He especially got us good talent from Ohio. That said, our recruiting really hasn't been anything 'wow' with him. Last year we didn't even break the Top 60 Team Classes according to rivals. And over the last 10 years we generally float around the 55-65 team rankings. Again, nothing 'wow'. I wasn't expecting 'wow' but with our new facilities, and when our coach says that we have the best facilities in college AND maybe the NFL, shouldn't we raise our recruiting expectations a bit??? I mean our most sought after recruits often and consistently only have offers from, at best, mid level or lower Power 5 schools like Purdue, Indy, Duke, Iowa State, etc. Now, before the head hunters come on here and say I'm evil for expecting more competitive recruiting battles, I'm only sharing my expectations. If I'm expecting too much for us to start being in the same conversation with recruits that get several offers from teams towards the top of their Power 5 conferences then disagree, but don't call me evil or a NU hater if I hope for the recruitment of recruits who have high school indicators that make professional recruiters flock after them and give them offers from solid Power 5 programs.
Not saying that Rivals gets it right, but they do have recruiting analyst that get paid to evaluate talent and thereby give us a window projection. I think our recruiting can be a lot better actually along the OL front and I think Kurt Anderson has already affected that.
So, yea, I wish Cushing the best, but I think with our new facilities ($300 million?) investment that us fans should expect a better recruiting return on that investment, if we allow ourselves to approach the recruiting questions with our untrained eye.