It does matter. It may not be a perfect science but more often than not there is a correlation that leads to success on the football field. Trust me, UM doesnt have the success they have because of the coaching, its because of the recruiting and talent they put on the field. If they didnt recruit so well consistantly they would be an average program. As for Charlie, he IS doing things differently. He's making it public about his disatisfaction with the process and pointing the finger directly at the kids. Every coach in America knows about the circus of recruiting but he can't shut up about it. i'm not saying recruitment doesn't matter. its essential to be a great program but the oogling and vitrol spewed over 17/18 year old kids is ridiculous. these 100 lists, 4 or 5 star rankings and these recruiting experts are worthless right now. if a class is good it won't show until 2 years down the road, its pointless to get all worked up over national signing day and how your team got screwed by some other school when its far from proven that a thought of good class as incoming freshmen will translate into a successful national title run in the near future.