Yes we have done a great job attracting players the last 2 years. Especially last year. On paper that class has to be the most impressive that has ever been recruited at Wofford (here is a link to the paper if you missed it -
http://athletics.wofford.edu/news/2010/2/3/MSOC_0203104117.aspx?path=msoc), and that would include my class (LOL).
It will take a little time for these players to mature. As we saw in '09, most of the starting 11 were Jr and Sr. RP and his staff finished most of their recruiting for this year very early, I think some of that can be attributed to the success we had last year. In turn that has given them a head start for next year. RP has a record as a competitor everywhere he's been and I think these boys are not far off.
However, just like every other sport at WoCo outside of football (and I'm not knocking football and their outstanding record over the past 10 yrs.), soccer competes in D1, not D1-AA. Given the dollars we have in the program, 2009 was quite an accomplishment. My expectations for us in the near term is to continue our competitive progress, I don't think RP will stand for anything less, but there are fully funded programs like Furman and C of C who have down years so lets set our expectations accordingly.
I look forward to seeing the news next week on who we have coming in!