Pilchard
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No one really gives a shit about Maryland football. Maryland could be good if they kept their players in state. The DC, Baltimore area is great for recruiting, but there is no fan base. Maryland is probably a better job than So. Car though.
The depth of the fanbase is really overrated. You think anyone in the Dallas Fort Worth area cares about TCU football? Even in their home town, they are behind Texas, A&M (maybe even Oklahoma) and all of the pro sports Dallas offers. TCU had trouble drawing 25,000 to their games until a few years ago. Even with a top 5 team the last two years, they don't sell out their 40K stadium for every game.
Same case at Baylor. Until Chip Kelly built Oregon, they were just another state school with no juice. Miami was the dominant football program for 15 years with no fanbase and no home stadium. No doubt that there are schools with avid fanbases who will sell seats even if the team is mediocre (e.g., Tennessee, A&M, Notre Dame), but the size and ferocity of a fanbase is close to irrelevant to build a football program. Really think fans (big surprise) put far more emphasis on the importance of an avid following than coaches or players. Literally any Power 5 program can win and win big with the right coach.
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