DownEastDeac
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That misses the point. That's not how Clausen recruits. He takes the 20 to 25 guys that through the staff analysis, he projects as the best fits for the program over the next 5 years. Regardless of where they are ranked by a recruiting service. I will happily take (and would guess Creamy would too) the 25 guys that Clausen recruits and signs over the 25 guys ranked around Groulx, and they will kick the ass of almost every program that recruits in that same pool.
My guess is that Clawson would take most of these guys in a heartbeat over the majority of the guys he ends up signing, just like APP State would take our recruits over theirs. But that does not diminish the fact that programs like Wake and APP gladly take developmental, high-character guys and mold them in to players who eventually perform at a level in line with the 4-5 stars. No shame in that.