http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/p...thispage=2

I was really impressed with Cantwell--he just might stick with an NFL team.

Quote:Rodriguez admitted the same but did note that the smears hurt more than the conference's pride.

"Where you got tired of it was in recruiting," he said. "Competitors from other leagues were talking about it to recruits. It got pretty old. I guess they can't say that (the league is weak) anymore."

Interesting. I never gave much thought about the fact that the supposed "weakness" of the league would be used against us in the recruiting process.[/quote]