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Originally Posted by IrishAddiction  Not saying we shouldnt offer the top notch kids at all. I just believe that we should spend more time with those that we have a legit chance with, even those we havent offered. We have NOT pulled a recruit from the state of Louisiana for so long that i cant even remember, or even had a real legit shot with any of them. Will Blackwell was from Cass Tech in Michigan, but not from Louisiana. The only way we have a real legit shot with these Louisiana kids is if the kids actually care about academics, which is often instilled from their PARENTS. If not, sorry but just not very likely. He is staying in the south. |
I understand what you're saying about time. But, a couple thoughts:
It is up to CW and Co whether their time is wasted by going after recruits that might be hard to pull out of a geographic area. If they don't meet their needs and get top talent, then it's their heads that will roll.
Also, let's say a certain recruit appears to be a Pac-10 lean. What if the only reason it appears that way is because all the other school assumed he would lean that way? What if the Pac-10 did not recruit a "lean" very hard because they assumed he was a Pac-10 lock? By recruiting kids who might be "leans", CW and Co force those schools to recruit just as hard. If they don't, there is a chance ND can pull that kid away from the lean because the Pac-10 teams did not pay as much attention as ND did. Problem is, you won't know unless you try.