You sure they haven't ruled us out before even considering manning might be gone? I don't think serious coaches will touch WFU with Wellman at the helm. Add to that the past 9 years have destroyed any history, quality or recruiting value that we had. Now it's a very tough rebuild with a destroyed fanbase, disinterested AD and nightmare sell to recruits. Who wants that?
I'm sure it has been damaged but I don't agree with the bolded. The fact that we have been able to recruit guys like Brown, Hoard, Mucius - even Sarr - given our recent history is pretty amazing and shows a good coach with a little success would have no problem recruiting talent to Wake.