MIZ DGB!!!

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Awesome pick up! Way to go Tigers!

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

You read that article and you realize that recruiting is just a massive crapshoot.

Some kids/recruits would've fallen in love with the Bama way. Others would've been incredibly impressed by the information/history approach taken by Oklahoma. A bunch could've even decided that proximity wasn't as important after Brown put on his song and dance and still others would've felt that Mizzou was too low-key in this thing.

Though everyone would've decided that Kansas was a disorganized shithole.

It appears the lesson to be learned it - just do what you do. You're going to lose some kids and their families because of it (Durron Neal), but you're going to gain others. Don't try to fit your style to your recruits.

I think it shows that being genuine to yourself is probably the way to go. In the end, you just don't know what is going to get these kids on campus.

Very True, It seems the staying the course and being yourself is the best action. Like you put it, you going to win some and loss some, but that is part of the process. I think Mizzou's style recruting style was a great fit to DGB's personality and it obviously shows.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Who was the guy at 0:16 that whispered "Arkansas"?

I think it was one of the panelist taking a guess.

I watched it live and that's what I thought anyway.

[Frazod]

I really like that hat he's got, too. I think I'll order one of those.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by frazod

I really like that hat he's got, too. I think I'll order one of those.

Agreed. That was probably the second thought I had when I saw it live.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

You read that article and you realize that recruiting is just a massive crapshoot.

Some kids/recruits would've fallen in love with the Bama way. Others would've been incredibly impressed by the information/history approach taken by Oklahoma. A bunch could've even decided that proximity wasn't as important after Brown put on his song and dance and still others would've felt that Mizzou was too low-key in this thing.

Though everyone would've decided that Kansas was a disorganized shithole.

It appears the lesson to be learned it - just do what you do. You're going to lose some kids and their families because of it (Durron Neal), but you're going to gain others. Don't try to fit your style to your recruits.

I think it shows that being genuine to yourself is probably the way to go. In the end, you just don't know what is going to get these kids on campus.

Or realize that different kids prefer different approaches, and adjust your approach accordingly.

I really don't think it would hurt to have one prototypical salesman-type recruiter, a la Trooper Taylor or Ed Orgeron, on the staff to recruit high-profile kids that like the hard sell.

This approach seems to work often in the SEC.

[beer bacon]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

You read that article and you realize that recruiting is just a massive crapshoot.

Some kids/recruits would've fallen in love with the Bama way. Others would've been incredibly impressed by the information/history approach taken by Oklahoma. A bunch could've even decided that proximity wasn't as important after Brown put on his song and dance and still others would've felt that Mizzou was too low-key in this thing.

Though everyone would've decided that Kansas was a disorganized shithole.

It appears the lesson to be learned it - just do what you do. You're going to lose some kids and their families because of it (Durron Neal), but you're going to gain others. Don't try to fit your style to your recruits.

I think it shows that being genuine to yourself is probably the way to go. In the end, you just don't know what is going to get these kids on campus.

Recruiting is a crap shoot, but in the end, it often comes down to trust and relationships. Missouri has gotten the top in-state player four of the last five seasons. The one they didn't get it, they never offered, and he got kicked off his team after one year. Missouri has more time to build relationships with the top Missouri players then anybody else, and that often pays off in the end.