Recruiting has changed a ton since the 90s. Back then you worried about FSU and Miami. We also worried about Georgia but not to the extent as we worried about the other two. Fast forward to the present, you have Alabama, Clemson, and Georgia taking the top players in the state and leaving the scraps to the rest of us. Imagine if the big instate schools would have been able to keep players like Jeudy, Cooper, or Ridley in state. It doesn’t help that we were inept for a decade. This has to change, but these schools have cemented their footprint in this state, it’s going to be mighty difficult to run them out. It’s no longer enough to win the East, we actually are going to have to beat Alabama in the championship game to turn some heads. Until that happens, we are kind of stuck. Yeah, we can replace some coaches with better recruiters, but at the end of the day Alabama and Clemson can flash rings and Georgia will sell they are close and Florida is not on their level. This is a very sobering reality and I place blame to a certain horsed face buffoon who hired some of the worst coaches in UF history. I’m still shocked people are still in awe at that man. Great softball is winning, but the money maker is football and we have neglected it far too long. To fix the recruiting mess, we need more recruiting staff and shift some of the coaches to off field roles and bring in a couple stud recruiters. At the end of the day, 4 and 5 star players cover a lot of game day deficiencies, just ask UGAy.