Quote Originally Posted by SDDawg View Post
I mostly agree with Hack: the only part I disagree with is that OM recruiting analysts actually believe they're going to sign all of these guys. I don't believe they do, it's calculated misinformation. They do this every year- spin up the fan base, poke at rivals, flaunt their self-importance then spin it all and close with what's real in the final 24 hours or so. It doesn't hurt them because they're recruiting well, but misinformation is the name of the game for them.
That is a big part of it too; however, if I know the numbers that are being thrown around by the OM faithful, Yancy does too. And those numbers would make anyone confident. Problem is, these kids aren't looking for a pay day. The smart ones who have long term plans to make football their profession rarely do. That's why we end up with horses who go to work instead of rock stars that OD and jump out of windows. As crazy as it sounds, having OM weed out the trash for us has probably helped us avoid a lot of off the field issues.