Dont most football players love playing in the cold. Heck its cold in at the time of when they are inside. The Texas heat is going on when they are out in summer and fall camps.
Here's why I really just don't care about the whole recruiting process:
...interest means absolutely nothing until a player verbally commits
...verbal commitment means absolutely nothing until a player signs an LOI
...LOIs mean nothing until a player arrives on campus
...arriving on campus means nothing until a player arrives in the practice and weight training facilities
...practice and weight training mean nothing until a player shows up on the field
...showing up on the field means nothing until a player is honored on Senior day.
I disagree that it means nothing until they're honored on senior day. I would say that it means something once they arrive on campus as part of our football team. Wether they're a scout team player, or a starting freshman, they're making an impact and they're Cyclones.
Since Phillip Bates hasn't been honored as a senior yet, his presence on the field at the Iowa game this year meant nothing? Because Arnaud hasn't played his last game, his work up to this point means nothing?
Granted...
But answer this (God forbid any of this happening) - say Arnaud blows out his knee so bad early in the season this year that his playing career is over. On top of that, say Bates goes "Berryman" and runs amok with the law. Will their 3-star standing and signing with us have meant anything to this football program 3-4 years from now?
I think so. I think without Berryman, we never play in the Houston Bowl. I think without Bates, we don't win that game vs. Iowa. I think without Arnaud pushing him, Meyer never gets to the point he's at as a player. There are a lot of players that may not graduate, or may never see the field in their 4 or 5 years that are still important to the program, and still work every day for the cardinal and gold
I think without Arnaud pushing him, Meyer never gets to the point he's at as a player.
I am just glad that we are going after some young men that can play somewhere else too. Bout' time if you ask me.:skeptical:
Not to completely derail this, but what point did Meyer get to, having Arnaud push him for one year? Yes, I know Arnaud was on the team last fall - but it was an obvious fact Arnaud was never threatening Meyer for his job in '06.
I like Meyer a lot - but I didn't see his mild improvements this past fall being as a result of one year of getting "pushed" - but instead a lot better coaching from the QB and OC coaching positions.
I look at it this way, watching college football recruiting is like watching your favorite stock day in an day out. It is changing every hour of every day. You never know where it is going to land.
I guess my point was that competition is important.