re: Many around the program – and outside of it – compare the scheme Ensminger is implementing

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I’m sure it’s not going to hurt, but I think you’re putting way too much stock into it.

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All I have to go by is what recruits say. Most recently what 5-star OL Kenyon Green and his father have said.

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if you were to rank all of the factors that sway a recruit’s decision to attend one school over another, where do you think super bowl rings for position coaches would fall?

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Depends on the player. If the sole goal in their life at this time is to play in the NFL I think the ring matters quite a bit. Right up there with how many freshmen and upperclassmen OL he has coached to All-American status and how many players he has gotten to the pros. Which I believe were also covered by Kenyon in the link I provided earlier. I know the guys to the NFL were.

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Location for parents, grandparents to see them play
State pride and wanting to play for the home school
Friends/girlfriends. I think LSU got a BB player for this class because of his girlfriend being a BB player at LSU.
Relationships with staff
School offering the major that the player wants to pursue.
In the case of Bama how much they will get paid and what type and how often will they receive an automobile.
I think this would also be with the NFL but a school being known for a position - DBU

A few off the top of my head. Like I said the "ring" hierarchy would depend on what the recruits goals were.