die hard gopher
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Well, most of the transfers PJ has taken had multiple years of eligibility left.
OJ Smith, Chris Williamson and kicker Will Mobley all have or could have had two years. Micah Dew Treadway, Benjamin St. Juste, Karter Shaw and former commit Randal Grimes who ended up at UNLV had, have or could have had 3 years left. And Dylan Wright and punter Daniel Sparks have 4 years left so they are basically like true freshman.
Val Martin, Nyles Pinckney and Jack Gibbens are the only guys he's taken with only one year left. And Pinckney is a former All ACC guy so you take as many of those guys as you can get your hands on. So really Gibbens and Martin are the only guys were you could make the argument that it's not sustainable to take those guys.
Here is how I look at transfers. With most transfers, you know what you are going to get with them because they have already played D1 CFB. Or they have spent at least two years at the D1 level. So most transfers are going to be instant impact guys with no development years. If you take a HS recruit, he will either transfer out early, never see the field for meaningful snaps, or he will play meaningful snaps and be a starter but only for 1-2 years after 2-3 years of development. There are only a handful of guys that end up being 3-4 year starters or 3-4 year major contributors. So with transfers, you get the benefit of having the 1-2 years they actually contribute without having to go through the developmental years and there is very little risk they end up doing nothing.
So basically with transfers, you know they will be a good or a solid player but with HS guys, they may never see the field. Personally for me, its much easier for me to get excited for transfers knowing they will be instant impact guys as opposed to HS kids who may never amount to anything. They are just a safer investment.
