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Message: [QUOTE="JimBoston, post: 3574974, member: 1312"] As for recruiting, Syracuse will not become a consistent winner until recruiting improves in the backyard: NY, CT, MA, NJ, and PA and MD/DC. Almost all of the Syracuse all-time greats have come from these states. Sure, you can say that football has declined in these areas, but Syracuse isn't even in the running for most of the top kids in these states. As we all know, the kids in the Northeast are usually the least developed football players and need to get bigger and stronger and don't get as many stars as kids in other states. From 2017 to 2020, Syracuse got 4 out of the 40 top 10 kids from NY, 1 out of the 40 top 10 kids from NJ, 1 of the top 40 top 10 kids out of CT, 1 out of the top 40 top 10 kids out of PA, and 2 of the top 40 top 10 kids out of MA. So out of the top 10 kids out of NY, CT, MA, NJ, and PA from 2017 to 2020, Syracuse got 9 out of 160 top 10 kids in their backyard. [/QUOTE]