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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 1192630, member: 628"]
It's undeniable that the recruiting landscape has changed, and that the increased presence of FBS schools in the northeast is harmful to SU, if not always directly so.

It would seem that three things, (1) the advances in technology, and (2) the arrival of more FBS programs, and (3) the increased commitments that existing FBS programs, all play a role.

I'm no recruiting zealot, but it would seem that with broadband internet, smartphones, iMovies, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc it is REALLY hard for a kid to fly under the radar these days.  And add to that the fact that there are more programs in the northeast that can "find" kids now, even if they're not necessarily signing them, it amplifies that dynamic.

It's why I cringe a little when Shafer says he's trying to get kids no one knows about.  I mean, how many kids does[I] no one[/I] know about these days?  I get that sometimes you can find that Khalil Mack-esque diamond in the rough.  But that's like hitting the lottery, not a sustainable way to build a program in 2014, I would think.

I'm not sure that enough people appreciate the a decent part of our success in the 90s was due to Rutgers/Pitt being jokes, BC sandwiching 3 strong years of Coughlin between the sad end of the Bicknell era and the complete awfulness of the Henning era, UConn (and other FCS programs) being non-existent, technology still not allowing for kids to get surfaced entirely, etc.

Things are a lot tougher today.
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