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Comparing the camps

Rutgers and Michigan held competing recruiting camps in New Jersey on Wednesday night. There's a winner and a loser in every competition, so here's a look at how the camps measured up in a variety of categories:

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Bigger attendance: Rutgers

The attendance at both camps was staggering, but Rutgers set the bar with over 1,000 campers, while approximately 650 prospects were at Paramus Catholic. Some New Jersey high schools brought players by the busload to the Rutgers camp.

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Better prospects: Rutgers

Quality is more important than quantity from a recruiting standpoint. While many of the top 2017 New Jersey prospects chose to observe rather than participate, their presence at the camps gave coaches a chance to do some recruiting. More of the top uncommitted Jersey 2017 recruits attended Rutgers' camp, including athlete Markquese Bell, defensive back Harrison Hand, defensive tackle Dalyn Wade-Perry and wide receiver Eddie Lewis.

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Better special guests: Rutgers

Both camps packed plenty of coaching star power, but Rutgers held a decisive edge with recognizable former players in attendance. The star backfield from Rutgers' 2006 team, Ray Rice and Brian Leonard, were at the camp, as well as former Rutgers player Eric LeGrand and former Ohio State linebacker Darron Lee, who was a first-round pick by the Jets in April.

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Better pep talk: Michigan

Aside from Ohio State's Urban Meyer scolding a kid in front of the whole camp for not maintaining eye contact while the coach addressed the crowd, Rutgers' camp featured mostly boilerplate introductions of the coaching staffs.

Meanwhile, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told campers at Paramus Catholic that he was so excited that he had "ants in his pants" and felt like "thoroughbreds when they race the Kentucky Derby." Harbaugh compared his excitement level for the camp to coaching in the Super Bowl.

Harbaugh isn't going to lose many battles of enthusiasm.

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Better organization: Even

Both camps ran smoothly considering the astronomical number of participants. Running these camps is obviously old hat for Michigan at this point, while the Rutgers staff was able to keep things organized in its first foray into such a huge endeavor.

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Better overall camp: Rutgers

Both Jim Harbaugh and Chris Ash said Wednesday's camps were about the high school prospects. While the coaches obviously fulfilled some self-interests, it's impossible to ignore the fact that over 1,500 kids got the chance to be coached and evaluated at the two camps.

As far as which camp was more successful, Rutgers gets the nod because it attracted more top recruits and created more buzz with recognizable former players in attendance.