Why doesn't Dakich recruit internationally?

mossmaidi · Post by **mossmaidi** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:01 pm

You look at small schools like Pacific, Bucknell, Buffalo, of which their star players are from overseas. I think we are missing out on great international talent. There are kids in Europe that are dying to come to play in the US, whether or not it is a major or mid-major. He needs to get on the next flight to Germany and find someone!!!

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:20 pm

$$$$$$$

Something this school's athletic budget doesn't have.

PGY Tiercel · Post by **PGY Tiercel** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:24 pm

I agree. From what I understand internationaly students don't typically eat up scholarships. My brother is on Penn states gymnastic team, and I think alot of their international guys are supported a lot by their home country. This may only be true for the small sports, but a lot of other countries view playing in the US good training for them to bring back home. I think he should go to poland and get us the next superstar pollack. They have such fun names.

mossmaidi · Post by **mossmaidi** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:33 pm

$$$$ is true. If that is the case though, I don't know how teams like Pacific, Bucknell, and Buffalo can afford them and we cannot. I certainly don't think those schools are all too different budget wise.

brewer · Post by **brewer** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:13 pm

Coach Larranaga brought in a bunch of foreign players, so it's certainly not something BG couldn't do if they chose to. Although, few of those players every really amounted to a whole lot quite frankly.

BGFalcons232 · Post by **BGFalcons232** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:27 pm

mossmaidi wrote:$$$$ is true. If that is the case though, I don't know how teams like Pacific, Bucknell, and Buffalo can afford them and we cannot. I certainly don't think those schools are all too different budget wise.

one of the answers is division 1-A football. bucknell and pacific don't have football at the 1-A level. that opens up a ton of money. bucknell plays division 1-AA and pacific doesn't even field a team. also, being private schools, they probably have a few more very generous donors than BG does.

buffalo, well, they have one of the biggest athletic budgets in the MAC. they made athletics a priority in the budget when they jumped to 1-A a few years ago.

BGorDeath · Post by **BGorDeath** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:48 pm

I heard Dakich doesn't like the French because the women are hairy and smelly, so he doesn't bother going oversees because they are pricks about their airspace, too.