Ok so... what do Starkville and Oxford have that Lincoln doesn't?

Location has nothing to do with it.
What a giant pile of horsesh#t.
Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Saban and the like could coach at Alaska and kids would flock there to play.
Keep telling yourself that......there's a reason coaches like N Saban or U Meyer have very specific schools they will coach. Notice Saban's off season flirting was with Texas, not Nebraska or Alaska.

 
Location has nothing to do with it.
What a giant pile of horsesh#t.
Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Saban and the like could coach at Alaska and kids would flock there to play.
This. Kids want to play for winners and guys with a proven ability to get them to the next level.
He became a championship coach after getting to the south. It's easy to say with name recognition that he could recruit in a more difficult place now, but his recruiting classes at MSU weren't nearly as good. And Michigan has more than 5 times the population (and a much higher population in surrounding states) than Nebraska.

 
Yeah, it's weird how much better of a coach and recruiter saban became when he went to a dirty program in a talent rich region.

 
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Doesn't matter where it took place. Bottom line is, he's an established commodity now, and no matter where he goes, recruits will follow.
Which is exactly why saying "If Saban were here, he'd get recruits" is useless to the discussion. Unless he comes here - and he wouldn't go to Texas for $10M per - let's just stick to reality.

 
That's an inane statement since he's not going anywhere after that much success and if he for some reason did it wouldn't be to a more challenging recruiting situation. Comparing NU recruiting to cheating schools in talent rich regions is pointless. Unless you are one that thinks NU can or should try the same tactics.

 
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