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I was reading The Athletic and a story on the transfer portal. If this ain't Wilcox as the blind source, I don't know who it could be:

"One Power 5 head coach said he intends to change his portal QB recruiting strategy in 2022. Last year, he had a returning starter his school had signed out of high school as a four-star recruit. The coach wanted to add some experience to the room, but he didn’t want to have the starter looking over his shoulder. So the coach signed an older quarterback from a far less prestigious program who could be serviceable but whose ceiling was limited. Near the end of the season, the coach said he wouldn’t do that again. He’d recruit the best quarterbacks available in the portal and not worry about the starter’s feelings."

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I certainly hope this is not Wilcox (or any coach for that matter), but there is a resemblance. This philosophy is so foreign to me I actually threw up in my mouth. If it is Wilcox, hard lesson learned me thinks.

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Right!??! You should never turn away talent....ever.

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Turns out that three graphs later...

When Carpenter advises the players he trains, he tries to cut through the coaches’ recruiting spiel to get to the heart of the matter. He recounted the second recruitment of Chandler, Ariz., QB Tyler Shough. Shough originally signed with Oregon and started all seven games for the Ducks in the 2020 season. But when it became clear Anthony Brown or freshman Ty Thompson would start in 2021, Shough entered the portal. He talked to several schools. One of those was Cal. Carpenter didn’t understand why Cal was even recruiting Shough, who had made clear he wanted to play right away. Bears coaches had said Shough would get a chance to compete for the job, but Carpenter pointed out that rising senior Chase Garbers had started every year he’d been on campus. “You’re going to give Tyler a chance to win the job even though you guys beat Oregon last year with your three-year starter?” Carpenter remembered thinking.

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Definitely Wilcox.

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I'll be hyped if Wilcox targets the LSU QB Matt Johnson and his 5 star TE brother...

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A QB and his 5* brother, a package deal from SEC territory? We certainly have a shot.

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That'll never happ.....oh wait.....

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Brad Johnsons kids I believe. I wonder if they will go to FSU like their dad.

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They're of course a package deal, with a strong lean towards a rival SEC school.

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Elk Grove representing a little less now.

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