re: Ron Cooper to Tampa Bay

You have to understand how difficult it is to get kids from MS. It's not as simple as the programs suck. There is a lot more involved with those kids. 1 thing is grades. A lot of kids are questionable academically. Another is OM's money men. They get who they want if the kid is willing to take it. State pride is another. Those kids know each other very well for the most part and like to tie together at one of the MS schools. Very few of the top guys get out of MS. We have tried unsuccessfully 2 straight years to get the best player in MS and lost both to OM. The premise of hitting MS hard is great but the reality is rather bleak.

Imo FL is the same concept. We don't need FL. It's good to get a kid or 2 every year but not necessary. Chavis will require someone that is top shelf as a coach over a top shelf recruiter. He can't run his scheme without good db play. It's the most important part of our defense. A top shelf coach and recruiter would be gravy but those guys are hard to find.