Athlon quotes from anonymous ACC coaches:
“You knew during the Taggart era that they weren’t going to be consistent or coached up,” one opposing coach told Athlon. “They didn’t play hard, especially those last few games he was there.”
Another anonymous coach said: “Everyone knew that Jimbo took the last years off in recruiting, but it’s Florida State. You can only ***** that place up so much and not be able to beat two-thirds of this conference.”
"The downside could come in attrition,” one coach said. “Taggart got a reputation for bringing in attitude guys. So now you’re going to see some of those guys pushed out.”
“Mike should get two years, but he might not even get that,”
another opposing coach told the magazine. "They’re desperate to win again. They want to show that they’re not headed down that steady decline like Miami.”