They are selling stability on the recruiting trail. I think this is Dooley's only real shot to keep his job past 2012. No coach worth anything is coming here under these circumstances, so he is going to batten down the hatches, keep his current staff, and try to recruit himself into a few studs that can contribute right away next year. If he can have a hit with the DTs, a DB, and a tailback right away, it could surely salvage him.
He had one that was something like 6' 5" and another like 6' 7" at one time didn't he? It's funny how a guy from Central Florida has spent the majority of his coaching career in the state of Tennessee.