The 3 coaches on staff who pulled CU into Florida recruiting (and Georgia to a lesser extent) were Tumpkin, Clark and Leavitt. With the latter two gone and Tumpkin's status very tenuous, it's a big open question of whether CU will continue to put resources toward recruiting this geography.
A lot depends on which coaches MacIntyre hires to the staff.
Here's the breakdown from 2011-2015 of the total number of 3*/4*/5* recruits per state: http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2015/4/15/8143431/states-most-players-recruits
Here's the breakdown of all 51:
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The case for continuing in Florida and Georgia is obvious: tons of talent.
The case against it is also obvious: way outside geographic footprint & tons of competition.
Under MacIntyre and other CU coaches, the footprint that we've seen is as follow:
California: 3 or more for Northern, LA region & SD/OC plus less populated areas
Texas: 3 or more for Houston, Dallas & Austin/San Antonio metros plus less populated areas
Arizona: 1 for entire state
Washington/Oregon: 1 for both plus additional territories (not currently covered by CU)
Utah/Nevada: 1 for both plus additional territories
Hawaii: 1 who has other responsibilities
Louisiana: 1 who has other responsibilities, usually paired with Houston metro
Colorado: 1 who directs in-state effort, but usually every coach takes some
I think that's the foundation of CU's natural footprint.
What I'd like to see with the new hires (and the likely addition of a 10th assistant under new NCAA rule):
1. Get back into Washington/Oregon.
2. Recruit our border states with an Oklahoma/Kansas recruiter.
3. De-emphasize Florida, Georgia and anywhere else outside the geographic footprint. Instead, have one guy who is "national" and will hit the major private schools in NJ, FL, etc. that have concentrated talent.
A lot depends on which coaches MacIntyre hires to the staff.
Here's the breakdown from 2011-2015 of the total number of 3*/4*/5* recruits per state: http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2015/4/15/8143431/states-most-players-recruits
Here's the breakdown of all 51:
State | Recruits |
1. Texas | 1,337 |
2. Florida | 1,295 |
3. California | 878 |
4. Georgia | 758 |
5. Ohio | 462 |
6. Louisiana | 333 |
7. North Carolina | 284 |
8. Alabama | 277 |
9. Pennsylvania | 257 |
10. Virginia | 245 |
11. Illinois | 232 |
12. New Jersey | 222 |
13. Michigan | 190 |
14t. Maryland | 184 |
14t. Tennessee | 184 |
16. Mississippi | 182 |
17. South Carolina | 173 |
18. Indiana | 132 |
19. Arizona | 131 |
20. Oklahoma | 116 |
21. Missouri | 104 |
22. Utah | 98 |
23. Washington | 94 |
24. Arkansas | 89 |
25. New York | 78 |
26. Colorado | 60 |
27. Kentucky | 59 |
28. Kansas | 58 |
29. District of Columbia | 57 |
30. Wisconsin | 54 |
31. Massachusetts | 52 |
32. Hawaii | 47 |
33. Oregon | 43 |
34t. Iowa | 41 |
34t. Nevada | 41 |
36. Connecticut | 39 |
37. Minnesota | 36 |
38. Nebraska | 24 |
39. Delaware | 17 |
40. Idaho | 16 |
41t. New Mexico | 10 |
41t. West Virginia | 10 |
43. South Dakota | 4 |
44t. New Hampshire | 3 |
44t. Rhode Island | 3 |
46t. Montana | 2 |
46t. North Dakota | 2 |
46t. Wyoming | 2 |
49t. Maine | 1 |
49t. Vermont | 1 |
51. Alaska | 0 |
The case for continuing in Florida and Georgia is obvious: tons of talent.
The case against it is also obvious: way outside geographic footprint & tons of competition.
Under MacIntyre and other CU coaches, the footprint that we've seen is as follow:
California: 3 or more for Northern, LA region & SD/OC plus less populated areas
Texas: 3 or more for Houston, Dallas & Austin/San Antonio metros plus less populated areas
Arizona: 1 for entire state
Washington/Oregon: 1 for both plus additional territories (not currently covered by CU)
Utah/Nevada: 1 for both plus additional territories
Hawaii: 1 who has other responsibilities
Louisiana: 1 who has other responsibilities, usually paired with Houston metro
Colorado: 1 who directs in-state effort, but usually every coach takes some
I think that's the foundation of CU's natural footprint.
What I'd like to see with the new hires (and the likely addition of a 10th assistant under new NCAA rule):
1. Get back into Washington/Oregon.
2. Recruit our border states with an Oklahoma/Kansas recruiter.
3. De-emphasize Florida, Georgia and anywhere else outside the geographic footprint. Instead, have one guy who is "national" and will hit the major private schools in NJ, FL, etc. that have concentrated talent.