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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 3152115, member: 1559"] Disagree with your thinking. Edsall 1.0 recruited undersized or not developed athletes that he could project. They required a redshirt year and time to develop. Most P5 program recruits are highly developed football players that can hit the field almost immediately. What is different today is that there seem to be fewer quality football recruits in the Northeast today. Look at NY, NJ, and PA: NY: FBS recruits 2004 = 19, P5 recruits 2019 = 7 NJ: FBS recruits 2004 = 47, P5 recruits 2019 = 40 PA: FBS recruits 2004 = 58, P5 recruits 2019 = 31 So the 3 big Northeastern states went from 124 recruits to 78 recruits. This is why the Northeastern schools are looking South for recruits. In Florida, there are a ton of speedy 160 lb to 170 lb defensive backs and WRs that need to develop, but most P5 programs are not going to take them or take many of them. That is the opportunity for a school like UConn. Edsall's recruiting strategy is one of the reasons we are all frustrated with the results. His recruits typically aren't ready to contribute during their first year, but they have been forced to play his first 2 years. As for Lutrus, articles at the time said he could have gone Ivy and Maryland, BC, Rutgers, and West Virginia expressed interest, but they didn't offer. He didn't get his UConn offer until November his senior year. He seems to be overlooked because he played RB in HS. UConn switched him to LB where he had success. [/QUOTE]

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