I think itās logical to closely scrutinize kids from this area who are in the portal, in the event any of them are particularly keen on coming back home (family issues, for example). I think itās also logical to look at kids we originally recruited, who are now in the portal, seeing as presumably each side has familiarity. While watching 1 of the NCAAT games the other day, it was interesting to hear one of the announcers explain how a kid on one of the teams (might have been San Diego State) was recruited by SDSU, but went elsewhere. The head coach told him something like, āgood luck, but hey, keep us in mind, just in case for some reason things donāt work out for you at the school you chose over us.ā Sure enough, things didnāt work out, and sure enough the kid wound up transferring to SDSU.
One thing thatās always intrigued me about Skerryās recruiting is the lack of players heās brought in from Baltimore City. There was Mims, from Poly, and we know how that worked out. Am I forgetting anyone? Heās been big on the Philly area and the DC Catholic League and even Florida (EK, Prophete and the U brothers, Victor and Solomon). I get it that the top tier Baltimore kids arenāt coming here, but what about those in the 2nd tier?