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Message: [QUOTE="Towney007, post: 2664329, member: 5832"] It's basically where i'm at. There's going to be a gaggle of old timers and hangers on from the 'family' so to speak that are basically cheerleaders that are really angry their dream scenario didn't work out (I'm upset it didn't, too) - and they're just going to be slower in getting with the program. I watched UMass can Derek Kellogg - and not only was he a Calipari guy, but he was local to boot and and alum - and it didn't go well with a lot of the long time alums/Caliapari holdovers (they're STILL there). McColl came in with a team basically put together out of scotch tape (Duct tape is for premium programs like Uconn) and a backup QB from a bad D1 football team on his roster and they weren't embarrassing. And they beat some teams they shouldn't have. And all the people who hated the Kellogg firing got on board pretty quick. But the roster was mostly a mess. That's how these things go when someone nukes your program. There isn't an easy way out. I mean if you want a No Escalators moment - THIS, RIGHT HERE - this a *real* no escalators moment. You don't have the choice to take one if you want to. So next year - I mean it's gonna be what it's gonna be. It's gonna depend on returners. There'll be a few pieces brought in to bridge a gap. 1 or 2 transfers to make sure we have a decent collective around his first freshman recruiting class in 19-20.... and then it's off to the races from there depending on how things go. But this'll take a year or two just to stabilize the roster and get it to a point where you can add talent... [/QUOTE]

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