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Redshirting guys and slowly developing them to blossom in year 3, 4, 5, isn't sustainable because the players don't want to stay that long in one spot.

There in lies the conundrum for McMahon imo. Can he find enough 4 stars to stick to his plan to be developed over 3-4 years and then supplement that with some one and done type guys and/or some portal guys. He seems to have anice core of players from his first class and this class that are developing. If he can keep them here, thats a nice start for him.

Like you said, thats not the norm but some programs like Tennessee do it well. Maybe Mcmahaon can be one of them. Maybe not. I think we will know next year if it can work and we will know in year 4 if its sustainable.

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Posted on 1/22/24 at 12:54 pm to Bert Macklin FBI

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There in lies the conundrum for McMahon imo. Can he find enough 4 stars to stick to his plan to be developed over 3-4 years and then supplement that with some one and done type guys and/or some portal guys. He seems to have anice core of players from his first class and this class that are developing. If he can keep them here, thats a nice start for him.

Like you said, thats not the norm but some programs like Tennessee do it well. Maybe Mcmahaon can be one of them. Maybe not. I think we will know next year if it can work and we will know in year 4 if its sustainable.

He lost 50% of his first signing class after one season. The good news is that the two he retained (Reed and Ward) were probably the best two prospects. If he can get those two to return for a 3rd year to go along with the two HS signees, then you start to see a bit of a core. Especially if he can get Cook, Fountain, Collins, Chest, Williams to return. But you simply can't count on that being the case in this day and age.

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