(05-13-2015 12:32 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(05-13-2015 12:20 PM)EvilVodka Wrote:  

(05-13-2015 11:17 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(05-13-2015 11:05 AM)EvilVodka Wrote:  

(05-11-2015 06:09 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  Other than an elite FB brand, rabid fan base and improving academics in an oil rich state...

well, they don't really add Texas markets, and they don't really add Texas recruiting, because that's where they shop at....

Also, is Oklahoma State part of the package? It's like picking hotels on the Vegas strip....do you want the decent hotel, or do you want the total package?

Nebraska didn't add jack to the Big 10....Rutgers and Maryland added markets at least. All three lack recruiting, and Nebraska and research? LOL. It will prove to be a bad marriage

I can't keep repeating it like a parrot....Re-alignment is TV markets now, and if you can add recruiting to that, you've scored. Imagine having a map with the largest TV markets. Now overlay that with a map of the hottest recruiting areas. That's what you want.

Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State? meh

Dude, you better check your recruiting sites again... Maryland and New Jersey are both excellent states for football recruiting. Not Florida or Texas good (but then, none are!), but definitely top 10-15.

Greg Schiano was able to take advantage of some of the recruiting there....all in all, it's a drop off from Texas and Florida, and SEC-land....its really not comparable.

Keep in mind, "SEC Land" includes Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. I doubt you could get enough recruits from those 3 states combined to fill a decent roster.