This would be ideal, but realistically we probably need to come to terms that the NBE, will never be the OBE. Best thing to do is get in there and reclaim the throne, then we can shape the new identity.
easier to do if it's not continuously brought up
It appears you're looking at the composite ranking vs. the 247 ranking, not changes in ranking over time.
I've never said it doesn't matter. It's probably the 6th/7th most important thing to an average recruit. You literally think the conference a team plays in is more important to a recruit than the relationship he has with the coaches on the team. More important to a recruit than getting to the league. You're clueless.
Have to laugh that BCU gets a mention and Cuse gets nada
Please name the 5 things more important to a recruit than the conference, I’m just curious...
I didn't see any reference to Bethune-Cookman University.
Or any LSU recruits
Great point. Essentially one in the same. The odds of going to the league diminish considerably once you go down the ladder of conferences. Not saying it's impossible - just more difficult and less likely.
You think these guys going to Kentucky give a darn about who is coaching them for 1-2 years? Captain Crunch could be the coach...as long as their draft prospects are awesome, they will play at the school.
relationship with the head coach, relationship with assistant coaches, playing time, chance of winning a championship, historical prestiege of the program, proximity to home so your friends and family can see you play, illegal payments, etc.
Kentucky's recruiting immediately became 10X better as soon as Calipari took over, but sure, none of those players cared who the coach was.
Not that I want to get in the middle of this debate, but it's kind of hard to argue conference affiliation isn't that important when each of UConn's last few recruits all mentioned the Big East as a big selling point. I think every one of them did.
I see both sides of this debate but Pay Pal Cal-lipari is an outlier. Memphis' recruiting faded after he left as well. He's one of the very few coaches who recruits follow, probably due to WW Wes and the bags that he throws around.
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I was responding to someone specifically saying recruits don’t care who coaches Kentucky. They obviously do. And you’re way underestimating how many other coaches have a huge impact, but I agree Calapari does make the most difference.
I think they all did as well, and I think it’s true that it had a positive impact. I also think it’s telling that when Jordan Hawkins wrote an article in his own words titled “This is why I committed to Connecticut”, conference is brought up exactly 0 times. It’s all about his relationship with the staff, his belief they can get him to the league, and his chance to play with other players on the team.
The Jordan Hawkins Blog: This is Why I Committed to Connecticut...
Hawkins picked Connecticut over Notre Dame, Texas, Georgia, Wake Forest LSU and others
Every recruit is going to be asked if UConn going back to the BE mattered, because it’s a major narrative in college basketball this year, and they are all going to answer yes, because I’m sure it did matter, just not to the degree people try to pretend it does. Jordan Hawkins could have said anything in his article, and he never brought it up even once.
I think we know how this staff would recruit in the AAC, because we watched them do it. They signed Akok (247 composite rank 31), Bouknight (composite rank 65), and Gaffney (composite rank 105). Not much different from this year’s class, and as long as we won on the court and put guys in the league, I’m not sure why that would change.
