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carmenohio93

thats because kids want to come to tOSU we dont gotta spend a million dollars to make em like the university
332 Days ago

lsu will poeaux all over you

to bad usc's budget isnt on the list does sherman not have enough numbers for them?
336 Days ago

paschmidt499

Tennessee....almost $1.5 million. Yikes!
338 Days ago

RollTide_Cowboy4Lyfe

Roll Tide.
339 Days ago

John64462

What does Bama, Auburn and Tenn., 3 notoriously cheating schools, do with all of that money? It would be interesting if some entity went in and audited the books, to see where the money goes! Could it be that is how Richardson's family was moved to BAMER and set up in housing? Could that be how his vehicle was purchased, as well? Is that how the girls are paid for, as entertainment for recruits? Something smells and it sure isn't a Rose! No one recruits any harder than UF and their budget is much lower and our coaches have farther to travel to see many of the recruits! Time for the cheating to stop!
339 Days ago

bunkieball

LOL...isn't that entity suppose to be the NCAA???
337 Days ago

baylor7760

It might be that the academies are combining recruiting for the service as well as the football. They may also be ignoring the likely hood of actually targeting specific recruits, as most universities do, and just flat out targeting everyone that play ball. That may explain the huge budget at least for the army which is hard to recruit for in general let alone for a specific sport.
339 Days ago

bunkieball

I'm guessing its probably because the Academies recruit nationwide...each state gets slots for cadets. Besides, haven't you seen the cost of operating a C-140 and clearly USAF is up charging Army for rides! LOL Go Army, Beat Navy (and the Zoomies)
339 Days ago

SANDSTORM220

Wow....South Carolina spends nearly 1/4 of what everyone else spends in the SEC and still stays relevant with recruiting...
339 Days ago

DJ_Sooner

OU class of 2012 by state- Texas: 7, OK:3, Ohio:2, FL:4, Cali:3, PA, NV, KS, MO, IL, and MD: 1 each. Not sure what everyone else is talking about when it comes to "National Recruiting", but I'm pretty sure OU has most teams beat in that category. Interesting to see what the budget was for this year. OU dropped $100K between 2010 and 2011.
339 Days ago

jgeglio

in 2012 notre dame had 17 players from 13 different states. so far this year they have 14 players form 13 different states
338 Days ago

DJ_Sooner

Are you referring to OK? They've had plenty of great players, considering the population of the state.
339 Days ago

John64462

OSU has to recruit elsewhere - they don't produce many good football players!
339 Days ago

danwbadger

I'm surprised that Ohio State doesn't spend more than it does. I wonder how Urban Meyer likes the smaller pool of money to pay off, hmmm, I mean recruit at his new school. I also wonder how a team like Wisconsin would do if they actually spent some cash to compete with the big boys if they would get over the hump from being really good to a real contender.
339 Days ago

badgerkyle13

If the badgers had real boosters and actually cared about winning multiple national championships (instead of just settling for conference champs) than they should be ashamed and embarrassed by this number. Just like i was taught as a kid "you get what you pay for".
339 Days ago

mawoyto

The Tennessee number is probably the only honest number of the bunch. Everyone else is under reporting. Either that or unlimited calling and texting plans have not come to Tennessee yet.
339 Days ago

amccandy

Tennessee has always recruited hard in California, that might have something to do with it, or maybe like you said, the Metro PCS unlimited caliing plans have not materialized as of yet
339 Days ago

NotreDameHoosier

I bet Notre Dame is the highest simply because they recruit nationally more than any other school. I am kind of interested in seeing how much they spend on recruiting.
339 Days ago

bunkieball

I'd guess SoCal is pretty high also just based on their nationwide appeal; many top recruits list them on wish list along with regional schools. (As someone pointed out that local schools have inside track on recruiting.)
337 Days ago

jgeglio

highandhall- a lot of kids like ND because, gasp!- its a really great campus. Many ppl come for the religious affiliation. And as for your knock on our academic prestige not leading to monetary success, recent ND grads rank right behind Yale and Stanford in earnings, due to our #1 ranked business school. And yes, the football tradition helps as well. top notch facilities and the draw of being on tv every week are pretty alluring to recruits
338 Days ago

mwtn

It also does not help that Rudy has not held a real job for decades
339 Days ago

highlandhallbsmt

ND needs to be thanking "Rudy" and television, otherwise I can't imagine the draw to the school for football being too great. And don't start explaining the prestige of a Notre Dame degree. Some of the book-smartest people in the world obtain degrees from "prestigious" schools, yet can't figure out how to earn their employers (or themselves) a nickel. Those that stand behind the degree of a school only don't have the sense to realize where a person's TRUE success lies.
339 Days ago

Russ5Tide

There is something going on at Tennessee if they are spending $1.5 million in a single year of recruiting, I can see Alabama and Auburns figures being so high but Tennessee hasn't achieved anything at all in the dooley days
340 Days ago

bunkieball

Maybe they are still digging out of that hole Kiffen left?
339 Days ago

mawoyto

Its that darn phone plan they have. They go over their call and text minutes every month.
339 Days ago

Braden Shamo

Where are all those Tennessee dollars going? Crappy classes apparently.
340 Days ago

yardbird122

Tennessee fans have always loved football. But in terms of producing players, the state has more of a basketball talent pool than a football one. UT always has to look outward more than other SEC schools for football talent (except for Kentucky). That costs a lot more in travel dollars. But it is still hilarious seeing them spend so much to get so little ROI.
339 Days ago

kaiskhaled

Surprising that Texas Tech outspends Oklahoma and Texas. A little frustrating as a fan of the Red Raiders seeing that they spend that much yet the results are still not there
340 Days ago

ryanrttu

Well, to be fair, that was the past 2 years. Those "results" should start coming into play this year now that Tubs has all of his recruits in there. Also, while Lubbock does have an airport, still can't really drive down to Houston for the weekend and things like that. Its more expensive to travel long distances from Lubbock airport being its a hub airport
339 Days ago

jbfgcu

At the other end, look at how little Boise State spent. Seriously, which program gets the most bang for the buck?
340 Days ago

ragincajun019

Eric, you are a tool. Nobody in college football even comes close to Boise in the wins/dollar category, and it just kills you to admit it. Give them a little respect, because they have certainly earned it the hard way.
338 Days ago

Eric72785

Don't really know... Seeing as Boise St. wins lots of games in crappy conferences, it is not really a valid assertion to think they do.
339 Days ago