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[QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4497595, member: 12088"]
This is just vague opinions, so feel free to disagree.

I think Tara has an easier time recruiting because a Stanford degree is a shinier bauble to dangle in front of hs kids and their parents. Dawn has been a terrific recruiter these past 10 years.

Geno has recruited well, too, but he has a tougher sell than Tara since it's only the program he can offer them. Beyond that, the University is not significantly different from any other state school. This means getting kids from outside the region is just not as easy.

This means Geno has to be seen to be the better coach in order to succeed, and I think there's also reason to think he really is. Dawn faces the same problem, and she seems to have solved it, as her recruiting record suggests. That is, USCar is not Stanford, which means it's the program and her coaching she's selling.

All that said, I think Geno is the better practice and in-game coach, among these three elites. I think more of his players leave more improved, more pro-ready, and with more resolve and self-confidence than happens with any other school.
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