HelenaHandBasket
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Atlanta Griz1 said:MT Jack said:Atlanta Griz1 said:There are two possible reasons that So. Utah can do this:
1) they are better at evaluating high school talent than we are
2) this was a one-time phenomenon, and they got lucky with lightly-recruited players that developed into studs.
1) No.
2) No. Unknown players drafted by the NFL came from such remote football outposts as Samford, NC Central, South Carolina State, Midwestern State, West Alabama, Grand Valley State, William and Mary, Maine, UM, MSU and SUU this year. It's not luck and it's not a one-time deal either. Talent doesn't always end up at power five schools or, at the FCS level, in Missoula or Fargo.
Or, perhaps, kid from big cities such as LA, San Diego, Las Vegas or Phoenix wants to play in Cedar City because they prefer warmer weather. Or because it's closer to home/family. Or because they hit if off better with SUU's coaching staff. Or....I know this is crazy talk so bear with me....every kid isn't smitten with Missoula/U of M.
Kudos to the coaching staff at SUU for taking on kids who maybe didn't get a whole lot of looks from bigger schools. These kids worked hard and were successful at a place that most fans don't think would be possible. This is good for the conference as a whole.
Yeah, it is cool playing college football in a high school stadium in front of 3,000 voracious fans! Even better is spending four years in the thriving megalopolis of Cedar Shitty, Utah.
It is sort of like you living in a van down by the river. Most of us wouldn't choose to do it, but it fits for you. Who are we to judge?