Of at the mothership, Bud Elliott wrote an insightful piece that illustrates the disconnect between the way we as fans view our favorite programs and how recruits view them. The gist is that our school’s championship moments or all-time great players have a pretty short shelf life when it comes to recruiting impact—probably a lot shorter than we would like to hope.
In the article, for example, there’s an elite wide receiver prospect who admits he’d never heard of Peter Warrick until recently. Warrick isn’t exactly ancient history and he played for an elite program. So do you think any of these kids remember Torry Holt or Philip Rivers playing for NC State?