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Message: [QUOTE="Crusty, post: 1517415, member: 2265"] Losing a recruiting class is much overrated. In 2013, when Shafer took over on January 9th, a month before NSD, we lost 5 Marrone recruits. All proved to be busts. [LIST=1] [*]Gus Edwards RB (Miami) - buried on the depth chart at #3. [*]Laray Smith RB (Indiana) - switched to CB and transferred to Delaware State to play RB. [*]Zach Allen QB (TCU) - buried on the depth chart at #6 QB. Was tried at WR in the spring. [*]Malik Brown DE/LB (Tennessee) transferred to Bowling Green. [*]Devan Carter LB/RB (Rutgers) moved from RB to LB where he is buried in the depth chart. [/LIST] On the other hand, Shafer's staff pulled in Brisly Estime and Corey Winfield, both starters. New staffs have their own contacts and recruits in progress and it is far from certain whether a class will be better or worse off with a change. Also, it is only one class. I doubt Coyle will pay any attention to this factor - nor should he. [/QUOTE]