Yeah, I agree that panicking isn't warranted. And to be honest, I'm not panicking. The program overall is in good hands and the overall trend is solid.
But I don't think that means we have to sit here and pump sunshine. If we want championships and a return to (maybe even improve upon) the halcyon days of 2000-2009, then we need to recruit well across the board. People say "it's only August" but I look at teams like Georgia and OSU who already have a full boat and don't understand why our fans don't expect the same thing. Or, even if not a full boat, I'd like to at least have some irons in the fire to be excited about.
For a young guy, you have mastered the art of damning by faint praise.
Thank you, this is helpful context. Some other posters have mentioned Mills as well and I agree that his tape looks much better than his ranking. My only thought is that St. Ignatius Prep in CA may not play the best competition, but that's not really a valid concern. I'll amend my comment to be slightly more positive about OL recruiting. And you are right about edge - the DE recruiting has been good. I'm old enough that I still think of those positions as "End" and "Tackle" but have gotten into the bad habit of using "DL" to refer exclusively to tackle. I more worried about the big guys in the middle of the DL.
And I didn't write anything about DB recruiting because I can only dump so much sand out of my vagina in one post.