I was thinking the same thing. He is not going to let a handful of recruits hold him hostage. I think he will start reigning it in once he understands who is really interested.
I doubt it will be like this every year. Pope, like he did with the transfer portal, is having to catch up with the blue bloods. He will be able to form a relationship more with the '26 class. I think he will still offer considerably more players than Cal did.
Ya I agree - obviously this year he had to get a ton of portal players, but then a lot of them are only here for one year so he has to fill the roster again. Kind of a unique set up. Hopefully after 3 years he’ll have some continuity and returnees and he’ll only need to go after 3 or 4 HS guys which I think he would prefer. At least he’s casting a wide net with 5 stars.