We spend less on football recruiting than every other team in the SEC

[rockingamecock]

We spend $1 million less then Auburn...almost a million less than UT.....Missouri spends more than double what we spend.....even UK spends almost twice what we spend. We have 7 current or former walk-on players on the roster. I think it's safe to say we have some recruiting issues. What gives?

 

[jonesz21]

I bet ole miss spends a helluva lot more than is reported lol

 

[G-C-Gamecock]

Let me break this down for you. It's really quite simple. We simply don't need to recruit. Our walk-on players are getting it done for us. In our program, they are exceeding the ability of our scholly players and so we have seen the light...just play walk-ons. Problem solved. I believe this is a general synopsis of recent interviews.

 

[garnet_reign]

If there's one thing I cannot argue with the naysayers about, it's this. I would love to see us maybe spend 800k per year on a full-time recruiting guy who does nothing but evaluate and recruit. Doesn't have to worry about coaching or anything else. Kinda like the NFL scouts.

 

[G-C-Gamecock]

If we were landing the in-state top talent, then one could at least argue we don't need to spend as much as we aren't traveling as far; however, we are losing that battle also.

 

[ReadR00ster]

You can lead a football coach to a river a money, but you can't make him take that money and spend it on recruiting players he doesn't want to bother to recruit hard.

 

[alumuga]

We spend $1 million less then Auburn...almost a million less than UT.....Missouri spends more than double what we spend.....even UK spends almost twice what we spend. We have 7 current or former walk-on players on the roster. I think it's safe to say we have some recruiting issues. What gives?

Leader in green fees though.

 

[robertfootball]

Let me break this down for you. It's really quite simple. We simply don't need to recruit. Our walk-on players are getting it done for us. In our program, they are exceeding the ability of our scholly players and so we have seen the light...just play walk-ons. Problem solved. I believe this is a general synopsis of recent interviews.

Yeah they got it done last week didn't they. Look, if we win 8 or 9 games then fine, I'll eat crow. It's not like we have the walk-on factory that Nebraska had in the Osborne era. Those guys chose to walk-on instead of taking scholarships to other schools.

 

[atlanta cock#]

Trust our coaches. Ha!

 

[Judson1]

Recruiting has helped a no coaching talent like Dabo to be quite successful.
Recruiting at the same time can keep even a great coaching mind like Spurrier from winning.