Recruiting

This is good news too, from the same column:

The new staff has been smoothing relations with high school coaches in-state who were disillusioned by the previous staff's commitment to bringing in Florida players. Assistants such as Steve Shankweiler, Donnie Thompson and Junior Smith are locally connected and respected and that will be reflected on signing date in February. The Pirates are also working to re-establish Tidewater Virginia as a recruiting base.