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<blockquote data-quote="dressedcheeseside" data-source="post: 265179" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>Imo, there are two subsets of recruits that we struggle to land and make major impacts for top programs.</p><p></p><p>The first is the factory 5 and 4 star athletes that actually qualify for GT. (And there's a bunch that don't, but I'm not even talking about them.) Many, if not most, of these guys seek something we don't offer: an easy road to hoe outside football. That is one thing we cannot give them and it's a biggie. There's another thing they crave that we'd be hard pressed to deliver, as well: FAME, ADORATION and a real chance for a NATTY. We have a small fanbase, we get little to no attention in the local media, much less nationally. Most of these guys have huge egos that need to be fed and we can't feed them.</p><p></p><p>The second is the small group of studly scholar athletes out there. Guys that are great football players and highly value an education. They typically go to a Stanford or a Notre Dame. First of all, we lack a diverse course offering. In addition to that, what we lack for their egos is PRESTIGE. Now I'm a GT grad and love my alma mater and I know we are highly regarded in certain circles around the globe. But that pales in comparison to the prestige offered by Stanford and ND. ND has the storied past and echos and all that bs that the kids, and more importantly their parents, eat up, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dressedcheeseside, post: 265179, member: 77"] Imo, there are two subsets of recruits that we struggle to land and make major impacts for top programs. The first is the factory 5 and 4 star athletes that actually qualify for GT. (And there's a bunch that don't, but I'm not even talking about them.) Many, if not most, of these guys seek something we don't offer: an easy road to hoe outside football. That is one thing we cannot give them and it's a biggie. There's another thing they crave that we'd be hard pressed to deliver, as well: FAME, ADORATION and a real chance for a NATTY. We have a small fanbase, we get little to no attention in the local media, much less nationally. Most of these guys have huge egos that need to be fed and we can't feed them. The second is the small group of studly scholar athletes out there. Guys that are great football players and highly value an education. They typically go to a Stanford or a Notre Dame. First of all, we lack a diverse course offering. In addition to that, what we lack for their egos is PRESTIGE. Now I'm a GT grad and love my alma mater and I know we are highly regarded in certain circles around the globe. But that pales in comparison to the prestige offered by Stanford and ND. ND has the storied past and echos and all that bs that the kids, and more importantly their parents, eat up, too. [/QUOTE]
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