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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 2030877, member: 2585"]
Like so many topics, this is a repeat - but let's talk it through.

It's always good to get the best talent that fits your scheme that is the closest to your school. History has proven that NJ is important to our program. There is no denying that. But your laser focus on Rutgers is missing the woods for the trees.

1. We got the best QB for our system out of NJ.

2. If you're not getting the best from NJ, how are you building your class?

3. If you slot the top 50 from NJ into the top 100 from FL - how many NJ kids fall out of the top 100?

4. Geography really matters less than fit/talent. In the end - get the best players you can.

5. Back to Rutgers/BC. Recruiting is important, but if you suck and your coach starts to wobble (looking at you Dazzler)... it will tail off eventually. Ash did a nice job of coming in and building rapport with all of the NJ HS coaches. But the sell will get harder and harder the further they get from the start date with diminishing returns. You can see them as some kind of threat if you want - but they were historically bad last year.

I think it will be good to watch and see if we can dig into NJ more in the coming years. But it's not priority number 1. Number 1 is the best talent and the best fit; period.
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