Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[Catbone]

I think they might be learning it's a different animal closing at a 4-8 and 5-7 UT vs. Bama and UGA.

100% which is why its always a risk to hire a guy that has never been HC

 

[UTSuave’]

new offer

Octavius Brothers, Rockledge, Outside Linebacker

Gucci I can’t even look at recruiting right now everytime I do it gets me depressed.i was super excited about the big time recruits we was in on.

 

[Brillovol]

 

[engineerVOL]

Butch got a dream scenerio with legacies, and a lot of his top rated guys crashed.

His best players were NOT legacy players.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

A bit of a false narrative. The backbone of his best teams were not legacies. Dobbs, Kamara, Hurd, Barnett, Malone, Sutton.

A lot of them were instate however.

Sutton was a gamer as was Dobbs. Kamara would have never come here if it were not for Jason Croom. So Butch gets credit for Dobbs and Sutton.

 

[Orange Studs]

Butch Jones did it.

Jeremy Pruitt should too.

No excuses.

Don't make me reach through this comp screen cause I'll put a waffle house whooping on you!

 

[Vols410]

His best players were NOT legacy players.

Speaking in terms of recruiting rankings, not necessarily on-field production. He landed some legacy guys early, and they had a lot of influence in-state.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

His best players were NOT legacy players.

His best players were Dobbs who he got extremely lucky with, Malone, Barnett, Hurd, and Kamara who he only got because he transferred out of Bama. Look at the least above. Butch’s recruiting classes were fake news

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

100% which is why its always a risk to hire a guy that has never been HC

We have to get over the mid- tier hump first..that is all. That is why this will take patience. If he can win 8-9+ year 3 and 4, then recruiting will really blossom.

 

[UTSuave’]

VQ podcast...It's trending towards Yurcich being the next OC. Not going to be Lebby or Briles, Pruitt didn't mesh with those guys as well as Yurcich. Price thinks meshing is a big part of this hire, not just with Pruitt but rest of staff. "Right fit" personality is more important than scheme it sounds like.

I wish “personality” got “W’s” things would be easier I hope it pays off for Pruitt this is a pretty serious hire.

 

[butchna]

100% which is why its always a risk to hire a guy that has never been HC

Bit UGA in the azz two times in a row.

 

[Rishvol]

Did I miss volatil relive his cam akers days?

 

[roosterjbh]

His best players were Dobbs who he got extremely lucky with, Malone, Barnett, Hurd, and Kamara who he only got because he transferred out of Bama. Look at the least above. Butch’s recruiting classes were fake news

He sucked at coaching, but he built playoff rosters in 2015 and 2016. Dude could recruit, not sure I understand everyone’s revisionist history here

 

[butchna]

Did I miss volatil relive his cam akers days?

Every time he posts it’s a bitter reminder.

 

[amazingGRACE]

He sucked at coaching, but he built playoff rosters in 2015 and 2016. Dude could recruit, not sure I understand everyone’s revisionist history here

If he was such a great recruiter though our roster wouldn’t be in the shape that it is.

 

[roosterjbh]

If he was such a great recruiter though our roster wouldn’t be in the shape that it is.

Because people realized he sucked at coaching

 

[Power T-Rev]

I think we'll know something by Tuesday at the latest on the OC hire

So tomorrow?

 

[Geaux_Vols]

I think we'll know something by Tuesday at the latest on the OC hire

why even guess at this point.

 

[Vols410]

He sucked at coaching, but he built playoff rosters in 2015 and 2016. Dude could recruit, not sure I understand everyone’s revisionist history here

Most of the defense on the "playoff rosters" was the same for the 4-8 season last year. The only reason that team was ever considered playoff-caliber was because Butch beat out Arizona St. for Dobbs, Missouri for Barnett, and Vanderbilt for Reeves-Maybin. It's not like he was going head-to-head with Saban getting the recruits he wanted after his first year.

In fact, Wanya would be above anyone in Butch's first full class.

 

[ob79]

Alright VN. Let’s have some fun with this. I did Nothing, said Nothing, claimed Nothing...

Give me your best shot

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I bet it's cold in your house.

 

[Memphisvol87]

Guess you didn’t watch the Final Four last year.

I watched a team we should have beat get smashed and the rest were basketball schools doing what they do.

 

[amazingGRACE]

Because people realized he sucked at coaching

I don’t disagree.

I just think he lucked into quite a few in legacies at the perfect time & in state guys with the whole “rep your state” sales pitch.

Very rarely did he go land elite guys without any kind of connection to the state or university.

 

[millst987]

If butch was such a great recruiter why is our roster total crap right now? His classes were full of kids that camped a lot and got stars but had no real SEC offers, fact. Butch was a damn car salesman.

 

[Memphisvol87]

You miss that SEC championship last year?

The tournament Kentucky won again? Or the regular season title that means what?

 

[JCP201]

Most of the defense on the "playoff rosters" was the same for the 4-8 season last year. The only reason that team was ever considered playoff-caliber was because Butch beat out Arizona St. for Dobbs, Missouri for Barnett, and Vanderbilt for Reeves-Maybin. It's not like he was going head-to-head with Saban getting the recruits he wanted after his first year.

In fact, Wanya would be far, far anyone in Butch's first full class.

I think the legacy thing helped, but we did get Hurd, Kamara, and Smith.