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Good points, though I would consider Gholston and Whitner stars...both were top 15 picks (top ten?...Whitner at #9?) and had great production their final year. To simplify this even further, I think our DT recruiting hurt us the worst, with OL recruiting taking a close second. All the games we got thumped in (Florida, LSU, USC) we got destroyed in the trenches. We took DE's and expected some to pan out at DT...horrible strategy and I doubt we see it again. Taking one tweener DT/DE every class or two is fine, but taking 0-1 true DT's and doing guess work doesn't cut it. I got lambasted for pointing this out but it played out. However, I think lately we are making up for this with Mobley, Goebel, Rowell, Simon, and Bellamy...5 true DT's is about right for two classes, though it doesn't look like Rowell will make it. In '02 we had a great DL and good depth to back it up. I think we are getting back to that point.
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