Editor's Note: This article is in response to Nick Goshe's first article "If I were a blue-chip recruit".  Reito will be giving his take on the matter.

College football shows loyalty that no other game at either the professional or collegiate level can match.  The battle of my team is better than yours. My school has more history than yours.  Maybe it's because there are 13 regular season games.  Maybe it's because weekends from late August to late November are planned with tailgating, face painting, and an overall joviality that other sports just don't have in as great intensity as college football.  For whatever reason, people may say, this is the best place to go to school.  I have never been blessed with any type of serious athletic talent, but if I were, where would I go and where would I avoid? 
 
Choice #5-The East-No offense to those of you from this region, but outside of Penn State, there isn't enough to peak my interest.  Having had the opportunity to watch football in this area, the vibe is just not there for me.  I don't see the passion in as large a scale as other places.  I also wouldn't get enough exposure.
 
Choice #4-The West-USC and exactly what else?  Oh, certainly, I could do a lot worse than joining Pete Carroll's bunch in southern California, but L.A. is much too bling-blingy for me.  The facilities are outstanding, but the Pac-10 is just not strong enough year in and year out for me to feel like I have been given the maximum exposure. I mean who is watching my game at 10:30 Eastern Time.  I want the pub!!!  Also, you would think that L.A. would be more of a college football crazy place without the NFL, but it isn't in my opinion.
 
Choice #3-Northern Midwest-This is a lot harder for me, because, well, I am from the Midwest.  I have had the good fortune to enjoy the fifth quarter at Camp Randall, which is a blast and I have seen the "I" dotted in Columbus.  Someday, I may even go to the Big House and cram in with more than 100,000 of my closest friends.  While the competition is usually pretty good, when the biggest games take place at bowl time, well a certain part of the conference gets their behinds beaten pretty good as a general rule.  It may not hurt my status is a great athlete so much, but winning bowl games is a part of the equation, so sorry the Midwest is good, but it's third behind......
 
Choice #2-Southern Midwest-Texas, Oklahoma, and until recently, Nebraska, have had storied history in the Big 12. but to some degree, like the West, there are too many cupcakes to go around.  Iowa State scares no one and there are too many up and down teams for me to say that I will get enough great games to warrant going to these places.  It's towards the top, but sorry, it's #2.  It's a step below in terms of churning out NFL talent, but it's not lights years behind either.  Also sometimes the best games are in October.  A little too early for me.
 
Choice #1-The South-Before I die, I want to experience a four day tailgate in Tuscaloosa, Gainesville, Athens, or any other SEC school.  I have heard stories how football simply is a religion in these places.  Unlike many conferences, if you don't show up to play, you can easily go home with an "L".  Mississippi, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt are good enough to knock you off if you are asleep.  That is enough to keep me very interested.  Throw in heavyweights like LSU, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Auburn, and you have yourself quite a fun schedule even before you start scheduling non-conference games.  As an athlete, every week counts, every fan is crazy, and there seems to be a greater 'wow' factor here than anywhere else.  If I were blessed with athletic ability, the SEC is where I would be headed. 
 
Am I nuts?  What about you?  Where would you go?