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[QUOTE="PhatOrange, post: 2646729, member: 229"]
I though that OL trio was fairly highly thought of by the recruiting sites at the time.

Tucker Baumbach was from Bishop McDevitt, a powerhouse in PA, and also had offers from UVA and Maryland

Meldrum was a 3* OT from the Tidewater area.  Don't recall offers but had grade issues and had to prep at Hargrave.  He earned Big East All-Freshman honors.  Knee injuries did him in otherwise he may have finished strong under Marrone.

Jim McKenzie - was from a Philly Catholic powerhouse.  Was a 2 star but had offers from Kentucky, Colorado, Rutgers, West Virginia.  1st Team 4A All-PA, Big 33 game etc.  Kid started like 30 games here.

I think it was fair to tout all 3 of these kids.  Nobody knew just how bad the coaching staff was at the time.  Who can forget the picture of the OL standing on the sideline.  You think they'd have been that fat and out of shape under this regime?

Even Mele was fair to be optimistic.  According to rivals he was a 3 star LB with offers from Michigan State and Cincinnati.

By large people want to be optimistic and why not?  Its a sports team.  It's easy to look back and say you were wrong.  Nobody looks back and says you were right.  Erv Philips comes to mind about being right (board demigods gushed about him) Rivals gave him 2 stars and an offer from Temple.  I think the fans that gushed were right.  And he was also a camp offer if I remember correctly.
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