[BostonCard]

The knock on Willingham was that he was a "lazy" recruiter; that he was content to let Stanford recruit itself while he played golf (though that may have been an unfair knock on Willingham).  The other issue is that while Willingham recruited well at the high end, there was not a lot of depth.  As you point out, recruiting is much more opaque (and was even more opaque back then before recruits were self-publicizing on twitter and other social media), than things such as in-game play calling for which you know more or less what was called and what the circumstances were.

Here's the thing; while playcalling is the most visible thing a coach does (and the results for which can most easily be measured), it is the least important of the things that Stupac listed.  Recruiting, player development, and overall gameplan are all substantially more important.  So, you harping on the playcalling or "the offense" seems to be a bit of a misplaced emphasis.

BC

[BostonCard]

The knock on Willingham was that he was a "lazy" recruiter; that he was content to let Stanford recruit itself while he played golf (though that may have been an unfair knock on Willingham).  The other issue is that while Willingham recruited well at the high end, there was not a lot of depth.  As you point out, recruiting is much more opaque (and was even more opaque back then before recruits were self-publicizing on twitter and other social media), than things such as in-game play calling for which you know more or less what was called and what the circumstances were.

Here's the thing; while playcalling is the most visible thing a coach does (and the results for which can most easily be measured), it is the least important of the things that Stupac listed.  Recruiting, player development, and overall gameplan are all substantially more important.  So, you harping on the playcalling or "the offense" seems to be a bit of a misplaced emphasis.

BC