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[QUOTE="javadoc, post: 65933, member: 338"]
Didn't Dr. Gross say that one of the crucial benefits of ACC membership was that we would be able to pay market value for our coaches?  If Hackett isn't up to everyone's standards, then maybe he is all we can afford right now.  Maybe the guys some here would like to have won't give us a sniff at whatever rate we're paying our OC at the moment.

At this point it does seem fairly straightforward and simple.  We don't have solid starting talent at QB.  The backups aren't ready to go due to developmental issues - too much time getting up to speed, which is unfortunately where we are in recruiting in general.  We are relying on too many young guys on defense who needed more time in the weight room and more time learning how to play ball at this level.  We aren't snaring the ready-to-go impact recruits because our name was (is?) mud, our facilities are worst in the freaking BE, our fan support turns off the higher profile guys when they visit, and we aren't running a party program.

The common thread under all this (IMO) is the lack of financial dedication to the program.  The hole is vast and I fear it will take a couple years of ACC paychecks to clamber out.

Next year doesn't look much better, unless we get more dynamic QB play.  We'll be swapping in guys on OL who are either too young/inexperienced (Hickey, Trudo) or stopgaps (Big Lou and any other JUCO's).  I expect the D to be a lot better, but if Kinder or one of the other running QB's doesn't unseat Nassib, do you expect the game planning and offense to be any different?

I hoped for 6-6 this season and if we get there I'm content, even knowing everything we do now.
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