Any of this sound familiar?

[AzCat]

“Believing a player can easily bulk up after he arrives on campus, the
Sooners will embrace a rangy schoolboy who has exceptional quickness and agility,
as long as he has the frame that can hold the added muscle supplied with the help of
the team’s weight program.

When scoping talent, Oklahoma coaches have little use for the complex
statistical analyses devised by recruiting services. They’d rather know whether a
prospect excels at multiple positions or in multiple sports, evidence of wider athletic
ability. “We recruit athletes…”

“The Pillage People,” Sports Illustrated, August 12, 2002. Page 65

It only takes a little  for me to think that I might suddenly understand the new S&C coach and the midget multisports that now litter our underclass roster. 

 

[AzCat]

Another one:

Years ago, I was standing next to my college track coach, Ralph Maughan, and he
made a very simple statement about recruiting college athletes…something he was very
successful at doing. “Always recruit speed and smarts because you can’t coach either of
them.” You just heard a line of genius…speed and smarts. Under a year round coaching
situation at a four-year university, an athlete born with speed and blessed with brains can
transform him/herself into a solid conference performer by their senior year.

 

And no, that's not Ron Prince talking.

[waks]

Stoops? Venables?