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Why should I in California have to "come together" on what students in Arizona are eating for their school lunch?

This should be a local issue.

As for getting elite players from anywhere, the issue is the same. Folks can go to place where its easier, so why wouldn't they?

I assume its because it's federal funds? Which in itself seems fine, but if they wanna give local folks control over that, have at?

(I also have no idea if you in Mission Viejo actually affect it at all, but that's for another time)

I'm going to stop responding on this topic... I shouldn't have taken the political bait.

But the idea is that "we" should come together on this, which I understood to mean politically. And as a Mission Viejo voter, obviously who I elect might have an effect on the decision, so therefore I technically have an effect on the decision, right?

My mother always packed a lunch for us. Is that still an option, or are people just too damn lazy?

It's not really that much easier to get those kind of nationally elite players at OSU or even Bama. It's probably a wash at best. In fact, it might even be easier at Michigan with everything they have to offer and it's proximity to a major international airport.

The key is building it. If you build it, they will come. Alabama was a mediocre for much of the 90s save a couple of years here and there, and for virtually all of the 2000s they were a dumpster fire until 2008 when Saban went 12-2 in Year 2. Been all uphill since then. Ohio State never recruited this insane nationally before Urban got there and took it to a completely next level. Day is just continuing that.

The huge difference is the local talent. Ohio produces way more football talent than Michigan, and there is no other program to have to share the instate talent with. Imagine if MSU didn't exist. Charles Rogers, Malcom McDowell, TJ Duckett, Andre Rison, William Gholston, Dion Sims, Devante Dobbs, etc., etc., - these were all big-time recruits from Michigan that wouldn't have had any other option to stay home. And Alabama produces higher amount of players per capita, but they are right by Georgia- a huge talent producing state- and right by Mississippi & Louisiana- probably the two highest talent producing states per capita. And then there is Florida, but they are so far away from South Florida- where the vast majority of the elite talent in the state of Florida is- that it is basically another world. They weren't getting elite kids from South Florida until they started winning titles. Also helps that Miami and FSU have really stunk, and Florida took a nose dive with Meyer leaving.