Quote Originally Posted by AlSwearengen View Post
Todd, in regards to recruiting Alabama, in my unprofessional opinion, I think in the short term recruiting Alabama might be a little more difficult. If Butch and auburn don't make a big move within three or four years, I see us being able to do as well in Alabama as we always have.

At the same time, I feel pretty confident in saying that Can is going to expand our recruiting territory pretty noticeably. Not just getting players from all over, but getting top players from all over.
We do well in Alabama because it's cheaper to go to school at MSU (and even OM) than it is for those players in Alabama to go to AU or Alabama. The 11.7 actually helps us in this scenario.