You are correct about the coaches and their roots. I think if you dig even deeper we recruit a lot out of private schools or academies (especially the Euro kids). You are going to find kids with a chance to do okay in the classroom. In my mind it isn't that easy to recruit a kid and the first thing you need to tell them is that the academics are brutal. On the flip side, we've probably put out more doctors and lawyers than most colleges.

I would love to get kids from Tidewater and Richmond. NOVA doesn't get you as much talent per person as you want to think, but DC and PG county do.