Despite the fact we have empirical evidence to the contrary?
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Anyone can go to washingtons website and see where their recruits come from.
They have about 40 from their 500 mile radius
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Where's the evidence? What difference makers on our roster from Texas have we had, after the conference switch? And I'm not saying categorically there are not any, only that our energies would be better spent elsewhere.
Squatchsker already posted it.
And you seem to forget that Texas was ignored for quite some time before Rhule's arrival, so I'd ask you, what recent evidence do you have to counter his argument? All we have is the past to project for the future and there is evidence that we can recruit and retain Texas players.
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The meat of their roster is from WA and CA, where they play conference games.
Several of those names are before the conference switch. Several were contributors. This isn't a black or white issue; I am only stating that Texas isn't going to be a fruitful recruiting ground further. It's common sense.
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It's really not common sense. It is the most fruitful area of the country (along with FLA and TX) and there is more than enough talent to poach players from Texas. This is a goofy argument based on zero evidence.
The number of new recruits over the last two cycles tells us we can recruit in the state...and at a high level. Time will tell our hit rates, but I'm more than comfortable hitting Texas hard.
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In 2009, before the conference switch, we had 20 Texans on the roster. In 2
Hey if it works, I'm down for it. But I would still like to know: Since the conference switch 12 years ago, how many Texans have come to Nebraska and played all four years? I'm going to guess 6-8 in total, but I'll do some digging.
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First, ask yourself how many Texas kids we went after.
VERY few.
Times have changed. There is a different coach who is highly respected in the state and has a tremendous amount of influence. What Frost or Riley did has no bearing on what Rhule is creating, nor should that factor into his overall recruiting strategy.
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Only two. Cali is very far away from them.
They play many games in and around CA. AZ, Oregon, and of course the CA schools. Although that will change.
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Ask yourself why under Bo no or hardly any from Okie? Many thought Bo wouldn't recruit there.
And, Lincoln to Dallas is about as far as Seattle to just entering Cali.
300 plus to Fresno from the Cali border, or over 900 in total, over 1100 to LA
So I went back to 2014. Seniors before that were recruited to the Big 12. Eleven total Texans on our roster that played all the way through.
Hey if Matt Rhule can make it work, he'll be the first one of our Big 10 coaches to do so, and I hope he does.
But understand, distance is only an issue if you let it be. Commonality of region plays a larger role
Much of it has to do with your conference footprint. If we were playing games in OK and TX, we would definitely have some recruiting grounds there.
