If you're the CU Head Football Coach, you face a significant challenge of being in the middle of what's known as the "5 Star Desert" where you simply don't see many blue chips.
From 2017:
In your favor, tthe State of Colorado is a highly regarded location and you can draw talent here from anywhere. But with limited resources and bandwidth you can't be everywhere. Recruiting has to be organized and driven by strategically geo-targeting your efforts where the HS football talent is concentrated.
Here's a "heat map" of where D1 FB players come from:
Assuming that as HC you wouldn't be a fvcking idot and you'd expect all of your 10 assistants to recruit, how would you lay it out for CU?
You could have some who only recruit 1 metro or state, but maybe you'd have some assistants with multiple geo-targets if you didn't want to throw everything into places like Los Angeles.
What are your 10 geo-targeted recruiting territories?
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From 2017:
In your favor, tthe State of Colorado is a highly regarded location and you can draw talent here from anywhere. But with limited resources and bandwidth you can't be everywhere. Recruiting has to be organized and driven by strategically geo-targeting your efforts where the HS football talent is concentrated.
Here's a "heat map" of where D1 FB players come from:
Assuming that as HC you wouldn't be a fvcking idot and you'd expect all of your 10 assistants to recruit, how would you lay it out for CU?
You could have some who only recruit 1 metro or state, but maybe you'd have some assistants with multiple geo-targets if you didn't want to throw everything into places like Los Angeles.
What are your 10 geo-targeted recruiting territories?
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