The sentiment around his recruiting has been āhe doesnāt like doing itā, which is setting a tone for everything thereafterā¦ and āHe takes excessive flyers on athlete projects.ā
I think itās fair to point out that this track record was while at Temple and Baylor where getting elite athletes isnāt super easy. He out-recruited his predecessors at both schools. His precedent of nabbing T&F studs stems from the reality that it was his best path to getting athleticism on the field.
Like many have already said ITT that this is a transition class and Iām not ready to make sweeping judgements around his tactics. Iād err on the side that if he got to choose from a T&F stud and an elite athlete with football skills already heād choose the latter. He just didnāt have the option to do so in the past.