It could, but it will help all of the other schools who recruit LA as well (which, of course, is ALL of them). I think that our Pac-12 membership will help as much as anything, because now the coaches can tell the kids that they will be back on the West Coast regularly, rather than once every few years.The LA area was a hot bed for Mac in his gravey years?
USC will recover from this quicker then we all hope... but as we all know, the mud from a scandal can stick. I'm sure there might be a lot of parents who are worried about letting their kids go to USC. Hopefully Buffs can take advantage and land a few recruits.
So, you think Lane Kiffin can keep the u$c train rolling? I don't.
Excellent point, not to mention that Kiffin is likely to get them in more trouble.So, you think Lane Kiffin can keep the u$c train rolling? I don't.
Thats what I'm thinking as well. He'll be under a ton of pressure and pressure + ambition = TROUBLE.Excellent point, not to mention that Kiffin is likely to get them in more trouble.
Thats what I'm thinking as well. He'll be under a ton of pressure and pressure + ambition = TROUBLE.
His strongest talent is recruiting, and now this has been taken away.Thats what I'm thinking as well. He'll be under a ton of pressure and pressure + ambition = TROUBLE.
USC will recover from this quicker then we all hope... but as we all know, the mud from a scandal can stick. I'm sure there might be a lot of parents who are worried about letting their kids go to USC. Hopefully Buffs can take advantage and land a few recruits.
UCLA will be the primary beneficiary of USC's probation. IMHO, CU MAY get a player or two as a result although I still doubt a player, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, will choose CU that otherwise would have gone to USC.
The bottom line is that until CU has competitive facilities the team will continue to struggle landing top tier recuits.
I'm not so sure about that. We did have a top 20 class a couple years ago in a conference where we had a far worse advantage as far as competing with facilities and admissions with other teams in our conference than we will now. With our situation now, there is no excuse to not be able to recruit some talent out of California and Arizona.
Unfortunately, a class that was top twenty because of recruits like DS, and Katoa. The two biggest recruits in that class hardly seen and never seen the field.
I'm not so sure about that. We did have a top 20 class a couple years ago in a conference where we had a far worse advantage as far as competing with facilities and admissions with other teams in our conference than we will now. With our situation now, there is no excuse to not be able to recruit some talent out of California and Arizona.
I think its fair to say that was an exception. Without J-Fly, CU doesn't land D.Scott and CU falls out of the Top 20. Obviously there are many factors to recruiting and certainly a school can haul in a good recruiting class without great facilities but I think its foolish to think it will occur year in and year out without them. One or two really good classes a decade just isn't enough to keep a school near the top of the heap.
CU will still land decent recruits because of its location and I THINK being in the PAC 10 will help us land a few more than ususal. But I seriously doubt CU has any chance of becoming a consistent top level team until the facilities situation is addressed.
I'm old enough to remember that little white concrete block cell that CU called it's locker rooms. You couldn't squeeze a cat in there on gameday. Still Mac produced Top 10 recruiting programs, but he won football unlike Talkins. Big difference was his winning record, and an administration that was behind the athletic program.I'm not so sure about that. We did have a top 20 class a couple years ago in a conference where we had a far worse advantage as far as competing with facilities and admissions with other teams in our conference than we will now. With our situation now, there is no excuse to not be able to recruit some talent out of California and Arizona.
The thing about being at CU is that you don't need to have the biggest, best, greatest, most wonderful-est facilities in the world to compete for recruits. What you need are facilities that are respectable, and good coaches who know how to win. I think we are a little short on the respectable facilities front right now, but it wouldn't take much to get us there. Remodel the fieldhouse and you're right where you need to be. What we need right now, more than anything, is a competent head coach.
UCLA will be the primary beneficiary of USC's probation. IMHO, CU MAY get a player or two as a result although I still doubt a player, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, will choose CU that otherwise would have gone to USC.
The bottom line is that until CU has competitive facilities the team will continue to struggle landing top tier recuits.
I'm old enough to remember that little white concrete block cell that CU called it's locker rooms. You couldn't squeeze a cat in there on gameday. Still Mac produced Top 10 recruiting programs, but he won football unlike Talkins. Big difference was his winning record, and an administration that was behind the athletic program.
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Maybe, but historically UCLA has consistently done less with more than just about any school in the country given the level of recruits they typically pull. Also CU's facilities are actually supposed to be pretty damn competitive with just about anybody in the PAC 10 with the exception of Oregon. The PAC 10 hasn't had near the facilities arms race compared to the Big 12 or the SEC. The other thing to note about the PAC 10 is while they may not have many dominant programs beyond USC I think they typically have the most depth as a league top to bottom, leading to great deal of parity rather then being top heavy like the Big 12 or the SEC.