First Off, this is Daniel Bedoy, I would like to state that I am not replying on behalf of the BoilerElite staff, but since is the username I had associated with my email I have no choice. I want to make that clear that even though I am probably still biased, I will try and respond as objectively as possible.
With that being said...
I hope you understand the scholarship distribution at the D1 level, the allotment is 9.9 scholarship for the whole line up. Given 4 years competing and 1 year redshirting, that gives you a smidge under 2 full scholarships to distribute per recruiting class. On average you like to bring in 6-8 guys per class, and with doing that you have to give out partial scholarships. With partial scholarships it is much harder for out of state guys to pay the difference. i.e. Indiana kid on 50% pays 8k, where out of state kid on 50% pays 20+k
Sooooo, you really do rely on the strength of the state when recruiting (WHY CAEL SAID HE CAN HAVE MORE SUCCESS AT PENN STATE AND LEFT HIS ALMA MATER)
And I know your rebuttal, "Well we have had in state kids go out of the state for college and have success at the D1 level" , so let me clue you in on that. The recruiting "battle" is not as easy as you make it out to see. Luckily for me most of the kids you are referring to are from the "Region", and am privy to a little more information you may not be aware of. Hopefully you will see that there is more at play then what you assume.
Alex Tsirtsis- Childhood dream to wrestle at Iowa, plain and simple! If any of you know Alex he is one of the most strong willed personalities you will meet, and that was what he wanted since he was a kid and that's what he did. Yes he did have a relationship built with Fleeger, yes it was almost enough to get him at Purdue, but his childhood wishes were stronger. Also, in an interview after his commitment to Iowa he even mentioned that it really was a tough choice between Iowa and Purdue.
Andrew Howe- Dont know too much detail, but I know there was a relationship with Pritzlaff during HS. His decision one could gather was based around Pritzlaff, because when Pritzlaff left so did he.
Angel Escobedo- Did stay in state, and a big reason was because of Andrae Hernandez who is cousin and drill partner since he was 5yrs old. Just stating an example of what recruiting factors play a part that you may not see on the surface.
Now you may look at these as excuses, but I am really just trying to give you more insight on whats at hand. There are plenty of outside factors that influence a kids choice on college, so to think it is just 1s and 2s its not. Also remember this list is not very long, and as we continue to get better as a state I hope the list grows.
*I could include guys like Reece (father was an OSU guy) and recently Jason, but again I am giving you information I know a little more about.
What I do know is that bashing our in state Big Ten programs, does not help the image nor the decisions for our state's top talent to go there!
To single out certain coaches by name is not fair either, because I can assure you there has been plenty touted coaches before that had the same difficulties. Historically (last 20-30 years), the totem pole of Big Ten wrestling has stayed close to the same.
Also, I guess you are as good as your last tournament huh?? Failed to mention that Purdue beat Michigan, Wisconsin, Northwestern, and IU last year in dual meets. Finishing 3rd tied with OSU in the Big Ten dual meet record. Which, I won't get into here, but is not recognized yet and has been brought up for discussion for counting them towards the Big Ten tournament point scoring.
At the end of the day I understand your feeling, but before you call the lynch mob see that there is more to it.
This turned out more long winded then I thought, but yeah my 2 cents.