in response to smazza's whole "leavitt should own lakeland recruits" thing, he obviously doesnt know how the whole recruiting process works. at this point, kids that committ to school like uf, fsu, or miami are plain and simply a HELL of a lot more likely to make it to the next level. kids arent necessarily gonna go to usf just because leavitt has a good relationship with them...they are first and foremost concerned with having the best chance to be set up financially for the rest of their lives. at this point in usfs young football career, they have yet to establish themselves as a contender for anything, much less a national title. the big 3 are nationally ranked EVERY year at the beginning of the season. lets see, would i rather play on national TV in front of 70,000+ people every game, or on espnU in front of 30,000? its not even a question of which makes more logical sense. just look how "average" fsu and miami have been the last couple years, and still how player after player get drafted to the nfl. until usf has a few consecutive VERY solid seasons, we will still be the little retarted brother of the big 3.