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The Recruiting Rules: Rule 3 - Recruit Locally, then Nationally
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CarolCityHigh
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I noticed on that map that the Jacksonville/Duval County is another hot area and Richt and company doing well there.
"Another added bonus specific to Miami — but applicable to teams near major recruiting hotbeds such as Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, South Georgia, Los Angeles, or Washington, D.C., to name a few — in recruiting local players is the quality of those players, regardless of “star ranking”
"Manny Diaz...Some schools down here, they’re so talented, they may have 4 starters in the secondary who all go D1. So they may they may have a guy who didn’t even start his junior year, as crazy as that sounds, who may be an amazing player! And that’s why South Florida players have always been underrated"
"Another added bonus specific to Miami — but applicable to teams near major recruiting hotbeds such as Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, South Georgia, Los Angeles, or Washington, D.C., to name a few — in recruiting local players is the quality of those players, regardless of “star ranking”
"Manny Diaz...Some schools down here, they’re so talented, they may have 4 starters in the secondary who all go D1. So they may they may have a guy who didn’t even start his junior year, as crazy as that sounds, who may be an amazing player! And that’s why South Florida players have always been underrated"
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another segment in the article--
So, Miami being able to grab a local 3-star player, think DE Gregory Rousseau or S Amari Carter or STRIKER Derrick Smith, is actually a big win when comparing those players with 3-star caliber players from other locations. For the most part, even the guys who aren’t superstars, but are solid P5 recruits, in SoFLA are ballers.
There are plenty of 3-star recruits from South Florida who have elite athleticism and skill, but might be 20lbs too light or 3 inches too short. But, in spite of that, they can play football at a high level. And, not only that, they can be star players at the P5 level.
So, Miami being able to grab a local 3-star player, think DE Gregory Rousseau or S Amari Carter or STRIKER Derrick Smith, is actually a big win when comparing those players with 3-star caliber players from other locations. For the most part, even the guys who aren’t superstars, but are solid P5 recruits, in SoFLA are ballers.
There are plenty of 3-star recruits from South Florida who have elite athleticism and skill, but might be 20lbs too light or 3 inches too short. But, in spite of that, they can play football at a high level. And, not only that, they can be star players at the P5 level.
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Manny Diaz on the "Stars Rating"
'If you can play on these fields down here in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach county, you can play. And it doesn’t matter how many stars [ie ranking] you have next to your name, or what a magazine or the internet says about you. If you can prove yourself on the field down here on Friday Night, then you can play. And those are the guys that we want to be Hurricanes. '
'If you can play on these fields down here in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach county, you can play. And it doesn’t matter how many stars [ie ranking] you have next to your name, or what a magazine or the internet says about you. If you can prove yourself on the field down here on Friday Night, then you can play. And those are the guys that we want to be Hurricanes. '
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Actually, when you have the recruiting base, this is recruiting rule number one.
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Usually need talent to win.
Best shot at that is when you have a local recruiting base to start with.
Best shot at that is when you have a local recruiting base to start with.
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Miami has, and it looks like it's starting to get back to recruiting locally (at a heavier rate than previous staffs) like the article suggests. Then go out and get blue chippers from other parts of the country.
Richt and Hartley have been hitting up the Jacksonville area for some players. On top of that, it looks like Richt and Simpson are plucking some players out of Georgia; which the latter state you can say has **** near equal talent to Cali, Florida and Texas. The only other state that has that much talent IMO is Louisiana.
But from a recruiting aspect. Most of our class should be from South Florida, Jacksonville area, and Georgia with some blue chippers from wherever.
Richt and Hartley have been hitting up the Jacksonville area for some players. On top of that, it looks like Richt and Simpson are plucking some players out of Georgia; which the latter state you can say has **** near equal talent to Cali, Florida and Texas. The only other state that has that much talent IMO is Louisiana.
But from a recruiting aspect. Most of our class should be from South Florida, Jacksonville area, and Georgia with some blue chippers from wherever.
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Poaching some from JAX and GA carries added benefit of damaging UF, FSU, and puts pressure on a UGA and even Bama a little. Those areas give us some country strong to go with Miami speed.
Another, less-discussed advantage of recruiting locally ---
It's much easier to evaluate a local kid than a kid living 1000 miles away. For the former, you can watch him play live on an almost regular basis. For the latter you may have to just rely on film and recruiting evaluations by the services.
It's much easier to evaluate a local kid than a kid living 1000 miles away. For the former, you can watch him play live on an almost regular basis. For the latter you may have to just rely on film and recruiting evaluations by the services.
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