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[QUOTE="chakka3421, post: 812180, member: 1091"]
After watching the FSU game and becoming seriously ill from watching it, it dawned on me during my recovery process that perhaps I had been wrong all along regarding my thoughts on Marrone/Mac recruiting style.  As you may have surmised if you have seen my previous posts, I have been a big supporter of Coach Marrone and am still dismayed that he left.
 
I was really sold on the Marrone method as he followed what previous successful coaches have done like Coach Mac and went after players in the NY/NE first and also in developing the so called rough "diamonds" into football players.  But the world has changed since the days of Coach Mac with the advent of technology and the impact it has had on the recruiting evaluation process.  Just look to hudl where a high school player can get stats and videos posted for evaluation purposes - also the star system now in place that has had an impact on recruiting (at least with fans).
 
I have to give credit now to Coach Shaffer in the hiring of Coach McDonald and his ability to seemingly recruit more kids to come here from the football factory states especially Florida.  I was at first dismayed at the lack of recruits from NY but that may just end up being a "mediocre" strategy given today's age that will never get us "back in the game" at a high level.
 
If we are ever going to compete on a consistent basis with the southern school likes of Florida St, Miami, GT, VT and Clemson, we need a new strategy and I like what I see so far. Time will tell but to me what worked in the old BE conference will simply not work in the ACC to get to the next level.
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