Now that we are officially jumping to the Pac-10, I hope the haphazard recruiting map that has been employed by the current coaching staff will be phased out. Some of the new strategy will depend on whether the Texas schools come with us, but here is how I hope the new recruiting map looks:
1. California-The bread and butter of our recruiting should be Cali, especially with USC's looming probation.
1a. Colorado-We have to keep the top players home, especially since several Pac-10 schools like ASU and Stanford have made some headway here.
2. Arizona-A state that does not have a ton of in-state loyalty (maybe worse than Colorado), but consistently produces great players. Most of the top players end up at Pac-10 schools.
3. Hawaii-No reason we cannot continue to target this state, especially since most of our competition will be conference foes.
4. Nevada-We need to hit the Las Vegas area hard. We have made some headway recently, but we need to do more here.
Somewhere in there mix in Texas (even if those schools do not come with us). We can nab some good players out of there with some effort.
1. California-The bread and butter of our recruiting should be Cali, especially with USC's looming probation.
1a. Colorado-We have to keep the top players home, especially since several Pac-10 schools like ASU and Stanford have made some headway here.
2. Arizona-A state that does not have a ton of in-state loyalty (maybe worse than Colorado), but consistently produces great players. Most of the top players end up at Pac-10 schools.
3. Hawaii-No reason we cannot continue to target this state, especially since most of our competition will be conference foes.
4. Nevada-We need to hit the Las Vegas area hard. We have made some headway recently, but we need to do more here.
Somewhere in there mix in Texas (even if those schools do not come with us). We can nab some good players out of there with some effort.