A recruit picked Auburn because of Chick-fil-A. Kids are extremely impressionable and often pick a school based on feel. CPJ was a hell of an X's and O's coach, but he's not the type of guy to make GT feel cool or innovative. IMO it's that simple. If Clemson ran the triple option they would be recruiting just as well as they are now with Dabo as coach and an energetic staff.
If Clemson ran CPJ' s Offense those elite Recruits would disappear like a fart in the wind
They'd be back at a lower level than when Bowden was the HC
HS players wanna go to the NFL just like great students in Science wanna go to Johns Hopkins Medical School
I don't understand why this is so hard for GT Alums to understand
18 year olds don't care about 40 yr plans or calling themselves "Tech Men" one day, they care about cold hard CASH
C.R.E.A.M.
That's from the Rap Group Wu Tang Clan
It stands for Cash Rules Everything Around Me
That's how modern day Recruits think , even those with great Transcripts