Did u read what I wrote? I said unless said player is still in the NFL. With the exception of recently retired Reed, all those guys u named are
i think your selling some of these kids short,but i get what your saying to an extent. no, old pics of Jim Kelly tutoring Bernie Kosar aint exactly gonna burn up the recruiting trail. some of its in the archives for a reason
but when you got icons at every position group, thats a reference point to a recruit. theres a name in every group that resonates with their fathers/uncles etc. or still alot of current or recently retired guys that resonate with the recruit
and you cant build a program just name dropping, but letting the old heads mingle on the sideline is a tradition that had no reason to be stopped. it was a big part of the schools culture (including offseason workouts with vets) that fans feel needs to be brought back