Article; the Cost per School of College Football Recruiting is Skyrocketing

[BlockR]

the is a great article with break down by each school what its budgeting for recruiting,and by conference.Good look at the yearly change .https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...orgia-leads-pack-in-soaring-costs/1659121001/


Texas A&M SEC $1,710,101 326.3%
Tennessee SEC $2,002,871 55.0%
South Carolina SEC $861,747 185.1%
Missouri SEC $685,834 8.6%
Mississippi State SEC $453,116 -3.3%
Mississippi SEC $704,836 26.5%
LSU SEC $1,287,344 122.9%
Kentucky SEC $791,863 57.0%
Georgia SEC $2,626,622 351.7%
Florida SEC $1,155,802 68.2%
Auburn SEC $1,081,836 -21.8%
Arkansas SEC $1,254,138 103.8%
Alabama SEC $2,344,057 138.3%
Washington State Pac-12 $523,791 44.0%
Washington Pac-12 $714,872 0.8%
Utah Pac-12 $1,052,271 97.7%
UCLA Pac-12 $764,620 51.3%
Oregon State Pac-12 $674,239 56.5%
Oregon Pac-12 $997,019 47.8%
Colorado Pac-12 $635,077 59.1%
California Pac-12 $647,842 106.8%
Arizona State Pac-12 $531,807 -19.5%
Arizona Pac-12 $545,968 14.6%
Wisconsin Big Ten $350,695 36.5%
Rutgers Big Ten $824,271 94.7%

 

[RUich]

This thread should be really interesting to follow based on our level of recruiting. :Eyes: :See:

 

[BlockR]

llinois Big Ten $739,680 -6.6%
Indiana Big Ten $692,972 72.3%
Iowa Big Ten $608,755 27.5%
Maryland Big Ten $539,299 74.9%
Michigan Big Ten $1,397,784 110.4%
Michigan State Big Ten $766,139 22.1%
Minnesota Big Ten $1,081,075 66.6%
Nebraska Big Ten $1,250,674 52.8%
Ohio State Big Ten $944,354 67.4%
Penn State Big Ten $1,369,428 85.9%
Purdue Big Ten $555,565 15.7%
Rutgers Big Ten $824,271 94.7%
Wisconsin Big Ten $350,695 36.5%

 

[srru86]

"Arkansas director of football operations Randy Ross, who previously worked for 17 years at Alabama and oversaw recruiting efforts, recalled a player once choosing Tennessee over Alabama while citing that the Volunteers had soft-serve ice cream readily available.

“'Buddy, you’d better believe we had a soft-serve ice cream machine in Bryant Hall after that,' Ross said with a laugh."

Yes, that's nuts, but it is where we are. Cost of doing business.

And even if that is an excuse for something else you need to be able to counter.

Now, do we have a soft serve machine in the Hale Center?

 

[REDRICH65]

Why are we spending so much on recruiting when so much of the best talent (which we're not getting) Is right in our backyard? Only a short drive away.

 

[RURM85]

Why are we spending so much on recruiting when so much of the best talent (which we're not getting) Is right in our backyard? Only a short drive away.

You answered your own question - "which we're not getting", thus, requiring expansion to other regions. Most of NJ's top talent want no part of the State school. No choice but to find talent in other areas.

 

[RUich]

Best recruiting tool is winning and being relevant. The ever present NJ talent knows we have neither to offer.
Who really wants to take such a high risk to board the college football "Titanic" when so many more enticing opportunities exist?