People keep saying that due to the transfer portal, there is no reason to wait and let Freeze rebuild this roster. The premise being everyone will just transfer out. First of all, not literally every talented player just gets up and leaves every coaching change. But some certainly would. And how many likely depends on both who is leaving and who is coming.
Cristobal (who is a coach many of us wanted in 2020) stacked Oregon's roster with talent. It's pretty clear as day he setup Dan Lanning, who took over in 2022, for success. I don't know how many players transfer out of Oregon between the head coaching swap, and I honestly don't really even care. But all that elite recruiting Cristobal did mattered. And all the recruiting Freeze is doing right now will matter too. Bo Nix took good advantage of all that talent too.
People keep bringing up the bammer example, because they lost a ton of players. That was one of the greatest coaches ever leaving, and then getting replaced by a husky Harsin. Not exactly the same situation as Freeze getting fired for another losing season (assuming of course next season is another failure). I think players are going to be a little more understanding if that were to happen. Some would still leave. How many exactly would likely depend on who Auburn hired to replace Freeze.
So yes, recruiting still matters. A lot. And this roster really desperately needs it. Don't need another senior class like the team has right now. These seniors let the team down pretty much every week. Only a few are actually good, Hunter and KLS.
Cristobal (who is a coach many of us wanted in 2020) stacked Oregon's roster with talent. It's pretty clear as day he setup Dan Lanning, who took over in 2022, for success. I don't know how many players transfer out of Oregon between the head coaching swap, and I honestly don't really even care. But all that elite recruiting Cristobal did mattered. And all the recruiting Freeze is doing right now will matter too. Bo Nix took good advantage of all that talent too.
People keep bringing up the bammer example, because they lost a ton of players. That was one of the greatest coaches ever leaving, and then getting replaced by a husky Harsin. Not exactly the same situation as Freeze getting fired for another losing season (assuming of course next season is another failure). I think players are going to be a little more understanding if that were to happen. Some would still leave. How many exactly would likely depend on who Auburn hired to replace Freeze.
So yes, recruiting still matters. A lot. And this roster really desperately needs it. Don't need another senior class like the team has right now. These seniors let the team down pretty much every week. Only a few are actually good, Hunter and KLS.
