As part of the Espn insider articles ranking football HC jobs, there were follow up articles on programs expected to rise and fall. Here are some relevant items for KSU in the article on programs expected to fall.
Oregon. 2016 ranking of 13.
"Facilities and support are notably tremendous. However, its relative isolation, particularly from elite recruits in California is a sizable disadvantage to other Pac 12 schools. In particular, the physical gap becomes problematic concerning unofficial visits. Those bills are on the recruits' families so they'll more often choose easier and cheaper commutes to campus. Fewer unofficial visits equals fewer high end recruits."
Oklahoma State. 2016 ranking 30
"If rival OU with its brand power and tradition is getting squeezed when it comes to recruiting in Texas, OSU is really going to have a hard time. And that is starting to set in. Thanks, in part, to the rise of in state programs like Baylor and TCU. The Pokes' recruiting ranking has slipped each of the past four seasons from 27 to 46.
Whether it's uniforms or a super-booster's backing, there are often Oregon comparisons made with OSU. Much like Oregon, and its geographical drawbacks, unless T. Boone Pickens can airlift the campus to a more populous and central location, this is not a program built to consistently compete in Texas recruiting battles."
KSU
"There's financial support, and AD John Currie is well regarded, but this job is simply ranked too highly- out of respect for Bill Snyder more than anything. If he retires and K State opens later this year, we'll get a better sense that this program belongs somewhere closer to 65. Isolation similar to Eugene and Stillwater with worse access to talented recruiting regions is the primary reason."
Oregon. 2016 ranking of 13.
"Facilities and support are notably tremendous. However, its relative isolation, particularly from elite recruits in California is a sizable disadvantage to other Pac 12 schools. In particular, the physical gap becomes problematic concerning unofficial visits. Those bills are on the recruits' families so they'll more often choose easier and cheaper commutes to campus. Fewer unofficial visits equals fewer high end recruits."
Oklahoma State. 2016 ranking 30
"If rival OU with its brand power and tradition is getting squeezed when it comes to recruiting in Texas, OSU is really going to have a hard time. And that is starting to set in. Thanks, in part, to the rise of in state programs like Baylor and TCU. The Pokes' recruiting ranking has slipped each of the past four seasons from 27 to 46.
Whether it's uniforms or a super-booster's backing, there are often Oregon comparisons made with OSU. Much like Oregon, and its geographical drawbacks, unless T. Boone Pickens can airlift the campus to a more populous and central location, this is not a program built to consistently compete in Texas recruiting battles."
KSU
"There's financial support, and AD John Currie is well regarded, but this job is simply ranked too highly- out of respect for Bill Snyder more than anything. If he retires and K State opens later this year, we'll get a better sense that this program belongs somewhere closer to 65. Isolation similar to Eugene and Stillwater with worse access to talented recruiting regions is the primary reason."
