Originally Posted by Rogue52 
And if Kelly can recruit. Mid-majors are known for recruiting guys that fit their program not necessarily the best athletes. That mentality will help us somewhat but won't win any Big 12 Championships. We need to be able to steal some Texas recruits. Is it at all possible to steal some away from Michigan/MSU to the Big 12? In Big 10 country, it's unlikely.
Believe it or not, but Earle Bruce back in the late '70's really recruited Illinois and Ohio hard and with great success. He also recruited Florida and some Texas.
Brian Kelly has players on his roster from Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, Wisconsin plus Michigan. He had an 8-4 record this year with only 13 seniors and 17 juniors. His starting quarterback was a freshman, running back a sophomore and backup running back was freshman. Recruiting is very important but even more important is developing players and getting everything out of their talents and abilities.
