I would not agree there Go. I think coach H's consistency may not have been to the standards of the middle Tressel years, but coach H's recruits were very good overall. The last few years when he was trying to convert to spread, especially the year we were hit with injuries. However, those were his last years and that is what most people will remember about coach H. Hard to compare because the two different coaches (T & H) as we were in a conference at that point & the 'glory" years for YSU were as an independent. In general though, the top athletes during the Heacock years were well above most in the Tressel years. When we moved into the Gateway, our players were noticeably behind the rest of the conference.
Certainly there were exceptions in both cases. I also feel that the 90's was when the Valley started to diminish as a power prep-level recruiting base. So where Tressel could take a chance on a local kid (that may be a reserve in HS), Heacock could not. Heacock also did more recruiting in states like CA, TX and GA because of this.
I agree with you on the general recruit of Wolf, I did not say his recruits were good, but his coaches were good recruiters ...it is just that I did not agree with the style of player that Wolf's guys recruited ...predominantly on defense.
