DM,
I think one talks the talk first and moves up to walking the walk. Action speaks louder than words.
Hobbs recruited plenty of big name players but was very secretive about it. Obviously he didn't sign many. He didn't recruit many big name local players.
I am curious if we had a significant recruiting boost this year because we could offer recruits an immediate bigtime European vacation right off the bat. I'm sure that played some role for some of the kids - and I'm not saying that's a bad thing.