ysubuck
Be water my friend.
Maybe this belongs on the recruiting forum, but it's not a question about a particular player ( I know Gwaltney is considering WVU strongly and McCoy liked Pitt ).
My question is this: Now that the Big East has become a second tier conference, why would a big time recruit ( a la Gwaltney and McCoy ) consider playing there? I don't have any idea what goes on in the recruitment of a big time player, but I don't really see what the Big East has to offer now. Home town school or childhood favorite aside, the Big East is not going to be competing for a NC anytime soon. So what's the attraction?
If a player is getting recruited by ONLY Big East schools, or is getting recruited by Big East, MAC, conferenceUSA schools, then I can see where it might be a heated battle. But if a kid with superior talent is getting courted by the likes of Miami (FL), USC, and Ohio State, it is beyond me why a Big East school would even be in the running. Can someone help me out here?
My question is this: Now that the Big East has become a second tier conference, why would a big time recruit ( a la Gwaltney and McCoy ) consider playing there? I don't have any idea what goes on in the recruitment of a big time player, but I don't really see what the Big East has to offer now. Home town school or childhood favorite aside, the Big East is not going to be competing for a NC anytime soon. So what's the attraction?
If a player is getting recruited by ONLY Big East schools, or is getting recruited by Big East, MAC, conferenceUSA schools, then I can see where it might be a heated battle. But if a kid with superior talent is getting courted by the likes of Miami (FL), USC, and Ohio State, it is beyond me why a Big East school would even be in the running. Can someone help me out here?