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Fanblogs.com: Who spends the most money on recruiting?

  • Porcine · 1 year ago
    Hmmm.
  • War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago
    Whoa. Those columns came out looking like I was the one lining them up...

    I noticed that Alabama is conspicuously absent in the ranking. That's because they had to remove that line item reflecting players' salaries...
  • Kevin @ Fanblogs · 1 year ago
    Nice star you got on your badge there, Sheriff.
  • War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago
    I'm new in town, so some of you better get the hell outta Dodge--I mean fanblogs...

    How can I use the strike-through command in the comments section here? That's a weapon I'd like to have in my arsenal...

    It's been years since we paid any players...
  • Kevin @ Fanblogs · 1 year ago
    Strike through doesn't work on Disqus. Maybe one day....
  • War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago
    Nice clean-up job with those columns...

    :-)
  • Bevo_Boy · 1 year ago
    How do you get a star?
  • fosterkeats · 1 year ago
    FYI: All-Barn leads the nation in time on the "Probation List", including your only national championship of 1957... the '93 team that went 12-0, etc...
  • War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago
    Yes, indeed. 2004 was a total abberation with us going undefeated and NOT being on probation...
  • OU_Ron · 1 year ago
    Looks like K state is getting ripped......
  • Ben Prather · 1 year ago
    Not to mention Duke.

    Oh wait, they recruit basketball...

    100K per player is expensive.
  • Kevin @ Fanblogs · 1 year ago
    KState upped their recruiting to introduce the Ron Prince era. I'm not sure they will sustain that kind of spend, but it's worth noting that it is more than 2 hours to the St Louis airport... so... it might be high for a while for the Wildcats.
  • hricane23 · 1 year ago
    Well, if they're going to St. Louis to fly somewhere, that's half their problem. There's a nice little airport called Kansas City International that's a few miles closer.

    Seriously, though, K-State has put a lot into basketball recruiting, like Bill Walker and Michael Beasley. I'm sure that increased these numbers tremendously.
  • OU_Ron · 1 year ago
    yeah, they may have to add more to the budget to get next years head coach jump started, I think this is Ron's last year......
  • hricane23 · 1 year ago
    I agree, Ron. Another loss to the mighty 'Hawks, and he might not even make it to the end of the year.
  • Tom_Blogical · 1 year ago
    Duke clocks in at #9?! Are they nuts?! They are definitely getting the worst bang for their buck. They need a massive overhaul in the recruiting department; or a massive cut. I think it would be better for them to CUT.
  • Tom_Blogical · 1 year ago
    Whoops!! Reading comprehension problems. I skimmed and missed that they are looking at recruiting as a whole.
  • badgerballer · 1 year ago
    Exactly. My thoughts would be they're doing pretty well. Probably 9 of the last 10 Sweet 16's for both men and women. Not to mention a kickass Lacrosse program......
  • War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago
    Agreed. That's a worse deal than the Pentagon cuts for toilet seats and hammers...
  • Tom_Blogical · 1 year ago
    I'm not sure WEA. The study takes the cost of all recruiting into account, and Duke does a great job with the BB program. When I first read the post, I thought the costs were football only...HOWEVER...since the cost all recruiting is case here then I'd say that Tennessee, Florida and OSU (listed by rank) are getting the most bang for their buck when you consider the success of all their athletic programs.
  • War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago
    Perhaps Duke allocated legal defense funds for the Lacrosse team into that figure as well...
  • jake · 1 year ago
    It's sad to think that Duke spends that much in recruit (obviously mostly for BB) yet still is #2 in the state for basketball (considering rivalry wins, championships, etc.) and still has such a horrible football program. UNC beats Duke out in both sports.
  • Lennie Collins · 1 year ago
    Oklahoma spends less than Texas and still out recruits them?
  • Kevin @ Fanblogs · 1 year ago
    Well, this is total spend, not football only, so you might want to use the Directors Cup as your guide. ;-)
  • Ramblin' Gator · 1 year ago
    I had the same thought. If you want to measure the true value, as in bang-for-the-buck, we should divide the Director's Cup ranking by the recruiting cost budget, or the total athletic department budget of each of the ranked schools.

    Anyone want to give this a try?
  • jake · 1 year ago
    Location has a lot to do with as well. Oklahoma is just apparently more efficient in its recruiting. Can you blame Texas for spending that much? With such a big state, so many lucrative cities, that many students (and therefore alumni), and that kind of support, it doesn't surprise me that they spend that much.
  • hrposon · 1 year ago
    Not when you factor in the OU players salaries and automobile deals.
    When Barry Switzer went to coach the Dallas Cowboys it was the first time he had to deal with a salary cap.
  • cdogg · 1 year ago
    Miami doesn't need to spend a lot. It doesn't take much $$ for Miami to drive around Dade and nearby counties because they have the best high school football down there.
  • badgerballer · 1 year ago
    Interesting that Duke is so high. You'd have to presume (based, in part, on their "football" program) that most of the $ is going to basketball recruiting...but then you wouldn't think that it would really take all that much. I mean, if you're a blue-chip high school cager - mens' or women's - and Duke comes calling, you're saying "yes" pretty darned fast.
  • DWeber USF · 1 year ago
    USF isn't really stingy, it's just that Florida has so many great high school programs that there really isn't a good reason to justify leaving the state very often. I've never understood why UCF recruits the Northeast so much. UF, FSU, and Miami are often in the running for the top-25 players nationally, so that is why they spend the extra dough in Cali and elsewhere, but USF fills the team with solid players. Plus, they don't give too many official visits; only to realistic recruits. I think the coaches can tell pretty quickly if a guy is interested or not. This season, many more SEC recruits are interested in USF, so the budget may have to increase!
  • U.of S.C.1978 · 1 year ago
    I like these factoids. Mr. Spurrier is doing more with less. I suspect a spending increase is on the horizon, if he asks for it. Noticed how the recruiting class has jumped up Rivals ranks as well. WTG Mr.Spurrier and staff.
  • ANDREW · 1 year ago
    I think it would be very helpfull to know at least how many sports that recruiting money is going toward. in the case of USF its probably almost all Football. At Duke its BB. Look at Tenn they post good football teams and have a vicious mens and womens BB teams. Georgia probably puts alot more into Swimming and Diving and Gymnastics than you would initially think but with as many championships as those teams have won I would think that Georgia gets a pretty good bang for the buck
  • mojaam · 1 year ago
    Very interesting report, too bad the chronicles link doesn't work though, will like to see the complete list.