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[QUOTE="Millhouse, post: 786899, member: 78"]
just texas.  can't recruit everywhere.

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[URL='http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1208722/index.htm'][B]SEVEN-ON-SEVEN, WHICH[/B] was big in California long before Texas, is played today all over the country. But as with most things, it's simply bigger in Texas, where some high schoolers compete in more than 50 seven-on-seven games during the summer, playing for their schools in any of 32 qualifying tournaments, or for one of a growing number of national touring teams, or in unaffiliated games outside of leagues. This increasing participation over the past 15-odd years, along with other changes, has helped transform Texas into a quarterback paradise.

The hybrid game provides ample opportunities for quarterbacks to get in extra passing reps, notably those who might be tempted to play other positions—or even other sports. Tannehill, for example, spent his sophomore season in 2004 as a defensive back, and he played both baseball and basketball at Big Spring. "Seven-on-seven was huge for me," says Tannehill. "Without it, I'm not sure I would have had the chance to develop as a high school passer the way I did. It gives you a chance to work on fundamentals like footwork and timing in a game setting. I wouldn't have gotten that elsewhere."
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