Very well said. The evidence just does not support the U being much better than this. Their financial resources are lower than most other B1G schools. Whenever we get a good coordinator, someone buys them away from us.
We've been capturing most of the best Minnesota recruits recently and even some from Wisconsin. The problem is we don't have that many good recruits in this area. We have the top 2026 prospect in Wisconsin committed to the U and the guy is still a three star. Yikes! We aren't working with much from a recruiting or monetary standpoint when compared to the rest of the B1G.
We'll get better over time vs. non-P2 schools and G6 because we DO have more money than most of them, but not in the B1G. That's why I'm one of the few people on this site that want LESS B1G games, not more. I want to see us win more. Winning is fun! Let's play more ACC and Big 12 competition. Not so low that we'll kill them, but a better chance of success none-the-less. Plus, the variety would be fun.
I don't like the Cignetti comparison. He is obviously an amazing coach, but he also has a lot of money behind him that just isn't available here. One of the things we can sell with PJ is stability and a respectable program. That's one of the only ADVANTAGES I see that we have in the B1G. It's helped us recruit Wisconsin recently. We can only hope they continue to be a dumpster fire! It might help us recruit Iowa if Kirk retires soon and they don't hit a home run on his replacement. With firings seeming to be on the increase, this could be an even bigger advantage. Maybe PJ starts to tick up in wins a little more over time just as Iowa has over Kirk's time there. If not, we can always move in another direction. There will be high demand for this job. Being a mid-tier B1G program is now, more than ever, one of the best jobs in college football. I'm for staying the course for the time being. People think this program has more potential than it actually does within the B1G.
