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Message: [QUOTE="Bronx23, post: 2843001, member: 8501"] I understand and respect your business style and approach. Makes a lot of sense for success in many businesses. I think what you need to think about is that while college sports have many of those usual business principals, there are some differences. Geno, CD and their coaching staffs over years have developed their model which obviously has worked better by very far, than anyone else's. It is not searching for success, it is striving for a level of excellence beyond the normal % of business return. It's built on carefully evaluating and choosing ONLY those players that they feel strongly fits their model. I believe it certainly wouldn't work in the men's game and as with anything there are some ups and some downs. Funny though how two national semi-final losses many consider down years, while any other university would die for. I have been and still am critical of those two losses, only for what I've observed in both games and the preparation and strategy for and during the games. Of course I know very little in comparison to any of their coaching staff but I've played earlier in my life and watched for now over fifty years. I believe your critics and concerns in the recruiting aspect would actually lead to a lot less success rather than more. Often plan B's are set up to minimize fallout when Plan A doesn't work. That in and of itself would be self defeating. I enjoy many of your comments and understand but respectfully totally disagree with those about recruiting. The only issue I think one can have on recruiting is on ones evaluation of the players, their make ups, their families role and participation, etc,. Lastly while you are again usually correct about past results determining future performance, it actually has come pretty darn close to doing that. How many straight years of NCAA tournament entrance, sweet sixteens, elite rights, final fours and NC's have their been in their 30 plus years. Think about how many businesses in any field of endeavor have and are still doing that. Bronx23 [/QUOTE]

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