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[QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 2732782, member: 204"]
And Cecil Howard flamed out at Syracuse University after being a highly recruited high school QB. I'm not all that impressed by the "flaming out" analysis.

It defies logic that adding a major northeastern football program to the mix - with 95 scholarships to offer local athletes - did not impact our recruiting.

The more competition for players the more difficult it becomes getting those players.

The notion that we did not offer some of the athletes who committed to UConn after it moved up to the Division 1 level is simply not believable in my opinion.

Sorry.

Yes, Dave Wannstedt recruited very well at Pitt. I am pretty sure that he started there at the same time that Robinson started at Syracuse. And, I think Pitt had just come off a Fiesta Bowl appearance?

So, it is not surprising to me that a western PA guy with strong Pitt connections and with new practice facilities, was able to more effectively recruit than a California guy with a no real connection to northeast college recruiting.

What ultimately hurt SU Football recruiting was the lack of funding for the program.

I have no doubt that Rutgers - finally - took advantage of that and I have no doubt that UConn, with pretty good funding - did the same thing.
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