Window to flip Braylon Staley could be closing

ToddFlanders

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It's still worth the time to continue recruiting him now. If Staley ever transfers, it seems like kids that go out of state (whichever state, not just SC), when they transfer they come back home.

It's the new side to recruiting - setting yourself up for the transfer portal by establishing a relationship with a kid even if you know you aren't getting him out of high school.
 
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It's still worth the time to continue recruiting him now. If Staley ever transfers, it seems like kids that go out of state (whichever state, not just SC), when they transfer they come back home.

It's the new side to recruiting - setting yourself up for the transfer portal by establishing a relationship with a kid even if you know you aren't getting him out of high school.
Great strategy. Let’s be the back up prom date.
 
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We were late to the party. He's had legit offers back to '22 and we just offered. I don't see a flip
happening now.
 

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We were late to the party. He's had legit offers back to '22 and we just offered. I don't see a flip
happening now.

It's odd to me that his dad says he's knows Stepp pretty well but that's about it. Considering how late to the game we were, I'd think it'd be an all-out blitz by our staff.
 
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ToddFlanders

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Great strategy. Let’s be the back up prom date.

You don't want to do that with every recruit obviously - but if you're late to the game, there's still work that can be done. And with the number of transfers going up each year, recruiting the portal is as important as recruiting high school (if not more important with some schools). Better have a good portal strategy, and that includes recruiting hometown kids that you might see in the portal a year or two from now.
 
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You don't want to do that with every recruit obviously - but if you're late to the game, there's still work that can be done. And with the number of transfers going up each year, recruiting the portal is as important as recruiting high school (if not more important with some schools). Better have a good portal strategy, and that includes recruiting hometown kids that you might see in the portal a year or two from now.

Agreed. If we lose him, it's still worth leaving it on terms where he feels welcome to come back.

Wonderful new aspects of recruiting in the age of the portal.
 

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Agreed. If we lose him, it's still worth leaving it on terms where he feels welcome to come back.

Wonderful new aspects of recruiting in the age of the portal.
In sales, if you don't get the order, you always want to at least by #2. #1 WILL screw up at some point.
 
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