2023 MSU FOOTBALL RECRUITING Discussion Thread

[MetEdDawg]

No. I think we should be able to consistently sign 1 to 2 of the top 3 in state players.

Ok so as long as we agree on that, then we can give our staff a pass in years where they want someone.

Like let's say last year. 2 of the top 3 went to Bama and Georgia. The third one is now currently on our roster. So in 2022 our staff did exactly what you asked them to do. We got 1 of the Top 3.

In 2021, Bama got one, LSU got one, and Oregon got the other. LSU in our area holds close to as much weight as Bama so I would say that's going to happen and there's not much we can do about it. Oregon has similar pull from the money side.

In 2020 we got 1 of the Top 3 so mission accomplished.

In 2019 one went to Georgia, we got Charles Cross, and Ole Miss got Ealy. So mission accomplished there.

In 2018 we got 2 of the Top 3.

So are we really not doing what we are capable of? We aren't going to win many battles against the machines of college football. Bama, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, Oregon to some degree, and other money powerhouses like TAMU, Texas, and Oklahoma that just have a crap ton more money than we do.

So it sounds like we've done a pretty good job by the standards you laid out except for this year, where the kid we did get at #4 was like .45 composite points behind #3.