Not unexpected, but still a big blow. This was never going to be a great recruiting class, but the defections are turning it into a class that's on par with what Dooley recruited.
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The '17 class is becoming VERY important.
It is Dooleyesque, but I take some comfort knowing that about half of it is limited numbers, and that we would not have had the classes we had the last two years without having to take that hit.
We can afford one class in this range, but need to get back to the top 5 next year for sure.