You’re probably right here. I don’t follow Purdue at all, but they do seem to get the best prep players from Indiana.If you believe that, what are your thoughts on what Painter did at Purdue this year... lost 1 to transfer, a 1-yr transfer in exhausted eligibility and a walk-on graduated,
brought in one new HS (Colvin), for 24 my sister tells me Painter inked 6 HS, Prep School kids and had a handful exit, mostly graduates, both of the portal kids were fully expected from all news accounts...
Complete unicorn career from edey but painter seems to still work the "2d tier" (top 51-100) to legit "success"
all bets are off for next season
I’m sure there are outliers, but it feels like just about all schools are fighting in the same shallow pool of transfer players. I know the portal has a ton of players in it, but it’s quantity over quality.
High schoolers seem like the collateral damage of the NIL era. We have to find a way to forge a different path than everyone else; otherwise, we’re just wishing/hoping to catch lightning in a bottle.