I wasn't around for the locked thread about recruiting Florida, etc, but I'd like to add some info for everyone on the subject if I may.
There are only two teams who have won more than one National Championship who truly recruit Nationally: Domers & Huskers. The Domers currently have scholie players from 32 states and the Huskers have scholie players from 40. The Huskers have had All Americans from 26 different states spanning a good chunk of the globe from NJ & FLA on the east to Hawaii on the west. Why? It's pretty obvious for the Domers with their Catholic connections around the world and, particularly, in every major recruiting pool but not so obvious for Nebraska which is much more like UNLV in many regards.
Nebraska is a small state University like UNLV in a state with about the same population. Just like UNLV, it cannot rely upon the in state prospects to fill up a large part of the roster of a Championship caliber team. It must recruit from ocean to ocean but it has the financial resources to do so. In 2013, Nebraska spent $818,000 in recruiting while UNLV spent 284,000. See full details >
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...g-signing-day-sec-power-conferences/22813887/
This year the Huskers' recruiting budget is expected to exceed $1.1 MIL while UNLV is projected to barely exceed $300,000. FWIW, Michigan recently spent more than that to just take the team down to Florida for a couple of practices at a HS where they had offered numerous recruits. Why the discrepancy in recruiting budgets? The Huskers' football revenue was around $100 MIL for 2015 while the entire Athletic Department of UNLV had revenue of just $45 MIL. This is why UNLV simply can't recruit on a nationwide scale. We can't afford it.
The answer for UNLV, just like nearly everyone else, is the "500 Mile Radius". Even the Domers and the Huskers do their best work within a 500 mile radius of their addresses. With the exception of Nebraska, I seriously doubt that any State school has won a National Title with less than half of it's players coming from within the 500 mile radius. Even the Domers fill most of their roster with recruits from their 500 mile radius. Heck, the last championship teams for Florida, LSU and Texas had all but a couple of players who weren't from in state or from a border state.
The good news is that there is a wealth of talent within the 500 mile radius of UNLV. It's FAR better than Nebraska's. Work that area hard and go grab a couple from areas where there are good cheep flights into Las Vegas for the family members to use and we can build a great program.
There are only two teams who have won more than one National Championship who truly recruit Nationally: Domers & Huskers. The Domers currently have scholie players from 32 states and the Huskers have scholie players from 40. The Huskers have had All Americans from 26 different states spanning a good chunk of the globe from NJ & FLA on the east to Hawaii on the west. Why? It's pretty obvious for the Domers with their Catholic connections around the world and, particularly, in every major recruiting pool but not so obvious for Nebraska which is much more like UNLV in many regards.
Nebraska is a small state University like UNLV in a state with about the same population. Just like UNLV, it cannot rely upon the in state prospects to fill up a large part of the roster of a Championship caliber team. It must recruit from ocean to ocean but it has the financial resources to do so. In 2013, Nebraska spent $818,000 in recruiting while UNLV spent 284,000. See full details >
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...g-signing-day-sec-power-conferences/22813887/
This year the Huskers' recruiting budget is expected to exceed $1.1 MIL while UNLV is projected to barely exceed $300,000. FWIW, Michigan recently spent more than that to just take the team down to Florida for a couple of practices at a HS where they had offered numerous recruits. Why the discrepancy in recruiting budgets? The Huskers' football revenue was around $100 MIL for 2015 while the entire Athletic Department of UNLV had revenue of just $45 MIL. This is why UNLV simply can't recruit on a nationwide scale. We can't afford it.
The answer for UNLV, just like nearly everyone else, is the "500 Mile Radius". Even the Domers and the Huskers do their best work within a 500 mile radius of their addresses. With the exception of Nebraska, I seriously doubt that any State school has won a National Title with less than half of it's players coming from within the 500 mile radius. Even the Domers fill most of their roster with recruits from their 500 mile radius. Heck, the last championship teams for Florida, LSU and Texas had all but a couple of players who weren't from in state or from a border state.
The good news is that there is a wealth of talent within the 500 mile radius of UNLV. It's FAR better than Nebraska's. Work that area hard and go grab a couple from areas where there are good cheep flights into Las Vegas for the family members to use and we can build a great program.
