Deaconblue
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When you get down to rating 3*s say 82.3 and a 83.4, it gets pretty arbitrary. Player evaluation, development, and motivation are key and WF/Clawson get high grades here and we are way better than Duke and others in the conference. Stars do matter but certainly are no absolute. Hopefully this year and our extended success under Clawson will make us attractive to better and better prospects. Here's hoping we get a really good recruiter as DC staff replacement.
This last is key. On D, you just need to have dudes who can make plays. Current staff just hasn't been able to close the deal on guys. See, for instance, the linebacker who flipped to Oklahoma.
Wake has had some over the years. The 2006 defense had several. This year, the guys who might have been couldn't stay healthy.