Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[pierce60]

The guy that ruined Auburn's offense this year. Yeah that makes sense

Malzahn always gets the credit when things go well and Lindsey always gets the blame when things go bad down there. It's Malzahn's offense, don't get that twisted.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I just dont see Fulmer allowing Pruitt to hire Freeze.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

He was going to make the lateral move last year as an assistant until they hired him. He's connected to Pruitt and I assume we would pay more.

No idea if he'd come now but it's possible

It’s not a lateral move good grief

 

[scvolfan7]

The guy that ruined Auburn's offense this year. Yeah that makes sense

Gus calls the plays. Chip has been really good everywhere but AU. It’s like shoop and butch

 

[RiotVol]

Reading Chip Lindsey’s bio is all I need to see to think he’s the guy.

- Alabama and Georgia high school experience and recruiting ties
- worked at Hoover
- successful OC experience as a playcaller
- SEC experience
- none of the baggage Freeze has (that Title IX lawsuit still has to be fresh on the minds of university administrators)

The pitch is probably as simple as “we will pay you more than Auburn and you won’t have Gus second-guessing you at every turn.”

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I just dont see Fulmer allowing Pruitt to hire Freeze.

Fulmer wants to beat Alabama. He’d allow it

 

[InVOLuntary]

He gone

If I'm not mistaken you have file something with the NCAA to do this. That tells me he gone as well.

 

[RiotVol]

Gus calls the plays. Chip has been really good everywhere but AU. It’s like shoop and butch

I was just thinking about that comparison.

 

[volatil]

welp. search over, boys.

He couldn’t call 911 if we spotted him the 9

 

[BruinVol]

It’s not a lateral move good grief

Well yea it is

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Well yea it is

Nope

 

[RikidyBones]

He couldn’t call 911 if we spotted him the 9

you've been holding on to that one.

 

[volatil]

you've been holding on to that one.

I thrive in coaching searches

 

[pierce60]

He couldn’t call 911 if we spotted him the 9

This is oustanding! And most likely absolutely right!

 

[Chief Vol 13]

-VQ

That's encouraging to me that they even mentioned Hugh.

 

[volatil]

@Kingston Vol

Hoover connection coming up

 

[HankHill]

Also keep an eye out for Jim McElwain for OC.

 

[BruinVol]

Also keep an eye out for Jim McElwain for OC.

Oh boy

 

[kayakonthefly]

He couldn’t call 911 if we spotted him the 9

And "Coaching Search Season" is officially underway. Woohoo.

 

[volfanCLT]

Coaching search? We were built for this

 

[scvolfan7]

Also keep an eye out for Jim McElwain for OC.

I mentioned this to my brother a couple weeks ago. Honestly don’t think he would be a bad hire for us. Head coaching experience, decent recruiter, and will probably give us a good enough offense to win games

 

[InVOLuntary]

Our line?
Our QBs?

theres been no reason given by the "journalist" that spread the rumor. I'd imagine because the entire State of Tennessee has been s***ting on his chicken s**t playcalling and inconsistent game planning.

Thanks guys. I needed a chuckle this morning.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

That's encouraging to me that they even mentioned Hugh.

I thought it was reported last year that Pruitt wanted Freeze and the SEC said no, I don't think Helton was the first choice. If Fulmer has enough pull within the admin then the SEC is the only obstacle to Freeze

 

[LightningVol]

Also keep an eye out for Jim McElwain for OC.

God, I hope not. Dispise that f#####.

 

[butchna]

I have agreed that we probably won’t make him pay, since I think Pruitt is ready to move on too and we will do what we can to help make this happen for Helton.



But this is irrelevant. I don’t know the answer to your question because it is not easy to just google and find OC contracts, and I am not going to invest a significant amount of time in trying to dig them up. I think it’s pronably likely that most assistant coaches would not owe a buyout if they take a promotion (however that is defined) at a non-competitive school, but when you offer a first-time playcaller $3.6M guaranteed, it’s not your normal situation and there’s a much stronger argument that he should be locked down.

Pruitt had to sweeten the pot to pry him away from his brother. That would get sour if he put a poison pill in fine print. I believe it was assumed that Helton would flourish this season and would eventually be in demand for his own show...2-3 years time. The flourishing part didn’t exactly happen, but he’s on a list. Pruitt made $1.3 mil at Bama and didn’t pay a crimson cent to jump to another SEC school...as a HC. If he had tried to bounce to be a DC, he would have had to pony up. So you believe he’d have the stones to ask differently of his first hire? It’s wise not to look for examples...they don’t exist...for a reason.