Everyone screaming about us sitting at No. 11 in those 2027 ESPN rankings and how we have zero five-stars locked up is missing the actual story. The real battle isnt about the composite number right now. Its about which of those 21 five-stars we can flip when they take their OVs this fall. I have sources close to the program telling me the staff is quietly building relationships with at least four of those top-20 kids and the silent commit chatter is louder than people think.
The national media wants to frame this as Ohio State and Georgia runnng away with everything but they ignore how the NIL landscape shifted. That $20.5M revenue-sharing cap is a real equalizer and our bagmen are playing the long game. We arent going to win the press release recruiting year in June. We win it in December when crystal balls start flipping and the dead period ends. Stop panicking about the April rankings and watch what happens when these kids ACTUALLY take their officials. The staff knows exactly...