and scrambling to build a high quality recruiting class out of the rubble that was their 2011 season.
Delicate balance though, in how you do things, because you establish a rep quick in this business, and your reputation, and your word and how you conduct your business is all you got. I'm not quite sure that the way that the new staff is operating at Penn State, is going to be good for that program in the long run.
I think the fact that other programs are beginning to scavenge our recruiting class, swooping in to their homes, the moment they get home from campus, as quickly as less than one full year into a recruiting cycle, speaks volumes as to the reputation that our staff has out there.
Sooner than later, those kids WILL realize that they'll probably get more out a college education and football playing experience by going with the people that actually targeted them early on to be a significant part of the program, rather than getting targeted late in the game by another program that's using all of our legwork to fill out a recruiting class.
You win some, you lose some. THe future of UConn football is very bright.
