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What "grow them up" really means
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<blockquote data-quote="Limp Lizard" data-source="post: 2780202" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>Not a slide show guys, despite the title looking like one.</p><p></p><p>Grow them up means we get classes laden with guys who at the time they entered TCU are <u>not FBS caliber players</u>. They do show some potential but no way are they ready to play at this level. We take 2 or three years then finally a few get bigger, faster and skilled enough to play well. A few then make it to the NFL. GP does a great job of developing a handful of players given 3 or 4 years. But a football team is made up of 22 starters, plus kickers. Developing the handful of lesser rated recruits to go with the 4/5* recruits is what OU had done, even Alabama has a few 3* athletes who become stars. Now it looks like Texas finally has the coaching to go along with their fantastic talent.</p><p></p><p>I had hoped that this was the year we could break through, have a great year and finally start recruiting to build a top-notch program. Three or four 4* and no 5* will not get you to the B12 championship now. Unfortunately we have blown this chance, and Baylor and SMU have taken our place. I have never been so pessimistic about the future of this program. All because GP likes to give his OC a chance to excel. I am tired of the best we can do on recruiting is low 20's, on rare occasions. There is just so good you can get.</p><p></p><p>Texas can have several bad classes and still succeed. I don't know that TCU can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Limp Lizard, post: 2780202, member: 18"] Not a slide show guys, despite the title looking like one. Grow them up means we get classes laden with guys who at the time they entered TCU are [U]not FBS caliber players[/U]. They do show some potential but no way are they ready to play at this level. We take 2 or three years then finally a few get bigger, faster and skilled enough to play well. A few then make it to the NFL. GP does a great job of developing a handful of players given 3 or 4 years. But a football team is made up of 22 starters, plus kickers. Developing the handful of lesser rated recruits to go with the 4/5* recruits is what OU had done, even Alabama has a few 3* athletes who become stars. Now it looks like Texas finally has the coaching to go along with their fantastic talent. I had hoped that this was the year we could break through, have a great year and finally start recruiting to build a top-notch program. Three or four 4* and no 5* will not get you to the B12 championship now. Unfortunately we have blown this chance, and Baylor and SMU have taken our place. I have never been so pessimistic about the future of this program. All because GP likes to give his OC a chance to excel. I am tired of the best we can do on recruiting is low 20's, on rare occasions. There is just so good you can get. Texas can have several bad classes and still succeed. I don't know that TCU can. [/QUOTE]
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