Agreed.
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I agree with the first point. We've tried to cut too many corners instead of biting the bullet and while the corner cutting has led to some short term success it appears as if we are having to bite the bullet big time now. I think we will get someone that will do the things that you are talking about. We don't have to deal with Polk going nuts and I don't think we will be a massive rebuild either. The potential is there- it's just time for us to fulfill it and do it the right way. As I've said before- I wish we had just made Henderson the interim guy last year and then done a proper search. That's essentially what we are having to do now anyway. We need someone that will bring in his own staff rather than some of his and some of Cohen's.
On the second point- our current freshmen class was ranked in the 10's-20's. I think Mangum and Stovall's is really the only top 10 class on campus right now. A typical top 5 class is going to have the types of players you are talking about.
I agree 100% on the point of S&C. That's why our fans make comments about "how small" we look compared to other teams. It's the same guy from when we struggled in 2015 and it hasn't changed under Cann either. We need new blood here. And forget the teams you are talking about- when USM is bigger than us it's a major problem. Not sure why Neal has gotten such a huge pass unless it's just that our coaches are completely clueless about S&C.
I mostly agree about getting strong players that are projectable. A lot of our problem is we lose most of those guys to MLB. We also have to do a much better job of identifying who is signable and who isn't- and then coming up with a back-up plan. That's what killed Mangum's class and I even mentioned it after the draft. Our back-up plans for guys getting drafted are JUCO guys like Vansau. The way it needs to be as an example is we sign a guy that's high risk like Greg Pickett and then there needs to be another guy who has the build and frame of someone like a Brent Rooker as a back up plan. That's how you keep from getting gutted. And the reason we got gutted was because Cohen had no clue who was going pro. It also helps us from having a year where we are starting five freshmen in the lineup too.
What's happening right now isn't all on Cann- but a big part of it is. Our guys may not be projectable- but they also look like they haven't been coached. And since the players were the ones who came forward with what was going on it tells me that they know they weren't being coached.