A kid from a pipeline area, for whom VT was one of the early offers. You're not gonna land every kid, but making some top lists remains important in helping other prospects see you as a serious, bigtime option.
This is where the pursuit of kids in Alabama and Texas is harmful unless they start landing some of them. With limited resources, you don't get to put as much effort into prospects from areas where you actually have a legit chance of landing them.
There are other big programs that missed the cut for Cowan, so it's not damning in itself, but as a trend (we've seen this with kids from the Tidewater and DC that the Hokies really want, too, and consistently in the last 2-3-4 classes), it starts to stand out.
This is where the pursuit of kids in Alabama and Texas is harmful unless they start landing some of them. With limited resources, you don't get to put as much effort into prospects from areas where you actually have a legit chance of landing them.
There are other big programs that missed the cut for Cowan, so it's not damning in itself, but as a trend (we've seen this with kids from the Tidewater and DC that the Hokies really want, too, and consistently in the last 2-3-4 classes), it starts to stand out.
