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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4680048, member: 5685"] I do think part of the recruiting problem was the DeLeone O. Which is why TGD pushed for a pass happy O. The game was starting to change. Other teams were looking to complete 10 passes a Q, while ideally DeLeone wanted to complete 10 passes a game. What QB or WR would chose the latter? Also dual threats became a lot more common, reducing the pool for us. Then we have our crap investment into the program and old, outdated facilities. Recruiting became more national as well. That plus the fact that WV, Pitt, Rutgers, Maryland, UConn all started to care about football. There was nothing wrong with the DeLeone O when it had talent. But that talent was no longer coming because of all the factors above. One of which was his system. Edit Forgot to add that P&D were old school recruiters and didn't fit the bells and whistles or sliminess that had become common. Being honorable finishes last. [/QUOTE]