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it absolutely has to be. Grant's if I recall was in the $800K range...and I literally can't think of any other coach save JJ who has ever been hired away from us. we fire our coaches, thank you

I get this logic, but disagree with it for a handful of reasons. 1. I don't believe what we've seen the last two seasons is fully indicative of what we will see in perpetuity moving forward...I think we've seen two unique situations...one being a bunch of seniors transferring up for their last year of eligibility (hard to say they made the wrong choice with all 4 key parts making the Dance) and two, this year, a coaching change which will usually precipitate an exodus. 2. I think building a roster of 13 upperclassmen transfers all expecting play is a recipe for locker-room unrest when invariably a coach will land on an 8-9 man rotation. Vice and Mason and Howell were awesome, engaged cheerleaders all season...and I gotta assume that enthusiasm also carries over into practice. I doubt you get that kind of buy-in from a senior transfer if he ends up glued to the bench 3. we may literally not be able to afford a roster of 13 upperclassmen transfers. 4. as top programs basically build their rosters with transfers and top 50ish high school recruits, I think the level of incoming freshmen potentially available to us will go up. 3-4 star dudes who would sign with a Big 12 team to "develop" may want an opportunity to play now (and it seems from his CSU record, Robinson is more willing to play freshman than Hodge appeared to be) 5. mostly, we're only a few years into this new landscape and I do think there will soon be a normalization back toward keeping players for at least 2-3 seasons. development isn't dead...and given #4, I think we're in a position to benefit. we'll see what plays out

I see where you're going with this, but I think what we're all saying is that (A) recruiting grades rarely translate into on-field talent in college athletics; and (B) this is probably more of an error in ranking and evaluation than an under-the-radar diamond in the rough. To be clear, I hope with all hope that you're right, and all of us skeptics are proven very wrong. But that's how we see it at the moment.