Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Recruits

Ok...so another recruiting day came and went and a bunch of kids got to sit at a table and grab one of the three or four hats in front of them on the table and then a dude that you only see once a year comes on TV to tell you why this kid is the next coming.

Then you see rankings for who is doing the best and so on and so forth. Georgia started the day somewhere around 4th and will end up somewhere in the Top 10. Florida, Alabama, and a bunch of other SEC teams loaded up too. No surprises there.

You try to track your team or at least check in and suddenly you realize that you have to sign up for some lame report from some lame website. Hold up a damn minute. I don't care that much.

I did at first but as the day wears on...ugh...so what if some kid ditched us for Tennessee? Screw 'em.

All I care about is how we coach these kids. We always finish high in recruiting. I understand and appreciate the importance of landing great prospects..but geez. Pick the best kids you can find and let's get them in class and on the practice field already.

Every year we have good talent on the field and sidelines. When can we get the best out of that talent with the best possible coaching? That's my question.

Teach 'em how to take care of the ball. How to block. How to tackle. How to hand the ball to the ref after a touchdown. How to not commit stupid penalties. This is the year of coaching...not recruiting.