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My fault. I meant college and didn't specify. Yes, it's crystal clear that Moss and Phillips have had different pro careers. I didn't mean to restrict the discussion to just those players. Just illustrating the type of talent I think MIGHT be worth the trouble. The Miami-Willie Williams thing brought up the question. Is a high-end talent like Williams, MoC, or Moss worth the use of a scholarship given the problems and baggage they bring? Although they clearly are individual cases, I imagine that there are issues/trends common among them.
We essentially bought our NC with MoC's scholarship. We also bought an enormous amount of negative publicity and, arguably, lack of focus last year that adversely affected the team. Marshall brought Moss in and he put them on the map. Although Donnan had done a great job with them before Moss, they were still only known regionally, at best. How can you best judge the "marginal utility" of players of phenomenal talent and an excellent chance of creating problems for your program? Is it possible to figure that out from the cases we have already seen?
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