In Reply to: OK so Chip did VERY well as a recruiter posted by Deplorable on February 19, 2024 at 11:09:18
... and they (and their families) fall for the hype. The 20 k different unis. The visions of being a starter from day one. The fame. The glory. The girls.
But chip doesn't sell Ucla like that. "It's gonna be hard. You're not gonna play every snap. We have guys here who can play, too. And you're gonna have to go to school. Yeah, you can take Russian for an easy credit. But ultimately, if you to compete in the classroom."
"Classroom? Wdf is that, old man?"
"Ok, let's move on.... best of luck young man, we wish you well"
"Man, chip Kelly is a LAZY @ss recruiter! He didn't show me ANY love."
However, there are a lot of older and wiser guys coming into the portal who have had their eyes open to his cfb REALLY works, and on second thought, Ucla looks prettttttay good on reconsideration. All other things being equal. Until a big thing became very unequal: nil money. And then Ucla washed up on the rocks.
Chip does well with mature, serious, focused guys. Ivy League types. The flip side of that... not so much. Chip could coach shedeur Sanders and Travis hunter, but chip's program is too boring for those guys.