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it was just an idea, I am not so sure Bradford fits here at all. But he knows crowton. I just know we need to upgrade our recruiting.

I've always believed that you win in the ACC on Defense. Bradford is in a bad spot. He doesn't have the horses that a lot of teams have, and he's installing a new system and lacks depth particularly at LB. He'll be the scapegoat if things go badly,IMO.

We are thin at LB, we are playing a new system and it remains to be seen how talented we are in the secondary.

So you agree we are thin? WMTerp12 is concerned with our DC. So am I. I do take some comfort in Gattuso.

Yeah I agree we are thin on D. Maybe some of the young kids will step up and surprise.

I agree with you but apparently downvoted you. Sorry

I think it is different for each kid. It was my understanding that Donahue didn't "accept the bit" of a new "rider" and left angry. In the case of Pooler, he was a good player who got hurt. He graduated, I think, and getting a shot at Cincinnati might just turn out well for him.

I don't think it is fair to put a value judgment on any of this as "was it good/bad or right/wrong". I knew most of the kids who left or were asked to leave the Program. None of them will be playing on Sundays, And most of them needed to graduate (a couple just needed to GTFO), and actually could, which is good for them and Edsall's APR for '10-11, and having 3 guys who are Senior walk-ons taking those 'ships helps the '11-12 APR.

Let's be honest here. J.R. for example would have wasted his last year of eligibility holding a clip board for DOB and C.J. and I believe he got his UMD degree and he got a place to compete this coming year. Pooler could have helped us or Cincinnati. Donahue wasn't buying what Edsall was selling, and he transferred. In the end, these kids came to college to get a degree, and most of them accomplished that.

The 5th year of competition is at the pleasure of the coach for most kids. The university owes you a degree if you didn't screw up while competing. That is the benefit of the bargain to the players. Kids like Cory give you 4 years of service, and once his eligibility was gone, he had his degree, and that's all he or I could ask. Same goes for all those other kids. Edsall did what he thought he had to do for his Program. As he said it's their team, but his Program and APR is handled for now for what he feels is the good of the Program.