Univ. of Second Choice

Correction: "Except it’s only indicative that these 3 ACCC schools are recruiting powers just like some of their southeastern brethren who happen to be in the SEC." A message board that doesn't allow editing. Fitting.

I'm sorry, but what does where you grew up have to do with you being wrong? First, not all of the players had committable offers. But, let's just ignore that and assume that they did. You post this as if Clemson is losing out on players to the SEC and this is some sort of a huge issue that is on the verge of being a crisis. Clemson, FSU, and Miami recruit against SEC schools. Why? Because all 3 are recruiting powers, and the other recruiting powers in the southeastern US are in the SEC. Inevitably some of these kids will end up at any of these schools who recruit against one another. So, let's try this equally absurd, but technically correct headline: Over 225 recruits chose Miami, FSU, or Clemson over the SEC in the last 4 years. Without the other side of the coin, this looks impressive. Except it's only indicative that these 3 SEC schools are recruiting powers just like some of their southeastern brethren who happen to be in the SEC. Since you are into throwing out attention grabbing headlines that don't really convey the real picture, here's one for you: 25 of this year's prospects with offers from S.Carolina chose to commit to ACC schools instead. Sounds like a crisis. Only it's not. At all.

Yep. Especially when you include players who did not actually have committable offers at their time of commitment. There are quite a few on this list just like that.

This is beyond retarded. How many of Clemson's players had SEC offers? Almost all of them. What about FSU? The same. So one could flip this extremely faulty premise and say that everyone on the rosters of Clemson and FSU chose the ACC over (insert SEC school here).