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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 693616, member: 837"]
I don't see it that way at all. I don't pretend to know what kind of recruiter Hackett was but I don't remember necessarily hearing glowing reviews of that part of his repertoire. However, if you believe the storyline that Hackett convinced DM to open it up and go no-huddle/fast pace prior to the season, than there was no more important difference between our offense prior to last season (sucktastic) and our offense last season (record-setting). 
 
And while I'd agree that there appears to be a pretty nice upgrade in terms of recruiting with this staff, the last staff did well enough to leave us with Funderburk/West/Hickey/Broyld/Morris/McFarlane/Gulley/Smith and others. I mean, unless you don't think this roster is capable of competing at a high level, then you'd have to acknowledge the previous staff recruited at an acceptable level.
 
I don't know -- I don't get into coaching vs. recruiting generally since you need both, but I think systems and player development will always be a HUGE key for a school that's unlikely to consistently land enough talent to simply overwhelm the majority of its opponents.
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