re: Coach Kelly says they aren’t going to buy players.

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Why would next year's elite HS players take less than supposedly average DT's got this cycle?

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That’s like asking why Delta would sell tickets 3 months out at $100 when Spirit can sell them a few days out at $300.

As it stands today, HS players have less leverage than spring transfers, at least when it comes to positions that are in high demand. HS players have to sign before the spring portal window opens. Most “elite” HS players sign in the early period nowadays, which will now happen before the December portal window starting this year.

So when most HS athletes sign, the schools will still have 2 portal windows to fill remaining needs. Not the case for guys entering the portal in the spring window.

On top of that, a HS recruit is much less likely to step in and contribute immediately.

And on top of that, I don’t think comparing “elite” HS players to “mediocre” transfers makes sense in the first place.