ESPN says we needed a "jolt" to get a four-star receiver committed. A jolt. I remember when we reloaded at wideout like it was nothing, when Coach Stallings had guys like Curtis Brown and David Palmer running routes and we did not need ESPN to tell us we had talent because the trophies spoke for themselves. Now we are scrambling for one four-star kid while Oregon stacks five-stars like they are collecting baseball cards and the portal is just a carousel of kids chasing the biggest NIL bag. I saw that 23 five-stars article and I think we had maybe one name on that whole list. One. Back in 1992 we had the best defense in the country and half those boys were two and three-star kids who wanted to hit somebody and stay home. The portal killed loyalty. These kids commit and then the second a bigger offer comes along they are gone. I am glad we got Gayles but I will believe he is on the field in September when I see him in crimson.