That’s a very good point. I guess I’m just old at this point. I love our guys, but I miss the days where we developed kids over four years.
Things are a bit different but we still have those kids, look at Coleman, Damonte, Trent. I'm guessing Ty and Luke will also be in the 4 year development category when all is said and done.
IMO the days of an entire team coming up and playing together and then becoming elite their junior and senior seasons is over. Especially with how recruiting is, can't afford to have many rebuilding seasons in a row.
The secret to success in this era will be having a smaller core of young guys who absolutely have a "bought in" mindset, develop through the years, and surrounding them with experienced difference makers in the portal each year to stay in the T25. Important part is bringing in the transfer guys that can also teach good habits and contribute to the team culture for the young guys (where Brad really did fail last year and corrected this year).
Things will normalize a bit and shift back a little to HS recruiting when the super Senior COVID guys finish out their eligibiliy, but I think Brad has found the sauce for how to keep a relevant team year in and year out.
Focusing on one and done guys as the main path to success is out and honestly that's good news for a program like us.