Question about recruiting...
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The memory gets a little fuzzy, but I think most recruits were in-State with others coming mostly from States nearby.
That was probably true of most teams except Notre Dame, Southern Cal, Michigan and a few others who recruited nationally. Also, there was the time period when blacks did not play on Southern teams. During this time, many of the Northern teams would recruit the blacks from the South.
As TV games became more popular, recruiting budgets became larger, and travel became easier. Most all schools broadened their respective recruiting areas.
Academic requirements have gradually increased, making it more difficult to recruit all players locally for most schools. However, the schools with the least difficult requirements could naturally recruit more from their home States.
When Florida, FSU, and Miami became entrenched at the top of the rankings, many colleges started raiding the players from the State of Florida.
Actually, it appears to have been a natural progression from in-State to national recruiting due to facility and necessity.
That was probably true of most teams except Notre Dame, Southern Cal, Michigan and a few others who recruited nationally. Also, there was the time period when blacks did not play on Southern teams. During this time, many of the Northern teams would recruit the blacks from the South.
As TV games became more popular, recruiting budgets became larger, and travel became easier. Most all schools broadened their respective recruiting areas.
Academic requirements have gradually increased, making it more difficult to recruit all players locally for most schools. However, the schools with the least difficult requirements could naturally recruit more from their home States.
When Florida, FSU, and Miami became entrenched at the top of the rankings, many colleges started raiding the players from the State of Florida.
Actually, it appears to have been a natural progression from in-State to national recruiting due to facility and necessity.
ramblinwise1
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Tech has since Dodd recruited heavily up the Atlantic Seaboard. In the early 70's lots of Pennsylvania players and New Jersey players. And Ohio. Ross recruited NY and Maryland heavily.
Pepper was first coach to recruit Ga heavily, even taking a lot of kids from inner city Atlanta schools. Almost unheard of prior to that.
Pepper was first coach to recruit Ga heavily, even taking a lot of kids from inner city Atlanta schools. Almost unheard of prior to that.
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Dodd did a lot of recruiting in Florida back when. But all the Tech big names of the '50s and early '60's were Georgia boys, it seems to me.
During Dodd's days here at Tech we recruited primarily from the south. In the early 50's we had great fullbacks from N.C. {Dickie Mattison, Ken Owens, and a great tailback from N.C. Billy Teas. We would recruit a few occasionally from Virginia but mostly southern boys, Ga.,Fla. Ala.,
Tenn. and several great players from Miss. such as the Morris brothers and Chick Granning, etc.
Dodd also would recruit occasionally from the midwest but that was rare. But things changed when Bud Carson was elevated to head man. Bud recruited from everywhere but particularly from the northeast and midwest and things have remained
for the most part fluid since.
Tenn. and several great players from Miss. such as the Morris brothers and Chick Granning, etc.
Dodd also would recruit occasionally from the midwest but that was rare. But things changed when Bud Carson was elevated to head man. Bud recruited from everywhere but particularly from the northeast and midwest and things have remained
for the most part fluid since.
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Some of you other OF's may recall that in the early 70's, we had a number of western Pennsylvanians on the FB team. One reason was that Coach Carson had roots there and could recruit the area well.
There was an intramural basketball team named the "Keystoners" made up mostly of those Pa. guys. That's how I learned that Pennsylvania is the Keystone State!
BTW, Carson and his Keystoners beat Georgia 2IAR in '69-'70 and came within an eyelash of making it 3IAR in '71.
There was an intramural basketball team named the "Keystoners" made up mostly of those Pa. guys. That's how I learned that Pennsylvania is the Keystone State!
BTW, Carson and his Keystoners beat Georgia 2IAR in '69-'70 and came within an eyelash of making it 3IAR in '71.