Hey guys, this is my first post here, I've lurked off and on lately and figured I'd get registered... I'm "Buff_bronc_fan" at the Daily Camera or "Buff" over on broncosforums.com if any of you have had the misfortune of reading my opinions in the past. I used to pay for a Scout membership, but I didn't really see the value in it after a while.
Looking forward to our first signing day under Embree, but I've got to say, the more I dig into recruiting the more I find it disheartening and not-at-all-rewarding from one Buff fan's perspective. I've got to admit, the Hawkins era has me a little jaded. The first year I decided to get really heavy into following recruiting news was a few years (2008) back when we were after Darrell Scott... Nothing from that class panned out...
We lost out on Emory Blake to Auburn. Diante Jackson changed his mind on NSD and committed to Oregon. Scott was a bust. Some of the guys I was excited about like the DT Nuckles (Sp?) never got qualified. Ussery turned into a never-was. Simmons is gone. Lynn Katoa never played a down. We got Ray Polk the mediocre safety instead of Ray Polk the 4* RB. I mean, I just can't imagine a more disappointing class...
So, long story short, I've come back into the recruiting news cycle with guarded optimism that Embree will give me something to get excited about. Granted, we can't expect much out of him this year because he got such a late start this year and had very few existing recruits to work with... But it can't possibly be worse than 2008 IMO. I'd rather have fewer kids who are underhyped that outperform my expectations as opposed to the gigantic hype machine that was Dan Hawkins and everything he touched.