elimunelson
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Great is stretching the meaning of the word. He was good.
To be great you have to be more than an average recruiter.
He did a good job but go look at that 2010 schedule.
We beat 2 teams that were solid West Virginia and South Florida.
We beat Akron 1-11 team
I-AA Maine
I-AA Colgate
South Florida 8-5 team
West Virginia 9-4 team
Cincinnati 4-8 team
Rutgers 4-8 team
That job on a curve wasn’t as good as it appears. Marrone did a solid job but 2010 looks good when people were sick of the destruction Greg Robinson had done to the program.
I think we're looking at this through the lens of this year's success. The program was at its lowest point in 2010. To even compete in conference games was a leap forward from the GERG era. Was it great, not sure. Was it necessary beating Rutgers again to retain some degree of success over these teams that lapped us in the early 2000s...YUP
Marrone was what the doctor ordered in 2009. Perfect coach to follow GERG.