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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 3521587, member: 40"]
Marrone was so aggressive about it, in fact, that he hired John Anselmo -- the head coach of Nassau CC, which I think most will agree gave the program direct engagement to a JUCO program that it had never had before and hasn't had since.

Anselmo was the reason we landed Tiller, shortly after he got hired.  And he's the main reason we landed Hay the next year [or the following, don't remember without looking it up].

I am 100% in favor of leaving no rock unturned.  A program like ours needs to seek talent in unusual places -- mining Canada [for example], exploring transfers, looking for kids needing a second chance [i.e., Robinson], and even exploring JUCO [Tidale, Petry]. s But I believe that the historical data reinforces that it isn't anything more than a supplemental strategy for SU -- let's face it, Tiller and Hay were 10+ years ago.   Who were the success stories on OL before them?  Or since, frankly, prior to Tisdale?

LB, supplemental depth at S, other positions -- there are a lot more of those guys out there at the JUCO level who are P5 caliber than there are OL / DTs, and the linemen who ARE high major are recruited at a premium.
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