Where is the growth going to come from in our recruiting base to help us compete at a higher level? This is something I've thought quit a bit about in the last couple weeks. I think there's no doubt that the team we saw last year and this we absolutely get trounced in a conference like the B12.
To play in that conference consistency, our overall talent level definitely needs to come up. And, as sad as this is for me to say, I sometimes feel that we don't stand to benefit in recruiting circles as much as Utah. I guess my general (string pulling) impression is the kids that want to come to BYU already do, and those that don't, well, don't, and I'm not sure how much this is going to change with conference affiliation.
BYU absolutely has to start getting the Stanley's, Manti's, Haloti's and Xavier's of the LDS recruiting world, but would much have changed with these kids based solely on BYU being in the B12? I'm worried that a lot of kids either want the BYU experience or they don't, and not much is going to change there. I also there is also is a certain type of LDS kid that is going to want to go to a glamour program, and BYU doesn't become that all of a sudden in a new conference. There's also a factor where a lot of top LDS kids playing in Utah are going to still want to play out of state because that holds a certain sense of adventure or intrigue for them.
What about non-LDS recruits? I guess I just don't see that changing much either. To me the non-LDS kids we kid for the most part don't have any better offers than BYU. Because we are the highest profile school that has offered them, they're willing to compromise on the partying, drinking and boning that most kids want to do in college. Maybe we see a slight uptick here, but how much?
Right now I feel our biggest area of improvement could be with JC kids. Maybe we start seeing a bit higher profile kids from that realm since they don't have to spend a full 4-5 years in Provo.
To play in that conference consistency, our overall talent level definitely needs to come up. And, as sad as this is for me to say, I sometimes feel that we don't stand to benefit in recruiting circles as much as Utah. I guess my general (string pulling) impression is the kids that want to come to BYU already do, and those that don't, well, don't, and I'm not sure how much this is going to change with conference affiliation.
BYU absolutely has to start getting the Stanley's, Manti's, Haloti's and Xavier's of the LDS recruiting world, but would much have changed with these kids based solely on BYU being in the B12? I'm worried that a lot of kids either want the BYU experience or they don't, and not much is going to change there. I also there is also is a certain type of LDS kid that is going to want to go to a glamour program, and BYU doesn't become that all of a sudden in a new conference. There's also a factor where a lot of top LDS kids playing in Utah are going to still want to play out of state because that holds a certain sense of adventure or intrigue for them.
What about non-LDS recruits? I guess I just don't see that changing much either. To me the non-LDS kids we kid for the most part don't have any better offers than BYU. Because we are the highest profile school that has offered them, they're willing to compromise on the partying, drinking and boning that most kids want to do in college. Maybe we see a slight uptick here, but how much?
Right now I feel our biggest area of improvement could be with JC kids. Maybe we start seeing a bit higher profile kids from that realm since they don't have to spend a full 4-5 years in Provo.
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