Monday Musings: The Great Divide in recruiting

[JakeBrend]

"There's more than one way to smoke a hog."

As Andrew Harrington writes in this week's Monday Musings, elite recruiting in the midwest has greatly benefited T.J. Otzelberger. Will Jimmy Rogers be able to say the same? https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/05/monday-musings-the-great-divide-in-recruiting/

 

[Cyclonepride]

IMO, TJ wins on the recruiting trail because he is a genuine, likable person and has developed an extremely strong program identity, and he has the ability to identify guys who work within that.

 

[cytor]

IMO, TJ wins on the recruiting trail because he is a genuine, likable person and has developed an extremely strong program identity, and he has the ability to identify guys who work within that.

Plus TJ is physically intimidating wearing those Schmedium shirts.

 

[flycy]

IMO, TJ wins on the recruiting trail because he is a genuine, likable person and has developed an extremely strong program identity, and he has the ability to identify guys who work within that.

You also only need a few players a year in basketball. Football you need at least 10 times as many making personal recruiting much more difficult.