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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 516599" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>The argument that some of us used to go round and round about on FTRS was whether or not CPJ didn't pay enough attention to star ratings. One side said he did his own research and didn't just (lazily) rely on what the recruiting services said. Hence the number of "diamonds in the rough" he found. </p><p></p><p>The other side said that the recruiting services have an objectively measurable track record and can't be ignored. And the problem with ignoring is that recruits themselves become aware of how few of your players show up highly rated by the services and they conclude you are not a good recruiter and that becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. </p><p></p><p>It does seem like Tech has to find its own secret sauce. Boise State did this even with recruiting classes often rated below Tech. At times BYU has done it by tapping into a Mormon farm system of 23-25 year olds. And Notre Dame has a 90 million fan base that feeds recruits to them along with a massive parochial school infrastructure. Stanford cornered a niche market in several strong recruiting areas of the country. It seems like Tech hasn't quite found the recipe but I have argued that if the school was in the Midwest or far west, where academics are prized a little more, and we were out of the shadow of the SEC, we would not even be having this conversation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 516599, member: 1640"] The argument that some of us used to go round and round about on FTRS was whether or not CPJ didn't pay enough attention to star ratings. One side said he did his own research and didn't just (lazily) rely on what the recruiting services said. Hence the number of "diamonds in the rough" he found. The other side said that the recruiting services have an objectively measurable track record and can't be ignored. And the problem with ignoring is that recruits themselves become aware of how few of your players show up highly rated by the services and they conclude you are not a good recruiter and that becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. It does seem like Tech has to find its own secret sauce. Boise State did this even with recruiting classes often rated below Tech. At times BYU has done it by tapping into a Mormon farm system of 23-25 year olds. And Notre Dame has a 90 million fan base that feeds recruits to them along with a massive parochial school infrastructure. Stanford cornered a niche market in several strong recruiting areas of the country. It seems like Tech hasn't quite found the recipe but I have argued that if the school was in the Midwest or far west, where academics are prized a little more, and we were out of the shadow of the SEC, we would not even be having this conversation. [/QUOTE]
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