Palmetto Proving Grounds

And how many Championships have we one doing it that way?

That is my point. Schools like Fla, who we consider below us, are schools that have recent championships, thus are hard for us to compete with for out of state recruits.

We cannot change who we are. It is a process of building our image as a national power, and we are not there yet. We are going to have to continue the process of steady improvement. These players we have offered are going to be part of that.

We are not going to go out and sign a top 5 class right now, unless SC has a freakish amount of talent in the next couple of years. We will get a few very highly regarded recruits, and a bunch of solid guys to build around the stars. A few of the stars will be guys that were not as highly rated. That has been, and will continue to be our formula for building our program. We have to trust the process.

Melvin was a 4*. But, Devin Taylor was a 3, along with Norwood, Connor Shaw, Antonio Allen, DJ Swearinger, and most of our core players. We have also had quite a bit of success with 4* guys. We get elite players, and build a solid team around those guys.

The fact of the matter is our coaches have no idea, nor do they care what recruiting sights rank the guys they recruit. I mean that with all due respect to the great staff here at TBS. They make their own evaluations based on position specific and scheme specific attributes that they see in particular athletes. We will get players that will develop into elite SEC guys, these coaches have proven that over time. Jr is still the RC, and tracks and ultimately approves who we take.

We are not going to come of of our best season ever and sign a bunch of guys that should be playing in the SoCon. We have some new coaches, but the core of Elliot, Ward, Jr, and Mangus are still the one's that the HBC puts his trust into. They have the say in who we take commits from. I would hope that the progress we have made with these coaches at the helm has convinced us to trust in the process

What makes you think that these guys are projects? Do you know them personally? Have you seen their film? Have you monitored their development? What credentials do you have to evaluate football talent? There must be some logical reason why our coaches offered some of these players that you, for whatever reason, are unwilling to accept.

Whittle already pwned you on your "wait 6 months" nonsense. What happens 6 months down the line the same recruits start gaining some serious offers from major D1 schools? Will you still be bitching about our coaches offering them then? Who knows, some of these kids may decide to commit elsewhere. Just learn to have some trust in our staff and wait until things unfold before you begin casting judgement based on speculation.

Whittle didn't pawn me! They should not have been offered a scholarship by us this soon. If they blow up I would be shocked because you rarely ever see a recruit go from zero stars or one star to 4 stars over 6 months.

He did, I think he went to prep.

We all know that if it wasn't for these all-universe DE's we have had that Chaz would be starting, and being very productive for us. He certainly looks the part, and by all indications will be the first off the bench this year. I expect him to be out there almost every third down, as they will move Clowney inside.

Clowney matched up with a guard is a joke of a mismatch.

Not me...the ones I am thinking about are 2* and a few weren't even rated.