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Originally Posted by buzzy420
This would be good news for Penn State because it would also mean they could expect to get Beachum and McCarthy to join Zordich.
Or maybe this "theory" is just a lot of wishful thinking, and kids just make their own decisions.
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Every kid will make a choice based upon what they think is best for them. But, I don't think you can discount recruiting momentum, friendships and relationships between recruits, relationships between parents of recruits, etc.
As far as one school building up a bit of recruiting momentum in a particular area, it's not just a theory, as it happens somewhat often. In the Big 10 alone you can look at:
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PSU brought in their best class in years based largely on the strength of their efforts in Maryland a few years ago. Guys followed the lead of Derrick Williams the year before and a big group of kids from Maryland who knew each other all ended up at Penn St. together (Antonio Logan-El, AJ Wallace, etc.).
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Iowa brought in one of their all time highest ranked recruiting classes a few years ago when a bunch of kids from Illinois who all knew each other all ended up there (Moeaki, Richardson, Doering, the QB whose name I can't remember).
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Illinois was able to get one of their best classes ever when they got a bunch of in-state guys who were friends to stay home together (Martez Wilson, Josh Brent, the big RB, etc.).