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[QUOTE="Orangepace, post: 1156057, member: 322"]
I apologize for my assertiveness as I must have misunderstood your post.  I took it that you were concerned that we were very close to a complete meltdown to that of the GRob era.  Again, please accept my apology for being so aggressive.

That said, I don't know if Shafer is the answer, or a successor would be the answer.  What I do know is that the cupboard, specifically on offense, was not very full when Shafer took over.  There was talent, but there was zero depth and zero quality at the skill positions.  Even the OL was relatively thin.  I also know that making rash decisions of judgement based on such a small sample size is never a great idea.  I'm not inclined to believe Shafer is "definitely" the guy, but I do know that he'll very likely be the head coach of SU through the 2015 season.  So why not route for the best?!

SU has a rookie head coach that is defensive oriented and a rookie OC with one full season of calling plays.  Again, his call, so I won't go into questioning him.  It's his team and he'll reap the rewards/consequences of this action.  You did agree with me that the recruiting classes since he took over look to be better than SU has had in years.  GMcF***it will undoubtedly leave after this season, or so I expect because it's basically a slap in the face what happened.  He'll get paid a nice sum to coach WR's somewhere for a few years before getting another shot at OC down the road.  That said, I'm not so worried about losing a ton of recruits just based on that.. With him remaining on staff, the staff will be able to work the relationships he had with "his" recruits and should be able to ascertain quite quickly who will remain committed to SU sans McDonald and who won't.
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