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Message: [QUOTE="orangecuse, post: 5551182, member: 668"] Indeed. I recall besides some in the national media, it bleeding into our local media as well, and the [I]"JB was a great recruiter, but just an okay coach," [/I]or along those lines. Personally, I recalled fans utter this same type sentiment at games, local radio shows, etc. around that time as well. For a while there, the infatuation of the Carrier Dome's crowd size, ESPN broadcasts, etc. influenced recruits as much, if not more, than JB's recruiting prowess, etc., however, bottom line is that he did land them. It wasn't until that amazing run to the Final Four in '87 where JB started getting more respect, etc. as a coach and that "monkey off his back" sentiment that had been swirling around. Especially, with Vitale yacking to the world how Dwayne Schintzius was going to eat Rony's lunch, and doubled down with that same take when we faced Frosh sensation, JR Reid in the Regional Final. [/QUOTE]