I think this quote reflects the misguided and unsupported arrogance that the fans feel good about but has gotten us to this place with recruiting. We all want it to be true but it isn’t. It’s fan bait drivel.
No elite recruit is pounding down our door. If we want to recruit low level guys, no problem. But the high talent recruits unfortunately really do need to be convinced to come here. They make every school beg. We’re no different.
Sad but true. Groce said something similar.
“I’m not going to fill a roster spot just to fill a roster spot,” Groce said. “I don’t want to patch the dam or Band-Aid something. That’s not what we’re trying to do. (Scholarships) are like gold.”