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[QUOTE="NJfootball, post: 3283259, member: 7608"]
Disagree that his recruits were overrated based on the amount of guys that went on to the NFL.  He had a steady pipeline going and developed his players(many who were underrated as 2 stars).

The year he won 11 games happened to be in a year where the Big East had 3 top 15 teams.  RU was an easy dropped TD in triple OT away from beating WV on the road and heading to the BCS as the sole BE champ.  He did win a share of the title a few years later.  He beat USF when they were ranked #2 along with beating #3 Louisville for top 10 wins...

He will be able to recruit at a higher level being in the BIG now.  A key difference which is being overlooked is that Rutgers is supporting athletics for the first time.  The BOG is finally giving him a fighting chance by leveling out the playing field with peer schools.  This will come in the form of better assistants and facilities.  Although RU still not getting a full share of BIG revenue but its getting much closer.  The hiring of president Jonathon Holloway further shows a signifigant change in direction of the school.  He was a former Stanford football player who understands BIG athletics(former president of NW).

So I guess we will see how things play out over the next few years.  That's the fun of college football.
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