01-19-2023, 06:56 AM
I have to imagine any former FCS HC is like a kid in a candy store, moving to a Power 5 program as HC when it comes to recruiting. I mean the quality of talent you can land after having to settle for lesser players, must be thrilling. Taylor - like Harbaugh before him - is likely to go maybe even a little overboard with offers.
I never liked David Shaw's limited offer approach, and I absolutely didn't like the "if you have an offer, its basically irrevocable" approach either. The players are for themselves, so you need to be too as a Head Coach. Don't be afraid to pull offers after guys have committed to get beat players, or at least ones who didn't show well as Seniors after committing after Junior season. If admissions can can offers for late underperformance, so too should an athlete have his offer pulled for underperforming in their sport in their final year.
I like how Troy Taylor talks about serving the players, but that doesn't start until the LOI is signed, and a lot can happen between offer, commitment, and LOI.
I never liked David Shaw's limited offer approach, and I absolutely didn't like the "if you have an offer, its basically irrevocable" approach either. The players are for themselves, so you need to be too as a Head Coach. Don't be afraid to pull offers after guys have committed to get beat players, or at least ones who didn't show well as Seniors after committing after Junior season. If admissions can can offers for late underperformance, so too should an athlete have his offer pulled for underperforming in their sport in their final year.
I like how Troy Taylor talks about serving the players, but that doesn't start until the LOI is signed, and a lot can happen between offer, commitment, and LOI.