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It's a problem that's been around for a while but grows with each decade. The Northeast & Midwest do produce talent but not enough to supply 14 B1G teams, several ACC schools , Notre Dame & other P5 schools who selectively recruit those areas.[/QUOTE]It's UOTE="whaler11, post: 1058624, member: 676"]The Big Ten's problems are simple.
Their recruiting footprint is losing ground to the South and California and they don't get good enough players.
Just look at Nebraska's roster. It's got a ton of players from a state where the high school game is dying. Having another shark like Texas A&M kills them, nevermind schools like Missouri being able to sell the SEC.
If you aren't recruiting Cali/Texas/Florida and the deep South you are DOA in the national conversation.
I agree with an earlier poster Cali is overstated/rated....give me Fla/Ohio/NJ/Del/Md/Penns kids anitime....Too much to do out there and their "soft" IMO for the most part and have to feed wai to mani barren state 's in the west. The numbers listed for Cali are a "mirage" Death Valle stile!! I lived there for awhile...not much interest like even here in NJ at the HS level either. Too man mountains,
If a conference could survive by being mediocre in FB in major markets, the Big East would still be around.