Well the recruits themsleves not really, giving the ball to McFadden all the time doesn't help the QB - or better yet having a formation where McFadden plays QB and using that a lot isn't really what the #1 QB recruit wants to get into. I am assuming you know the story about how their HS coach got hired to be the offensive coordinator, so I mean I am sure they thought they'd be running the same offense. Not saying Arkansas should run the spread, since giving the ball to McFadden all the time seemed to work pretty well, but a QB, WR and pass catching TE that had success in the spread in high school is probably going to want to continue in that offense. I'm sure recruits get lied to all the time, but telling a recruit you are going to run the spread then not running it is a pretty big deal.
Not to mention I'm sure these kids are spoiled and want to be the stars of the team
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