[NU Sports] Recruits

[hakirsch at aol.com]

Perhaps it shouldn't be a tough sell but it obviously is.  As Dennis and RSL pointed out we could have gotten some of the kids who chose Texas but didn't. 

Harry
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From: Alan Abrahamson <alan.abrahamson at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 12:10:23 
To: hakirsch at aol.com<hakirsch at aol.com>
Cc: Beamsley, Jeff<Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>; nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com<nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com>; Dennis W. Brandt<tbng at comcast.net>; nwu-sports at tssi.com<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Recruits

At the risk of being contrary:

Five years ago, 16,000 kids applied for, what, 2,000 (1,800?) spots in
the Northwestern freshman class.

This year, same number of spots in the class but 36,000 applications.
Plus one of the great young coaches in the country. I don't think
Northwestern football is a particularly tough sell, frankly.

Which begs the q - why can't we find three good basketball players?!


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On Feb 3, 2011, at 11:50 AM, "hakirsch at aol.com" <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> Besides the academic card our only other significant competitive advantage to sell these out of state  kids who are eligible for NU and are wanted by their state school is that they will likely get earlier playing time or that we will build our program around them
>
> That's a tough sell that many 17 year olds may not buy
>
> Harry
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Beamsley, Jeff" <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>
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> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 14:40:48
> To: Dennis W. Brandt<tbng at comcast.net>; <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Recruits
>
>
>
> Dennis wrote <snip>
>
> (Texas got one five-star running back and fifteen four-stars.  At least
> one of those sixteen athletes must be Northwestern material.  Sigh.)
>
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>
> Took a look at his class and you're right.  There were a couple of kids
> that appeared to have the high school academic record that would also
> qualify for Northwestern (straight-A's, National Honor Society, etc.).
> The problem was that they were all from Texas.  In fact, Brown only had
> to go out of Texas for one kid.  He was from Oklahoma and there was no
> mention of his academic success, so I suspect that he wouldn't have
> qualified for Northwestern.
>
> As we have mentioned before, Northwestern is only going get those
> outstate kids who DON'T want to play for an in-state school.  The smart
> Texas football players can stay home and still have several good choices
> for schools that blend academics and football.  They have to get through
> all those choices BEFORE they become legit Northwestern prospects.
>
> Though Northwestern does recruit well in Texas that speaks more to the
> number of good football players that come out of that state than any
> advantage it may have over in-state schools.
>
> Jeff
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