I was talking about this with a coworker today. During the Fulmer years was there a thing such as EE's?
Idk, those were some good years but Butch just fits the needs perfectly. And not only with top talent but quality guys, too. I'm sure we're also pretty fortunate to have all these legacies hitting right now, too. It's just the perfect storm with Butch and the legacies. Feels like lightning in a bottle right now.
I seem to recall a couple EE's during the Fulmer years (Jason Allen, I think?), but they weren't nearly as commonplace as they are now, and there wasn't the conscious effort on the part of the staff to get recruits to graduate early like now.
Some folks chalked up last year as a fluke due to all the legacies and a banner crop of in-state talent. But with the exception of KM (admittedly, that's a BIG exception), that hasn't been the case this year. Any way you slice it, Butch can recruit.