Originally Posted by Anonymous
Interesting to note that Petro was interviewed by Carc last year and went on and on about how he watches as much film as he can find on opposing teams & players over and over. He can never prepare enough for a game this way. But then he goes blank answering why he offers a kid just out of 8th grade based on a few 20 minute halves of club lacrosse. At least he was honest with the answer (or non answer). ER seems to be like betting all you've got every time with just two hole cards known. Even if some coaches have a great eye for talent, the probabilities math just renders the bets to be impossible to sustain over a long period. Why decline having the most info? I believe that Petro could easily call committed juniors before their senior year and fill out a class from scratch rather easily. Mid major schools can't pull that off, but Hop, UVA, UNC, Cuse all could. So why don't they? That's the question nobody has a great answer to.


When it comes to the top teams like Hop, UVA, Maryland, etc, its simply a numbers game. They scoop up as many "top" kids as possible and hope they work out. If not they keep reloading every year. It seems to be working because the same teams are in the final four seemingly every season. Granted there is always a suprise or two, from the Ivies or the Patriot, but come memorial day its the usual suspects in the final four. Maryland in particular seems to do pretty well in the ER game. I think if the system changes and they restrict contact until a kids JR year, you wont see much change, the same schools will still get the top kids. Also you cant discount the role the club scene has had on recruiting as well. If you dont think clubs are pushing certain kids on these programs your fooling yourself.