Somewhat skeptical of portal success

[Galway Eagle]

There must have been a basis for Fetch though, right?!   Why would they have pushed it so hard?

Because there wasn't another option and we wanted to believe that we had coached him up enough to be a high major starter

[tower912]

I think the OP makes a great point.  Some of the board is going to be disappointed.

[SchnitzelBoy]

I'll feel a lot better (or worse) after our first signing lol

That complete whiff of a junior class (Zaide, Tre, Al Amadou, Caedin) has completely upended so much momentum for this program that I think over-skewed people's opinion on Shaka as a coach. He has hit on so many recruits, and although the seniors weren't great, they've been so mangled by injuries that their development was derailed entirely.

Nigel, Adrien, MPIII, Royce, Damarius aare either hits or could still could hit while Kam, Stevie, Jop, Tyler, Oso, Omax, Kur Kuath, Morsell, and Lewis were recruiting, portal, or retention wins. I'm keeping the faith!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Given his pedigree, Wrightsil was always more likely to be a miss than a hit. We'll never know for sure, of course.

His teammate was a productive high major starter. Wrightsil was considered the better of the two.  Doesn't mean he was going to succeed here,  but i don't think we can say he was more likely to be a miss.