I guess if you really truly get down to the fine point details you could say it "has an effect", in that it is impacted. But the effect is clearly minimal based on our recdruiting under kirby, and it hasn't really been an issue the last 90 years until now for some reason. And as metnioned by others, if kirby was so hellbent against it because of recruiting we wouldn't have scheduled season openers at neutral sites the past 3 seasons.

ETA: The only 2 things I can think of with kiorby's continual rant on this are:

1) HE wants to scare jacksonville enough to where they'll pony up a crap ton more money to keep it there, whihc they almost surely will

2) he wants whatever bullshite "no hosting recruits" gentlemans areement that exists to go away.

Kirby is from deep south GA, he knows personally how important jacksonville is to the rivalry. IT amkes no sense to move it.

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Posted by DawgsLife

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Posted on 7/25/22 at 7:32 am to WG_Dawg

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I guess if you really truly get down to the fine point details you could say it "has an effect", in that it is impacted. But the effect is clearly minimal based on our recdruiting under kirby, and it hasn't really been an issue the last 90 years until now for some reason.

But there is no definitive way of knowing this, is there? I mean we can't tell how many recruits may (or may not) have been lost.

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And as metnioned by others, if kirby was so hellbent against it because of recruiting we wouldn't have scheduled season openers at neutral sites the past 3 seasons.

I don't think that is the only reason. I just think it is one of the reasons. Most of the neutral site games are games that would not be played if not played at a neutral site. (Although, it seems odd that the Clemson game was at a neutral site last year considering we have done home and homes before)

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Posted by DawgsLife

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Posted on 7/25/22 at 7:33 am to WG_Dawg

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1) HE wants to scare jacksonville enough to where they'll pony up a crap ton more money to keep it there, whihc they almost surely will

I agree with this. It's a negotiating ploy.

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Posted by finchmeister08

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Posted on 7/25/22 at 2:12 pm to WG_Dawg

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1) HE wants to scare jacksonville enough to where they'll pony up a crap ton more money to keep it there, whihc they almost surely will

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2) he wants whatever bullshite "no hosting recruits" gentlemans areement that exists to go away.

the only thing i would "change" about the recruiting agreement is allow both teams to bring recruits regardless who the "home team" is. it'll just put a little extra pinch of flair in each recruiting cycle.