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Message: [QUOTE="Scrutineer, post: 2903717, member: 8240"] No. It’s Michigan Football. (Quote from huskymedic) Actually, I'm an old UConn fan and delusionally optimistic. Maybe even on a Nostical scale. Secondly, you may recall a couple kids at STM recently saying they wanted to go there to resurrect their program in their home state and yet decided to go to Syracuse and some other school for football. I asked on this site why they couldn't have the same thought process about their home U. That's the reason I referenced UConn's NFL cornerbacks (Jones, etc) and asked why it's not possible to retain more of the instate or regional kids, especially those who play that position. It still sticks in my mind that Hathaway hired Pasqualoni so he could use his relationships with CT high school coaches to keep more of the best kids home. Edsall seemed to have done a good job of building interest in high school football because of UConn's success in his first stint so is it not possible to keep more of the regional kids if you have the right people doing the recruiting? Hurley assembled a terrific staff and just may have a great recruiting class this year (doomed). So, if he could do it coming off the recent down years, is it not possible to do better in football as well? [/QUOTE]