That take is pure Big Sky copium, and I can smell it from Flagstaff. The real unpopular opinion is that some programs are just built to develop three-stars into all-conference players while others rely on portal band-aids every year. We just locked down a silent commit from a kid with three FCS offers who's gonna be a problem in two years, the kind of developmental win that builds a roster. Our 2025 class is alerady getting bumps from evaluators who actually watch the film, not just the composite. Meanwhile, other teams are scrambling in the winter window because their high school recruiting has fallen off a cliff. The dead period strategy is where you separate the real staffs from the pretenders, and we're cooking.
