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I have two thoughts/questions regarding how recruits might view the decision to use two frosh on the two deep over an established junior:

1. Does this signal to "top" (marginal BCS prospects with 2-3 years of riding the pine) recruits that the best kids will play no matter their year? Thus allowing us to get looks from kids who want to play right away as opposed to riding the pine most of their career at a BCS school?

2. How does this affect our QB recruiting the next few years? Does it become like the example above where kids think they can play if they out perform the incumbents, or does a potential QB look at the situation and see a starter entrenched for the next four years?

Thoughts?

RE Tycoon wrote:I have two thoughts/questions regarding how recruits might view the decision to use two frosh on the two deep over an established junior:

1. Does this signal to "top" (marginal BCS prospects with 2-3 years of riding the pine) recruits that the best kids will play no matter their year? Thus allowing us to get looks from kids who want to play right away as opposed to riding the pine most of their career at a BCS school?

2. How does this affect our QB recruiting the next few years? Does it become like the example above where kids think they can play if they out perform the incumbents, or does a potential QB look at the situation and see a starter entrenched for the next four years?

Thoughts?

I think it will depend more on how BLM does this year, and how JJ responds to any struggles.

agreed, no one will want to come here to play for a year or two and then get overtaken by someone new and exciting

RednBlue11 wrote:agreed, no one will want to come here to play for a year or two and then get overtaken by someone new and exciting

BLM isn't exciting...yet. He's just new.

RednBlue11 wrote:agreed, no one will want to come here to play for a year or two and then get overtaken by someone new and exciting

that sounds like tenure, to me. I think it will have the opposite effect. A kid knows that JJ is going to play the best one, regardless. A competitive kid likes that. They all think they are the best.

RednBlue11 wrote:agreed, no one will want to come here to play for a year or two and then get overtaken by someone new and exciting

Good -- players who aren't confident enough need to play at a lesser program where they will not have to worry about competition.

such as DuBois in basketball!

mustangbill67 wrote:such as DuBois in basketball!

That is the first name that came to my mind when I read RednBlue's post.

If JJ is the type to always go with the qb that knows his system. Then that means tenure after the first year. This means (no injuries) Mitchell and Smith are a lock for four years. A kid that has hope of higher things will not sit for three. Most recruiters will use this against SMU when competing for the same high school qb. SMU will get a few quarterbacks
but not the class quarterback . Expect to see a class quarterback about every three years when they know they can redshirt for a year learn the system and start as RS freshmen with four to play.

Maybe the first year anyone has used anything against SMU's recruiting efforts in 20 years!

mathman wrote:

mustangbill67 wrote:such as DuBois in basketball!

That is the first name that came to my mind when I read RednBlue's post.

this not a unique situation by any measure this happens all over at all levels...do you think aaron rodgers likes havin brian brohm right behind him?