Well, the best reason to think this isn’t the way it ends up is that we are 6 months from ESD and 8 months from NSD. A lot will change between now and the time anyone signs on the dotted line. Trying to predict what all of these kids will do so far in advance is a fool’s game. It’s exciting but impossible to predict.
More specifically to the guys you have listed here, Dawkins was all set to commit to us a few weeks ago. VQ guys think we’re still in good shape there. I don’t trust the CBs on him. Page was rumored to be a Clemson lean for a long time, but there has been a lot of talk about us closing the gap and some even speculating that we may have taken the lead. Clemson has been getting some really bad press the last few days as he starts to narrow in on a decision. That can’t hurt our chances. I think we’re we’re right in the thick of things there. If you’re really drinking the orange cool aid, rumors of Kirby Smart alienating a lot of folks down in GA could help us with Mondon and Mims, although I still see them as long shots. I would also add Diego Pounds and Terrion Arnold as important targets we have a realistic shot of landing.
Lastly, a lot of new names will pop up before the ink dries in Feb. That is always the case. Some guys who are currently flying under the radar will have big senior seasons and become hot commodities. Guys currently committed will flip to schools no one expects them to end up at right now. Players will reshuffle their lists and different schools will move up down. That’s just part of it.