Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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Kingston Vol said:
Yeah, I did a quick look after hearing that name and I’d guess Pruitt and his dad both probably know him pretty well. Would also guess Pruitt recruited some of his players once he started at Alabama.
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The main connection is Propst. They were both assistants under him. Their paths criss crossed so definitely the ties are there.

What bothers me about a circle that close is you can't get great external ideas like you can with a more diverse staff.

Kerwin Bell has done more and achieved more and is coaching at the same level and gets not a mention.
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
I'm teachable. My original position is that I didn't want him because he's been bad in Atlanta. Admittedly, I don't watch the falcons very much and was just parroting what everyone around me says (I live in Atlanta). They wanted him gone. I also remembered the Bama fans complaining about him after they lost to Clemson.

But the guys on here told me about his numbers with the falcons, which are actually very good in spite of his OL being injured and terrible and losing his starting RB. They also pointed to the points he put up as an OC at Washington and USC.

So he's a lot better than I realized. I also think he checks a lot of boxes. He has experience at a high level and so I feel that he is someone that Pruitt could trust to basically be the head coach of the offense. He's someone with enough experience who could probably put his foot down as well, if necessary. I think Pruitt needs someone like that. He's also someone with HC experience who could help Pruitt in many areas. He's also known to be a very good recruiter. So for these reasons I think he would be an excellent hire.

While I like the idea of Yurcich if he indeed came here and was allowed to do his thing, I think that a lot can be said for simply hiring a guy with experience who you can trust to run the show. That's exactly what Kirby did with Cheney. Cheney isn't one of the young up and coming, high flying offense guys. He's just a good play caller with a lot of experience. Sark could be a better version of Cheney here.
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Also, I think his brief NFL stint will help with recruiting pitches.

People have tabulated offensive stats at his past few stops, including years just prior to his arrival and just after his departure. It's convincing that he had a positive effect at each stop, but I'm too lazy to re-tabulate it.
 
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DD4ME said:
The main connection is Propst. They were both assistants under him. Their paths criss crossed so definitely the ties are there.

What bothers me about a circle that close is you can't get great external ideas like you can with a more diverse staff.

Kerwin Bell has done more and achieved more and is coaching at the same level and gets not a mention.
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Sounds like Kerwin is going to get the USF OC job.
 
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