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Valid question.

1. We haven't made a big splash in NCAAs, ever. Winning one game every few years means nothing to the type of kid we want to recruit these days
2. If you're Lucas, would you rather play Ohio State, Indiana, Mich State, Mich, Wisconsin or USTA, FIU, FAU. Part of me says it's a wonder we got as far as we did. TV got to get better and we need ball-busting OOC sked
3. Can't speak to Adams, other than I've been to Rice. Beautiful school, major, major city, great academics. Maybe his parents pushed him there. Who knows?
Right now, despite what we think, we're a nice regional program competing in a shark tank for regional recruits. I asked a football player recently how he came to choose his college. He said it was an excruciating process. High majors were recruiting him for months, never offering but keeping him on the hook. Finally, he realized they weren't going to offer and he was looking at having nowhere to go. He decided for his parents' sake he better take the best of lower-level offers, and he chose where he plays today. BTW, if he doesn't get drafted, he'll be in someone's training camp next year. I think until we string together several years of success, top 25, whatever, these Lucas-type situations will be more the norm. I would love to be wrong. JMO

Also, don't forget recruiting is a dirty business. Use your imagination as to what that means and our situation.