Interesting Recruiting Article on Rivals
Interesting freebie article on Rivals tonight about regional advantages in recruiting pretty long but really interesting. There was an article about this very topic in Brian's pre-season preview magazine this year, but this is well done also.
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1023827
Moneygraph:
"The question asked as to why (the Big Ten) conference was struggling. Is it recruiting? Yeah. I think that's one reason of it and probably a real big reason, especially after looking at all the numbers above. The coaching in the league is fine. At the end of the day, I just think it's about getting the players and there are more of them down south and out west.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:27 AM ^
And this is why Tom Lemming hates Rivals, lol
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:31 AM ^
OSU has the most first round picks since 2006. That's gay.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:36 AM ^
there is something distinctly homosexual about the first round. perhaps it's the phallic nature of the number 1. perhaps it's the lack of masculinity in the number one (the number seven just seems, you know... ARGH I'M GONNA WOOP YOUR ASS, I'M A SEVEN!)... or perhaps it's because the first round of the nfl draft likes to have sex with the first round of the nba draft. yah that's probably the reason.
get a dictionary/grow up.
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:40 AM ^
somebody help me clear out the BS posters. I believe this is a Michigan sports site. You are a tool.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:36 PM ^
yah you're right. as long as they're talking about UM sports, let them eat cake while throwing around homophobic crap that's on par with middle school debate. everyone +1 anyone who says "let's make fun of the gay guy. i loved Bo!"
December 3rd, 2009 at 3:09 AM ^
... but I love your posts. Maybe that makes me a first round pick, but so be it.
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 AM ^
My favorite was the picture of Triumph after a comment about the CMU student newspaper being the "best newspaper"
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:38 AM ^
Thousands of M Go Points? is all for posting crap like this? why done we start a Gargoyle sub-site for all the random stupidity people post to prove they are alive.
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:35 AM ^
we done not have fun around here
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:39 PM ^
yah you're right. my bad. why done we grab a sixer of PBR and go der to the water hole and talk us some rabble about lady folk and the pigskin.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:41 PM ^
fwiw, i have set up a computer program to post a collection of lolcats, gi joe snapshots and witty banter referencing 1990s television in the event of my untimely death. therefore, my posts will not be a proof of life but instead a proof of the lulz.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:37 AM ^
Interesting indeed, but the thing that always annoys me when national stories come out and they mention the B10 bowl record is they forget to mention that the teams are usually slotted against a better team in terms of conference standing, and is usually in or near the opponents home state. So not only is the B10 in a geographically bad area in terms of D1 prospects, they also face uphill battles because the are constantly the "road" team in national bowl games.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:44 AM ^
i guess big10 teams have to find the "it" the sec has...i suggest we start looking in the Mississippi river
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:49 AM ^
the Big Ten needs more Jeff Buckley?
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:03 AM ^
The article uses OSU as a measuring stick pointing to the 2 bad losses in BCS Champ. games. The problem I have with that is that OSU is the 1 team that has recruited and produced more elite level talent then anyone in the SEC. I'm using their graph's to make that statement...It would seem to me that based on their own research in this article that they have completely refuted there own findings in this article..Need I say more......
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:26 AM ^
Sure, but producing NFL talent isn't the same things as having better overall talent on your team. An argument could be made that 2-3 star players in the south are better than 2-3 star players in the midwest. Maybe not a good argument, but an argument none the less.
Also, Florida only sent 3 players to the league last year; off of a National Championship Team. Pretty unprecedented. That skews things greatly.
I think the greater point is that regional (south, west, midwest, etc) talent tends to stay in its region. Or, at least powerhouse programs in a particular region have recruiting edge for players in their territory.
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:39 AM ^
I found the article very interesting but inconclusive. The numbers are all over the place. The bottom line, though, is that the Big Ten is the source of continuous criticism by the sports media.
I find it ironic how such a "compromised" conference still manages to send so much talent to the NFL.