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Message: [QUOTE="A Clockwork Orange, post: 4878365, member: 16"] JO - I know you were tied into the NJ high school coaching ranks back in the day. Any insight into why NJ coaches trust Fran so much? As a head coach, what type of outreach do you believe he will do in NJ to strengthen those already strong ties? DeLeone and Coach P fostered an incredibly important relationship with NJ coaches when NJ was somewhat overlooked for top-notch players. Is it feasible that SU can regain its swagger in the Garden State when so many universities now mine the area for talent? In some ways, SU's ascension in the 80s and 90s is tied to the untapped NJ resources, much like VPI's rise was due to the untapped DelMarVa area. When the big boys started recruiting those areas, those ties didn't mean as much anymore. What does Fran and company need to do to plant the flag and (to borrow a term from Schiano) build a wall around the state? [/QUOTE]