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[QUOTE="Crusty, post: 785683, member: 2265"]
I don't know that he was a highly regarded and successful recruiter in the SEC, but even granting you that recruiting in the SEC is a bit different than in the rest of the world.  I don't remember things the way you do. We were rarely in the conversation with top recruits, which by the way, always have great relationships with 5 0r 6 schools. Recruiters sell dreams and the best ones close - Doug couldn't sell his and he couldn't close.

Doug cooked his own goose with his NFL style offense. He couldn't sell it to skill players that wanted to spread it out and fling it. When he finally ran an exciting offense it was too late.

Just look at last year's class. With all the guys going to the NFL, an exciting offense and a big winning streak the class was a shaping up to be very mediocre even after great press. We were making slow steady progress in recruiting but that is about it.

Look what McDonald is doing. All these kids say the same thing - they trust him and that is the basis for their decisions. McDonald has it - Doug didn't.

I don't dump on Marrone but I won't deify him either.
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