It's a different world.
Kids want to play for a guy who will help them get to the next level.
Coaches who recruit well work tirelessly, not only recruiting but evaluating.
Case in point, offensive lineman. It's easy to perform in high school if you're a 300 lb. offensive lineman up against a 220 lb. defensive lineman. It don't mean you're squat in the SEC.
Successful college coaches have to judge potential when these kids are sophomores or juniors in high school. Some of that ability is God given but a lot of it is long, long hours, hard work.
I don't want to beat a dead horse about Richt but he is a lazy recruiter, especially for recruiting the kids in the trenches.
For those who want to put the onus on the OL, put the onus on Mark Richt for his inability to recruit quality kids.
It's easy to recruit the flash and dash. It's a helluva lot harder to recruit the OL.
It's a 365 day a year job. No time for much else. Just how it is.