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[QUOTE="Xanadu, post: 4820416, member: 4884"]
I don’t disagree with your point, but those examples are not comparable to the situation SU finds itself in. Colorado was really smart to get Prime but there’s only one of him.

This is not directed at you, just a general comment. SU has very few built in advantages. Playing time, geography (for an individual not in aggregate), scheme (if you hire it), academics, and conference prestige. People screaming about hitting the portal tend to fail to understand how the portal is actually working. SU is not getting kids that are portalling up unless from FCS or limited G5. SU is getting kids that are portalling down or laterally to a better fit. By and large those kids go to schools closer to home. NE prep and private school ties become really important here. Yes, you can establish those ties through assistants, but look at how often outsiders have prioritized the region since P was fired.

Name a P5 school that is not an elite finding any sort of success right now without building their roster with kids from with 1000 miles of the school. This is due to the amount of money and time it takes to compete in other regions farther away. Both bringing in recruits and sending coaches. We like to complain that we don’t have enough money compared to others but then want to adopt a more expensive recruiting strategy.

These are things the AD and BOT will really be considering when providing guidance to the search committee. No matter what the guidance is I just hope there is a clear strategy and vision along with the necessary resourcing to see it through.
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