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"More recruiting hits" is kind of a broad modifier. by austindomer

I agree that better OL play obviously would have allowed Coan more time to set his feet and throw this year. We've seen proof that he has decent arm strength and accuracy when he gets good protection, and this could have made the difference in the Cincinnati game. The defense did a pretty good job that day, with only the Bearcats' last TD drive to ice the game the real inexcusable breakdown. So, better execution on offense to convert one of our failed drives into a score could have made the difference.

But, "more recruiting hits" could mean a lot things. Had we gotten a few more elite skill players and DLs over the last three recruiting classes, yeah that could have made a huge difference. Kyle Hamilton is a stellar athlete, but imagine if we had someone of his caliber in the LB corps or on the line (NB: JOK was pretty close). Totally different team.

So, yeah, one or two more home-run recruits and an OL actually playing up to its talent level and we'd be undefeated and in the mix for the playoffs.