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Message: [QUOTE="wfschrec, post: 1422929, member: 361"] You know the search function on the forum must be broken because I'm trying to find the post where I said he was great and super duper and it isn't coming up. Again the defense made it possible for them to go to a bowl game in 2010 and kept them in a lot of games and won them some games. So instead of disputing that you now change the argument, fine. Marrone left with a and 25-25 record which is fair but how many SU athletes were drafted this past year? I can easily argue from a talent perspective (as have many here) Marrone did nothing to increase our talent level ... he hired a guy that he knew would build a defense that was good enough for them to be competitive and play field position games. I have never ever advocated that Shafer was the ideal hire for HC but based on program state he was the next natural progression. He is doing a ton of learning on the job and in his first year took a team to a bowl game and won with a less than poor QB situation, a situation Marrone left him with. He has shown the ability to recruit and build a defense and is feeling his way in the dark and on a budget to build an offense, something he has never had to do. He has only had to stop them, he was good enough for Harbaugh to hire and take under his wing which is a solid endorsement IMHO. He has acknowledged mistakes he has made as a coach and is looking to build on that. When you consider the way he entered as his first year as the HC he did it in a semi-rushed fashion since ole Dougie bailed out in December near the end of the recruiting cycle and left him playing catchup from day 1. Cut the guy a break and see how his this season plays out before you burn the guy at the stake. If they have a poor offense ... I won't be happy with something ranked 70 or less myself ... then we gripe, unless they somehow win 8 games which again is not likely anyway. Shafer inherits Hunt who missed a lot of time last season ... Marrone inherits the all time leading passer in school history ... and people can say Marrone molded him which is fine however Nassib still had to make the throws and have the intelligence to run that no huddle scheme ... everyone wants to compare apples to oranges. [/QUOTE]

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