In the world of recruiting, showing off, “stunting” as it were, is a must. Schools stunt for recruits every single instance that they get, and that showing off pays dividends.
Yesterday, Adam Jacobi, over at the Big Ten Blog, talked about how the wearing of alternate uniforms doesn’t actually impact recruiting. He and Michigan recruiting coordinator Jeff Hecklinski are absolutely right. No kid is picking a school because they wear an alternate uniform.
In fact, they would be foolish to pick a school because of the uniform. That’s flat out silly. Plain and simple, using the explanation that uniforms get you recruits is just wrong.
However, to deny their impact is to also ignore where they fit into the process. Uniforms aren’t moms. Uniforms aren’t playing time or type of offense. Uniforms aren’t an NFL shot or tradition. Uniforms aren’t the primary decision maker or the reason a decision gets made.
Lumping them into that scope is wholly unfair to their role in the recruiting process.
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