We’re a week from signing day, the Christmas for college football recruiting junkies.
Full disclosure: I used to be one of those people. I used to be one of those folks who could tell you which three schools were fighting it out for the nation’s 23rd-rated offensive tackle, and where he’s leaning. But something changed in the last few years. Be it the overload of the hat dances – the ceremony where a prospect puts five hats on the table and pretends he’s going to pick each one before picking a school – or the post-signing day theatrics that have become a high-stakes game of can-you-top-this, my interest has faded.
Now, that said, I am …
a) aware of the value of recruiting in general;
b) fairly well-versed in the comings and goings on the recruiting trail (it being a big part of the profession and all, especially in the South);