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I like all these angles to think about. Thank you to those that have shared your thoughts. I've also posed this question to some friend coaches and they've shared some thoughts too. A common thing they've shared is the challenge in recruiting. Some programs recruit talented 13-15yo, but that age is based on projection and sometimes what they projected ends up bring wrong. Or they  tap into the transfer portal/juco, but that can also be risky too as the transfer portal is also where players that didn't pan out sometimes go. It's like measureables....some players have eye catching numbers at showcases, but in reality they don't perform as well in game situations. Sometimes there's a late bloomer high schooler stud, but scholarship funds are already promised to others. They hope that a walk-on offer and words will be lucrative enough to get that stud. Sometimes they unexpectedly lose a player to the draft or to the transfer portal. Roster sizes are large enough that they do specifically recruit players that are not quite developed, but project to be after some time.

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