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2023 Recruiting Board/Thread

No, I think it's very much a positive statement for the Horns.

 
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I have to admit, I am a little concerned with the 2023 recruiting campaign than I normally am this time of year.

For the 2022 class, things just kind of fell together for us in what was a curious set of domino-type circumstances. That likely doesn't happen again.

But 2023 is the class where I think you'll see the negative impacts of the 2021 season. For the next seven months, 5-7 is what we are and it will be used against us to no end.

The recent prospect camp hosted by UT – did anyone notice how many elite prospects were not there?

2023 may not really come together until midway or better into the 2022 season, when we've shown something.

 
I have to admit, I am a little concerned with the 2023 recruiting campaign than I normally am this time of year.

For the 2022 class, things just kind of fell together for us in what was a curious set of domino-type circumstances. That likely doesn't happen again.

But 2023 is the class where I think you'll see the negative impacts of the 2021 season. For the next seven months, 5-7 is what we are and it will be used against us to no end.

The recent prospect camp hosted by UT – did anyone notice how many elite prospects were not there?

2023 may not really come together until midway or better into the 2022 season, when we've shown something.
No I didn't see the list of attendees. I'm guessing attendance by elite talent was well below average?

 
I have to admit, I am a little concerned with the 2023 recruiting campaign than I normally am this time of year.

For the 2022 class, things just kind of fell together for us in what was a curious set of domino-type circumstances. That likely doesn't happen again.

But 2023 is the class where I think you'll see the negative impacts of the 2021 season. For the next seven months, 5-7 is what we are and it will be used against us to no end.

The recent prospect camp hosted by UT – did anyone notice how many elite prospects were not there?

2023 may not really come together until midway or better into the 2022 season, when we've shown something.
It’s still early. Some of these recruits aren’t gonna announce right now. If the 2023 class is poor then the 2022 season must have been a disaster. 

 
I have to admit, I am a little concerned with the 2023 recruiting campaign than I normally am this time of year.

For the 2022 class, things just kind of fell together for us in what was a curious set of domino-type circumstances. That likely doesn't happen again.

But 2023 is the class where I think you'll see the negative impacts of the 2021 season. For the next seven months, 5-7 is what we are and it will be used against us to no end.

The recent prospect camp hosted by UT – did anyone notice how many elite prospects were not there?

2023 may not really come together until midway or better into the 2022 season, when we've shown something.
It's true, Sark and the coaches will have to overcome the 5-7 record of last season but I think it's still early to have concern. The Elite Junior Day happen to fall on the same weekend as a big 7-on-7 event that was in Miami. I think a lot of the top skill position players were there. But that's ok. I'm bullish on the offense this upcoming season so the fact that there weren't top WR's or RB's on campus doesn't concern me because they will be open to coming here if the offense is looking good. If they are committed to, say aggy, well that sucks but we know that those early commitments aren't much these days. If you look at Perkins, it appears a late commitment isn't much either. What the junior day did have were a lot of good edge players & some really good OL who we offered early & continue to build relationships with. And they got Toviano back on campus too. 

Truthfully, with players like Cook, Owens, Petteway, etc. They could commit in the summer to another school. But that will mean nothing if come fall, Arch Manning commits to us. They will all be looking to hop on with the prospect of playing with him. Then we have no idea what will happen with more NIL deals over the summer & fall. I say all that to say, we won't know if there is cause for concern with 2023 recruiting until maybe July.

 
I suspect a good portion of the 2022 class was sold on the opportunity for early playing time, but with the quality of the large incoming class that is no longer the attraction it has been. So that will need to be overcome with more wins in the fall. Well, that and more attractive NIL deals.

 
This was an interesting post on QB Arch Manning from Hamilton at IT today:

"Unless Arch decides to take his recruitment to December of 2022, the season won't matter."

 
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