Why is nobody talking about how our coaching staff approaches the dead period compared to the programs sitting above us in the 2027 rankings? I just finished scrolling through the ESPN top 25 and Ohio State, Georgia, Oregon are all loading up on five-stars while we hover outside the top 15. But here is what the 247 composite watchers miss. Our staff is using this summer dead period differently. They are not chasing the same bagman battles for the same five-star croots that every other program is throwing NIL bags at. They are building relationships with guys who actually fit what we need. The silent commit chatter I am hearing from sources close to the program suggests we have a couple of top-100 guys already locked in waiting to go public. The crystal ball movement on a few priority targets is real even if the public rankings do not reflect it yet. I would rather have a staff that wins the evaluation game than one that just wins the bagman game and hopes the kids stick after their ...