From the same period of time there are other position groups with similar attrition with players either going to lower level programs, or for off field issues.
That's what usually happens Carl. You transfer down to play. 25% of Towson's roster came from higher level programs. The transfers we got the last 5 years or attempted to get came from higher level programs.[/QUOTE]
Coaching changes alone don't create the holes that happened in our roster Duncan. We under recruited some position groups, aand with the benefit of hindsight poorly recruited position groups in Edsall's later years. The coaching change made it much more evident.
Penn State, Maryland, Boston College - maybe I'm high, but I don't consider us to be that far below those programs when it comes to transfers. Transferring for playing time - I agree. I've long written that a good benchmark for UCONN generally, will be when players that are transferring out - tend to go to other 1-A programs for playing time, rather than 1-AA. We had 2 go to Boston College this year, and it will be interesting to see where McCombs plays out his eligibility and where Taylor ends up.
I think Edsall checked out on UCONN, and was coasting until he got his first job offer elsewhere - and I'm not changing my opinion on that. He was running out the door. I think that there is evidence for that in the way his later recruiting classes turned out, among many other things. Pasqualoni - never forgive him for the way he fleeced UCONN, no respect, but he did bring in some players, who's quality we will know soon - Diaco is going to have to win with them.
I'm juiced for football season. I want to see what these players can do, when they are actually prepared and engaged.
