Clemson just added serious hardware and USC's head coach is a pariah.

I've been watching college ball a long time. And the thing about the hardware just isn't true.

Sure it helps a little, but FSU didn't start to recruit at Alabama's level after Jimbo's recent championship.

I'd say any boost Clemson happens to get from this is minor, and behind:

1) How good a recruiting staff you have.

2) Whether the prospect thinks they will enjoy living somewhere for four years or so.

3) Lots more.

If anyone cares to crunch some numbers I'd wager you just won't see an example of a school winning the national championship and having a bumper crop of stars in the next year's recruiting class.

Dunno though, maybe it helps if you are recruiting across the country in California or something.

But I imagine that living in Athens as opposed to Clemson is a bigger selling point if some kid basically wants to play in the southeast.

My two cents anyway. Stuff like this championship, Clemson getting hammered by West Virginia, etc. just never seems to make a difference.

Heck I remember when Nebraska eviscerated Florida in that 90's championship game. The next day I heard some guy on sports radio talking about "The end of the Florida program as we know it."

Never happened. Next year, and the next, Spurrier did his same old-same old. Wasn't even a blip on their recruiting radar either.