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<blockquote data-quote="dressedcheeseside" data-source="post: 516534" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>Why we struggle at recruiting is a pie with many slices. I think you’re both right, the real question is who’s slice is bigger? Irregardless of that, there are many slices that we can chip away at, one of the toughest is lack of prestige, for lack of a better word. I’m not talking academic prestige, I’m talking the ESPN-look at me-look at me-prestige the vast majority of the factory kids crave. Stadium and fanbase size play into this as well, but it’s mostly big-time TV media attention and likelihood of a Natty.</p><p></p><p>Another familiar characteristic of the factory kid is the “ I didn’t come here to play school” mentality. We just can’t compete with that. Kids have to come here to play school. This is where the recruiting budget comes in. All these needles in the haystack who want to play school and play football and aren’t driven by fame and notoriety are not sitting in our backyard.</p><p></p><p> So let’s say we quadruple our recruiting budget and we find all these nerdy stud athletes. Well, the fact that they’re academically inclined means they’re very particular about their academics. Believe it or not, all brainy nerds are not interested in stem or math heavy business coursework. This is where our limited majors has an impact. These kids aren’t scared by The big fat calculus book, they’d just rather apply their significant brain power in a different direction. So we have to convince him that GT is a better place for them than Stanford and Notre Dame. These guys are also driven by academic prestige which we have in spades, but still lag behind the previously mentioned duo.</p><p></p><p> So who do we target the hardest, the scholar athlete or the factory kid? Each has its unique challenge. Do we battle the Stanfords and the Notre Dames or do we battle the Bamas and the Georgias? Either way, we’re going to need $$$$$ and a stable full of top shelf salesmen.</p><p></p><p>From all that I’ve seen so far, it appears we’re gonna try to out-Clemson Clemson. Good luck with that. And I mean that with all sincerity. If Jeff thinks he can do it, then more power to him and I’m right behind him the whole way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dressedcheeseside, post: 516534, member: 77"] Why we struggle at recruiting is a pie with many slices. I think you’re both right, the real question is who’s slice is bigger? Irregardless of that, there are many slices that we can chip away at, one of the toughest is lack of prestige, for lack of a better word. I’m not talking academic prestige, I’m talking the ESPN-look at me-look at me-prestige the vast majority of the factory kids crave. Stadium and fanbase size play into this as well, but it’s mostly big-time TV media attention and likelihood of a Natty. Another familiar characteristic of the factory kid is the “ I didn’t come here to play school” mentality. We just can’t compete with that. Kids have to come here to play school. This is where the recruiting budget comes in. All these needles in the haystack who want to play school and play football and aren’t driven by fame and notoriety are not sitting in our backyard. So let’s say we quadruple our recruiting budget and we find all these nerdy stud athletes. Well, the fact that they’re academically inclined means they’re very particular about their academics. Believe it or not, all brainy nerds are not interested in stem or math heavy business coursework. This is where our limited majors has an impact. These kids aren’t scared by The big fat calculus book, they’d just rather apply their significant brain power in a different direction. So we have to convince him that GT is a better place for them than Stanford and Notre Dame. These guys are also driven by academic prestige which we have in spades, but still lag behind the previously mentioned duo. So who do we target the hardest, the scholar athlete or the factory kid? Each has its unique challenge. Do we battle the Stanfords and the Notre Dames or do we battle the Bamas and the Georgias? Either way, we’re going to need $$$$$ and a stable full of top shelf salesmen. From all that I’ve seen so far, it appears we’re gonna try to out-Clemson Clemson. Good luck with that. And I mean that with all sincerity. If Jeff thinks he can do it, then more power to him and I’m right behind him the whole way. [/QUOTE]
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