Many of you’d consider me a youngin’ still (tho my lower back and both knees would beg to differ), but I can’t help but think on how different recruiting has become just in a handful of years.
Long gone are the days of signing day surprises or even early-signing-day surprises. Now people are driven mad if they don’t know where a kid is committing 5 days before he actually commits. Part of it for sure has to do with the state of technology and the spread of information these days. A lot of it has to do with the “crystal balls” spoiling a kids moment.
But I can’t help but reflect on how different Tate’s recruitment would have felt 5 years ago, much less a decade+ ago. Feel like it leaves those who cover recruiting in a tough spot. All that to say props to you @Austin_Price for always keeping us as up to date as possible while still preserving what’s left of the surprise of recruiting.
Long gone are the days of signing day surprises or even early-signing-day surprises. Now people are driven mad if they don’t know where a kid is committing 5 days before he actually commits. Part of it for sure has to do with the state of technology and the spread of information these days. A lot of it has to do with the “crystal balls” spoiling a kids moment.
But I can’t help but reflect on how different Tate’s recruitment would have felt 5 years ago, much less a decade+ ago. Feel like it leaves those who cover recruiting in a tough spot. All that to say props to you @Austin_Price for always keeping us as up to date as possible while still preserving what’s left of the surprise of recruiting.
