(12-21-2019 10:26 AM)Ken Barna Wrote:  Dear emu79,
Just goes to show that nothing stands still. A ton of these recruits are from Ohio. Is that the new hotbed, or just the players that Eastern is offering?

Ken, Ohio has been a hotbed for a long time, just ask Dantonio. Roback's parents had a shorter drive to Ypsilanti than many of our Michigan player's parents so EMU is a logical choice for much of Ohio.

High school athletics are very BIG there. They have two NBA-NFL cities but they are located at the extreme north and south ends of the state. Their most populated city has their only Power 5 college program. Thus they have a totally different sports model in relation to Michigan and their interest in HS sports is diametrical as well. They are not as crazy as Texas but Lima, Dayton, Canton, Warren and Youngstown can actually sell out a stadium for a high school football game, it is the biggest game in their town.