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Message: [QUOTE="APsFinest, post: 5511554, member: 10764"] As you sated, too much good stuff here to point out all of it, but id say that the size and active-ness online of the fanbases goes a long way to turning some of these perceptions into a quasi-reality. Princeton outside of Tierney in the late 90's has never had the expectation amongst its fans of competing year in and year out for titles and FF appearances (at least imho, esp after Bill left). Whatever goes into forming that expectation, the majority of the kids they're recruiting these days aren't old enough to remember a time when Syracuse was mentioned as one of the preseason favorites every year the way ND, Duke, UVA or even UMD are these days. I agree that the list the player starts out with is rarely going to be changed in a fundamental way by the pitch or the recruiting process in general (in this sport), so if thats the case, the onfield success is really the only way to alter those perceptions. I have a hard time thinking that NIL money is going to make the difference with alot of these kids, especially the ones in the prep ranks who's parents are spending thousands each summer to have them on the best travel teams in addition to the college tuition sized boarding fees they already pay, but it also cant hurt at the same time. When you are recruiting against the weather, certain academic and economic misperceptions of the university and area, having your biggest drawing card of "22 straight FF appearances, 11 National Titles, x number of All Americans" stops landing the same way it used to the farther away from consistent tournament success they get. Last May felt like a throwback in a way, the week leading up to MD weekend, and that's sad because im sure most of us remember a time when that was just something you planned for like a yearly vacation. I really hope and pray that the seniors/upper classmen can get them over the hump finally so the spotlight can be back on the program for the right reasons, and some of those negative recruiting pitches and misperceptions can start to change for the better. Great discussion regardless though. [/QUOTE]

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