Player Development...
So I was driving home yesterday and was listening to Mark Packer on ESPNU radio. He’s a rock petter, but I really like his show despite that.
Anyway, he was comparing the 6 elite programs in terms of number of 5 star recruits and also first round picks- Georgia, Bama, Clemson, OU, OSU, and LSU.. Not that all picks are 5*, but just the correlation. I don’t remember all the stats for every team, so I’ll lust compare to Bama. Over the period, 5 or 6 years I think, Bama has put 21 players in the 1st rd of the draft. Georgia only has 7. But here’s the glaring difference. Both programs had signed 20 5* recruits during that time. Far more than the rest. Georgia is far worse than the other 5 in that respect. So why is that? Why has player development been such an issue fir Kirby and even with Richt? Donnan put a lot more guys in the pros and higher picks, IIRC.
This is the number one reason Georgia has not won multiple natties, IMO. Tyson Campbell never did shit. Still,waiting on Dean,, Walker and several others to do something to make the nation take notice.,
So I was driving home yesterday and was listening to Mark Packer on ESPNU radio. He’s a rock petter, but I really like his show despite that.
Anyway, he was comparing the 6 elite programs in terms of number of 5 star recruits and also first round picks- Georgia, Bama, Clemson, OU, OSU, and LSU.. Not that all picks are 5*, but just the correlation. I don’t remember all the stats for every team, so I’ll lust compare to Bama. Over the period, 5 or 6 years I think, Bama has put 21 players in the 1st rd of the draft. Georgia only has 7. But here’s the glaring difference. Both programs had signed 20 5* recruits during that time. Far more than the rest. Georgia is far worse than the other 5 in that respect. So why is that? Why has player development been such an issue fir Kirby and even with Richt? Donnan put a lot more guys in the pros and higher picks, IIRC.
This is the number one reason Georgia has not won multiple natties, IMO. Tyson Campbell never did shit. Still,waiting on Dean,, Walker and several others to do something to make the nation take notice.,