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<blockquote data-quote="GTRX7" data-source="post: 441497" data-attributes="member: 1045"><p>For some reason, the "big city" aspect does not seem to be a big draw in recruiting -- and I don't just mean for Tech. Look at the pre-season top 25. You won't find many schools located directly in a major metropolitan area. There are a few exceptions like USC and I guess Ohio St. (or those in a remote suburb), but most of the best programs are based in places like Tuscaloosa, Athens, Tallahassee, Ann Arbor, Lincoln, and towns so small they have the same freaking name as the school like Auburn, Clemson, etc.</p><p></p><p>It does seem to be a bit different in basketball, but I am not sure why. Schools like St. Johns, Villanova, Georgetown, UCLA, have much better histories of success in basketball than football. Maybe competition from pro sports and severely diluted fanbases in large cities negate a lot of the potential benefits? I also suspect the percentage of recruits that were raised in urban cities is much higher for basketball than football, where the rural recruits tend to dominate. I suspect most kids who grew up in rural Georgia just don't look at Atlanta as a major selling point. A huge percentage of folks who grew up in rural areas prefer to live in rural areas. That fact alone probably makes it easier to get 2-3 difference making recruits in basketball (which is all you need) vs. 15 in football.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTRX7, post: 441497, member: 1045"] For some reason, the "big city" aspect does not seem to be a big draw in recruiting -- and I don't just mean for Tech. Look at the pre-season top 25. You won't find many schools located directly in a major metropolitan area. There are a few exceptions like USC and I guess Ohio St. (or those in a remote suburb), but most of the best programs are based in places like Tuscaloosa, Athens, Tallahassee, Ann Arbor, Lincoln, and towns so small they have the same freaking name as the school like Auburn, Clemson, etc. It does seem to be a bit different in basketball, but I am not sure why. Schools like St. Johns, Villanova, Georgetown, UCLA, have much better histories of success in basketball than football. Maybe competition from pro sports and severely diluted fanbases in large cities negate a lot of the potential benefits? I also suspect the percentage of recruits that were raised in urban cities is much higher for basketball than football, where the rural recruits tend to dominate. I suspect most kids who grew up in rural Georgia just don't look at Atlanta as a major selling point. A huge percentage of folks who grew up in rural areas prefer to live in rural areas. That fact alone probably makes it easier to get 2-3 difference making recruits in basketball (which is all you need) vs. 15 in football. [/QUOTE]
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