You want to talk about the 2027 class rankings and our five star tracker? Fine. Let me tell you exactly what is keeping me up at night on this dead period Sunday.
We are stting in that top 15 conversation and I keep hearing the same complacent noise about how "we are in the mix" for some elite prospects. That is not good enough. Not when Oregon is out here stacking five 5-stars in their 2026 class and already building momentum for 2027. Not when Ohio State and Georgia are locking down the blue chips before most programs even have their official visit schedules set.
I am watching the crystal ball chatter and hearing noise on a few big names that are supposed to be high on us. But I need to see some damn flips. I need to see some silent commits turning public. The staff has been quiet on the trail and that worries me more than any ranking number. We cannot afford to be a program that lives off "good class, room to grow" every single year.
The 247 composite is gonna shift a million times between now and early signing period. But right now, right this second, we are not winning the battles that matter. We are not the team that five stars are circling on their board. And that is a problem that starts at the top of the recruiting hierarchy.
I refuse to accept that we are just gonna be a top 15 program forever while the Big Ten powers lap us in the five star tracker. Somebody in that building needs to light a fire under this recruiting operation before we get left behind for good.