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<blockquote data-quote="Obelix" data-source="post: 1300742" data-attributes="member: 7292"><p>Groce did not burn any bridges and it is very rare that his best class was at the end of his tenure, especially at a place like Illinois (non blue-blood). He is a good recruiter, but IMO got over-confident with his early success. His biggest asset (i.e., recruiting) was the main factor in his demise, unable to recruit a a quality B1G PG in 5 years, and also a BIG C/post, other than developing Mav late in his career. </p><p></p><p>Groce's success his first year, getting in late and securing a commitment from Nunn, securing Hill, almost getting DJax despite other programs having been involved for much longer times, getting a commitment from Snider out of nowhere, etc. got him over-confident swinging for top stars with no backup plan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obelix, post: 1300742, member: 7292"] Groce did not burn any bridges and it is very rare that his best class was at the end of his tenure, especially at a place like Illinois (non blue-blood). He is a good recruiter, but IMO got over-confident with his early success. His biggest asset (i.e., recruiting) was the main factor in his demise, unable to recruit a a quality B1G PG in 5 years, and also a BIG C/post, other than developing Mav late in his career. Groce's success his first year, getting in late and securing a commitment from Nunn, securing Hill, almost getting DJax despite other programs having been involved for much longer times, getting a commitment from Snider out of nowhere, etc. got him over-confident swinging for top stars with no backup plan. [/QUOTE]
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