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Message: [QUOTE="Madbiker, post: 2172075, member: 312"] Something is going on that has hurt recruiting and our program status. IMO it started with the idiotic decision to make JB a 3 year lame duck coach. We kind of dodged it for a year but it caught up to us. I don't know how they thought having a lame duck situation wouldn't hurt recruiting. JB knew it. Even now opposing coaches are using JB's "unknown" status and his age against us in recruiting. The guy could step down at any time. Kids have no real idea how long he'll continue to be here. And top 50 guys don't want uncertainty about who will be my coach...and they certainly don't want to play for a "no-name" promoted assistant with no track record. We are in a tenuous spot...and it isn't likely to get better until this fog is lifted which means a change to a new, younger HC takes over who is respected and viewed as a winner (which means going outside). It's unfortunate for JB to go out this way after such an amazing career. [/QUOTE]