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Would it make sense to think there are some regional differences and, in addition, some differences in terms of the selectivity of the university?

For instance, Rice recruits in the range of 70% or so of their players from the greater Houston area, with some of the difference recruited from the Austin area which I think is about 90 miles away.  A highly selective school but in a hotbed of baseball.

In the SF Bay Area, a college coach from Northern CA down to San Luis Obispo can go to a WCAL baseball game and see anywhere from 20-30 D1 players on a field, when we consider some who are not playing as underclassmen but will be when the senior moves on.

Vanderbilt  recruits from a the entire East Coast, South and Midwest. To get the best of those players with the academics for admission, it isn't possible for them to drive within 90 miles to see 20 players.

In contrast, does Rice or Fullerton or UCLA for that matter need to scout and recruit like Vanderbilt when the massive talent base of Houston, Orange County and the greater Southern CA area is within a 1-2 hour drive?

PG clearly creates wonderful opportunities for players and college coaches alike.  I don't see any way PG should feel slighted or threatened by anything said on a broadcast when he/it has the credibility with top coaches like Corbin and so many others.

What was said does seem to be correct, though,  in some areas and situations but perhaps not so much in others?

Last edited by infielddad
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