[dbcooper]

Referring to me as if I don’t respect kids’ contributions is a reflection of two things: 1) ya don’t really know me. 2) Sometimes social media posts don’t convey the sense like it was intended.
My statement was about the BULK of the talent. I know about Strickland AND Fletcher. Both are nice players who stand out in a comparatively thin class relative to the ones behind them. There’s a nice lineman or two developing in the soph bunch. As a whole, though, the freshman and middle group has more talent.
That’s all that was meant. Didn’t mean to get daddies or mommies knickers in a twist and imply there are no other contributors.
Besides, personally, I think championships are won more with “contributors” than stars anyway. Players who know and fill their roles well will carry you into playoff runs.
So, my bad to whomever was unintentionally insulted.