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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 784264, member: 652"]
Was I frustrated with Marrone after some games? Yes. Did I criticize his NFL approach to coaching in college football? Yes. However, Doug Marrone prepared this team well with an NFL level game planning by attacking the other teams weaknesses and doing what he could with his personal. I do not or have never blamed him for leaving for an NFL job. The only thing that hurt was the timing which was during our transition to the ACC and not leaving a QB for the next coach. However, if Dr. Gross gives the HC job to Nathaniel Hackett then Zack Allen is struggling with the WR core right now. It would have been better for the program if we made a bowl in 2011 so Marrone could have left and had the 2012 team for a new coach to win right away. I think McDonald's recruiting ability and if Marrone had him on his staff he would have had his ace recruiter while Marrone handling the coaching of that talent.

However, we need Shafer to grow on the job and hope he can. I have faith in his staff's recruiting ability but he is opposite of Marrone on preparing the team.
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