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Message: [QUOTE="PeteCalvin, post: 296168, member: 439"] The ACC move and the firing of Skinner was a double whammy. They basically scuttled their own ship. They had just lost their natural rivals and regional games (BE teams refused to play them), and compounded the problem by removing Skinner, who had recruited the NE successfully since his days at Rhode Island. It's one thing to take over a program with an established tradition and identity, but it has to be very difficult to rebuild in uncharted waters, especially when your local recruiting ties are severed. [/QUOTE]