Everybody keeps pointing at the 247 composite and the ESPN rankings and crying about our class sitting outside the top 10. That misses the whole damn point. The staff is playing the NIL game smarter than most people realize. I have heard from sources close to the program that the bagman strategy this year is all about front-loading the 2027 class and using the revenue-sharing model to backload deals for the 2026 guys already locked in. We are not throwing cash at a bunch of 4-star fluff pieces just to bump the number. We are sitting on a silent commit from a top-50 national guy whose NIL structure is built around performance bonuses not guaranteed money. That is how you build a roster without cap hell later. Oregon can stack five 5-stars today but wait until the $20.5M cap hits and they have to choose between keeping those guys or paying the portal replacements. USC is playing the long game and I am here for it.