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Love him or hate him, this is a good read on recruiting. The part about Chick-fil-a is spot on:
http://coachingsearch.com/article?a...position-in-recruiting-Theyre-hard-to-come-by
Kirby Smart describes the most competitive position in recruiting
Kirby Smart says you can never have enough top-level defensive linemen. He wanted to sign more on Wednesday, but didn’t have much room.
Georgia signed two 4-star defensive ends and a 4-star defensive tackle on Signing Day, but they reportedly pulled the offer from another tackle late.
“Would I like to have more? Yes. Was I pleased with what we had last year? Yes. But ultimately, there’s 11 that you can have,” Smart said. “We have a target area for each position, and we’re on our target area in that position.
“I don’t think you ever turn down a good defensive lineman. They’re just hard to come by. It’s really hard to get those guys. The top five, six in the country are always the most competitive to get, because that’s the hardest position to find.”
UGA signed two ends and three tackles last year.
“We did try to target more athletic, faster-twitch guys,” Smart said. “We hope some guys that signed last year can grow into that, the smaller guys, and maybe guys in this class. But I don’t think you can ever sign enough defensive linemen. It almost turned out this year where the defensive line was like the offensive line last year, where you wish you could’ve got an extra guy. We’re capped out as far as our numbers.”
Georgia’s class finished ranked No. 3, tying for the highest in school history. Smart has expanded Georgia’s off-field and recruiting work since coming aboard last year. In his first full cycle, he was pleased with the adjustments from last year.
“Just quality control, official visits, managing things more efficiently, making sure sure we’re applying to the customer,” Smart said. “I always relate it to Chick-Fil-A. When there’s a long line, they come out and take your order. We don’t want long lines. We want to avoid that. We want good customer service. We’re always trying to find out how to do it better than the other guy. We listen, the No. 1 thing we do. We talk to parents, find out what they like about other visits and do a lot of things in-house.
“Who’s watching tape? Who will be able to evaluate kids and make the right decisions? Forecasting your roster a year ahead is really hard now. Kids transfer more often than they ever have, and they graduate and move more often than they ever have. They also come out for the draft. What your team looks like, snapshot now, snapshot next year, can change pretty quickly.”
http://coachingsearch.com/article?a...position-in-recruiting-Theyre-hard-to-come-by
Kirby Smart describes the most competitive position in recruiting
Kirby Smart says you can never have enough top-level defensive linemen. He wanted to sign more on Wednesday, but didn’t have much room.
Georgia signed two 4-star defensive ends and a 4-star defensive tackle on Signing Day, but they reportedly pulled the offer from another tackle late.
“Would I like to have more? Yes. Was I pleased with what we had last year? Yes. But ultimately, there’s 11 that you can have,” Smart said. “We have a target area for each position, and we’re on our target area in that position.
“I don’t think you ever turn down a good defensive lineman. They’re just hard to come by. It’s really hard to get those guys. The top five, six in the country are always the most competitive to get, because that’s the hardest position to find.”
UGA signed two ends and three tackles last year.
“We did try to target more athletic, faster-twitch guys,” Smart said. “We hope some guys that signed last year can grow into that, the smaller guys, and maybe guys in this class. But I don’t think you can ever sign enough defensive linemen. It almost turned out this year where the defensive line was like the offensive line last year, where you wish you could’ve got an extra guy. We’re capped out as far as our numbers.”
Georgia’s class finished ranked No. 3, tying for the highest in school history. Smart has expanded Georgia’s off-field and recruiting work since coming aboard last year. In his first full cycle, he was pleased with the adjustments from last year.
“Just quality control, official visits, managing things more efficiently, making sure sure we’re applying to the customer,” Smart said. “I always relate it to Chick-Fil-A. When there’s a long line, they come out and take your order. We don’t want long lines. We want to avoid that. We want good customer service. We’re always trying to find out how to do it better than the other guy. We listen, the No. 1 thing we do. We talk to parents, find out what they like about other visits and do a lot of things in-house.
“Who’s watching tape? Who will be able to evaluate kids and make the right decisions? Forecasting your roster a year ahead is really hard now. Kids transfer more often than they ever have, and they graduate and move more often than they ever have. They also come out for the draft. What your team looks like, snapshot now, snapshot next year, can change pretty quickly.”