Quote Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN View Post
He's done a pretty good job replacing needs in the portal and adding a top 10 Freshman class. I think we will have a solid team. We also have another top class in the making coming next year. 247 has our 2026 class as #4 in the Nation:

https://247sports.com/season/2026-wo...lteamrankings/

So before people bash Sam too hard about "supposedly being a good recruiter" He is showing that he's one of the best, he may not have hit the portal as hard this year, but he is bringing in top High School talent and really good International talent, his hardest thing now is just keeping them at State (everyone is struggling with this) and coaching them up. Some people aren't huge fans of Purcell, some love him.
Seems Sam is recruiting well. But don't put much stock in that 2026 recruiting ranking. The 3rd place team has three 3 stars, State has two 4 stars and everyone behind State just has 1 recruit. Long way to go on that recruiting cycle.

Let's see if he has gotten better at "coaching".