Nebraska should have stayed in B-12 for recruiting
by Hickster (2020-11-23 13:44:30)

In reply to: Nebraska, fwiw  posted by DavidAddison

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When they were strong they recruited well in Texas, When they were winning they had access to elite recruits in the Big 8/12 states with teams they played from Missouri/Kansas/Colorado to Texas/Arkansas and also did well in NJ.

Now they are fighting Iowa & Minnesota for recruits in Illinois and dribbles out to the eastern Big Ten Geography. The lack of winning has not made them successful in the Midwest, whose talent level has less high quality recruits than in the past - Ohio St., Michigan, Penn St., Wisconsin and ND get most of the best recruits in the Midwest - with some elite teams cherry-picking some recruits.

IMO, the financial benefit from the Big Ten network was not worth the loss of their traditional recruiting base.

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