(06-09-2019 12:10 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  It’s not being able to recruit. Plenty of talent on the west coast and in the west. It’s developing the talent that’s the problem.

This is a review of draft picks by conference the last 10 years.

If you’re on a staff in the east, you use this against PAC programs. If you’re an 18 year old on the west coast, with NFL aspirations, you listen.

This was the 2018 NFL opening day rosters by FBS Conference:

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/artic...fl-rosters

SEC 335
Big Ten 239
ACC 228
Pac-12 210
Big 12 123
American 100
Mountain West 63
C-USA 63
Independent 40
MAC 39
Sun Belt 20

In the 2018 NFL draft, 10 of the first 34 players selected played their high school football in the west:

Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Vita Vea, Kolton Miller, Rashad Penny - California
Austin Corbett, Will Hernandez - Nevada
Leighton Vander Esch - Idaho
Taven Bryan - Wyoming

Bryan signed with Florida. Five of the first 15 picks were from California, four of the first 15 from the Pac-12. I guess Statefan is not aware of these numbers. Plus, I still don't understand what demographics has to do with football talent in the west?

Coaching staffs are going to use whatever advantage they have or are perceived to have to pluck recruits out of different regions. I have no problem with that. Tom Hermann recruited four players from California and two from Arizona in his 2019 class. Hermann is a very good coach and he can use the fact that he played high school and college football in California to his advantage. Austin is a great place to live and go to school. Chip Kelly recently recruited a top quarterback from New Hampshire. Kelly played high school and college football in New Hampshire. Whatever it takes to get the talent to your campus.