home, you'd be a major player in your conference. IMO, only Ohio and maybe Pennsylvania (toss-up) produces better talent as far as states go in the Big Ten. What held you back in the past was not playing in a power conference.
Hope the Vols land JG, but if Rutgers can keep all of the NJ talent
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What I'm saying is schools that have fertile recruiting grounds in their own state have a head start on their competition. I think your school is a sleeping giant. You can get lots of talent from your state right off the bat whereas a school like Iowa or Minnesota has to go out of state. You can build from your state and once you produce, you can cherry pick from the nation. What hurt you in the past was being in the Big East. There were likely studs in your state who decided to head out of state for a chance to play in a better conference. You're in a power conference now. For greedy reasons, I'm hoping the Vols land JG, but I think bright days are ahead for you.
exactly. It may take a couple of years to take that next step up but we will eventually. A strong Rutgers also hurts those schools dependent on out-of-state talent, like : Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. NJ has supplied a ton of talent to those schools over the years. All of the schools with poor recruiting grounds are in the B1G West division. Something to keep an eye on for sure.
^ this guy understands what I'm saying. The state of TN is producing a lot more talent than we did 10 to 15 years ago due to a population boom around Nashville. Compare the Rivals state rankings over the last 5 years and you'll see that TN and NJ are near mirror images of each other in producing 4 and 5 star talent. It's going to help both schools get back faster in their respective conferences.
I'd love to see it. I made my first trip to NYC in 2009 and stayed in Secaucus, NJ. I loved NYC as well as the New Jersey side. I'd like to make a trip back and see a Vol-RU football game.
There is some history there,, that's for sure.
I hope he stays home but the lure of the SEC, at a school with elite faculties (we all seen the crazy videos) and playing QB for the same school that produced Peyton Manning might be too much for dear old Rutgers to overcome.
Trooper,
The dude came here and posted some solid stuff without a hint of flaming or rudeness. Did you really have to go where you did with this?
. I am sure that Archie was thrilled by Peyton's decision Not to stay home and play for the REBELS.
beaced,
There was a 30 For 30 special on the Mannings, and Archie talked about Peyton's decision to go to UTjr, and the public's reaction in Mississippi wasn't pleasant, to say the least. Archie was called every name in the book, and it was rough on him and the family.
