re: Why was Desmond Little mentioned seldom, if ever on this board before signing day?

you know the coaches can't mention recruits by name don't you? so WHO DOES mention them by name? the recruiting services, the sports media and the message boards and these sources have the LEAST actual knowledge of a teams actual recruiting plan and who they have evaluated, favorably or otherwise. recruiting SELLS and the most popular recruits get the sensational coverage. coaches have "diamonds in the rough" finds that they don't want to tip their hands on. often these guys are plan B but they like 'em.

in the case of Little, it very well have been a case of Aranda likeing him and O liking others ahead of him. I don't ever remember hearing of Mo Claibourne or Jacob Hester before they signed.