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[QUOTE="Shrmdougluvr, post: 2645557, member: 396"]
FWIW, i'm not one of those people.  But I also remember, to the contrary, the demigods of this very board (or prior incarnations) touting the Meldrum-baumbach-mckenzie o-line haul as the turning point, then guys like Mike Mele, etc.  This sites recruiting gurus are a lady who is a twitter following wizard, a D3 tennis coach, a HS coach from Rochester, a former HS coach from central NY, a former d3 o lineman, and some fellow who really enjoys ginger ale and tubas.  I dont say that to insult any of those folks, whose insights and contributions I truly due appreciate (as their perspective and insight is often much more informed than my own).  But I'm a former d-1 recruited athlete.  And i am not a slouch at evaluating athletes either (football players may be different).

There is nothing wrong with skepticism.  Dino has gotten more of the benefit of the doubt here than anyone i can remember.  I dig a lot of what Dino has done.  His philosophies are really on point.  He communicates well.  He has the look/charisma.  But he's also spent his career as a mercenary.  His last two stops were places where he had more talent than his competition (which he didnt have to recruit).  He has appropriated an offensive system from a soul-less football guru.  His team got curb-stomped three straight games against peer programs to end last season, and lost at home to a mid major.  [U]There is evidence[/U] (both good and bad).  We're entering the realm of "put up or shut up."

As i said.  Hewitt is commited.  He has good measurables.  The staff obviously likes him.  Who cares what i think. I hope he tears it up.
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