have been in the national spotlight for decades. Name a year in preseason college football discussion that Alabama, Ohio State , Oklahoma, Notre Dame , etc haven’t been mentioned on the national level. Nothing has changed really. Virginia Tech , Boise State and maybe Oregon, have tried to kick the door in without much success. The mere mention of any of the blue bloods name to a high school being recruited by them generates excitement.

Let’s be brutally honest, you’re a high school kid anywhere in the country, what offer you gonna be more excited about, one from VT or one from... say Alabama.