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BREAKING: Major UGA target Chance Gilbert commits to Auburn football
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BREAKING: Major UGA target Chance Gilbert commits to Auburn football
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Money talks and besides that he is not a 3 star, so we could "develop" him and keep our cost low.
Something feels very off this year 🤨
I am worried “0” about our recruiting.
Gilbert wants more money from, and to play safety at, Georgia. I say thanks but no thanks. Go Dawgs!
We all remember the K-Mart "Blue Light" specials, well Georgia is becoming the master of the "3* special." From a NIL standpoint I get it; less stars equal less NIL money to fork out. However, for every Jordan Davis and Javon Bullard, you get several duds. Sooner or later that philosophy will catch up with you in the arms race. Kirby prefers to give the biggest contracts to those that have stayed and been developed; however, in this "what have you done for me lately world", that isn't going to make for sustained success. Prior to NIL, Kirby and Saban stockpiled as much 5* and 4* talent as you could accommodate under roster limitations, that led to 3 deep units that could sustain the injury bug. Not so much anymore. If you have a good two deep unit; count your blessings. Most kids don't see the big picture; they see quick money. It is what it is.
Money, money, money...no matter how much, you still end up being stuck at Auburn. Oh well
If every team decides to take one Georgia target, then what. Let me be more specific. There are a lot of teams, and they watch what Kirby does. Kirby circles 30 kids he wants ( and he use to get them). Now, each team chooses one of those kids and offer bigger money. Kirby misses on every kid. Then he falls back on the next 30, and all those teams do it again, then we are left with 3 stars, and everyone has effectively negated the biggest competition in America.
I know, people will say, they can't get them all from Kirby, but what if they get half. You'll never win championships with half 3 stars.
I understand we want him at corner
This one has a KJ Bolden feel to it. I hope it ends the same for us.
Only one of the Top 20 in Georgia? And he may flip to LSU? Dang, we used to get 4 or 5 in the Top 20 in the COUNTRY!
He is too small for a safety at170. Maybe he is super fast. Just don't see how older 3 stars are going to compete with teams loaded with 4/5 stars. I hope Kirby makes it work….
I think this hypothesis is stronger than people want to admit.
It hurts Georgia in more ways than just losing individual recruits.
The biggest damage is price inflation. Once Kirby’s interest becomes a public signal, every Georgia priority target gets more expensive. Even when Georgia wins, it may have to overpay to win. That drains NIL resources from other positions, current players, transfers, and retention.
It also damages roster balance. Georgia cannot just buy the best 25 players every year. It needs the right mix: tackles, corners, pass rushers, interior linemen, quarterbacks, tight ends, special-teams athletes, developmental bodies. If rivals selectively steal one position group — say elite defensive linemen or tackles — the class may still look good on paper but develop a hidden weakness.
It forces Georgia into reactive recruiting. Instead of controlling the board, Georgia has to spend more time defending commitments, re-recruiting players it already thought it had, and chasing backup options. That burns staff time and attention.
It weakens early identification. Kirby’s staff has been great at finding players before everyone else fully catches on. But if Georgia’s interest instantly tells the market, “this kid is real,” then Georgia loses the benefit of being early. The discovery advantage becomes a scouting service for everyone else.
It creates commitment instability. Even committed players may keep shopping if they know other schools will pay a premium for Georgia-approved talent. That turns every commitment into a temporary hold instead of a building block.
It also hurts culture. Georgia has been built on competition, development, and buy-in. If every top target becomes a bidding war, the roster can tilt toward players whose first loyalty is the biggest offer. Kirby can manage some of that, but too much of it changes the locker-room chemistry.
And maybe most importantly, it hurts retention. If outside programs are willing to poach Georgia’s high school targets because Kirby validated them, they will also target Georgia’s young backups once Kirby develops them. So Georgia gets squeezed twice: rivals bid up the recruits before they arrive, then bid again after Georgia proves they can play.
So the real harm is cumulative:
Georgia pays more, loses more, reacts more, develops less margin for error, and has to fight to keep the very players it used to stockpile.
That is how the strategy works. It does not have to beat Georgia head-to-head everywhere. It only has to make Georgia’s machine less efficient.
Well done, jdatl3!
We have a solid conspiracy theory with the receipts from On3, 247 and Rivals.
From the story "committed to the Tigers on Monday evening on the heels of his official visit". So, the day after he returns home from his official visit in Athens, he commits to Aubarn. Sounds like NIL estimates were discussed in Athens, and then his "handlers" talked to Auburn staff, got a better offer and "committed" to Auburn. Article indicates that UGA will likely continue to pursue the guy. Let the "playing two sides against each other begin". I hope the IRS takes the tax exempt "not for profit" status away from college athletic associations to put a stop to this crap, When the colleges have to pay taxes on all the revenue they are generating, they will not have money to share with their "employees" (currently known as student athletes).