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[QUOTE="PhatOrange, post: 4866392, member: 229"]
Wildhack sure did roll the dice.  To date he's made safe no frills hires.  This one is a huge risk and really outside of the box and I'm still not even sure what to think of it.  I definitely fear it.

I surmise some of it has to do with pumping life into a slumping fan base.  If he nails a few big recruits it starts to get people excited.  The easier schedule in 2024 should be manageable not to fall flat on our faces out of the gate.  Some real recruiting wins and a winning season in 2024 will make money.

He needed to turn the energy around.  There wasn't really anyone outside of Mullen or Cignetti who was going to do that and they're looking for a homerun not a single.  IB described it perfectly about not choking up on the bat.

I'm with Bnoro on young energetic hungry coaches.  But I think a mix of some grey and young is good.  Young will be seen as going on the cheap but this is where I think Brown will know what he's doing.  If there is a HS guy for example people will need to relax about it and trust FB.  It's not uncommon for programs to promote a HS guy; you see this in Florida and Texas.  They're good coaches, they connect and recruit.   We will certainly need experience but doing it 'the old way' doesn't make it right.  Young hungry guys are innovative.

Cautiously optimistic.
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