DCEagles30 {l Wrote}:I agree, we should always give a new administration time to put their stamp on a program, but unfortunately in ACC ball the only way you can compete for real "Playas" in the recruitment game is to win. A few years in the bottom half of the ACC won't attract any better guys then what we are working with now. These kids these days want to go to winners. Wanting to play for "BC" isn't gonna do it, if BC's not winning. You want guys that are dedicated, but you are being unrealistic if you think all of the sudden this guy is going to be able to pull studs in a few years if this program isn't winning. Like I said before this is not the Ivys where guys don't have other options (in regards to D1 ball) and aren't really there just to play ball. That changes the recruiting dynamic. I have a feeling if BC doesn't win soon, we will have to keep molding "diamonds in the rough".
BC had been winning and was pulling in better "playas" who turned out to be duds. That's part of the reason Skinner is gone. He didn't turn success into more success. A few years in the bottom of the ACC is not the end of the world when it comes to a whole new system. Programs like GT and NCSU still bring in highly ranked talent despite falling in the bottom quarter of the conference much of the time. While winning helps, pulling in studs goes beyond just winning.
While you bring up some good points, I find it absolutely hilarious that you're making such wholesale judgments on guys like Heslip and Donahue without seeing them in action at Boston College.
