Recruiting article nails it!

[coolhorn]

This is an article on recruiting that's running in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and it absolutely nails some very valuable information. Someone needs to make sure a copy of this article gets into Coach Strong's hands...it will help him and the UT staff get a foot in the door with every high school and its' football coach in the state.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/02/05/5544440/recruiting-confidential.html?rh=1

 

[AdHorn]

We need this same poll updated in a couple of years. Would be interesting to see how we fare then...

 

[JimR]

very interesting.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

It sounds like Coach Strong encourages his staff to be more personable with HS coaches. For example, he asked one "what are you having trouble with on defense". He took the time to draw up a plan and coach him up. Nice touch.

 

[Topstarr]

Sounds like a plan.......email to Strong is needed.

 

[echeese]

No offense but they polled 12 coaches in an area with over 300 schools.. . .it would not be hard for someone who follows recruiting at all to stack such a poll. . .but a great idea of a survey to conduct at the THSCA meetings .. .

Of the 12, I'll wager half or more of the schools were ft worth and mid-cities . .

it's the cynic in me but too many of these "studies" (national, sports political etc) are build to find facts to fit a conclusion . . .

 

[HornNdriftwood]

If there's anything in that article that CS doesn't already know, then we hired the wrong guy. It looks like the kids are buying into agswag but the coaches, not so much.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

If there's anything in that article that CS doesn't already know, then we hired the wrong guy. It looks like the kids are buying into agswag but the coaches, not so much.

Exactly.

 

[texasdalton]

Man mack brown was just lazy after 09. Its hurt our image alot. Im glad CS is working hard.

 

[pringlelake]

Man mack brown was just lazy after 09. Its hurt our image alot. Im glad CS is working hard.

I suppose you were joking but I didn't see a smiley face.

In 2010, Mack recruited the no. 3 class in the nation.

In 2011, Mack recruited the no. 3 class in the nation.

In 2012, Mack recruited the no. 2 class in the nation.

In 2013, Mack could only include 15 in the class, and nine of those were 4 star players

 

[texasdalton]

Those rankings sure did pan out (sarcasm). He missed out on too many real players.

 

[pringlelake]

Those rankings sure did pan out (sarcasm). He missed out on too many real players.

Sarcasm....that's some strong stuff.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

I suppose you were joking but I didn't see a smiley face.
In 2010, Mack recruited the no. 3 class in the nation.

In 2011, Mack recruited the no. 3 class in the nation.

In 2012, Mack recruited the no. 2 class in the nation.

In 2013, Mack could only include 15 in the class, and nine of those were 4 star players

Recruiting was never a problem for Mack. Coaching them up and having a coherent plan oftentimes was.

 

[Tulsahorn]

Those rankings sure did pan out (sarcasm). He missed out on too many real players.

Yes, I do remember all the people complaining in those years of top 5 classes that the rankings were wrong then. Sarcasm.

Look at the results of this "poll" - several teams made it high in best and worst simultaneously.

 

[Lord Vader]

I'll give the devil his due, it was trending downward, but Mack could get a class of these on campus:

But then coach and develop them into a class of these: