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Originally Posted by Bambi
I think that's correct in the short term but I would say it's more due to the people doing the actual recruiting.
When KU is back on it's feet having a BCS win will do much more good as a recruiting tool than having not even played in a game.
You can try and diminish all you want but MU isn't exactly lighting the world on fire recruiting wise. Having a shiny BCS game trophy to point to (or a playoff appearance from here moving forward) will be much, much better than pointing to something like the Alamo Bowl or Independence.
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When Kansas is back on its feet that BCS win isn't going to mean shit. It'll be ancient history.
That thing has vanished like a fart in the wind at this point.
You don't get to freeze momentum and thaw it when you need it. It's gone. If you don't capitalize on it, you have to completely rebuild around something else.
If Mizzou manages to get to/win one this year and doesn't use it as a springboard to getting talent that then builds on itself to create a cycle of win/recruit, it won't mean anything in the long run.
And your statement re: Mizzou is precisely my point - Mizzou's doing a nice job recruiting, but they're not a next level program yet. I think a BCS combined with the success in the SEC gets them to where they can consider anything below 25th a 'down' year for recruiting.