Wait so the staff is actually doing something smart for once. Hearing from sources close to the program that our recruiting coordinator has been working the SCIAC beat harder than I've seen in years. We've got three official visits lined up for the spring evaluation period and two of them are local 3-stars who could actually contribute day one. That's a massive bump from where we were last year when we were chasing kids who had zero interest in a D3 program.
The crystal ball chatter is picking up too. One of these targets is a two-way athlete from a nearby powerhouse high school who's been getting looks from Cal Poly and UC Davis. If we can flip him before his summer OVs, that's a program-changing get. Our staff is finally understanding that you can't just rely on the portal to fill every hole. You need high school kids who buy into the culture and develop over three years.
The bagman situation is still a concern though. Our NIL collective is nowhere near what some of these SCIAC ...