Recruiting Rankings Matter

[KPT_VFL]

Top 10 is where we recruit. It’s really good. However, to truly compete for a championship you have to recruit top 5 if not top 3.

Your ratio of 4/5 stars has to be significantly higher than the 3 stars on your roster.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Top 10 is where we recruit. It’s really good. However, to truly compete for a championship you have to recruit top 5 if not top 3.

Your ratio of 4/5 stars has to be significantly higher than the 3 stars on your roster.

Good for 8th in the conference.

 

[KPT_VFL]

Good for 8th in the conference.

Yep. Simply won’t get it done. Again we recruit WELL but not ELITE.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Top 10 is where we recruit. It’s really good. However, to truly compete for a championship you have to recruit top 5 if not top 3.

Your ratio of 4/5 stars has to be significantly higher than the 3 stars on your roster.

I think it’s the O Line and D Line recruiting that’s separating us from the rest.

 

[KPT_VFL]

I think it’s the O Line and D Line recruiting that’s separating us from the rest.

DL/Edge has been good… it’s the fact we aren’t taking the next step up in recruiting… it’s going to take money and a lot of “signing guys who don’t fit the mold” gotta breakthrough that barrier that is top 5 for like 3-4 years straight.

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

Totally agree. I tried to argue all year against our 17th rank in the talent composite. I was wrong. Ohio State made us look like how Georgia or Alabama treat the South Carolinas and Missouris of the world.

If we're ever gonna win on a stage like this we need to recruit better. Huepel better get to it on the recruiting trail and the transfer portal. This type of gap in talent between us and the elites is unacceptable. Nico was the only guy who looked like he belonged on the field with the Ohio State players. And guess what he's one of the few elite five star talents on our team. We need a team filled with Nicos if we're gonna be competitive with teams like Ohio State going forward.

 

[KPT_VFL]

Totally agree. I tried to argue all year against our 17th rank in the talent composite. I was wrong. Ohio State made us look like how Georgia or Alabama treat the South Carolinas and Missouris of the world.

If we're ever gonna win on a stage like this we need to recruit better. Huepel better get to it on the recruiting trail and the transfer portal. This type of gap in talent between us and the elites is unacceptable. Nico was the only guy who looked like he belonged on the field with the Ohio State players. And guess what he's one of the few elite five star talents on our team. We need a team filled with Nicos if we're gonna be competitive with teams like Ohio State going forward.

OSU pulled Downs and Judkins out of the portal. We have to spend for elite talent. Just the way the sport is now.

 

[njvols]

Top 10 is where we recruit. It’s really good. However, to truly compete for a championship you have to recruit top 5 if not top 3.

Your ratio of 4/5 stars has to be significantly higher than the 3 stars on your roster.

Need the NIL group to dial us up some difference maker wide receivers

 

[KPT_VFL]

Need the NIL group to dial us up some difference maker wide receivers

Yep. I think Heupel is cautious in recruiting to not get guys who’s will tear a part locker rooms but he’s gotta start getting these studs. We should have the money.

 

[Jackcrevol]

OSU pulled Downs and Judkins out of the portal. We have to spend for elite talent. Just the way the sport is now.

ill chip in. lfg. whatever it takes.

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

Need the NIL group to dial us up some difference maker wide receivers

This. Our receivers got exposed. There's no way we can show up next year without a true #1 WR that can create mismatches.

 

[KPT_VFL]

ill chip in. lfg. whatever it takes.

That’s what it’s going to take. All our fans spent all that money to go to Columbus 30k deep imagine if everyone spent that money towards NIL. I bet 1% do. It’s the way of the game now. Money money money.

 

[volbound1700]

I think it’s the O Line and D Line recruiting that’s separating us from the rest.

Wide Receivers as well. Our Wide Receiving Core (outside of Thornton and Squirrel White who was hurt all year) couldn't do jack all year. Bru McCoy is a short down receiver but he also never gets downfield and hasn't caught a major one. Thornton and White tend to be the only ones that make big plays.

 

[KPT_VFL]

Wide Receivers as well. Our Wide Receiving Core (outside of Thornton and Squirrel White who was hurt all year) couldn't do jack all year. Bru McCoy is a short down receiver but he also never gets downfield and hasn't caught a major one. Thornton and White tend to be the only ones that make big plays.

Bru just isn’t the same after the leg injury last year.

 

[volbound1700]

Need the NIL group to dial us up some difference maker wide receivers

Our NIL has been underperforming outside of Nico and a few players here and there.

 

[njvols]

This. Our receivers got exposed. There's no way we can show up next year without a true #1 WR that can create mismatches.

If you look back without orange colored glasses, we have had wr separation issues with any team who could pressure Nico and had legit DBs. It’s an obvious weakness. Nico can’t just camp out back there. Impressed by Nico toughness.

 

[volbound1700]

Bru just isn’t the same after the leg injury last year.

That is the thing, the good WRs have been hit with injuries.

Perhaps another thought is why do our players keep getting injured so much. It also seems to happen in the offseason a lot.

 

[njvols]

Our NIL has been underperforming outside of Nico and a few players here and there.

Puzzling. Look at OM and LSU. No reason they should be pulling in so many top notch players over us

 

[KPT_VFL]

That is the thing, the good WRs have been hit with injuries.

Perhaps another thought is why do our players keep getting injured so much. It also seems to happen in the offseason a lot.

Bru was a freak leg break. Squirrel and Thornton must be made of glass. Hyatts 175lb arse was never hurt.

 

[volbound1700]

Puzzling. Look at OM and LSU. No reason they should be pulling in so many top notch players over us

Perhaps we should be auditing Spyre to see what they are doing with all our money.

 

[volbound1700]

Bru was a freak leg break. Squirrel and Thornton must be made of glass. Hyatts 175lb arse was never hurt.

Squirrel White came into the season hurt. Something happened in the summer with him. Thornton had same issue last year.

 

[HighRockvol]

We need to hit the portal hard Wrs are horrible

 

[KPT_VFL]

We need to hit the portal hard Wrs are horrible

Yep. No reason we can’t land a Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams etc. we ar even shy on NIL money. We spend big but not enough sometimes. Why don’t we have unified NIL? Our fans took over the shoe and yet I bet 1% support NIL.

 

[Vols2DaWall]

This is all very true. But we’re not going to make the move into top 5 range. We settle for the Brazzells of the world.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Wide Receivers as well. Our Wide Receiving Core (outside of Thornton and Squirrel White who was hurt all year) couldn't do jack all year. Bru McCoy is a short down receiver but he also never gets downfield and hasn't caught a major one. Thornton and White tend to be the only ones that make big plays.

Some of these is scheme. The routes are too long when the protection isn’t there.