You can tell he's from Canada.
Considering that California has as many people in it as Texas and Ohio combined, and twice as many as Florida. I think that the resources
Pac-12 schools have to draw from is grossly underestimated. Rivals has about ¼ of the number of scouts canvassing the west as they do
in the east. SI seems to be getting wise to the indiscretion. The Pac hittin' on Texas and Florida for recruits seems to be in style these days.
not even sure where to start to dissect your rambling comment. and not sure what you're upset about (i would add i know more about california than 90% of this board) ............ no way california has as many good HS football players than texas and ohio combined. it's a pretty white state ex-large parts of LA, east bay SF and small parts of san diego.
of state florida's 4 star and 5 star recruits ONE went pac 12 this year. to stanford.... of florida's 57 such recruits, 13 went outside the southeast. and 2 of those went to louisville.
approx 20% of florida HS elite recruits went outside the southeast. 4 to texas, 2 each to ND and louisville. 1 each m-ohio, rutgers, temple, stanford, ohio state.
for california, of its 54 elite recruits, 44 went to western USA schools (pac 12 plus MWC). 10 (or about 20%) went outside, 6 if you exclude ND, duke, and a player's father's almamater (TN)........ so that 80% that stayed in west. 88% excluding special educational situations.
for cali's 3 star recruits, again about 20% left the western united states, about 15% excluding catholic schools, duke, harvard, navy.
so i'd say football recruiting is very very regional.
i agree with your very general point. i think big states (and prob. california) are underrecruited by rivals.
the only thing i'd change in my recruiting comment is that lesser schools in big conferences go in-state, local region and then wherever they can find players. minnesota is perfect example.