Lutz talks to Utter: 'New beginning'

http://www.charlotte.com/302/story/87036.html

Thanks Mikeā€¦ and Jim as well.

Thanks guysā€¦

and thanks for not taking a shot at us

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Great work, keep up the ā€œCharlotteā€ part and some people might even consider getting a subscription, rather then stealing our neighbors :wink:

J/k, seriously, thanks.

Jim and Mike, great work!

BTW, Dustin Dow of the Cincinnati Enquirer has already commented on this as wellā€¦

[b]What about long-term recruiting?[/b]

Bobby Lutz turned down a six-year, $300,000 per year deal at South Alabama to stay at Charlotte where he is working with a contract that expires in two seasons. Charlotte and Lutz seem happy he is staying in charge of the 49ers for now, but thereā€™s some obvious tension there indicated by the lack of a commitment beyond the next two years on Charlotteā€™s part.

Sure, the incoming recruiting class might be in good shape ā€“ theyā€™re signed. But itā€™s going to be tricky recruiting for 2008 and 2009 without a guarantee of stability. And wasnā€™t Lutz saying before that being in the A-10 without a natural rival was hampering recruiting? He may be able to restore Charlotte to where it was before conference realignment, but given the 49ers reality, thatā€™s going to be an arduous task.


Link: Cincinnati. com - NCAA Hoops Blog

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