Rhule believes that he can identify the right combination of raw athleticism, frame, and demeanor, even when it is undiscovered and underdeveloped. And he believes that he can then develop that raw material into impact players.
It’s bold. In addition to trust in your evaluation and your ability to develop, you also have to trust that in the NIL/free-agent world you can keep them around long enough for them to develop and contribute for you after they do.
The W/L record will be the judge.
If we ever want to be in contention for the CFP, we will need to take a few less projects and a few more highly-rated playmakers. It’s tough now with our recent history. Hopefully Rhule will be successful with his approach for where we are now, and aim higher when the W/L has been raised into a new tier.