Can we stop pretending recruiting is hard?

Chess isn't hard to play, either. Anyone can do it.

Well this is just silly.

YawYawO is an excellent recruiter... we also SUCK at football.


Give me a coach who can coach and develop.

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Mullen is an example of a guy with a shitty recruiting work ethic and this has been known forever.

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Yeah that's why he shouldn't be compared to Aranda.

I've argued this before and Aranda may not like recruiting and may focus more on Xs and Os, but he's a smart guy. He understands talent is how you win. He will prioritize recruiting instead of being an arrogant a-hole like Mullen, who thinks he's so genius it doesn't matter what his talent level is.

Also the "salesman" bullshite isn't always the way to win these battles. Saban is boring and dry but he understands how to communicate and that effort means more than anything (and he knows winning is the best recruiting pitch). I'm not saying Aranda will become Saban, but the fact that he's soft spoke and dry doesn't automatically kill his chances at recruiting.

Also a lot of this is somewhat moot. Who are established ace recruiters as HCs in major conferences? Tucker and Napier have shown chops at positional coaches at major schools but don't have a history as the head man at a big school. I mean Jimbo, sure, but we shouldn't be talking about him anymore.

It is and it isn't. You have to keep up with the social media aspect of these kids. The 360 camera and all the little things that make us stand apart from the rest. Then you have to realize who you're actually trying to get. 17-18 year old kids....

We can look at the NFL and past years to know that LSU is a great spot that puts numerous guys into the league. They're so short sided that the past two seasons are enough to go elsewhere.

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...you realize that O has been considered an elite recruiter--one of the best in the game--for literal decades

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Right and he's a moron. He was just relentless at it, that's not a skill.

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This is legitimately hilarious. According to you, all these stupid coaches aren't signing top 5 classes just bc they don't feel like it?

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I think you're kind of stupid and not really understanding the point

Salesmanship is absolutely a skill and some people have it while others don’t

I think having people helping in recruiting that understand the grind and how to work the system is most important. Saban has a shitty personality but hired smart people that grind around him and he pushed them. He also had people learn how to game the system to gain advantages. You don’t have to be Mr Charismatic as a HC to recruit well.

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All it takes to sign top 5 classes is effort?

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Effort and a lot of money.