Al Skinner on the Hot Seat

By Yoni Cohen on Mon May 05, 2008 at 12:18:15 AM EST

After a sub-.500 finish in 2007-2008, Al Skinner is on the hot seat.

Yes, despite all of the success he's had at Boston College.

Skinner's problem is that he is an exceptional coach but a terrible recruiter (even within the Eagles' strict academic constraints).

As a result of year after year after year of underwhelming recruiting classes, Skinner's cupboard is all but bare for 2008-2009.

Tyrese Rice is an all-ACC player, but he alone does not an NCAA tournament team make.

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