Are We Even Looking in the Right Places

[David Edwards]

Trinity Chambliss, Diego Pavia, Michael Taafe, were all no bodies till they were game changers! 

I don't see Texas looking for these players. They accidentally come our way every so often but we are TEXAS. We have the staff to scout the entire country, the FBS, FCS, the junior colleges and find guys who can play and stay in the classroom. We have resources, tutors, and we know how to polish and develop skills. Oh we brought in the guy from Big Sky Country and UTSA, but we haven't mined the HBCUs. Here is where those lineman and slot receivers to be discovered.  We have always had a disdain for junior college transfers. Kansas State built their program around these players and gave us a run for our money for years! 

Go after the blue blood aces, but at the same time drill down and discover the next Taafe, Chambliss, and get our incoming freshmen ready. Let Cooper loose. Let someone fly. Sign some some depth for special teams.

It is not going to be easy but there are òver 4000 candidates out there. Indiana knows how to do it. So should we. Hook Em!

[Clifton]

34 minutes ago, David Edwards said:

Trinity Chambliss, Diego Pavia, Michael Taafe, were all no bodies till they were game changers! 

I don't see Texas looking for these players. They accidentally come our way every so often but we are TEXAS. We have the staff to scout the entire country, the FBS, FCS, the junior colleges and find guys who can play and stay in the classroom. We have resources, tutors, and we know how to polish and develop skills. Oh we brought in the guy from Big Sky Country and UTSA, but we haven't mined the HBCUs. Here is where those lineman and slot receivers to be discovered.  We have always had a disdain for junior college transfers. Kansas State built their program around these players and gave us a run for our money for years! 

Go after the blue blood aces, but at the same time drill down and discover the next Taafe, Chambliss, and get our incoming freshmen ready. Let Cooper loose. Let someone fly. Sign some some depth for special teams.

It is not going to be easy but there are òver 4000 candidates out there. Indiana knows how to do it. So should we. Hook Em!

When Kansas State built their roster with Jucos, they went 5-7 and Ron Prince got fired. 
 

I’m not saying you don’t turn over every rock, but outside of the big group the had come over from JMU with Cignetti, most of Indiana’s transfers have been from P4 schools. 

[GoHorns1]

1 hour ago, David Edwards said:

Trinity Chambliss, Diego Pavia, Michael Taafe, were all no bodies till they were game changers! 

I don't see Texas looking for these players. They accidentally come our way every so often but we are TEXAS. We have the staff to scout the entire country, the FBS, FCS, the junior colleges and find guys who can play and stay in the classroom. We have resources, tutors, and we know how to polish and develop skills. Oh we brought in the guy from Big Sky Country and UTSA, but we haven't mined the HBCUs. Here is where those lineman and slot receivers to be discovered.  We have always had a disdain for junior college transfers. Kansas State built their program around these players and gave us a run for our money for years! 

Go after the blue blood aces, but at the same time drill down and discover the next Taafe, Chambliss, and get our incoming freshmen ready. Let Cooper loose. Let someone fly. Sign some some depth for special teams.

It is not going to be easy but there are òver 4000 candidates out there. Indiana knows how to do it. So should we. Hook Em!

Dumb fans want big names portal guys.

[Oldest Horn]

1 hour ago, David Edwards said:

Trinity Chambliss, Diego Pavia, Michael Taafe, were all no bodies till they were game changers! 

I don't see Texas looking for these players. They accidentally come our way every so often but we are TEXAS. We have the staff to scout the entire country, the FBS, FCS, the junior colleges and find guys who can play and stay in the classroom. We have resources, tutors, and we know how to polish and develop skills. Oh we brought in the guy from Big Sky Country and UTSA, but we haven't mined the HBCUs. Here is where those lineman and slot receivers to be discovered.  We have always had a disdain for junior college transfers. Kansas State built their program around these players and gave us a run for our money for years! 

Go after the blue blood aces, but at the same time drill down and discover the next Taafe, Chambliss, and get our incoming freshmen ready. Let Cooper loose. Let someone fly. Sign some some depth for special teams.

It is not going to be easy but there are òver 4000 candidates out there. Indiana knows how to do it. So should we. Hook Em!

I’m not aware they aren’t. 

[40AcresDust]

I think there is some validity to this. You can't just depend on the big names, but I think you have to be selective in some of the lower tiered guys. Yes, by all means we should do our due diligence to find diamonds in the rough. However, it's not effective for more than just a small group of guys. 

[_everyoneshere]

10 hours ago, Clifton said:

When Kansas State built their roster with Jucos, they went 5-7 and Ron Prince got fired. 
 

I’m not saying you don’t turn over every rock, but outside of the big group the had come over from JMU with Cignetti, most of Indiana’s transfers have been from P4 schools. 

A team from 18 years ago?? Kids today are a million times more talented, most trained with professional trainers/skill coaches and attended position camps since they were kids, 7 v 7 are just all-star teams. Guys from even 10 years ago are nowhere close to the level of athletes today.

Tony Diaz had an insane debut at a first year program and a freshman all-american, he has offers from SEC and B10 schools. Texas for some reason is not one, at least not one he's posted. Jerry Rice came out of Mississippi Valley State then lit up the league for 2 decades. Diaz was a finalist for the Jerry Rice award. The highest performing FCS players would be better than mid tier FBS players that rarely saw playing time.

[drag worm]

According to Wadlington over at IT this staff doesn’t grind tape looking for prospects as much as rely on word of mouth. His words on their podcast not mine. I have no idea. 

[Clifton]

58 minutes ago, _everyoneshere said:

A team from 18 years ago?? Kids today are a million times more talented, most trained with professional trainers/skill coaches and attended position camps since they were kids, 7 v 7 are just all-star teams. Guys from even 10 years ago are nowhere close to the level of athletes today.

Tony Diaz had an insane debut at a first year program and a freshman all-american, he has offers from SEC and B10 schools. Texas for some reason is not one, at least not one he's posted. Jerry Rice came out of Mississippi Valley State then lit up the league for 2 decades. Diaz was a finalist for the Jerry Rice award. The highest performing FCS players would be better than mid tier FBS players that rarely saw playing time.

Cool. Did you not see what I was replying too? FFS