Everyone wants to act like losing out on Ahmad Hudson to LSU is some kind of indictment of our program. That kid is a basketball-football two-sport star who wants to play both, and LSU is letting him do it. Good for him. But let's not pretend like that means our coaching staff is failing at recruiting. We have been quietly stacking bodies in the 2026 class and the 2027 class is still taking shape. The real story nobody wants to talk about is how our head coach has been developing the talent that is already on campus. I keep seeing people on here screaming about star ratings and national rankings. Our offensive line was young and raw last season but the improvement from week one to week ten was obvious to anyone with eyes. The way our staff adjusted schemes mid-season when we lost key contributors to injury showed me more than any recruiting ranking ever could. They kept the locker room together when other programs would have folded. The portal era has people obsessed with the shiny new toy every year, forgetting that development and culture are what actually win games in November. We have a head coach who gets that. He is not chasing every five-star who enters the portal, he is building something sustainable. And while LSU is out there bragging about a dual-sport athlete who might not even stick with football long-term. I will take that trade every single time.