"Purdue ends 21-year steak of having at least one player drafted. Final indictment of Darrell Hazell and his recruiting IMHO. Can we fire him again?"
To a degree, I understand this matters, but also does this matter?
I mean, if it weren't for Ryan Russell, the streak would've broken a while ago. For Nebraska, it took Tanner Lee to extend it to this year. I get that it's an indicator of the talent, but if you took what each program did the past few years, plus threw in some coaching changes and the advance rates of attrition these days, I feel like continuing these streaks is pretty much a crapshoot.
I also know more of these have come to an end of late, including Tennessee and Texas. I wonder how much of that stems from the advances in digital scouting. Like finding an interesting wide receiver or developmental defensive end from Augsburg College must be worlds easier than even a few years ago. And that guy replaces, the "well, he's an OK guy from the Big 10" types.
