re: Chizik's post Iron Bowl recruiting

Auburn never has dominated the state in recruiting, and they seem to do pretty good.

When you look at the limits imposed by the NCAA and now by the SEC, you will never have a team that does what the big boys did in the old days, sign 150 kids and make most of them ride the bench.

If Auburn can get their share of in state talent, continue to do good work in Georgia and Florida, and now with this coaching staff go after kids from Texas, Louisiana - or other areas that haven't been an Auburn hotbed - they will do good. If Bama goes out of state to get players, that may open up some in state players for Auburn. If Bama gets the top talent from the state, Auburn just has to work harder to get the upper echelon of out of state guys.

With the 85/25 rule in place it is more about making sure your kids perform to the best of their ability and execute a well coached gameplan than it is about signing top top talent from wherever.