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[QUOTE="timkay99, post: 1223881, member: 635"]
Read through the entire thread and have some points to make:

1) Yes, Shafer is recruiting better then anyone looking at rankings.  However, we are not in the Big East anymore.  ACC was supposed to make a jump in recruiting (and it has to for the team to compete).  So, comparing Shafer to Marrone is truly comparing apples to oranges.

2) Evaluating the 2015 class on its own is pointless.  Its a lesser class then 2014, but it was designed to be.  The coaching staff made a decision to try and get most of 2015 done in the spring so they can move onto 2016 big fish.  2015 and 2016 classes need to be evaluated together.  If 2016 lands a Robert Washington, a Patrice Rene, a Parker Boudreaux, then the 2015 class did its job.  The biggest issue with this strategy was team performance this year and the demotion and uncertainty of McDonald.  This class is a depth class.  Whether you agree with the strategy or not (I don't), that was the purpose.

3) The OL coming in this class (mostly tackles) is the best OL haul that I can remember.  Adams is a very underrated recruit for me. Everyone can blame QB play, but OL play was a problem in conference as well when it came to opening running holes especially.

4) No one can say definitively either way if this staff can recruit to an ACC level or not.
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