but aren't we talking about the blue blood programs who are going after 5 stars? Those players will of course play and make an impact immediately. But the mid to lower tier four stars (recruits the rest of the country goes after) usually don't make much of an impact anyway. I suppose if you are UCLA these players are going to play right …
but aren't we talking about the blue blood programs who are going after 5 stars? Those players will of course play and make an impact immediately. But the mid to lower tier four stars (recruits the rest of the country goes after) usually don't make much of an impact anyway. I suppose if you are UCLA these players are going to play right away out of necessity.
Like this QB we just flipped from AZ does not strike me as someone who is ready to play at all his freshman year and maybe not his sophomore year. By the time he is ready to compete, we'll have a starter already in place and he'll look for a program that will hand him the starting job just like Justyn Martin is going to do. Therefore, it's nice "momentum" to flip a four star, but he'll probably never see the field for UCLA.
Texas, the team that just landed the #1 recruiting class this cycle, has 5 five-stars, 14 four-stars, and 6 three-stars. Even blue bloods are still grabbing guys with the hope they can develop them. Then they use the transfer portal to plug holes. UCLA realistically needs to get to that level, which would hopefully translate to more winning and then more NIL available to keep people.
I agree about texas, but the #1 ranking is a function more of the 5 five stars and quality of four stars. Doesn't NIL factor a lot into snagging that level of high school recruit? I don't think UCLA has any hope whatsoever of ever recruiting at that level with its current NIL.
but aren't we talking about the blue blood programs who are going after 5 stars? Those players will of course play and make an impact immediately. But the mid to lower tier four stars (recruits the rest of the country goes after) usually don't make much of an impact anyway. I suppose if you are UCLA these players are going to play right away out of necessity.
Like this QB we just flipped from AZ does not strike me as someone who is ready to play at all his freshman year and maybe not his sophomore year. By the time he is ready to compete, we'll have a starter already in place and he'll look for a program that will hand him the starting job just like Justyn Martin is going to do. Therefore, it's nice "momentum" to flip a four star, but he'll probably never see the field for UCLA.
Texas, the team that just landed the #1 recruiting class this cycle, has 5 five-stars, 14 four-stars, and 6 three-stars. Even blue bloods are still grabbing guys with the hope they can develop them. Then they use the transfer portal to plug holes. UCLA realistically needs to get to that level, which would hopefully translate to more winning and then more NIL available to keep people.
I agree about texas, but the #1 ranking is a function more of the 5 five stars and quality of four stars. Doesn't NIL factor a lot into snagging that level of high school recruit? I don't think UCLA has any hope whatsoever of ever recruiting at that level with its current NIL.