Is Hoke a PIONEER?

Has there ever been a time where a northern coach had THIS MUCH talent committed this soon?

I know texas does it every year. Alabama tends to do it.

Ohio has never done it.

ND has never done it.

PSU has never done it.

Nebraska, despite having an in state advantage where kids even WALK ON, has never done it.

No northern coach has ever done what Brady Hoke is doing right now.

He is right where he belongs. With The Leaders and Best.

maybe not a pioneer but probably a trend setter. We'll have to see the success of Hoke's recruiting strategy and weigh it against if the other schools switch their recruiting tactics to follow.

It could very well be that after a few years of Hoke wrapping up the talent early, the other schools see this as hurting their recruiting and they change their strategies and try to start getting early commits. That would be trend setting for sure.

Joe you made a good point though, typically the B1G schools have taken the steady approach while teams like Bama, Texas, USC had their kids committed early. Hoke's success on the recruiting trail will lead to success on the field which may cause the other schools to look at how they recruit. I think we very well may see the recruiting strategies of the other schools shift. The Paradigm is shifting.