I am a left brain guy with the right brain running like a background app. Served me well during Army days (25 years). Bottom line you can't hurt me with a post. I am a big USM fan just as I assume you are. So a tip of the hat. Just concerned about recruiting. You don't get extra time with a kids because he was unrated and all teams work hard so you are not going to out work them. Since you wanted to defend the staff but just used the right brain in your response I will provide some left brain counter points to my post.
1 The law of deminishing returns. Kids form big high schools or dad coached/played are higher on the learn curve and hard work will only move the needle a little.
2 Just because a kid has an offer does not mean it is a commitable offer. Some of these offers may be plan B.
3 Number 4 only had one D1 offer
4 You can't coach speed and hight but you can do something about most of the other measurable.
5 Two Saints examples, the current QB and Sam Mills. For them size did not matter.
I am sure there are others. I met Coach Hop and my right brain liked him. But left brain looks at our commits and I am concerned. As far as coaches I don't get Tony's hire as DC because to me at DC I would like to see some accountable FBS success or just smocked it at FCS. I don't think he did that in his last job. He FSU work was GA and QA. As I understand the QA guy puts the film together and may run the scout team. I think those are both developmental postion which are good but he is going up against a very good OC. I think Hop would be a better head to head but as I understand it he will not be calling plays. As far as Dan, I think he did well at USM and not so much at UNC. But he worked for s coach that can score 50 and still get an L. I really like the Dline coach, harder to make HC from that side of the ball but I think he might pull it off. As far as tomorrow's game I worry that size will matter. If they can get 3.3 yard per carry they can have 6 7 8 min drives they will keep Nick and crew off the field or almost as bad we may score in 2 min and they answer with long drives. GA lost to Al (sorry SEC reference) a few years back because they scored too quickly. By the end of the game their had nothing left in the tank. BTW I will be wearing Black and Gold tomorrow in the stands. The SEC will have to wait,for me ai least.