twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I have bolded and italicized the part where people are unable to provide a why. Had he come in to a roster with 55 scholarship players returning and 5-6 recruits on board, and he had a lackluster effort, I might agree. Instead he came into a full roster, was evidently told to keep recruits if they still wanted to come, and had a couple of defections. He filled these with slots with a highly touted yet oft-injured tackle as a stop gap for a year, and his backup plans at QB and RB when his top few choices did not pan out. Am I disappointed that he didn't get the 2 star players he wanted instead of the 2 star players he got? Sure, I guess.
I'd say I am more disappointed in what he let go, especially Boyle. But he doesn't think Boyle is a fit, so fine, even though I think it is stupid. But his efforts to replace him and fill out the class never had an opportunity to be anything other than lukewarm. So I should go all HJS because his class ended up being lukewarm instead of tepid?
I'll take a shot. Daz was an unexpected hire that received mixed reviews. However, one thing that was universally touted as one of his strength's was his ability to recruit. Additionally, Daz was currently a head coach in the northeast who was recruiting a largely overlapping pool of players as was BC, so he came in with knowledge of the recruiting landscape. In coming to BC, he stepped into a class roundly acknowledged as at or near the bottom of the conference. Accepting his limitations with scholarship numbers as fact, he chose to use his scholarships as follows. The first one he gave to his son (I believe to be on scholarship until proven otherwise). Not a terrible use of one but not a home run either. The second one he used on a lowly regarded QB that ended up forcing out our best commit. I understand your point that, stupid or not, Daz thinks his system is more important, but that doesn't mean it doesn't ring hollow. The resulting third scholarship he used on his 3rd choice RB that he did not deem worthy of an offer at Temple. This came after whiffing on multiple guys (to schools like Memphis) and choosing to not recruit more highly regarded guys BC was in good shape with (Coppett). His fourth he used on a highly touted OL that, even in his best case, will only contribute for a non-championship year. Should you be disappointed that his use of the four scholarships he had were on a mediocre TE, a MAC QB, a FCS RB, and a one-year contributor? Considering recruiting is supposed to be a strength, yes I think you should. Obviously this is a tiny sample and he has a lot of time to kill it recruiting next year and make a bowl. However, given some of the candidates we passed on to hire him, he has a short leash in terms of fanbase good will and this isn't a good first sign.