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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5313536, member: 405"] I think they're going to wait until after spring ball. They have a ton of young guys already in place who are freshmen, R-FR and Sophomores who have the kind of size Fran is looking for. I think he probably wants spring to size them up, see who can help us this year, and where we need strengthening. I think this year he probably has to be a bit careful with the NIL spending. And, in the spring, you know for certain about JUCO eligibility. If we want difference makers, the price is going up as it becomes better known how much money players are getting (or [U]not[/U] getting, as the case may be ...), so we have to keep our powder dry for maybe 5-8 guys who are likely to be not just contributors, but leaders. We need some new leaders on defense with Wax and Barron gone. Diggs never really had the impact I hoped for, honestly, even though statistically he did fine. We need some new dogs on that side of the field. [/QUOTE]