I understand the main point but I can not stress enough on how hard it is to do things the right way and build relationships with hs coaches and players and Marrone is working hard to do so. Strong had a strong base in Florida and that is a top 3 recruiting state along with that he has less limitations academically than Marrone does. Our strength is that Marrone has been working with the 6th grade to higher kids and building that relationship up and that is where we will start to see the rewards. Those kids are now in 10th or 11th grade now and I firmly believe that this will be when Marrone recruiting begins to reach that 20-35 recruiting level is when these guys are looking at colleges.
The foundation for building a solid recruiting base is being built. Has Marrone recruited gamebrakers, not so far but he is building something that once some 4 or 5 star kids start looking here they might be able to get a few. It seems that fans like things that are shiny much like the players themselves and those stars are what turn many on and the system the Syracuse staff has is solid and getting more and more attention and I like the fact that Marrone isn't a bs car salesman like many coaches are. Rutgers does recruit pretty well and it took a while for Shciano to keep jersey kids home and that is something Marrone is now doing along with attracting players from other fertile recruiting areas in the east.
Marrone does not have those shiny super bowl rings but he has substance and a lot of times recruits don't want to be told the truth, they want their ass kissed or they had to be nurtured from an earlier age and shown the love. It's a process and from what I gathered from Marrone he doesn't seem to be an ass kisser so that building of relationships is the most important thing he can do and that is what he is doing.
