It is recruiting. And for a variety of reasons.and of course, just like every other message board that has a mediocre football program, many like to accuse that the others are paying folks off, and not that they may be doing things better. And here is the honest truth, if everybody else is handing out the cash, then you better put yourself on an even playing field. But there are a couple of reasons Clemson is more successful in recruiting. And they were becoming more successful during their five year losing streak to USC. One.....their staff. Hardly any turnover. That comes into play. And hate to say it, but Dabo. We can't stand him, but the rest of the football world seems to be enamored with him. He has almost become some type of cult hero. Don't have that at USC. And maybe most importantly is the schedule. They may have one ACC game each year that is competitive. They can roll out the balls and win 9- 10 games. USC doesn't have that luxury. Playing a schedule like USC has next year becomes a cumulative thing. It wears a team down as the year goes along. USC could finish fourth in the east and not look very good. But could get in the ACC championship game if in the division that produced Pitt for their representative. And one needs to put wins together to really generate the buzz that gets the recruiting at that level. Being one of two schools in a small state that doesn't produce enough D1 players for one school makes that even more difficult. And when three of the people in your division are traditional football powers, it doesn't make things easier to turn around. It is just a difficult situation that there are no easy answers to.