It shouldn't! I know this is difficult but I think players and parents need to understand there are TWO "camps" and two perspectives involved in the recruiting process --- the player and the coach may have different goals. Just because a coach actively recruits a player does not necessarily make it the best fit for the player. I have known, read about, and heard horror stories of recruits that signed with top college programs to realize the "fit" was terrible and their dream developed into a nightmare. Trust me this has happened at Georgia too. By Perno publicly stating that he expects freshmen to contribute should be regarded as pure recruiting lip service. He will probably say the same thing next year, and the year after, and the year after. He, like every other coach, plays the best nine. He does those things that he thinks are in the best interest of his team and getting the most from his recruiting efforts is paramount. He needs to say the "right" things! Lets say he develops a history of starting freshmen over proven upperclassmen. That might make the freshman year exciting for the incoming freshmen but could prove disastrous during that player's sophomore and junior years.
Fungo